St John’s Notes 7th March 2007
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The
dates are now on the horizon for the
opening fixtures in the various leagues.
Paul Kelly and Gerard McCartan will have
their eyes on Friday 13th
April for their opening fixture (away to
Aghaderg) while Patsy and Malachy Savage
will be preparing for the first outing
of the reserves on the Sunday 15th.
The minors, under the tutelage of Donard
King, Gerard McAnulty and Anthony
Flanagan will be competing in the All
County league. The East Down league on
Wednesday 18th, but there is
no date fixed yet for the All
County league. Both the under-16 and
under-14s teams will be competing in the
East Down “A” league which start on
Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th
respectively, so Bernard Rice, Mickey
Burns, Martin Flanagan and Kevin McGlynn
will be focussed on these dates.
Gerard
Magorrian and Gerard McAnulty (and their
various helpers) will be aware of the
start dates for the Go Games for the
under-12s on Sunday 15th. All
the managers will be co-operating across
the age levels so that the club as a
whole is best served. The ladies
football league starts on Saturday 14th
April.
Looking to the longer term, the
management committee has just set up a
“Football Development Working Group” to
consider how to go forward over the next
3/5 years in order to advance the
standing of adult football at St John’s.
You’ll hear more about this when the
membership of the group has been
confirmed. Part of the remit of this
group is that they “shall encourage and
welcome the views of the entire
membership” – so you can all put your
thinking caps on.
There were no winners in last weeks’s
lottery when the numbers were 9, 23, 26
and 27. The jackpot is now £2,000.
There is a Poker Night this Friday (9th).
You should start studying the form
guides from now on as our Race Day at
Downpatrick Racecourse is only a couple
of weeks away on Sunday 25th
March.
Easter Monday will be Ladies Day at
St John’s … more details next week.
