As he prepared his Derry City team for the final, he focused on Mark and Ryan.
He said that the club left them too young because of Mark Farren and others.
I couldn't get them out of my mind.
I'm sure they'll be watching us.
The club's all-time leading scorer, Farren, passed away in February 2016 at the age of 33.
After leading the team to a victory over Drogheda United, club captain McBride passed away in his sleep in the early hours of the next day.
Derry's home ground was later renamed the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium while their premises has a striking mural dedicated to Farren.
While reflecting on Farren and others who weren't in the stadium, he proclaimed himself "proud as punch" with his team's victory.
In front of a crowd of over 30,000, the Candystripes dominated the match.
Jamie McGonigle's strike from inside the box on the 19th minute gave Derry the lead and they went on to dominate the rest of the game.
Thousands of Derry supporters made the trip to Dublin, with Translink adding special services to help.
The Derry manager dedicated the win to the fans.
The connection between the public and Derry City has been missing for a while, but today shows the true potential of the club.
Our players love playing for them because they can identify with them. It can be really special when the connection is strong.
The man from Limavady was very happy with the performance of his side, who won the cup with a record-breaking score line.
I'm proud as punch. Winning the cup is a special experience. It's extra special that we did it the way we did.
The big grass pitch suited us because we were threatening. Our front three were really quick and dangerous because of the large spaces.
As staff, I think we got it right today.
Derry finished second in the title race because they ran into form issues at the end.
There were concerns that Shelbourne could be difficult to overcome in the cup final, but those fears were false.
There will be more expectations for next year.
Our players will be hungry for more. It could give them a bit of greed.
"It's up to ourselves, Dundalk, Shelbourne, St Pats and everyone else to close the gap, but there's a bit of work to be done until we get to that level."
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