Athlone Town FC Notes
Longford Town 3 Athlone
Town 0
Athlone Town travelled to Flancare Park on Saturday and returned home on
the wrong end of a 3 – 0 scoreline. In a
game of very few chances it was Longford who had luck on their side when ex
Athlone player Like Hardy struck a ball just outside the area which deflected
of Colm Jinks and then onto the foot of Robbie Hamm before looping over Town
keeper Anthony Jinks into the net. Next
chance again came Longford’s way when a cross in from the left again hit off
Colm Jinks and rebounded into the net to give the home side a 2 – 0 lead.
Despite
luck not being on their side Athlone continued to battle hard and had 3 good goal
scoring chances two of which fell to Colm Jinks and the final one to Noel McGee
who from 5 yards with the keeper to beat couldn’t control the high bouncing
ball and ballooned the ball over the bar.
In the final minute with Athlone pushing all players forward Longford
broke away and the subsequent pass across the box from Darren McKenna split the
Town defence gave yet another ex Athlone player Davoren the easiest of tap ins
from one yard.
Next up for
Athlone is a trip to Station Road
on Friday 9th May where they will take on Kildare County. Kick off is 7.45pm. Athlone have continuing injury worries with
Ciaran Kelly (shoulder), Claudio Nardone (ankle), and Niall Scullion (knee) all
definitely unavailable. Robbie Hamm (hamstring) is rated as very doubtful.
Athlone Town TV
Missed some
of the action, view edited highlights of all things Athlone Town FC by logging
on to www.athlonetowntv.com
Athlone Town FC Weekly Lotto
Tuesday 28th April. Venue – The Olive Bar
Numbers drawn were: 7, 9, 21, 25
Match 4 Winners [€1,800] – No winner
Match 3 Winners [€150 X 1] – Noel Marsdaen
Numbers drawn were: 7, 9, 21, 25
Match 4 Winners [€1,800] – No winner
Match 3 Winners [€150 X 1] – Noel Marsdaen
Next Draw Tuesday 2nd May (€1950) – The Castle Inn
Lotto entries available in the club shop / bar or by logging onto www.locallotto.ie
Lotto entries available in the club shop / bar or by logging onto www.locallotto.ie
Our weekly lotto is a vital fundraising mechanism for the
club and we would ask all people with relatives and friends outside the town to
let them know that they can still support “The Town” as our lotto is now
available online by logging onto either www.athlonetownfc.ie
or www.locallotto.ie
Athlone Town FC on the Radio
Hear the
latest news twice weekly about Athlone Town FC by tuning into Midlands
103 (Athlone 95.4FM and Mullingar 96.5FM) Mondays at 2.30PM and Fridays at
12.30PM.
Listen into
Athlone Community Radio on 101.6 FM from 4PM Sundays when Robbie Mulvey brings
you all the latest news from the club including weekly player interviews.
It is
planned to offer these interviews as podcasts on the soon to be available www.athlonetownfc.ie website.
Website
Our new
website www.athlonetownfc.ie is getting
close to final testing stage and it is hoped that there will be a full launch
mid to late May. Check in for updates.
Under 17s
The Athlone Town under 17s match that was scheduled
for Sunday 4th May was abandoned when their opponents Knocklyon were
unable to travel for the 11am kick off.
ADSL Finals
The ADSL
League and Cup Finals were held over the Bank Holiday weekend in Athlone Town
Stadium and there was some terrific soccer played in these games. Athlone Town TV was there all day Sunday
filming the action and highlights of these games will appear on www.athlonetowntv.com from Wednesday
evening onwards.
Volunteers Wanted
Athlone Town are looking for volunteers in the
following areas.
Weekly Lotto
Draw Ticket Sellers. (Generous commission offered)
Programme
Content Suppliers / Sponsors
Match Day
Event Controllers
Match Day
Security
Signage /
Poster Erection
Schools
Free Ticket Delivery
Match Day
Sellers
Community
Relations
Activities
Committee
General
Stadium Maintenance
If you want
to be a volunteer or can’t see a particular area listed that may be of benefit
to the club and you have the necessary skills just contact the Club Office
(090) 64 86427 or email info@athlonetownfc.ie
. Full training can be arranged if required.
Player Sponsors
Season long
player sponsorships are now available at €300 incl VAT. Sponsors name will appear in our very popular
new matchday programme “All Tangled Up in Blue and Black” under the player of
their choice. Contact the Club Office on
(090) 64 86427 or email info@athlonetownfc.ie
for further details.
