DANE MASSEY IS the latest long-serving member of the Dundalk squad to confirm his departure from the League of Ireland club.
In a tweet captioned ‘End of an era’, Massey announced this evening that he won’t be back for a ninth season at Oriel Park in 2021.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I say I will not be returning to returning to Dundalk FC this season,” he wrote.
“I have spent the last eight years there and have had such an incredible experience. I never thought when I signed for Dundalk that it would take me on the ride of a lifetime.
“I would like to thank all the players and staff who I have played and worked with over the years, and also to the amazing fans for welcoming me and my family to the club. I’ll cherish the memories.”
After joining Dundalk from Bray Wanderers ahead of the 2013 season, Massey went on to feature on over 250 occasions for the club in all competitions.
The 32-year-old left-back won five Premier Division titles, three FAI Cups and three League Cups, as well as playing 29 times in Europe. He also made more appearances for Dundalk under Stephen Kenny than any other player.
Massey follows in the footsteps of the likes of Gary Rogers, Sean Gannon, Sean Hoare and John Mountney in bidding farewell to Dundalk since the 2020 season concluded.
Monaghan putting it up to Dublin in the second half certainly not a walk over. 53 minutes in and all square
League final for the rebels but will have to step it up against the Dubs as I expect them to brush Monaghan aside. Think it’s time the Northern to drop the blanket defence…. shocking to watch.
It’s been adopted by all teams below Division 1, if they try to match the big guns man to man they’ll get blown out if the water! It’s no longer just a Northern style
Maybe open your eyes Owl when watching a match and form your own unique opinions instead of following the media’s approach on criticising the northern teams. Donegal for one don’t have a blanket defence for the sake of negativity. The have a system that works and forwards that can cause real damage like against Dublin last year. They scored 19 points today. What a terribly negative team….
Maybe you should watch that game again. … blanket defence on show all day. Cork put pressure on them to come out and play and NOT because it was Donegals game plan. My opinions are formed by actually watching the game and not just reading the result…
You sir, can suck my white hammer.
Good man Jimmy. … constructive yet to the point !
Well I was at the game today so i saw quite clearly how Donegal played. You clearly have little understanding of how their tactics work. You may as well stick to the blanket criticism of every ulster team playing purely negative football.
How their tactics work ????
Yes I can see it works a treat. Silly little comment.