El Clasico - make or break

Bit early to start talking about the game yet but something I've been thinking all day is Athlone had almost 1000 at their game v Harps last night because they plastered the town in posters and hyped up the game all week in the local press. I was thinking why couldn't we do something similar for the Clasico? Surely if we give this game any sort of promotion at all we could get well over 1000? I for one would happily go around and put up some posters, pass them around to the local shops etc and in sure if a few people did that we would have quite a few new faces in as a result and who knows they might just come back. What do people think of that?

If you want, I can design the posters, put it on the website and blitz the town with posters. Great idea. We could include a hashtag in the posters, #elmidlandsclasico

While they do help its not just about posters and the hype as you have to offer value for money as well. We pushed the cheapest night out in town part as with an Adult costing €10 and all U14s accompanied by a responsible adult were FREE. People don't have the money for costly nights out any more although being on a winning streak does help. I saw people from Tullamore and Kinnegad posting about the game and I haven't seen people from that far away since the league winning days.

We should hopefully bring 500+. Can we put them all on the guest list :-)

Roddy is hyping it already https://twitter.com/offtheball/statu...54267619377153

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Originally Posted by Pauro 76

If you want, I can design the posters, put it on the website and blitz the town with posters. Great idea. We could include a hashtag in the posters, #elmidlandsclasico

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Would we need permission to put posters up around the town? As I said I'd happily do it I really do think we need to push this game on every single platform. We need week long build up on twitter, Facebook, local radio, newspapers etc and as said above we really need to push the fact it's value for money for a top of the table potential title decider

Its the biggest game in a long time. Im sure we would get permission from whoever it is for posters, Its should bring a great crowd for both home and away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=uMR-5fc8f1Y

There ya go folks. Couldn't work out how to add the soundtrack, but enjoy!

Very well made love it.

I've been told from a reliable source that defeat this weekend will be Cousins last game. Hanley has a replacement lined up and apparently it's not Mathews.

Ah keep that stuff to yourself til after the game. No one needs to be thinking of this.

Well obviously our chairman is thinking of it!! And on past results I along with a lot of Town fans have been thinking it!!

...Interesting

I'd be very surprised if he's not allowed see out the season.

You're really going to sack your manager in your present position? Chasing automatic promotion and with eight games left?

All depends what team selection he puts out,
I would like to see the same back 4 as last week, Gorman in front of them as a sweeper come holding midfielder, Connolly and Quinn in front of Gorman, David and Josh up front, Ebbe left wing and Doyle right wing don't care what keeper, Bennion is a brilliant shot stopper but not great at the rest (mind you he has vastly improved over the last 2 games) please don't just be backs to the wall when we go in front we must at least match them for ever 50/50 ball, I think we have been standing off too far and need to get tight when we loose the ball, bring on the subs 1 after the other 20mins, 15mins and 10mins to go they should be chompping at the bit by then, simple really, I know it doesn't matter what we all think the manager will do his own thing regardless
any thoughts on selections guys

Yes, let's play with 11 men instead of 12. I'd rather win without cheating tbh...

Could be looking at a points deduction if we went with that team!! would that be 4-1-4-2 or 4-1-2-2-2 formation?!!

Well spotted lads I meant to say Davy with Josh as sub but I got too excited thinking about it, hey it's only a bit of fun but I really feel the midfield battle will win or lose the game for De Town, Gillispie is great for about 20mins but we need to fight for the whole game we need pace in the middle to hassle them when they have the ball and to protect the back 4 and obviously to be able to play football when we have the ball

You're right with that though, we need to dominate midfield to have a chance of winning this which we haven't been doing in a while, I'd go back as far as the game in Athlone when we lost Mark Salmon for the season. Since then we haven't had our fair share of dominance in midfield.

Time will tell Saturday night but one thing for sure, I'll be in the stand roaring 'De Town' on and hopefully we'll pull this one out of the bag.

Gillespie should be an impact sub as a right winger he'd turn the game with 1 cross as he did in waterford. Put young Rhys in midfield along with Connolly. Purdy and O'Brien wingers, Shaw and Sully up top, Josh last 20.

Jasus I can't wait, I see De town are 13/8 and Athlone are 6/4 with Paddy Power I would have thought Athlone would be skinnier than that, maybe the bookies know something we don't it not like them to be generous