Author: Jonathan Purvis

Ciaran Croke
by Jonathan Purvis

Get Well Soon Ciaran

First team captain Ciaran Croke under went surgery last week to repair damage done to his knee.  Ciaran sustained a cruciate injury during  a game in October and we would like to wish him all the best and a speedy recovery.

Get well Ciaran.

 

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by Jonathan Purvis

Johnstown FC Premier League “Last Man Standing” Competition 2014

 

The rules are as follows:

  • Competition begins from the Sat 11th Jan 2014.
  • You pay an entry fee of €10. This must be paid before Sat 11th Jan, when the competition kicks off. Otherwise, your entry will be null and void.
  • You can have multiple entries into the competition i.e. pay €20, get 2 entries, pay €30 get 3 entries etc.
  • Based off the fixture list for the upcoming weekend you then choose one team who you believe will win its game on that weekend.
  • If that team wins, you carry onto the next round.
  • Each person will be given one ‘life’. When their chosen team loses or draws they get one more chance, if their chosen team loses or draws after this they are out.
  • You have to pick a different team each weekend e.g. if you pick Chelsea in the first week you can’t pick them again.
  • To start off, you submit picks for the first 2 rounds of fixtures (weekend of 11th Jan 2014 and weekend of 18th Jan 2014).
  • Thereafter, if you are still in the competition, you will be reminded ONCE ONLY by text / email before each round to submit your team.
  • Teams must be entered by 12 noon on the Friday before the fixtures. 
  • It is the responsibility of entrants to supply their team each week. If a team has not been submitted by 12 noon on the Friday before the fixtures for that round are played, you will be automatically assigned a team in alphabetical order.
  • In the event that any match involving a team you have selected is postponed or cancelled for any reason, you will continue to the next round. However, that team will no longer be available for selection.

 

What fixtures count towards the competition?

  • Premier League fixtures only.

 

Pot:

  • Amount for winner will depend on number of entrants.
  • Pot will be a percentage of the total entry amount collected and will be no more than €500.

 

Winner:

  • If, after all other participants have been eliminated, and there is one person left, that person wins the pot.
  • If, on a particular week, all remaining participants pick teams that lose, the pot will be split between them.
  • If, at the end of the season, there is still 1 or more participants left in the competition, the pot will be split between them.

 

Check Internet for fixtures and submit entries to one of the following:

  • Club member who sold you the entry.
  • Text 087-6726637 with your name and team name for that round.
  • Email lastman@johnstownfc.ie with your team name for that round.

 

Deadline for entry and €10 entry fee is Friday 10th Jan 2014 @ 12 noon

by Jonathan Purvis

Could this be our New Home

As many of you are aware, we still do not have our own land and club house.  This is something we desperately need.  We are currently paying for use of the astro turf, in the MDL for training and for home games.   We also have to pay for pitch hire for every game we play.  If we had our own lands and club house, all our subs would go to directly to support the club.  We really appreciate how welcome we are made to feel in the MDL, however a football club needs its own home at the centre of the community.

This is something we have been pushing for regularly.   We have been chasing a plot of land that is close to all of us in Johnstown. Adrian has practically become a permanent fixture in Town Hall.  He regularly goes to hearings regarding getting some land.  Thankfully we have our friends on the council who have been helping us.  We are very grateful for all help received to place our club at the centre of our Community.

Last week things have become even more interesting when we got a call from local Councillor and Johnstown supporter Tommy Reilly to meet at the plot of land.  As always Adrian dropped tools and headed off to yet again plead our corner to all.  The story of our club was then picked up by the Meath Chronicle who interviewed both Adrian and Tommy about plans for the land and our urgent need for a home.  The article has appeared in this weeks chronicle and we are hoping by the first Quarter of 2014, to have a decision on the land and its usage.

We would ask that every time you see one of our local councillors you mention to them our urgent need for grounds and how important it is for young children to have a sport to be involved in that teaches them community values. This will help to push our cause to the forefront.   The benefits of such a decision need to be highlighted, such as the benefits of physical exercise to children in to-day’s society where sedentary life styles are causing children to become over-weight and obese.  The security that the parents feel that children can exercise in a safe environment, and the social skills and team spirit encouraged in our children.

 

Meath Chronicle Land
Meath Chronicle Land