Mark Connolly

It's good to be back. Alot of hard work ahead but really exciting times to look forward 💪🔴⚪️

Leadership QOTD: “When you improve the relationship, you improve the performance.”

Incredible week of learning on the Uefa A Coaching Course in Belfast. Surrounded by top class coaches and amazing people ⚽️🧠 @IFACoachEd

Fantastic end to the season! First 4 months with the club have been so enjoyable! Surrounded by good people ❤️🏆

"Family is everything to me" 🩵 An emotional Ruaidhri Higgins pays tribute to his late mother after watching his @ColeraineFC side beat Dungannon Swifts to win the Irish Cup 🏆 #BBCFootball ⚽️

Cup final bound 👏🏻💪🏻

@derrycityfc What a great man 💪🏻

📰 Derry City Football Club are delighted to announce that long-time volunteer Lawrence Moore, will be joining the club on a full-time basis, taking on the role as Football Social Responsibility Officer (FSR). derrycityfc.net/2026/01/new-fo…

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all have a day full of happiness and joy with the most important people in your lives. Unfortunately there are loved ones that are no longer with us for days like today, take a moment to toast the special memories that will never leave us ❤️

“Manchester United cut corners…and so they get punished. And they deserve to get punished…” Roy Keane is adamant. His old side can be great in-possession, with the ball at their feet - they can have this all they want, with abundance. But winning requires the dirty work out-of-possession. And that dirty work must be delivered with detail intact. The small movements to close down space. The aggressive last step into the challenge. The desire to get to the ball first. “We’re in control. We’re in charge. This is our pitch. This is our game.” It’s skill wrapped in attitude… Winning in high performance sport is often unpleasant. It’s little moments of theft, it’s unabashed selfishness…it’s even a modicum of violence (in context). Now, that’s not running around like a headless chicken…but it is doing everything with high levels of certainty and aggression…to completion. It’s like (but not the same as) those who are ambitious in the workplace. Just as those in high performance sport have to attack the game…so you have to attack the business. No, you’re not crunching anyone in a 50/50…but you have to make damned sure you’re getting the detail right in a pitch for new business. There’s no room for cutting corners…otherwise your prospective client will punish you by going elsewhere. Attack the game…attack the business…attack the detail… Roy Keane only knows one identity. From head to feet and from feet to head his identity was to do what was required to win. To attack. To steal. To aggressively and assertively rule the pitch. That’s football…that’s sport…and that’s so often business…

Some great memories 💪🏻

"I had a few options further afield and some in Ireland but speaking to the manager I wanted to come to a football club I feel is pushing in the right direction." Hear from Mark Connolly for the very first time 👇 #COTB

Bolstering the back line 🛡️ The Bannsiders have announced the pre-contract signing of Derry City captain Mark Connolly ✍️ #BBCFootball #BBCIrishPrem

Looking forward to a new chapter 💪🏻⚽️

“Never once in my career, and I played under great managers, and some bad ones too, even back to when I was a kid I never looked at a manager and thought, ‘Are you going to motivate me today?’ That comes from within. That comes from your DNA, what you stand for, your background, your family, your teammates.” - Roy Keane

Delighted for this man, gives everything every week and a super human being 💪🏻❤️

@CiaronHarkin ❤️❤️❤️

Best of luck to a top player, a leader and a friend was my pleasure thanks for everything 🙌❤️

Its been an absolute honour to captain this football club and those group of boys this year. 3 and a half years of meeting some amazing people at the club. Thank you to all the fans for there support towards me and my family.. Looking forward to the next challenge ahead💪🏻⚽️

Europa Calling ✈️📞

Congrats @michaelduffy_ what a season 👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Love these boys ❤️❤️