While the O’Neills, Martin and Michael, covered themselves in international glory, there was only one man – the commendably rock ‘n’ roll Stephen Kenny! – who was going to bag our Manager of the Year gong.
“I always stick on Whatever People Say, That’s What I’m Not before a game and normally get to ‘Fake Tales Of San Francisco’ before arriving at the ground,” the regular frequenter of both the Spirit Store and the Olympia tells us in the bumper 2017 Hot Press Annual. “‘View From The Afternoon’ is a great one to get the blood pumping!’”
Along with similarly glowing critiques of the Stone Roses, Conor J. O’Brien and Other Voices, Stephen guides us through those history-making games against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar,
BATE Borisov, AZ Alkmaar and Maccabi Tel Aviv and going toe-to-toe with the mighty Zenit St. Petersburg.
“At no point in the Europa League did I feel we were out of our depth,” Stephen says to the agreement of everybody bar the most partisan of Cork City fans!

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