Hail to the Flamboyant FAI FORD Cup Winners

Those awesome chaps from Saint Patrick Athletic Football Club are one proud entity after finally netting the elusive one.

I mean the one and only FAI Ford Cup that always been a sort of a fading memory, now is an accomplishment for the Pats.

By beating one of their fiercest foes in the Candy stripes of Derry City, who always had been the obstacle one way or another of getting this trophy to its halls at Richmond Park.

The boys of the Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa put a nice performance at Aviva Stadium putting all of the strategies of Manager Liam Buckley in a positive.

With a nice performance of an inspired initial eleven in the field, seeing a double from its hero in Christy Fagan, were A contributor for the Pats cause.

Liam Buckley is one happy skipper, seeing his side mount all sorts of achievements since his arrival at Inchicore, Dublin.

With last campaign that witnessing his side winning the SSE- Airtiricty in 2013 and seeing their hopes dwindle with the Dundalk Lilywhites taking it all.

The Saints never gave up on their desire to continue in their quest of getting more shields to Richmond and this 2014 the FAI Ford and Presidents Cups were among their additions.

 

This win already assured the Pats a spot in next edition of 2015-16 of UEFA Champions League and contributed to their cross town rival’s the Shamrock Rovers to be invited to this tourney.

With a commanding performance in UEFA elimination rounds, the last edition was seeing a sort of fairy tale in the Saints- after eliminating Islandic side Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja and Croatian Nogometni Klub Široki Brijeg.

Until their demise came in the third round with their elimination from German side Hannover 96, still the club continued its push to its league top positions.

Finishing a strong third place in the overall table with 65 points and nine behind first place, that could it given the St. Pats back to back league titles.

For now it’s time for the Super Saints to celebrate in unison their double in this edition of the SSE- Airtricity League and hail for the extra efforts in the field to achieve such glories and feats.

As this club motto has been throughout the years Ní neart go cur le chéile and indeed it translates to “No Strength without Unity”, Congratulation’s Saint Patricks Athletic!

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