Dean Donaldson
Inverurie Locos manager Dean Donaldson speaks about his team’s Aberdeenshire Cup triumph in penalties against Buckie Thistle at Kynoch Park, Keith.
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00:00 Right, first trophy as Inverugui locals manager, Dean Donaldson, you must be delighted.
00:04 I'm delighted, I'm absolutely delighted for the players, for the committee, for the club.
00:08 I'm just delighted, they needed that. You're always going to have to ride your luck a bit.
00:12 I mean, they're league champions, they've won the last, I reckon, how many, they've
00:17 won on some run to win the league. So we always knew it was going to be a tough test.
00:21 They've probably been celebrating the last couple of days but they're unbelievable football players.
00:25 So again, testament to our boys because our boys were unbelievable on the night and managed to get to the cup.
00:31 And again, it's just about winning. It's about winning cup finals. It's about how you play, it's about how you do.
00:35 It's about getting home with the trophy.
00:37 Did you have a good feeling when it was going into penalties? Did you just have a feeling that Zac could maybe do the business for you?
00:42 I knew Zac would save a few. Zac's a top, top, top goalkeeper.
00:46 No, it's a lottery, anybody can take it. But again, I think it went in there.
00:51 We did our homework and it's paid off. John Falkner's done his homework with Zac and it's paid off.
00:57 So, credit to them.
00:58 It's been a really strong second half of the season for you. I'd be delighted to hear the way the guys have finished the season.
01:02 You'll take a lot of that into next year?
01:04 Yeah, we'll take a lot of positives.
01:05 As I said to the other press, to get 40 points through the season, 44 I think they finished, but to get 40 points from where they were at,
01:13 they were kind of on the deck and lacking a lot of confidence, losing a lot of goals.
01:18 So, to get that is an unbelievable achievement for the boys. It's probably a bigger achievement than winning the trophy itself.
01:23 To even get that. So, credit to the young boys, credit to the experienced boys and credit to the club.
01:28 Very fitting that Soapy stepped up and took the winning kick there as such a servant to the club.
01:32 Even over the last, I mean, Soapy was struggling a wee bit from the first come in, but even over the last couple of months, Soapy's been unbelievable.
01:40 If Soapy can keep that mentality and attitude, Soapy's the top, top high end league football player, second half, he's top.