Longford Town v Atletico Madrid XI

[Pauro 76]

http://ltfc.ie/news/article/?id=4722...9-c40c0b5535e2

This came out of nowhere! But im guessing it's their reserves as Atletico are playing Arsenal in a tournament in London this Saturday..

[Tallanted]

Barstool alert!!!

[De Town]

Barstool alert!!!

The more the merrier, get as much money in as possible!

[Longfordian]

It's an interesting game, hopefully we'll get a good crowd out for it we really could use the money and it'll be a lift for the players.

[Ronnie]

This is a nice one. Not much time to publicise it, but hopefully we'll get a crowd.

[Longfordian]

Yeah hopefully Shannonside etc will be publicising it, get posters up around the place as well. Should make the Leader this week as well. It all helps.

[RonnieB]

Be great to get a good crowd in and get much needed revenue. I assume it will be around the 15euro mark? Dundalk are charging 20euro AFAIK. Anything over 1500 would be fantastic.. then again anything over 500 these days would be good. I will print up a poster and stick it up down this neck of the woods. Plenty would be interested, not in Longford sadly..

[Longfordian]

I'd have thought around 15 alright considering 10 is our normal price, somebody else may know for sure though. Decent Town related weekend ahead, social/barbecue Friday night, UCD Saturday night, Atletico Sunday night. Who needs to go away for weekends when Longford can offer so much?!.

[sligoman]

Was gonna head to UCD match...now not sure which one to go to. Feck sake Longford!

[RonnieB]

For months I have had nothing to do on weekends and the one weekend I have a prior commitment to we go and get Atletico down to Flansiro

[Martinho II]

its a good move by the club. I received a call on it and got clarifcation from one of the posters here..hope it goes well for them

[Keen2win]

For months I have had nothing to do on weekends and the one weekend I have a prior commitment to we go and get Atletico down to Flansiro

I'm in the same boat, unfortunatly

[spaceghost]

well done for getting atletico madrid to flancare, hopfully people will come out to the game

[Ronnie]

Is there much promotion of this game going on?

[spaceghost]

there doesnt seem to be much promotion of the game at all.i told loads of people who thought i was having a laugh.

[Longfordian]

It obviously came up at short notice and may not have been in time for the papers but I assume Shannonside have been advertising it at least?. Haven't been around Longford so I don't know what's being done but it'd be a shame to not maximise the opportunity.

[howsyourtouch]

no publicity around town at all really no...

[RonnieB]

Ah feck that. There are a few heading up from my neck of the woods to it. Told them about it and they seemed interested.

[Longfordian]

Was talking to our PRO last night and apparently the posters are going up all around town today and it's going to be all over Shannonside all day today and tomorrow presumably. There's a huge poster outside Flancare apparently which should catch the eye of passing traffic. With the short notice it didn't make the local papers though I haven't seen the Weekender part of the Leader, it may be in that.

[Massop 10]

Atletico Madrid are playing in the Emerites Cup today and tomorrow so that is why nobody will belive you when you say it ! I was telling a lad in cork during the week when just as I was saying it an add came on Sky about The Emerites Cup so then needless to say I was not only been laughed at for thinking Athletico would come to Longford but looked like I was telling stories pinochio would be proud of ! I'd say if 500 turn up it will be a suprise ! Was looking at their website and it will be a young team that play in the 2nd division and a few players that have played as sub once or twice. Their 22 top players are in London at the moment !