AVONMORE SQUAD
Aaron Tuke
Nickname: Tuke Preferred oosition: CDM (Central Defensive Mid)
One word to describe your playing style: Powerful
Personal highlight of season so far: Making my debut alongside Deco!
Aidan Murray
Nickname: Big Murr Preferred position: Goalkeeper One word to describe your playing style: Heroic/God-Like
Personal highlight of season so far: (Hopefully) Lifting the league trophy in Ashford in a few weeks’ time!
Ayyub Azmat (one goal)
Nickname: Yub Preferred position: Right Winger/Wing Back
One word to describe your playing style: Quick/Attacking
Personal highlight of season so far: Coming on as a sub against Arklow Town and scoring a goal and an assist in 20 minutes.
Callum Busher (one goal)
Nickname: Busher Preferred Position: Left Wing Back
One word to describe your playing style: Nutmegs
Personal highlight of season so far: Telling Eric that I will score and running up and scoring a header straight away.
Cody Reid (two goals)
Nickname: Nuts Preferred position: Striker
Nickname: The Flu Preferred position: Central Attacking Mid
One word to describe your playing style: Unpredictable
Personal highlight of season so far: Assisting Oisín McGraynor
Dan Hagan (two goals)
Nickname: Hogan Preferred Position: Striker One word to describe your playing style: Poacher
Personal highlight of season so far: Scoring against Tombrack in the LFA Cup
Danny Morley
Nickname: Morls Preferred position: tre-Back/Goalkeeper
One word to describe your playing style: Passing
Personal highlight of season so far: Going in goal at half-time against Arklow Utd.
Nickname: Van Dijk
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Dean Carter (four goals)
Nickname: Deano Preferred Position: Striker One word to describe your playing style: Speed
Personal highlight of season so far: Coming back from injury and scoring a hat-trick against Arklow Town.
Declan Breslin (one goal)
Nickname: Deco Preferred position: Centre Mid One word to describe your playing style: Wizard
Personal highlight of season so far: Scoring on my debut vs Arklow Town
Eric Olohan (two goals)
Nickname: Tiesto Preferred position: CDM One word to describe your playing style: Useless!
Personal highlight of season so far: Being able to hit the target the odd time.
Kevin Kinsella
Nickname: Kev Preferred position: Defender One word to describe your playing style: Tough
Personal highlight of season so far: Playing against Arklow United as I was injured and hadn’t played for over a year.
Liam Dickenson
Nickname: Liamo Preferred position: CDM One word to describe your playing style: Defensive
Personal highlight of season so far: The team’s unbelievable!
Mark Cullen (six goals)
Nickname: Marky/Lil Wayne Preferred position: Striker One word to describe your playing style: Creative
Personal highlight of season so far: Coming on as a sub against Arklow United to bag two goals and an assist.
Oisín McGraynor (35 goals)
Nickname: McJesus Preferred position: Striker One word to describe your playing style: Powerful
Personal highlight of season so far: Hitting the 30-goal mark in 10 games.
Rob Vard
Nickname: Vardy Preferred position: Right wing back
One word to describe your playing style: Tough
Personal highlight of season so far: Turning up for training
Ross Merry
Nickname: Rossy
Nickname: Wardy Preferred position: Centre Mid One word to describe your playing style: Electric
Personal highlight of season so far: Beating Ashford 4-0
Ryan Kenny (two goals)
Nickname: Kenny Preferred position: Centre Back One word to describe your playing style: Composed
Personal highlight of season so far: Winning every game
Seán Leonard
Nickname: Seamie Preferred position: Centre Mid One word to describe your playing style: Dynamic
Personal highlight of season so far: Beating my old club Wicklow Rovers.
Zach Cullen (captain)
Nickname: Jack, because Cahill always mixes me up! Preferred position: CDM One word to describe your playing style: Crisp
Personal highlight of season so far: Beating Ashford, because they’re our main rivals.
It’s fair to say we are obsessed with our style of play, we talk about it and practice it constantly. We place a lot of focus on accurate short passing and moving and don’t really believe in long ball football. We have
In Wicklow, I don’t see why we can’t repeat what we did last year (win the treble). In the LFA Cup we are going into the unknown so who knows. The only think I do know is it’ll take a very, very good team to stop us!
I think we are more than capable of repeating the treble, and we are a long way to doing so. In terms of the LFA Cup, I have great belief that we can go very close to winning it, we know Freebooters will be a tough task but one I believe we are more than capable of upsetting the odds in.
Our aim is to continue to work hard and pick up more silverware by the end of the season.
Darragh: Jay: Who is the most naturally gifted player on the team? Ryan:
There’s a few but the one that stands out is Ross Ward. Ross possesses a very commanding
Oisín McGraynor, scores off both feet in almost every game. Ross Merry, lethal
Darragh:
tekkers!
Rob Vard has wands on both feet.
Jay: Who’s the manager’s pet? Ryan:
Jack Manley, loves a good gossip at training! Zach Cullen likes to
Darragh:
think he is!
We actually had a mock award for this at last season’s dinner, Ryan Kenny took it home. He’s always there to back us up when things get a bit hairy.
Jay: Who’s the joker? Ryan: