News by the Umpire 05/02/01

Membership

It's that time of the year again! Club membership is now due and is only £10. All senior club members should contact John Brennan @ 22966 and pay their membership as soon as possible.


County Board Tickets

County Board tickets are now on sale in the club at a cost of £60. For every ticket sold, the club will receive £30. James Rocke is coordinating the sale of the county Board tickets within the club. Every club member, adult player and family with underage players is encouraged to buy a ticket. Monies raised will go to the further development of football and hurling within the club. Tickets are available from the following:
James Rocke (25019),
Michael Diskin (24887),
Mick Byrne (21561),
John Brennan (22966),
Philip Heneghan (21086),
Seamus Marrinan (22285),
and Tony Stakelum (26506).

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'Ainsworth Babes' to be honoured at Mitchels dinner

Members of the famous Castlebar junior team known as the 'Ainsworth Babes' who won the West Mayo title for the first time in 1961 will be honoured at the Mitchels dinner. They beat Achill in the West Mayo final.
The team was managed by Tommy Ainsworth who nurtured many of the younger members of the team into future senior players.
The team was captained by Jimmy Heneghan of the Turlough Road and featured players like Seanie Flynn (father of Wally), Frank McDonald, Sean Rice, Martin McManamon, John McGrath, Joe Burke, Tony Grimes (dentist), Aiden Brett (painter), brothers Dan and Paul Darcy, Owen McDonagh, Liam O'Reilly, John McHale (former editor of the Connacht Telegraph), Fr. John Lally, Fr. Sean McManamon and Billy Murphy.
They were one of the very few club teams to wear white jersies and not the red and yellow.

We look forward to meeting them on the night!

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Trip To Kerry

The Mitchels Senior football team have been invited to take part in the Irish Independent (Paidi O Se) football tournament in Ventry on the weekend of Saturday/Sunday 17th and 18th February. A group of approx 30 players will be travelling. Other teams taking part include Fingallians (Dublin), Gaeltacht (Kerry), Simonstown Gaels (Meath), Tirconaill Gaels (London), Dingle (Kerry).

Senior team training

Training commenced a number of weeks ago and continues on Sunday mornings (9.30 a.m) (outdoor), Wednesdays and Fridays (indoors) at 7.30 p.m. Team manager Joe McCabe is very happy with the response he is getting to training so far.

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National League match in McHale Park

All roads lead to McHale Park on Sunday when the National League resumes with Mayo entertaining Clare in Round 4 of the league. The match is likely to be at 2.30 p.m. Any one available for stewarding should contact James Rocke and report to McHale Park one hour before the game.

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70th Anniversary of McHale Park

McHale Park will celebrate its 70th anniversary in May of this year. In May 1931 McHale Park was opened and Mayo played Kildare in the first inter-county game at the venue. The club is planning to commemorate the occasion in May. Martin Moran is finalising plans to attract a top county team to play Mayo in a challenge match. More details on this later.

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Finance Subcommittee

A finance subcommittee chaired by Monica Joyce is to be formed to coordinate fundraising efforts on behalf of all areas of the club. The subcommittee will have representatives from Bord na nOg, the hurling club and the senior football club.

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The following management teams were selected
at last weeks Bord na nOg meeting:
Under 10:    Brendan O'Dowd (manager)
John Hyland, Des McGowan, Matt Flynn, Paddy Gannon, Michael Feeney,
Joe Cuddy, Brendan Byrne, James Rocke, William Thornton, Harry Canning,
M. Armstrong, Ger Feeney.
Under 11:   Wally Flynn (manager)
Pat Diskin, Donie Duignan.
Under 12:Wally Flynn (manager) John Brennan, Philip Heneghan, Pat Diskin, Finian Joyce,
Donie Duignan, Michael Diskin, Denis Ahern.
Under 13: Seamus Devaney, Conor Waldron (joint managers)
Michael Cunnane, Matt Flynn, John Loftus.
Under 14:Jimmy Feeney (manager)
Donal Fitzmaurice, Eoin Harte, Gerry Henry, Martin Moran, May Moran,
Michael Diskin, Seamus Byrne, John Faulkner, Marian Faulkner,
John Golden, John Loftus.
Under 15: Donal Fitzmaurice (manager)
Jimmy Feeney, Finian Joyce, Gerry Henry, Jack Gibbons.
Under 16: Willy Joe Padden, Tom Reilly (joint managers)
Tom Ryder, Michael Tiernan, Martin Moran, May Moran,
Finian Joyce, James Rocke.
Under 17: No manager has been appointed yet.
Tom Ryder, James Rocke, Gerry Joyce, Joe Fenton.
Under 18: Manager to be appointed by the senior club
Gerry Joyce, Seamus Marrinan, John Brennan.

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