New Bray Wanderers regime will take patient route to joining elite

Cabinteely FC chairman Tony Richardson (right), with Pat Devlin speaking at yesterday’s Bray Wanderers and Cabinteely press conference at the Carlisle Grounds. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Tony Richardson could have easily got carried away yesterday celebrating his 57th birthday by buying a football club but he’s tempering expectations about the new Bray Wanderers era.

He had a controlling interest in another First Division club, Cabinteely, but saw an opportunity to take over their near neighbours, creating a force to reach the top of Irish football.