Training/Availability 27th September

Lads,
There is no training this Thursday as we move over to the all-weather pitches next week (2nd Oct)
in Sportsco (Directions below). With the lack of training this Thursday it’s up to players to take
personal responsibility for their fitness.
We’re down for 1 fixtures for this weekend. Can you get back to me on availability.
Sat-27 Sep 08 St. Judes FC V St. Patrick’s CYFC
Ronan

 

New Season

Lads,

Time for the new season !

The first round of matches is scheduled for the weekend of the 15th of August.

Pre-season is scheduled to begin next Monday in the Phoenix Park, meeting at 6.45.

Please try and make it up on time. We are currently organising with Anthony from

St. Patrick’s Athletic to come down to go through pre-season with us again this season.

I think everyone enjoyed the sessions in the Phoenix Park last year and hopefully we can

carry on from it this year.

For people who were at the end of season games, your manager from last year should have explained

what we have in mind for re-organising the club for the coming season. Instead of having a pre-defined

Saturday or Sunday squad, there will be one squad who will train twice a week.

Come Thursday night training the managers for the Saturday and Sunday league will discuss which players

are playing with each squad that weekend and will inform the players.

If for any reason you can only play a certain day please talk to the managers and they will try

to accommodate you. We want to have as many players involved in the club as we can.

There are several reasons for this change

1. This is to increase competition within the club and give the club a fair chance of competing for

league and cup honours. We believe that there is more that enough good players to be competing

for honours in both divisions.

2. Everyone will be given a fair chance to compete for places.

We want to to win things. That’s why we put in the effort and train twice and week and turn up in the cold and wet.

We believe that by creating one squad were everyone has an equal chance , we can compete for trophy-ware.

3. Unity within the club. Creating a sense of everyone being an active St. Judes member.

As part of this we will be asking two players to take on the role of social officers. This means organising

some social nights out during the year.

As part of this and pre-season can you make a note in your diary’s (book the night off from the

missus) for Saturday the 9th of August. I’ll be talking to the two managers and we’ll look to organising two games

for that day and drinks for later on that night as part of our pre-season. 7-ups obviously !

Recruiting players.

I’ve included a word document for recruiting players.

As a club we rely on people to bring friends, friends of friends,etc along to join the club.

Please email out the document to mates, people you work with, friends from the Astro league who you

think might be interested. Post it on the company’s internal website, canteen notice board etc.

We’ve bought the domain www.stjudesfootball.com and I’ll endeavour to keep it

up to date with all the match, pitch and club news as I can. If you have anything which you would like

posted please drop me a line.

website: http://www.stjudesfootball.com

email: stjudesfootball@gmail.com

Apologies to anyone who email address I don’t have. If you spot anyone missing from the list can you please

forward on their email address to me and notify them about training on Monday.

With thanks

Ronan

St. Judes Treasurer.

 

Saturday Fixture TEK United

Lads,

Just want to say well done for the performances in our last 2 away games which enabled us to get 4 points and stirred us from relegation mucky waters.  Our last game of the season is on this coming Saturday in Alsaa against contenders for the league TEK United.  Yes, you probably remember me missing a peno against these when they were a goal up with a few minutes to go.
I had never missed a penalty on grass in competitive football – everyone has heard about this statement countless times  ;)))

Lets beat these boys and throw away their hopes of winning the league and give our season a nice send off. The Chelsea Versus Man United kicks off 12:45pm on Saturday. The plan is to meet up in the bar upstairs in Alsaa to watch most of the match there as a team and go to play the match afterwards.

Let me know if you are available for the season’s last game?

Rennie

 

Some Results

The Sunday team drew 1 – 1 in Walkinstown on Thursday. Daragh McGinley with the goal.

The Saturday team won 2 – 0 at Postal on Saturday. Goals came from the boot of Padraig Cournane and a 35+ yard strike from Martin Vereker.

Ronan

 

Saturday Training and Matches

#1. Training tonight is in Walkinstown Park from 6:30pm. Sundays are playing a league game in Walkinstown Park at 6:30pm this evening.
Directions to Walkinstown

From town:
Up the Canal and left onto the Crumlin Rd
(Or, Up Cork St, through Dolphins barn and onto Crumlin Rd)

Continue straight on Crumlin rd, onto the Drimnagh rd and onto the Longmile rd
You’ll see a Nissan garage on your right hand side – Turn left onto Walkinstown avenue
Walkinstown Park is just a few hundred yards forward on the right hand side. (You’ll see a LIDL in front of you – Walkistown Park is just accross the road)

#2. Match LSL Match Day 20: away to Postal United 19 April

Directions to Kiltipper Road from City Centre:

Head west on N81/Tallaght Rd toward N81/Tallaght Pass
Continue to follow N81
Go through 1 roundabout

Turn left at Old Bawn Rd/R113

Turn right at Kiltipper Rd (just after you cross a little river bridge)

The pitch is on the right side after GAA house.

NB:-
I am not around on Saturday Ros and Ronan will look after the team for me.
Ros Mobile: 0879793436
Ronan Mobile: 0872628277

#3. Match LSL Match Day 21: away to Loghshinny United 22 April 2008
Take the Skerries/Rush Exit from M1
Follow directions to Rush
Drive into the center of Rush and take the first left turn (Skerries Road) and drive along
You pass a soccer pitch on the left, drive for another 2 km you will come to a cross-road junction between
Skerries Road and Ballykea road turn right and head down Ballykea road.
Drive for 1.5km and you see a sign for Loughshinny United on the right, turn left to get to the pitch

Rennie

 

Saturday Team Fixtures

#1. Match LSL Match Day 20: away to Postal United 19 April 2008

• Kick off 2:30pm.
• Meeting in the dressing rooms at 1:15pm.
• Who is available?

#2. Match LSL Match Day 21: away to Loghshinny United 22 April 2008

• Kick off 18:30pm.
• Meeting at the pitch at 6pm.
• Who is available?
  

We need a good turn out for both of these matches. The results went our way this weekend.
We are in very good position to avoid relegation.

Rennie

 

Saturday Fixtures

1. Match LSL Match Day 19: away to CIE Ranch 12 April 2008

• Kick off 2:30pm.
• Meeting in the dressing rooms at 1:30pm. Will send directions later in the week.

Who is available?

2. Friendly match against the Sundays on Thursday (10/4) in Phoenix Park kick off 6:45pm.
Who is available?

Rennie

 

Weekend Results.

The Saturday team went down 4 – 1 to Shankill the weekend while the Sunday teams game was cancelled when the referee pulled a muscle during warm up.

 

LSL Match Day 18: Away to Valeview Shankill 5 April 2008 Kick off 2:30pm :DIRECTIONS

Take the N11 all the way to the Loughlinstown hospital roundabout. At the roundabout take the third exit, this will actaully lead you into the grounds of the hospital. As you are entering the hospital grounds keep to the left heading towards the Accident  & Emergency car park/entrance. Continue straight ahead pass and up on the grass mound in front of you is an opening in the bushes/trees. The pitch is down that path, you can drive into it and park on the grass.

Its only a couple of hundred yards from the entrance of the hospital.

 

Fixtures

#1.  Match LSL Match Day 18: away to Valeview Shankill 5 April 2008

• Kick off 2:30pm.
• Meeting in the dressing rooms at 1:30pm

        Who is available?

#2.  Friendly match against the Sundays on Thursday (3/4) in Phoenix Park kick off 6:45pm.
        Who is available?

Rennie