Alan Reynolds says everyone at Bohemians will be pulling in the one direction as they aim to progress in the Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup against rivals Shamrock Rovers tomorrow.

There have been a lot of changes to Reynolds’ squad this month with the return of midfielder Dawson Devoy this week being the sixth addition during the July transfer window.

There have been as many departures too, the latest being the transfer of Dylan Connolly to Glentoran, which was confirmed earlier today.

Reynolds said: “We have made big changes which will make us a much stronger team. We were delighted to have been able to get a player like Dawson into the club this week. He is a fantastic player. He is exactly the kind of player needed to drive this club forward.

“A player as good as Dawson is hard to get, but he loved his time here and the people here, he feels that he has played his best football here too, and he is coming back here with the ambition to want to win things with this club.

“Ross Tierney was one of the best players on the pitch last week and all six players we have brought in so far will make us stronger. We brought on Leigh Kavanagh, Alex Greive and Archie Meekison in the second half last week too, so there’s been a lot of change.

“That amount of change and transition mid-season is a real challenge but there is no shying away from the fact that it was necessary. We had to improve the squad and we had to bring in players that will make us better.”

Bohs are on a disappointing run this season and Reynolds shared the frustrations of last week’s defeat to Sligo Rovers.

He is, however, viewing tomorrow’s cup tie against Rovers for everyone at the club, on and off the pitch, to pull together.

Reynolds said: “This is a one-off cup game in our home, so we need everyone on the pitch, everyone in the dugout and everyone in the stands pulling in the same direction.

“In games like this, that can count for a lot. It’s a massive cup tie against our rivals so we all want the place rocking and for our players to be encouraged to win every tackle and to win every ball.

“We’ve seen a lot of Rovers and we know how good a team they are and how tough a game it will be but we have to focus on ourselves and what all of us can do.

“We have good players at this club, we’ve added a lot more good players to the club over the past number of weeks so we believe in ourselves.

“We know our form is nowhere near where it needs to be. I felt that there were plenty of signs of improvement in our games away to St Pat’s and Galway United after the mid-season break but last week was very disappointing.

“We have analysed the game and what we did right and where we went wrong. We had a load of chances and we came up against a goalkeeper in the form of his life but we know we need to do so much better.

“There is frustration among the fans and there is frustration among the players because we had more than enough chances to win the game.

“We have to keep the ball better and use the ball better, and one area where I feel the players we have brought in this window will help us improve.

“When you have that many chances, we need to be putting them away. There probably won’t be as many chances against Shamrock Rovers so when we get, we have to take them.”

Team news

Bohemians are without Brian McManus, James McManus, Rob Cornwall and Keith Buckley, while Filip Pisczek is a doubt.

Please note: A reminder that membership cards, season tickets and Junior Gypsies cards are not valid for cup games. You must have a match ticket.