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WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 13TH MAY 2012 |
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Written by Paul Delany
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:09 |
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WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 13TH MAY 2012
WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 13TH MAY 2012
The first team went into their match at the weekend knowing that three points were a must if they wanted to keep their title hopes alive, six points from their last two games was the requirement to win the league. The first game was at home to Tolka Rovers in the Whitegates on Saturday and they got off to a dream start when after a fine move on the right Ian Brannigan provided a neat finish to put the lads one up on twenty minutes. The first half saw the lads well in control, they went into the break at 1-0 but disaster struck early in the second half when the visitors equalised. This only seemed to spur the lads on and they got their rewards when Ken Doyle coolly slotted the ball into the bottom right hand corner to restore their lead. A few minutes later Rovers were reduced to ten men and this gave Tolka some encouragement, even though they were down to ten men it was Rovers who went closest to scoring, Paul O’Neill, Andy Broe and Gareth Murphy all had chances. The impressive Shane Cassidy thundered a shot against the underside of the crossbar. The ten men were excellent as they gave every ounce of energy and sweat to gain the three points. Stephen Earls, Paul Alexander, Shane Cassidy, Greg Dunne and Paul O’Neill led by example in a good all round team performance. The situation now is its all down to the last game next Saturday away to Dublin Bus, a win and three points and the title is on its way to the Whitegates, on behalf of everyone in the club I’d like to take this chance to wish James, Dixie, Martin and the lads the best of luck next week, lets hope all your hard work gets its rewards. To all our supporters out there, come along and give your vocal support to this team, it’s a young team with a sprinkle of experienced players and to see a good crowd would give them such a boost, thanks.
The second team took on Glenview in Bray on Sunday with both defences coming out on top in a scoreless draw. The thirds and youths had didn’t play.
The under 11 girls lost out 4-0 to a very strong Cabinteely team while the under 13’s received a walkover from Balrath. The 15 girls had a good home win over Ratoath Harps, a brace of goals from Ami Collier and a single from Chloe Brennan saw them win 3-0.
The trial dates for under 8’s, 9’s,10’s and 11’s have been fixed for July, the following are the dates, under 8’s, born in 2005/2006 are fixed for Monday 9th July and Monday 16th July. Under 9 [2004] trials are fixed for Tuesday 10th July and Tuesday 17th July. The under 10 [2003] trials are on Wednesday 11th July and Wednesday 18th July while the under 11 [2002] trials are on Thursday 12th July and Thursday 19th July. All the above trials will take place in the Whitegates and will run from 7 pm till 8 pm each night.
Our soccer academy is on every Saturday morning [weather permitting] in the Whitegates all weather pitch at 11 o’clock, so for fun and games while learning the skills of the game come to the Whitegates from 11 till 12 under the guidance of experienced coach Johnny Dunne. The academy is open to boys and girls from the age of three upwards. The academy is not held on Bank Holiday weekends.
Wicklow Rovers AFC promote soccer for schoolboys/girls, youths and seniors in the community, our club is growing all the time and any assistance with the help of running the club would be very much appreciated. At present we have a very hard working committee but we are always on the look out for people interested in helping out, the club are always on the look out for people who are interested in getting involved in soccer, whether its coaching and managing or on the executive committee or a sub committee, maybe you would just like to help as an assistant manager, help with fundraising or help just around the grounds or in anyway at all, don’t hesitate, get involved, anyone interested in helping out the club in anyway can contact any committee member or email club secretary Gerry Doyle at
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Anyone with information for the club notes or the club website can contact me at 0879108706 or e-mail me at
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For all news regarding the club, check out the club website at www.wicklowrovers.com |
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WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 29TH APRIL 2012 |
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Written by Paul Delany
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012 13:49 |
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The first team gained a share of the spoils away to Bluebell last week, Luke Byrne scored the all important goal in a 1-1 draw. What it means now is that the lads still have it in their own hands but there’s very little room for error at this stage. The situation now is with three games left, [two at home and one away] if they claim maximum points from the three games they will win the league no matter what happens elsewhere. It’s a tough assignment but not an impossible one. They are also still in the Lanigan Cup where they have been drawing away to Malahide United in the quarter final. Everyone at the club would like to wish the lads the best of luck in both competitions.
Due to the bad weather last week the second team’s game was cancelled while the thirds and youths had no games.
Congratulations to our under 14A team who added the cup to the league title they already won, a brace of goals from top scorer Eoin McAulay and one from Adam Copeland saw them defeat Arklow United 3-1 in Rathnew on Sunday morning, once again congratulations Stephen, Willie, Franny and the lads.
Also congratulations to Neill, Roger and the under 16A team on their cup success against Arklow Town A in Rathnew on Sunday afternoon, with the game scoreless Sean Vickers was sprung from the bench and with his first touch he scored the all important goal to lift the trophy to make it a league and cup double with the shield to play for.
Only recently we were congratulating Rob, Gordon and the 13B’s on gaining their first victory of the season, well they done it again at the weekend, they defeated Arklow United on Sunday by a score of 3-2, two goals from Leigh Cleere and a single from Harry Curley saw this ever improving team get their just rewards, well done lads.
We had two players in the hat-trick club this week, first up was Rob Mitchell who fired home three goals for the 11C’s in his sides 3-2 away win in the shield against Shamrock Bhoys. Next was Aaron Murphy who netted three time for the 8A’s in their 3-1 win in their local derby against Rathnew, well done Rob and Aaron.
Our club website is going through a period of transition at the moment so we hope everyone will keep logging on during this period. Rene Algera who has been maintaining our website over the last few years has stepped down, everyone at Wicklow Rovers would like to thank Rene for all his hard work in updating our website over this period, it was down to him that the club has made progress in this area and it is hoped to carry on his good work. Once again many thanks Rene.
Our soccer academy is on every Saturday morning [weather permitting] in the Whitegates all weather pitch at 11 o’clock, so for fun and games while learning the skills of the game come to the Whitegates from 11 till 12 under the guidance of experienced coach Johnny Dunne. The academy is open to boys and girls from the age of three upwards.
Club gear is available from our club shop, if anyone wishes to purchase club gear you can contact Franny Copeland at 0872230063 or email him at
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. The following is a list of the gear and prices:Socks-Junior €5, Senior €8; Shorts with crest-Junior €10, Senior €12; Tracksuit-Junior €45, Senior €57; Polo Shirts-Junior €22, Senior €28; Rainjacket-Junior €30, Senior €37; Hoodie-Junior €20, Senior €26. All tracksuits, polo shirts, rainjackets and hoodies can be personalized with the players initials free of charge if requested.
Everyone at Wicklow Rovers AFC would like to extend their sincere sympathy to the families and friends of Margaret Doherty and Eddie Hanlon who sadly passed away recently, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time, may they rest in peace.
Anyone with information for the club notes or the club website can contact me at 0879108706 or e-mail me at
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For all news regarding the club, check out the club website at www.wicklowrovers.com |
Wicklow Rovers U10A vs Arklow Town U10A 0-2
Date: 10th March 2012
Comp: Shield
Venue: Hockey Pitch
Kick Off: 11.00
Competition: Under 10 Premier Shield
This game pitched league winners Arklow Town against runners up Rovers at the Hockey pitch. Conditions were ideal for football, the home side had a great chance as early as the first minute, Nathan O’Sullivan played a delightful through ball which Frankie Reynolds got on the end off but he was denied by the advancing keeper. This proved to be the only chance the home team had in the first half as the away side piled on the pressure. In the third minute Arklow fired narrowly wide and from then to
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WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 6TH MAY 2012 |
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Written by Paul Delany
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Wednesday, 09 May 2012 23:25 |
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WICKLOW ROVERS AFC CLUB NOTES WEEK ENDING 6TH MAY 2012
The first team had two games in the last week, first up was Malahide United away in the quarter final of the Lanigan Cup and the lads were disappointed to lose out on a 2-0 score line after controlling the game for long periods. This was a game of missed opportunities, a game the lads should have won but at the end of the day you have to take your chances when they come along. The team suffered a couple of bad injuries in this game, everyone at the club would like to wish Arthur Delahunt and Luke Byrne a speedy recovery. Next up was Mount Merrion at the Whitegates on Saturday in a must win game with things so tight at the top of the league. The lads were well up for the game on they put their opponents under pressure from the start, Paul O’Neill put them on their way with a well taken goal and shortly after Ken Doyle made it 2-0 when he finished off a fine move involving Stephen Earls, Paul O’Neill and Gareth Murphy. They had several chances to get a third but it didn’t come till late on when Paul O’Neill nabbed his second of the match to make it 3-0. This win puts them into second place two points behind leaders Bangor Celtic and one point ahead of third placed Crumlin Utd. Bangor have one game left which is against third placed Crumlin while the lads have two games left, at home to Tolka Rovers and away to Dublin Bus. Any one of the three teams can still win the league but if the lads can claim six points from their two games the title will be there’s. The best of luck lads.
Our under 11 girls were at home to Shankill at the weekend and goals from Sinead McGettigan, Emer McNulty, Jessica Lyons and Sarah Evans saw them win 4-0. The under 15 girls were involved in a seven goal thriller at the Whitegates on Sunday and they were unlucky to come out the wrong side of a 4-3 score line against St John Bosco. Ami Collier bagged her tenth and eleventh goals of the season with a brace with Chloe Brennan scoring the third.
Our soccer academy is on every Saturday morning [weather permitting] in the Whitegates all weather pitch at 11 o’clock, so for fun and games while learning the skills of the game come to the Whitegates from 11 till 12 under the guidance of experienced coach Johnny Dunne. The academy is open to boys and girls from the age of three upwards. The academy is not held on Bank Holiday weekends.
Club gear is available from our club shop, if anyone wishes to purchase club gear you can contact Franny Copeland at 0872230063 or email him at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
. The following is a list of the gear and prices:Socks-Junior €5, Senior €8; Shorts with crest-Junior €10, Senior €12; Tracksuit-Junior €45, Senior €57; Polo Shirts-Junior €22, Senior €28; Rainjacket-Junior €30, Senior €37; Hoodie-Junior €20, Senior €26. All tracksuits, polo shirts, rainjackets and hoodies can be personalized with the players initials free of charge if requested.
Wicklow Rovers AFC promote soccer for schoolboys/girls, youths and seniors in the community, our club is growing all the time and any assistance with the help of running the club would be very much appreciated. At present we have a very hard working committee but we are always on the look out for people interested in helping out, the club are always on the look out for people who are interested in getting involved in soccer, whether its coaching and managing or on the executive committee or a sub committee, maybe you would just like to help as an assistant manager, help with fundraising or help just around the grounds or in anyway at all, don’t hesitate, get involved, anyone interested in helping out the club in anyway can contact any committee member or email club secretary Gerry Doyle at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Anyone with information for the club notes or the club website can contact me at 0879108706 or e-mail me at
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For all news regarding the club, check out the club website at www.wicklowrovers.com |
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Club Notes 34 2011/12 |
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Monday, 12 March 2012 07:19 |
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 After last weeks disappointing result the first team got their assault on the title back on track, they entertained Bluebell Utd at the Whitegates on Saturday afternoon and recorded a 2-1 victory. Gareth Murphy set them on their way with an early goal and then Luke Byrne hit a cracker from the edge of the area to make it 2-0 which they held to the break, the visitors were reduced to ten men just before the interval. Twenty minutes into the second period Bluebell had another player dismissed but this only seem to spur them on and they pulled a goal back to make the closing stages uneasy for the home side but in truth the lads had a couple of chances to put the game totally beyond the visitors. After this result they
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