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just heard from one of the athlone lads that colm jinks and jason mccartney are definitely signing for us from athlone town. jinks was athlones player of the year and plays centre midfield. mccartney plays on the wing.
jinks won player of the year two years running. athlone fans will they be possible good signings for us?? eh ash;):p
Damien rushe won athlone player of the year before he signed for us too, doesnt say much for him
New signings unvailed:
http://www.ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=...6-34c657aa14dc
In our 'brand new' Town kit for the season too.
good signings especially colm jinks. but why did they not use last seasons kit for this launch?? this is the first time that they have pictures of town players signing for the town on the website. .suppose its a good start except for the jersey...:(
http://www.athlonetownfc.ie/index.php?page_id=94
JASON MCCARTNEY
Left Wing, Striker
Date / Place of Birth: 13 June 1987 (Sligo)
Signed from Monaghan United this season and despite his young age carries a wealth of LOI experience with him. He has also played for Limerick FC and Sligo Rovers. Prior to this season he has made 48 league appearances and scored 4 goals
COLM JINKS
Midfield
Date of birth: 12th June 1982
Place of brith: Sligo
Former Clubs: Sligo Rovers
Nickname: Jinksy
Colm was signed midway through last season from Sligo Rovers where he spent his entire career. He has made over 30 League of Ireland appearances to date and looks set to become an Athlone Town legend with his never say die attitide in games
Good signings?? Based on what exactly, 2 players from a team who finished below us, look at the sh1t we signed off them last season....
McCartney was good enough for us in the First Division. Bit light but pacey enough. Never rated Jinks but he was Athlone's POTY so must have done something worthwhile.
McCarthney was awful in our game against Athlone in which we won 7-nil at the end of the season!He was wearing yellow boots and pussed and sulked the whole game and kicked out twice at Paul Crowley and Jamie Duffy off the ball...fairly hot headed but also spent most of the game on the ground!
Im almost sure it was McCarthney anyways...if not then im talking about a completely different player from that game but he was announced as McCarthney over the intercom cause i have it marked in me programme from that night!
No, that was Carmine Russo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black and White
My Bad!!
Going nowhere fast with those two signings.
Jinks gives 100% but that only makes up for his shortcomings. Enthuastic type but little more than a good junior league player. Player of the year in a bad Athlone side counts for nothing!
McCartney was in and out of form in the Athlone team of 2008. Got an extended run at the start and finish of the campaign. Tricky winger but after getting by his marker(sometimes), hadnt a clue what to do next. Definitely not a match winner.
The players signed from Athlone last year were hardly a major success. Any chance ye could take a few more of our "stars" off us?
I heard from a source close to Alan Gough that young former Dundalk goalkeeper Donal Greene is to join Longford for their pre-season training with a view to a permanent deal.
I don't know a lot about him other than he spent some time in England:confused:
Donal Greene never played in England...Jim Gannon gave him a trial with Stockport when he first took over there!He was sacked by Dundalk for undisclosed reasons but it was widespread that Doolin gave him a trial at Drogheda and he played in a reserve game behind Gills back!Quote:
Originally Posted by randomcomment
as on another thread trevor gethins older brother of conor of finn harps fame is apparently signing for the club. hes 26 and wouldnt have a lot of first team experience... whatever next ??
He wasnt sacked he left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black and White
I'm fairly certain Trevor Gethins was with us briefly back in about 2002. He was a soldier based in Longford and trained with the team for a while back then. He may have been on the under-21 team that beat Mervue in that cup final in Flancare. I could be wrong but the name does sound familiar.
thats an interesting comment looks like i will have to check the video i have of that game to see if it is true..Quote:
Originally Posted by hollocaine
yea i remember that was going to say it but was sure it was a different fella! he played in the scottish first or second division before i think with ross county if i remember correctly..Quote:
Originally Posted by hollocaine
Conor gethins played with ross county.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockofGibraltar
Trevor did play with Longford
It is a sad day if Trevor Gethins can play for the town again !!!!!! I played against him a few times and his only way of playing was kick, kick and kick. I still have the scars to prove it. Maybe i should actualy look for a release and go to ! There is players 100 times better than him playing in the CCFL at the moment.