Athlone Town

**Lim till i die** · 13/01/2016, 7:24 PM

Latest Rumour on the off season rumour roundabout is that eventhough they will be in the First Division this year they are basically a corpse?

No players or manager?

Discuss.

**nigel-harps1954** · 13/01/2016, 8:53 PM

**Titan** · 13/01/2016, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Latest Rumour on the off season rumour roundabout is that eventhough they will be in the First Division this year they are basically a corpse?

No players or manager?

Discuss.

Did Mathews resign?

They appointed a commercial manager before Christmas. Presume he's bringing in a few quid for them?

**KeepersBall** · 14/01/2016, 8:57 AM

Originally Posted by Titan

Did Mathews resign?

They appointed a commercial manager before Christmas. Presume he's bringing in a few quid for them?

As Mark Twain once said, or almost, 'Rumours of their death are greatly exaggerated'. Last seasons manager was holding out until certain issues were addressed. All those have now virtually been sorted, and it is reasonable to ass to assume he will be in charge again. Training begins next week. As for players. Buck knows, but am hearing it will be a 'VERY' young squad.

**GitYerKorna** · 14/01/2016, 10:13 AM

Sponsored by "Pampers"

**Mr A** · 14/01/2016, 5:14 PM

Mathews confirmed for this year: http://athlonetownfc.ie/alan-mathews...ager-for-2016/

**Lim till i die** · 14/01/2016, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Mathews confirmed for this year: http://athlonetownfc.ie/alan-mathews...ager-for-2016/

So the rumours are true.

They ARE doomed

**Longfordian** · 08/04/2016, 5:23 PM

This is the best statement I've read in an awful long time. Not for the reasons intended mind you. The keyboard warriors reference cracked me up.

http://athlonetownfc.ie/fai-junior-c...nge-statement/

**outspoken** · 08/04/2016, 5:37 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

This is the best statement I've read in an awful long time. Not for the reasons intended mind you. The keyboard warriors reference cracked me up.

http://athlonetownfc.ie/fai-junior-c...nge-statement/

Hard to argue with what they are saying if it's true though. Good statement.

**Longfordian** · 08/04/2016, 5:43 PM

It may be true but they didn't have to start actually calling the Peter's officials incompetent and going on about keyboard warriors in an official statement. Funny as it is, they should be above that. If it was LTFC I'd expect (well hope actually..) that we'd just set out the timeline and let the facts speak for themselves.

**nigel-harps1954** · 08/04/2016, 5:58 PM

"The statement was designed to cause maximum embarrassment notwithstanding that at the time of its publication or shortly prior thereto the events which are set out hereunder were in fact taking place in order to facilitate the game for St. Peter’s."

What a sentence.

**outspoken** · 08/04/2016, 7:47 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

It may be true but they didn't have to start actually calling the Peter's officials incompetent and going on about keyboard warriors in an official statement. Funny as it is, they should be above that. If it was LTFC I'd expect (well hope actually..) that we'd just set out the timeline and let the facts speak for themselves.

We'd probably just post a one line long ''press release''

**atfconline** · 08/04/2016, 9:26 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

"The statement was designed to cause maximum embarrassment notwithstanding that at the time of its publication or shortly prior thereto the events which are set out hereunder were in fact taking place in order to facilitate the game for St. Peter’s."

What a sentence.

Chairman is a Barrister!

**gufcfan** · 08/04/2016, 10:12 PM

and which has done nothing more than to fuel those keyboard warriors of social media who have not been gifted with the skills or attributes necessary to use same in a meaningful way.

That's a quite a sentence as well.

**Longfordian** · 08/04/2016, 10:38 PM

I admire the statement for its sheer agression I have to say, even if I wouldn't do it if I were they. There'll be no friendlies between ATFC and St Peter's any time soon though I suspect they never got on anyway.

**Martinho II** · 08/04/2016, 10:45 PM

where in Athlone are St Peters based can I ask? I know ex Athlone town player Noel McGee is with them!

**atfconline** · 08/04/2016, 10:47 PM

Right out on the edge of town, over on the west side.

**Martinho II** · 08/04/2016, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by atfconline

Right out on the edge of town, over on the west side.

when I was with the Sligo IT side in the mid nineties I am certain that we played on their pitch before when Sligo IT played Athlone IT. Is this in Co Roscommon?