We won’t dwell on last year’s Shels fiasco, Dolan insists

PAT DOLAN yesterday dismissed suggestions St Patrick’s Athletic’s Eircom League tie against Shelbourne at Tolka Park tonight would carry any legacy from last season’s contentious league climax.

The furore that followed the reduction of St Pat's points total by 15 and knocked them off the top of the table while elevating Shels into the winning position cannot have helped relations between the clubs.

But St Pat's manager Dolan said yesterday: "The only thing that is important in football is the next match.