Karma is a b*tch.
Feel sorry for Athlone.
Strong rumour Cooke has been sacked tonight.
Athlone Town AFC 1887-2017
Karma is a b*tch.
Feel sorry for Athlone.
I guess we'll see tonight at our Leinster Senior Cup game
Only a matter of time really.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
This is what happens when you break faith with the Rodster- Derry City take note. Don't sack him, or things will get much worse.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
Now confirmed...http://athlonetownfc.ie/club-statement-2/
Celebrating 130 Years of Athlone Town Football Club - Pride of the Midlands Since 1887
we will give ye cousins
Keith Long new boss. Announced tomorrow evening.
Athlone Town AFC 1887-2017
It's hard to see who would be interested in taking over as it will be tough for Athlone to even make the play off spot now. It almost worked for Shelbourne last year when they changed manager but when you have a bad start you are always on catch up.
Surely it's a win-win situation for whoever comes in. Expectations must be at an all time low in Athlone. If the new guy (Long) wins just 1 game he's already an improvement on the previous boss. I don't hold the same hatred towards Cooke that most Drog fans seem to but his recent record is brutal. Even if you include last season with ourselves it stands at only 8 wins in 43 games. I'd be surprised to see him get a new job any time soon.
All I will say is this, the chairman at Athlone got involved in a row with the under 19s manager early in their season and ended up sacking him.
At that point under the gaffer Mickey Collins they were third in the table, he brought in Mickey O'Connor as manager and they ended up third from bottom.
Inside information told me that Collins was sacked because he wouldn't play the chairmans son, something another source later confirmed.
Previous to this I happened to be in the company of the former Athlone boss when he had a meet with the chairman, he came out and he said to me 'Either he has no money or he doesn't have a clue how much it will cost to even survive in the top division'.
I wouldn't entirely lay all the blame at Cookes door.
Also as a Drogs fan I will advise you to be careful what you wish for, look what we have ended up with after shafting Cooke.
If you think Mick Cooke left without a pay-off you are deluded. I think the words used were 'mutual consent'. Code word for an agreement was made for him to step down. The man hasn't an honourable bone in his body.
It's amazing how quickly the same few faces appear as soon as Mick Cooke is in the news. Like clockwork.
Of ourse Libel Laws apply here, didnt you notice the absence of a Wicklow Club forum for such reasons. MM has said plenty about Cooke in the past and has also stated opinion as fact. MM also has made no secret of his identity either, to react in a legal manner to such a comment as above would be imo petty and highly unlikely to rank as sufficient as to be worth one's while pursuing. I think MM is bitter myself but i'm sure he differs, will counter, without my worrying about being legally gagged!
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