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Congratulations Athlone Town F.C.

  • 31-08-2005 2:25pm
    #1
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭


    Athlone last night ended a 10 game winless streak with fecking fantastic 2-0 win over Galway United in St. Mels Park (or Golden Island Park, depending on weather you like sponsers or not).

    Anto Flood (on loan from St. Pats) and Robbie Hamm scored, the latters goal being escpically well taken.

    I hope this is the first of many and we can push up the table from this and do a bit of a kilkenny.


    "Oh athlone town

    Is wonderful

    Oh athlone town is wonderful......"



    Sorry I'm a bit, erm, revved up by this.


    P.S.
    that plonker Levine got sent off, was great, I bet he cried all night thinking of the scream of "Longford reject, Longford reject".


    It was magical.


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  • #2
    Bateman
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    All I know is that Wayside Celtic, a Leinster Senior League team out of their traditional season, put up more of a challege to Bohs in the Cup this year than Athlone did. I think Athlone have a bit more work to do before their fans should get too excited. :)


  • #3
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Athlone were in the middle of a bad patch when we played bohs.
    We have 4 news heads, new management team and a better trainign setup since then.

    and to be honest the only differaince between the two teams that night was John Paul Kelly.


  • #4
    Bateman
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    In fairness, Joxer was the cutting edge difference between the two sides, but even still, although Athlone had a lot of the ball, they didn't really threaten. Maybe Kelly was our only goal threat, but threat he was.


  • #5
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    But now we have Austin Skelly (well soon anyway) and Anto Flood as well as ficra McArdle in the middle so things are looking up.


  • #6
    Jivin Turkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭Jivin Turkey


    Seaneh wrote:
    But now we have Austin Skelly (well soon anyway) and Anto Flood as well as ficra McArdle in the middle so things are looking up.
    Austin Skelly is a lazy player with an extremely large head.

    If he spent as much time actually playing football as he did throwing hissy-fits and with his hands on his hips he would be in with a shot of European-Player of the Year.


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  • #7
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    I've heard he is really good, when he actually plays...

    Gill will give him a kick up the arse if he needs it.

    Apparently there is another player from Skellys amature team who is better and athlone are going in for him aswell...


  • #8
    Jivin Turkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭Jivin Turkey


    Ive seen Skelly play a number of times, and Ive never been impressed.

    He has shown some lovely touches on occassions, rare occassions, but his overall game is poor.

    He thinks hes the business, and that he doesn't need to work/tackle/defend. He is the type of player that will get sent off a couple of times a season.

    Wayne Griffin is the other player you are talking about (I would imagine). Sligo were looking for him too as far as I know. He is the complete opposite to Skelly. A total terrier, work horse isn't the best word because he is small and slight, but the lad is a complete workhorse. Fantastic technique as well. Everything you want in a striker.


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