Former Dundalk hitman Pat Hoban is unveiled as Derry City's new No. 9 at a press conference at Brandywell.
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00:00 Sure you're delighted to be here finally got the deal over the line?
00:03 Yeah just delighted that it's all done now the whole saga's over now and
00:06 you know looking forward to get going and meeting all the lads tomorrow.
00:11 You said there in the press conference you couldn't sleep last night you know that's
00:14 that's true isn't it because it's been a long sort of time coming hasn't it you know since
00:18 you left on dock and it was rumoured that you were going to come here.
00:22 Yeah look it's been a long time coming you know I think the gaffer said about five weeks there
00:27 five six weeks whatever it was and you know I couldn't sleep last night I was in the hotel last
00:33 night couldn't sleep at all just really looking forward and just to get all this done and just
00:37 to get all out of the way and just to get going really.
00:39 Yeah and you said also too it was kind of surprising the men you feel like you've still
00:43 got a point to prove you know given all the your stats and the goals that you scored down
00:48 on dock you know and then this league you still feel like you've got that hunger and
00:52 desire to prove yourself as well?
00:54 Yeah definitely and especially coming to a new club now as well I just feel that it kind
01:00 of starts all over again I feel like I've won nothing to be honest with you I feel like
01:03 I've done nothing and I think that's the right mindset to have coming in here because obviously
01:09 you know with the top goal scorer here last year only scored eight goals all of a sudden
01:14 there's going to be pressure on me to score goals and you know pressure's always been
01:19 a part of football I've had that in my previous club as well and you know you just have to
01:23 take that on your shoulders and you know rile it with the punches.
01:25 Yeah you're a natural winner obviously you're a trophy cabinet and your medal collection
01:30 says so you know too but you're not done you see potential here at Derry they're going
01:34 to be going for the league title again and they've been hitting the bar this last couple
01:38 of seasons.
01:38 Yeah look you know there's a serious squad that's been built here in the last two years
01:43 and once the gaffer you know showed interest in me obviously I've played with the gaffer
01:50 as well and he was the assistant manager before too so look it was a no-brainer he got me
01:55 here and I'm just delighted that he got me here and that's massive and look I just want
02:01 to get back on top of the mountain that's my main aim and there's a lot of sacrifices
02:05 by me moving here because obviously I have a daughter in Galway and you know you have
02:10 to take put all that into consideration too but you know I want to you only have one career
02:16 and I want to get back on top of the mountain and that's I just feel this is the right place
02:19 to go.
02:20 Yeah I think that missing link was the goals last year you know sort of fell short in the
02:24 title tilt but you know a lot of pressure too on your shoulders but do you thrive on
02:29 that?
02:30 Yeah I thrive on it like look there's pressure like I said you know there's pressure playing
02:34 for Dundalk as well to score goals to win titles there was always pressure and you know
02:39 that look it's something I feed off and you know with the group of quality players that
02:44 are already here you know look I think we can go places and we have to earn it.
02:48 Hope you don't mind me saying but you weren't a fan favourite here at the Brandenbilt over
02:51 the years I think you scored 11 goals past them you know during your time and won my
02:55 Mirview as well I think.
02:56 I'm not a fan favourite in many places but look I do end and once I go across the white
03:03 line and you know a different element of me comes out and I just want to win games of
03:08 football and I'd be no different here.
03:10 Excited to play here with a red and white on you?
03:12 Yeah delighted can't wait, buzzing.
03:14 I'm sure.