Pre-season friendly

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Shams in the Showgrounds 26th of February KO 3:00 pm

[sligoman]

Shams in the Showgrounds 26th of February KO 3:00 pm

Just Wondering,where did you hear this?

[sligoman]

really the pick of the friendlies.

Why who else are we playing?

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Just Wondering,where did you hear this?
It's on the Shams Ultras forum and Ocean FM

[showgies]

Gives us a chance to hurl abuse at the waster Roddy, maybe he will pay back the £500 he owes Rovers

[raginrover]

rovers v arrow harps feb5 riverstown

rovers v Ballymote feb 19 ballymote

irish league first div selection feb22 loughnall co armagh

rovers v shams feb 26 showgrounds

rovers v longford mar 2 flancare

rovers v harps mar6 showgrounds

coleraine v rovers mar9 colraine

derry v rovers mar 12 brandywell

from the weekender

[Redzer]

The other clubs named for pre-season were local sides, Arrow Harps, Ballymote Celtic and Real Tubber. Longford Town is an away fixture. I didn't hear we had Derry, but it would be nice to have them in the Showgrounds.

[artic]

should be a good laugh up in gurteen... just hope none of our new signing d get injured by some 40 year old centre half and end up with a broken leg... here to a few pints in the humble spud after...?
any word on a keeper yet??? :confused:

[sligoman]

Sligo Rovers have lined up ten pre-season fixtures prior to the big First Division kick-off on the weekend of 20th March. A mixture of cross border, local and Premier Division sides are sure to put Rovers through their paces before the football starts in earnest.

Speaking to sligorovers.com, manager Sean Connor agreed that ten is a large number of pre-season games, but he feels that with so many new players on trial that he needs that many games in order to properly assess them.

The manager, in his first full season in charge is using Irish League teams and Eircom League Premier Division clubs because as he feels “that’s the standard that we need to maintain.”

In selecting Arrow Harps, Ballymote Celtic, Real Tubber and Gurteen Celtic because Connor wants to bring the team out into the county of Sligo and involve the club more in the local community.

“These games are not about results, they are all about players and the build up to when results matter on the weekend of 2oth March,” he concluded.

The full line-up is as follows:

Saturday 5th February away to Arrow Harps.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, Riverstown.

Saturday 19th February away to Ballymote Celtic.
Kick-off – 2pm, Ballymote.

There will also be games against Real Tubber and Gurteen Celtic times and dates to be confirmed.

Tuesday 22nd February away to the Irish League First Division Select. Kick-off – 7:30pm, Loughall, Co. Armagh.

Saturday 26th February home to Shamrock Rovers.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, Showgrounds.

Wednesday 2nd March away to Longford Town.
Kick-off – 7:45pm, Flancare Park.

Sunday 6th March home to Finn Harps.
Kick-off – 3pm, Showgrounds.

Wednesday 9th March away to Coleraine FC.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, Coleraine Showgrounds.

Saturday 12th March away to Derry City.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, The Brandywell.

http://www.sligorovers.com/news/news_reports/2005/20050118_preseason.htm

Just seen it now

[sligoman]

Saturday 26th February home to Shamrock Rovers.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, Showgrounds.

Wednesday 2nd March away to Longford Town.
Kick-off – 7:45pm, Flancare Park.

Sunday 6th March home to Finn Harps.
Kick-off – 3pm, Showgrounds.

Wednesday 9th March away to Coleraine FC.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, Coleraine Showgrounds.

Saturday 12th March away to Derry City.
Kick-off – to be confirmed, The Brandywell.

Really it's just these four that are important

[SligoRoversfan]

t he more frendlies the better,fitness etc. we'd give em a great game down in Coolaney!