Month: February 2018

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SSE Airtricity League matches postponed due to weather

All 10 games in Premier & First Divisions will be rescheduled

The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that all games scheduled to take place in the SSE Airtricity League this weekend have been postponed.

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Following a detailed monitoring process, where the FAI worked closely with all clubs, it was decided to postpone all games in the Premier and First Divisions due to current severe weather conditions and future forecasts from Met Eireann.

Below is a list of rescheduled fixtures with kick-off times to be confirmed:

SSE Airtricity League Premier Division
Bray Wanderers v Waterford – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Cork City v Bohemians – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Derry City v Dundalk – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Limerick v Shamrock Rovers – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
St Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Limerick v Cork City – Changed from Saturday, March 17 to Friday, March 16
Limerick v Waterford – Changed from Saturday, March 31 to Friday, March 30

SSE Airtricity League First Division
Athlone Town v Cabinteely – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Wexford v UCD – Rescheduled for Monday, March 19
Cobh Ramblers v Galway United – Fixture to be rescheduled at a later date
Finn Harps v Longford Town – Fixture to be rescheduled at a later date
Shelbourne v Drogheda United – Fixture to be rescheduled at a later date

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As announced in an article by Emmet Malone in the Irish Times last Autumn, the Club began to look for potential investors who might be in a position to return the Club to where it deserves to be – an aspiration that everyone on the current Board of Management shares with supporters.

Since then, a number of approaches have been made and discussions have taken place with several parties. Naturally, there is a need for discretion in discussions of this kind and we intend to fully respect that confidentiality until there is something concrete to announce, regardless of current media speculation.

We believe the future of Shelbourne FC is a bright one. Our recently-announced partnership with Dublin City University will be a key part of that future, as will our Academy – both boys and girls – and our Women’s National League setup.

Tonight sees the start of our League campaign against UCD at Belfield. We trust that Shelbourne supporters will get behind the team tonight and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible throughout the season.

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UCD 2

(Greg Sloggett 50’, Timmy Molloy 64’)

Shelbourne 1

(James English 27’)

James English’s twenty-seventh minute lead for Shelbourne is eclipsed by two goals in fifteen second-half minutes, for the students to lift all three points.

Full report courtesy of Andrew Dempsey and extratime.ie can be accessed HERE

TEAMS

UCD : Conor Kearns, Daniel Toban, Liam Scales, Josh Collins, Maxin Kouogun, Greg Sloggett, Daire O’Connor (Kevin Coffey 67’), Gary O’Neill (Yousef Mandy 80’),Georgie Kelly, Timmy Kelly, Jason McClelland.

Subs not used : Matt Treanor, Evan Farrell, Conor Crowley, Jack Ryan, Ben Hanrahan.

Shelbourne : Dean Delany, James Brown, Aidan Collins, Derek Prendergast, David Mulcahy, Lorcan Fitzgerald, Adam Evans, Gavin Boyne (Dylan Grimes 8’), Dayle Rooney, James English, David O’Sullivan

Subs not used : Lee Steacy, Cian Kavanagh, James Woods, Jamie Doyle, Aaran Molloy, Shane Farrell

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Having recently announced that Dublin City University would become the Club’s main sponsor from 2018, more details of the partnership that is envisaged between the University and Shelbourne FC were revealed at a launch event in Tolka Park yesterday attended by DCU President, Professor Brian MacCraith, and Director of Sport, James Galvin.

Discussions have begun on how we can work together to benefit both organisations and deliver on our mutual objectives in relation to sporting excellence, community involvement and educational opportunities for young players through scholarships and access schemes.

Speaking about the sponsorship DCU President Professor Brian MacCraith said, “DCU is proud to be involved with a club with such a distinguished history as Shelbourne FC. We believe that this project will only strengthen the scope of our engagement with the North Dublin community through our commitment to excellence in sport”.

In addition to featuring DCU’s logo, our home shirt for 2018 also includes a tribute below the crest to our U16 Academy player, Izzy Dezu, who died while playing for the club in December.

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With the Under 19 and Under 17 National League fixtures having been announced a few weeks ago, today the fixtures fior the Under 15s were announced.

Shelbourne are in Group 1 along with Bohemians, Drogheda United, Dundalk, Finn Harps, Monaghan-Cavan FB, St. Patricks Athletic and Derry City.

In the first round, to be played over week-ending March 25th, Shelbourne will be playing away to Dundalk.

The full list of fixtures for the Under 15 national League, Group 1 can be accessed HERE

Fixtures for Group 2 can be found HERE and those for Group 3 HERE

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Friday night's pre-season friendly against Galway United will be the first time that Shels have played at Tolka Park in 2018.

"Pre-season is going well and this is another game in our preparation for the start of the season. I'd like to welcome our new additions to the squad. I’m sure they'll play an important role in our chase for promotion this year," Owen Heary told us.

Admission on Friday is €10 adults / €5 concessions and 2018 Season Tickets are valid for this game.

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Lorcan Fitzgerald, James Woods, Cian Kavanagh and Shane Farrell have been announced as the final four signings to manager Owen Heary’s squad, ahead of the 2018 Season.

Lorcan Fitzgerald joins the Reds for the third time, having joined West Ham from Shels in 2006, again joining us from Sporting Fingal in March 2011 and was part of the team that won promotion, though he missed out on the Cup final against Sligo Rovers through injury. At the end of the 2012 season he joined St. Patrick’s Athletic. Lorcan spent the past three seasons at Bohemians.

James Woods was with Athlone Town’s Under 19s in 2016, also making some Senior Team appearances. At the start of the 2017 season, he joined Dundalk’s Under 19s. He played against Shelbourne in the Leinster Senior Cup Final 2017. James’s father Ian Woods played for Shelbourne in the 1988/89 season, making 23 league appearances.

Cian Kavanagh returns to Tolka Park having been on loan to the Reds from Shamrock Rovers for the 2016 season, during which he made 21 League appearances. He had joined Rovers from St. Kevins. Cian joined ex-Shels manager Collie O’Neill at UCD for the 2017 season.

Shane Farrell joins from Finglas United. He scored a last minute goal to win the Dalton U19 Cup Final for his club against Knockmitten last season – “Farrell took matters into his own hands and set off for goal with just seconds remaining. After beating two players he was felled in the box, he dusted himself off and scored the crucial cup winning peno ”

The full squad is Dean Delany, Lee Steacy, Aidan Collins, Reece McAteer, James Brown, James Woods, Derek Prendergast, Alan Byrne, Arran Molloy, David O’Sullivan, Lorcan Fitzgerald, Gavin Boyne, Dylan Grimes, James O’Brien, Mark Hughes, Cian Kavanagh, James English, Dayle Rooney, Jamie Doyle, Adam Evans, Shane Farrell, David O’Sullivan.

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The draw for the First Round of the EA Sports Cup (League Cup) was made today. Shelbourne were drawn away to Bray Wanderers, the game to be played at the Carlisle Grounds on Monday, March 5th with a 7.45pm kick-off

The full draw is as follows:

EA SPORTS Cup – First Round Draw

Pool 1: Waterford v UCC (19:45), Wexford v Cobh Ramblers (8:00). Byes: Cork City, Limerick.

Pool 2: Finn Harps v Mayo League (19:45), Galway United v Cockhill Celtic (19:45). Byes: Derry City, Sligo Rovers

Pool 3: Bray Wanderers v Shelbourne (19:45), Drogheda United v St Mochta's (19:45). Byes: Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic

Pool 4: Athlone Town v UCD (19:45), Bohemians v Cabinteely (19:45). Byes: Longford Town, Shamrock Rovers

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All at Shelbourne Football Club would like to wish Wes Hoolahan all the best on his retirement from International Football and hope that we will see him soon at Tolka Park, where he will always be welcome.

(pic with thanks to FAIreland)