Large Drogheda contingent on Glebe North side in FAI Intermediate Cup final

While Glebe North may play out of Hugh O’Reilly Market Green in Balbriggan, there is a large Drogheda contingent among the squad and management. Three-time FAI Cup winner Killian Brennan is one of those more notable Drogheda players involved in Glebe. Speaking ahead of the final, Brennan is very much looking forward to the occasion and the fact it’s being held in Drogheda is an added bonus.

“It’s great for friends and family, they’ll be able to make it, if it were down in the country they might not want to give up their day as easy,” he began.

“I was just looking at a photo of the semi-final last night, eight of those lads are from Drogheda which is unreal and you have to give big credit to Darius [Kierans] that he put it together, so while Glebe aren’t from Drogheda it will be a great occasion for the town and hopefully we get a large support out,” he added.

While Brennan has experienced some massive days in his career, he’s quick to minimise what this will mean to him and focus more on what it will mean for the club and his teammates.

“It’s a special day for Glebe, they’ve never been here before and for a lot of the lads on the team, to have FAI Intermediate Cup winner on their CV will be great for them,” said Brennan.

Glebe have done it the hard way, playing the majority of their cup games away from home. They have already beaten Cork opposition, knocking out Munster Senior League leaders Rockmount in the quarter-final. While Brennan expects Kierans to do his homework on Ringmahon, they won’t be a side feared by Glebe.

In terms of advice that Brennan will pass on to his teammates he says that at the end of the day it’s just a game of football. “I say to the lads every week, nothing is different. While it’s a big opportunity, the lads need to go out and enjoy it and leave everything on the pitch. There’s nothing worse than looking back in a few years thinking you didn’t give it your all, so that’s all I’ll be saying to them. There are lots of different personalities in the dressing room, some who’ll do well with pressure and some who don’t and it’s about managing that the days before the final,” he explained.

For Glebe though, in the short term, promotion back to the Senior Sunday division is the main goal. The run to the Intermediate Cup final along with making the semi-final of the Charlie Cahill cup has pushed their league campaign slightly to the background.

But the Dubliners have several games in hand and will aim to finish in the top three with hopefully the addition of a national title. Kick-off at Weavers Park on April 28 is 2:30pm.