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EAMONN "HAWK" HAWKINS STEPS DOWN! TAKES BREAK FROM FOOTBALL! Last Saturday, long serving first team manager Eamonn Hawkins stepped down from his role as manager which sent shockwaves through the club and Amateur League. Eamonn decided that he needed a break from football due to work commitments and recharge the batteries. Eamonn had a mangerial record that others would be envious of and not many could come close to what he has achieved in his 7 years in charge of the club. Hawk took over in the summer of 2005 when Artie and few of the players had left the squad. Hawk had a tough job on his hands rebuilding a squad of his own and a successful one who could win trophies. It was a job he relished and ultimately highly succeeded in as the trophy cabinet would show! Hawk had said his most important signing was getting Sean "Saucy" Brown in a player/assistant, and their double act proved to be an astute call. In Hawk's first season the team had came mid table but the biggest disapointment was a loss in the Final of the Cochrane&Corry Cup Final and the Junior Shield semi to local rivals AWMC. However that loss proved to be a springboard for the Star and Hawkins to bring about the club's most successful period. In 2006-2007 Hawk's first trophy was the Bobby Sands Cup and in 2007-2008, his team would win the Cochrane&Corry Cup. The past two years had saw the club underperform in the league, a stat that annoyed Eamonn and his team however in 2007/08 more rebuilding from Eamonn and Sean was done and inspired signing like Ciaran Burns and Chris Devenny saw Eamonn's side win the 2A title that eluded him for 2 years. The team would also go on to complete a double and retain the Cochrane&Corry Cup. His side also exacted revenge on local rivals AWMC by beating them 4-2 in the Junior Cup. The 2009/10 season was a memorable one for the Star as the club would win 2A at a canter by playing some lovely football on the way but the biggest highlight was the 1-0 Junior Shield Final win against locals rivals AWMC infront of hundreds of people at Solitude. Star would then progress to the intermediate ranks and would take that by storm by winning 1C easily and Joe Gormley 62 goals being a highlight under Eamonn's guidance that year. The Star's and Eamonn most successfully season would be this season. It was a truly memorable and remarkable year for the club. The Star would stay unbeaten in the league as they won the 1B title by 19 points however in December the Star would stage an impossible comeback from 2 goals to beat Islandmagee in the Border Cup Final as Eamonn's side completed an outstanding double! Eamonn's team will be remembered asgood footballing sides who could also mix it up and Eamonn as a gentleman on and off the pitch! Taking over from Eamonn his Sean Brown and we will catch up with him in the coming weeks to get his views on the upcoming season! Eamonn has kindly answered a few questions about his time at the Star and everyone at Crumlin Star FC would like to wish him well!! 1. What was your ambitions for the club when you took over? To get Crumlin Star up to Intermediate League status and get a home ground. 2. What was your best moment at the club? Lifting the Border Cup 3 days after Christmas. 3. What was your lowest moment at the club? When Puddy joined us!!! Getting drilled 6-0 by Dromara Village 4. Who would you consider to be your best signing(s) or most significant signing in your time in charge? Best signing was Sean Brown as assistant manager. Most significant Francis Murphy 5. Toughest match in your time in charge? No one in particular. We feared no one no matter where we went which illustrated great team spirit and proved we were winners. 6. Who was the best player(s) who played against the club and gave us trouble? None I just got Puddy to talk to them! 7. Most skilfully player who've managed? Hard to separate the following 3: Sean Brown / Francis Murphy / Barry McKervey 8. Fastest player who've managed? Stephen Brown also very fast with the tongue!!! 9. hard man of the teams? Joseph McNeill shit touch but he can tackle! 10. Best prospect at the club at the minute? Ciaran Burns Great reader of the game tough in the tackle and true leader. 11. Who was the biggest joker in the team? Paul "Bernatov" Berne 12. Funniest moment at the club?? Paul "Shit Build" Berne standing "Bollock Naked" when I was giving the team talk. 13. Any dislikes about management? Takes up a lot of your time, at this level you need a good management team around you. 14. Any regrets about ur time in charge?? None. They are the most talented group of players that I have ever worked with. 15. AND finally what will u be doing with urself every saturdays with ur free time? Maybe take a few more holidays lol  |
