Pat Dolan is the former chief executive with St Patrick's Athletic and the manager of this year's team. He is a former Irish underage international and played soccer with English club Walsall.
Membership: I suppose you could say it is the 3,000 to 4,000 people that come to see us play every week. But we are very much part of west Dublin and we belong to the community.
Status: National League Premier Division Club.
Honours: On a personal level, I captained Ireland Under-18 and Under-21. I won promotion with Walsall to the old first division in England, League Cup runner-up with St Patrick's, FAI Cup finalist with Shamrock Rovers.
Finest Hour: St Patrick's Athletic winning the league championship in the 1995-96 season. There was a special bond there between myself as chief executive, Brian Kerr, the manager, and Tim O'Flaherty as chairman. We reorganised things between us to make Pat's the most progressive club in the league and the championship simply topped off a lot of hard work.
Worst Hour: I suppose it was when I first joined the club in 1991 and realised the club was in disarray. I wondered what I had let myself in for, but that didn't last too long.
Club Hero: Tim O'Flaherty. I think much of the club's success is down to him as chairman. He is very dynamic and willing to embrace change even at a huge cost to his business and social life.
Greatest Rival: English football. I think that if you are Irish then it is logical to support an Irish soccer team. The important thing is that we provide an attractive product and I think we are well on our way to doing that. The FAI must have some accountability for the promotion and progression of soccer in this country.
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