Sligo boss laments fans’ silence
we are in danger of getting branded nationally if the silence at home continues. this appeared in weekender and on eleven-a-side.com
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Sligo boss laments fans’ silence
Sligo Rovers manager Sean Connor has called on the Bit O’Red supporters to make their presence felt at forthcoming home games, admitting that he doesn’t know what more he or his players can do to encourage some partisanship at the Showgrounds.
Sligo are currently five points clear at the top of the First Division and favourites to book a return to the Premier for the first time in five years.
However, to Connor’s dismay, soccer supporters in the locality have been conspicuous by their quietude so far this season.
The Belfast native told the Sligo Weekender: “I find it difficult, we’re top of the First Division, we are trying to pass the ball and I don’t know what they want.
“I think even when we scored they went quiet and surely when you’re winning 1-0 at home and you’re top of the League and you’re playing that sort of football it is a lot to celebrate.
“I don’t know what they’re looking for. I tried to help them. I tried to encourage them. I want them to come to the games and to be noisy”
While the supporters’ diffidence may be blighting matters off the field somewhat, Connor is delighted with his side’s performances on the park in recent weeks.
Rovers have won their last four First Division games and also booked their place in the last 16 of the FAI Carlsberg Cup with a replay victory over Malahide United.
In their most recent outing, a hard-fought 2-1 win over Cobh Ramblers last weekend, the Rovers boss was particularly pleased with the impact of teenage substitute Gary Curran.
He said: “Gary Curran was magnificent, from the minute I put him on to the end. Gary plays like a seasoned pro and yet he is only 17, absolutely fantastic. My job is protecting Gary Curran and making sure that he is here for a long, long time.”
