They are looking for somebody who has international experience but also they are very keen on the technical development side, which obviously he has done very successfully with the FAI. So he ticks a lot of their boxes.

He has applied. He is interested in the job, its an attractive job. He wants to be involved in professional football. Ideally, although not exclusively, he is attracted to international football.

Brian has applied. He is interested in the job.

Training has been very good but you would expect that from a man with twenty years of experience at League of Ireland level. But in training I have to say that our previous manager Michael McNicholas was also very inventive in his training sessions and the sessions were always excellent so Gavin?s professional input is not new to us.

He is very commanding in the air and because he is so experienced he is able to talk everyone through their game. Ever since we lost Kevin Ryan we have needed someone like Gavin in the team and it is very much a learning experience playing in the same team as him.

In the first half we weren't doing what we were supposed to be doing. But when we did what we were supposed to be doing, it worked.