The excitement is building ahead of the first leg of Dundalk’s Champions League play off tie with Legia Warsaw in ten days.
With the reigning SSE Airtricity League champions set to earn an estimated €12 million should they progress, Stephen Kenny’s charges could safeguard the financial future of the club.
Times were not always as secure for the Louth side.
They narrowly escaping relegation from the Premier Division in 2012, while also struggling financially.
Manager at the time of the 'great escape' was Darius Kierans, who caught up with Jamie Moore on Now That’s What I Call Sport on Sunday morning.
Darius spoke about just how close the club came to closing it's doors for good.
Listen to his full interview by clicking play on the link below.
We'll have more from Darius and Dundalk in our League of Ireland Podcast on 98FM.com this Wednesday.
