St Pat’s players determined ‘to keep run going’ under Daly

• Published date: 26 May 2023
• Publication title: Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)

Tom Grivosti has welcomed the seamless transition to Jon Daly's appointment as manager of St Patrick's Athletic

Having served in interim charge for four matches following Tim Clancy's departure at the start of the month, three of which were won, the club confirmed on Monday that 40-year-old Daly had been appointed on a permanent basis, with a contract running until the end of the 2025 season.

"The dressingroom is really happy with it," said central defender Grivosti ahead of this evening's visit of Dundalk to Richmond Park.

"We all wanted Jon to get the job. He wanted to be a manager and he told us that. You've seen the performances under him. Last Friday we put a performance in and dug deep at the end," added the Liverpudlian of their 1-0 victory at Shelbourne.

"There was a really good reaction when they announced that Jon had got the job. Everyone is made up for him. I know he was the assistant manager, but he had the presence of a manager. He had everyone's respect. So I don't think there is that much of a change.

"He is obviously taking more control of things now, doing his own thing. You can see that he was going to go on and be a good manager. Thankfully, he's with us and we've got him as our manager."

And Daly has already put his individual stamp on the team over the...