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Our Last Man Standing competition resumes this weekend and with 115 players left standing the next few weeks are going to be interesting.
We have yet to have one of our previous winners take the title for the second time so will we see one of our previous winners or will we see yet another new champion. It will all be revealed over the coming weeks. Jim Foley, Anthony Earls, Jonathan Lewins, James Nolan Junior and Hughie Nolan all remain in the running to claim the title for the second time but there is a lot of potential football experts left in the competition who will provide stern opposition to our previous champions.
We would like to wish all remaining 115 players the very best of luck in the remainder of the competition.
Also we would like to once again thank everyone who participated in our competition, your continuous supported is very much appreciated by everyone at the club.
The club are running an Easter Camp from Tuesday, April 18 to Friday, April 21. It runs from 10 am to 2 pm daily in the Whitegates.
The cost of the camp is €45, a ball will be given to all participants at the start of the camp and a medal will be presented on the final day.
There is also a reduced rate for two or more kids from the same family.
Registration forms can be picked up at the Saturday morning academy, from any committee member or alternatively you can download a form on the club website at www.wicklowrovers.com.
Check out club Facebook page and club website for more details.
The club’s weekly junior soccer academy continues every Saturday morning (weather permitting) under the watchful eye of senior club coach Johnny Dunne.
The academy takes places on the all weather pitch on the club grounds at the Whitegates and is open to all kids from the age of three years to eight years.
The academy starts at 11am and finishes at 12. There is no need for registration so you can come along to any week that suits.
Come along and learn the skills of football while having fun and enjoyment, it’s a great way of meeting new friends as you learn the skills as you get prepared for the introduction to participate in organised league football in the coming years.
Anyone with information for the club notes or the club website can contact me at 087 9108706 or e-mail me at jimmy.nolan09@ hotmail.com
For all news regarding the club, check out the club website at www. wicklowrovers.com or the club Facebook page. solid defending, strong attacking and defending from our mid-field and excellent play from our forward line, we deserved our lead of three goals going into half-time.
Our subs were brought on to do more damage but Arklow town found their feet and put two past Calem who was unlucky not to save them. Game on.
But the fact that we have never beaten this team on their home turf made our lads dig deep and despite missing a penalty we went on to win the game 4-3 in a nail-biting finish to an excellent game of football.
Well done to Gavin on his hattrick and to Kyle on an excellent goal. Thanks to Arklow for a great game of football.
Bray Wanderers Lotto - There was no jackpot winner on February 26. Numbers drawn were 16, 18, 26, and 28. €30 lucky dip winners Tony Jones c/o Hibo, Mary Fitzpatrick c/o C. Kavanagh, Lily Brack c/o Bray Lakers, Noel Kelly c/o C. Kavanagh, John Kavanagh c/o C.Kavanagh. Next week’s jackpot is €8,725. You can play the Bray Wanderers Lotto online at our website www.braywanderersfc.ie
Fixture - Bray Wanderers first home game of the 2017 SSE Airtricity Premier division is on Friday, March 3 against Finn Harps. Kick off is 7.45pm at the Carlisle Grounds.
As a large crowd is expected on Friday night we would advised supporters to purchase tickets in advance online at http://braywanderersfc.ie/tickets-info/.
Tickets can be purchased online by using any mobile/tablet devices and can be presented directly at the turnstiles on your mobile/tablet device with no printing of tickets required.
Ticket prices for the 2017 season are Adults €15, Students/ OAPS €10, Children u12 €5. Students should note that proof of student ID will be requested upon entry at the stiles.
Season Tickets - Bray Wanderers 2017 season tickets are now on sale from the Carlisle grounds. Adults €200, Senior citizen/Student €120. Child €50 (includes free home or away jersey and membership to the Young Gulls Club). Season tickets can also be purchased on line through the club web site.
Seagulls Members Club - The new Seagulls members club is now taking applications for membership. 2017 Season ticket holders get free membership.
Membership is €10. Membership forms will be available in the club shop at Friday’s home game. Members will get discount on buses to away matches, vote for Player of the month and year, and be eligible to attend Bray Wanderers Stakeholders meetings.
Charities - The Seagulls have aided four local charities this week. The competition was between the three players and mascot Rocky Jr to see who could get the most votes on our club Facebook page. Conor Kenna was partnered with Be Well. Be Well is a youth mental health movement. Dylan Connolly was supporting Living Life Counselling, which provides affordable and professional counselling to those on low income.
Aaron Green was supporting Purple House Cancer counselling service.
And Rocky J was supporting St. Catherine’s Special School for children across the spectrum. So a big thank you to Dermot Usher and Sonas Bathrooms for the very generous donations to our charities. St Catherine’s received €2000, Be Well received €1000 and Living Life Counselling and Purple House both received €500. All four charities will be presented with their cheques at Friday’s home game against Finn Harps.
The Arklow Centre of Excellence Team, under the direction of FAI head coach Willie Doyle and his coaching Team, welcomed the Dundalk Centre of Excellence Team to our FAI certified astro pitch in Bridgewater Centre Park on Wednesday.
Arklow Town FC were very proud and pleased to host this game, which featured the most talented U15 and U16 players in both regions. Well done to everyone involved. Thanks to all the boys and girls who took part in our very successful mid term camp - a great time was had by all who attended. A special word of thanks goes to our wonderful coaches for the week who made it a safe and fun week of football for all.
Our U13A WDSL Team travelled to Kilcoole on Sunday morning to play in a first round Cup game. It certainly proved to be a great game for our boys, with them walking away 3-2 winners. Well done lads!
The U14A WDSL Team welcomed Wicklow Rovers to Bridgewater Centre Park on Saturday morning and blew their opposition away with a fantastic 7-1 win. A great game of football played by all. Well done!
Our Little Astros Club continues to grow in numbers weekly. Hosted on our astro pitch every Saturday morning at 10am until 11am, these sessions cater for boys and girls aged between four and seven years old and is completely free of charge.
These sessions provide a great introduction to football in a very safe and secure environment and is overlooked by fully qualified coaches.
Loads of fun always had by those who attend. We welcome newcomers just call up to Lamberton any Saturday morning at 10am where our coaches will welcome you.
Our weekly Bingo Snowball currently stands impressively at €4,850! Held weekly in our main clubhouse in Lamberton, this is a great night out for all. Do join us any Thursday night at 8.30pm - lots of cash prizes up for grabs on the night.
Please check out our Facebook page at The Town-Arklow Town FC for lots of pictures and news happening within our Club.
We are in a period at the moment where the weather conditions are playing havoc with the weather. Yet again last weekend a number of games were postponed due to waterlogged pitches.
Our under-15s game in the cup at home to Greystones was called off due to bereavement. In fact the only team who saw action were the under-11s who travelled to take on Enniskerry.
After a great game of football it was the home side that won out on a 2-1 score line. Ryan McMahon scored the Newtown goal while on the day among the players who starred were Paudie Gammell and Aaron Hackett.
Well done to our Development Squad coach Vicki O’Toole who completed two FAI Courses last week in Dublin i.e. 4v4 and 7v7 workshops.
Also congratulations to our under-10s gaffer John Dunleavy and his fiancée Geraldine Keogh on the birth of their baby daughter Sorcha last Saturday morning. We only have one player from the club celebrating a birthday in the coming week and he is Leon O’Connor from the Under 8’s. Happy birthday Leon from everyone at Newtown Juniors F.C.
The Development Squad is back in action and they practise every Saturday morning 10-11am indoors in the Community Centre (Sports Hall).
Cost per player each week is €3. Regards the Indoor Hall all players must wear indoor/astro runners and also must adhere to all rules governing goalpost safety etc. The teams have confirmed their training times for the week beginning Monday 27th Feb. 2017
Dev. Squad on Saturday 4th March 10-11am
Under 8’s on Wednesdays 6-7pm (1st March)
Under 9’s Thursdays @ 6-7pm (2nd March)
Under 10’s on Tuesdays 6-7pm (28th Feb.); Under 11’s Wednesdays @ 7-8pm (1st March); Under 13’s Wednesdays @ 5-6pm (1st March); Under 15’s Thursdays @ 2pm-3.30pm (2nd March).
All members are reminded that the remainder of Membership Fees for the season 2016/17 are now due. Please organise any outstanding payment with your child’s respective coach or any committee member. Thank you.
We will be starting our next Last Man Standing competition next weekend Sat.4th/Mon.6th March 2017. €10 per player and 50 per cent of the monies taken in go to the last man standing.
Please support as all monies collected go towards the youth of the area. You can put your name forward to any of the team coaches or to any committee member. Anyone interested must have their names in by the deadline of Thursday night on or before 9pm.
On a sadder note the club would like to extend its sincere condolences to the family and friends of John Paul Doran who passed away last week. His son Stephen plays on our Under 15 team. May he rest in peace.
For further information on all matters “Newtown Juniors F.C.” please contact the Secretary at 087 6987653 or by email to hughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages. South East Road Club (SERC) Cycleways Cup, Navan - On a wet and windy day, a few members competed in the Cycleways Cup hosted by Navan Road club on Sunday 26th February. Luke Kearny in his first full season as an A2 finished comfortably in the main group while Cian Keogh back after an injury interrupted season last year, finished well up in the top 15 in the A3/Junior race.
On Saturday, Jason O’Toole started his competitive season off in the A4 race at Summerhill, Co Meath.
Ballyhoura Biking Blitz - Derrick Evans continued his great start to the season with an impressive 2nd place finish at the Ballyhoura Biking Blitz in Co. Limerick. The Biking Blitz series is a 4 round cross country mountain bike event taking place in Wicklow, Limerick, Galway and Dublin. After a fine 5th place finish in round 1 in Wicklow, Derrick’s form has him well primed going into the next 2 rounds and all SERC wish him the best in these final 2 races.
Conor Short and Eoghan Cooke selected for Leinster Cycling U14 - Well done to Conor Short and Eoghan Cooke who were selected on the Leinster Cycling U14 team to represent their club and province at the weekend in Castlebar. The two young men competed well over the 2 days and came away having gained invaluable experience. This is a great achievement for the two lads and SERC wishes them all the best for the rest of the season.