Friendlies 2016

**Jofspring** · 15/02/2016, 8:19 PM

It's all well and good being able to field 2 teams in one day but if I was a manager less than a month out from the season kicking off I would want to see the players in action.

**kksaints** · 15/02/2016, 8:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

It's all well and good being able to field 2 teams in one day but if I was a manager less than a month out from the season kicking off I would want to see the players in action.

One of the teams could be the U-19 or U-17 or a mixture of those two teams.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 15/02/2016, 8:51 PM

Originally Posted by oldyouth

Waterford sent their 'A' tem to play us in a pre-season friendly recently, the same day they sent their 'B' team to play someone in the MSC

Our first team played Wexford and our U19s played Ringmahon that day.

**ATFC-1887** · 15/02/2016, 9:38 PM

Yeh we are playing Wexford alright. Don't think we are playing 2 games as was suggested

**ATFC-1887** · 15/02/2016, 9:42 PM

http://ltfc.ie/ltfc-vs-athlone-town-...led-by-failfa/

**Longfordian** · 15/02/2016, 9:48 PM

The FAI have "withdrawn permission" for the LTFC-Athlone game apparently. Pity, I was quite looking forward to it for some unknown reason.

**ATFC-1887** · 15/02/2016, 9:51 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

The FAI have "withdrawn permission" for the LTFC-Athlone game apparently. Pity, I was quite looking forward to it for some unknown reason.

Don't worry we will get our yearly league cup game

**ForzaForth** · 16/02/2016, 7:33 AM

Wexford Youths beat the Irish Universities 3-1 in IT Carlow last night.

**Dodge** · 16/02/2016, 9:57 PM

Pats beat Shels 7-1. Goals by Byrne , Fagan 2, Bermo & Corcoran for Pats. Jamie Doyle for Shels

**brendy_éire** · 17/02/2016, 11:13 AM

Coleraine 0-0 Derry City last night.
Clean sheet, woo hoo!

**Mr A** · 17/02/2016, 11:58 AM

How did Nathan Boyle do?

And how did Nathan Boyle get on?

**Longfordian** · 18/02/2016, 10:38 AM

Seems our game v Athlone is back on at 3.00 on Saturday. They must be splitting their squad and presumably using u19s as well. Or else Alan Mathews is working them hard in pre season.

**ATFC-1887** · 18/02/2016, 10:52 AM

Yeh it's back on alright. Don't see any sense in this. I presume we are sending mainly trial players and under 19s over to Longford. I would hope we concentrate on the cup game. Even if it is the LSC.

**Town Legend** · 18/02/2016, 11:08 AM

If Athlone are sending their u-19's I don't see any point in the game. Sure LTFC could of organised a friendly with our own u-19's! You'd have to think athlone will split their squad up for the two games.

**Longfordian** · 18/02/2016, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

If Athlone are sending their u-19's I don't see any point in the game. Sure LTFC could of organised a friendly with our own u-19's! You'd have to think athlone will split their squad up for the two games.

Quite a lot of our u19s have been playing in our friendlies to date so I presume our squad will be a mixture too.

**Town Legend** · 18/02/2016, 11:27 AM

But unless Athlone's is a mixture I don't see the point in the game.

**Longfordian** · 18/02/2016, 11:40 AM

It's just a training session really, in terms of the point of it I suppose it gives some fans a chance to see the new lads if they haven't already. There may be issues with getting the game officially sanctioned if it was just our u19s v our first team. I don't know if that would have implications for insurance purposes, both in terms of the general public and the players? That's just a guess though and it could just be simply Tony Cousins' choice.