Tuesday 28 February 2012

Committee Meeting

There is a Boyle Celtic committee meeting tonight, Tue 28th Feb, at 9.30pm in The Patrick's Well - please let Richard (086 8323322) know if you cannot attend.

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Condolences to the Fitzpatrick family

Boyle Celtic FC offer sincere condolences to the family and friends of Dick Fitzpatrick following his recent death. May he rest in peace.

Tuesday 14 February 2012

Boyle Celtic remain at the top(s)

Ballymote Celtic 0 Boyle Celtic 2

Boyle Celtic remained top of the Sligo Leitrim League with a convincing win in Ballymote on Sunday last. Two goals in the first half from Man of the Match Aaron Calpin and a battling second half display secured a vital win.
Great work from Lee McKillen led to the first of Calpin's goals after 20 minutes and
Calpin's second goal soon followed from a Michael Corrigan cross.
Boyle played some great football in the first half along with some solid defending from McGowan and Connolly and Suffin was rarely troubled in goal.

Team: Kyle Suffin, Colm Brennan, Conor McGowan, John Connolly, Michael McHale, Owen O’Donohoe, Conor McPadden, Michael Corrigan, Dessie Carlos, Lee McKillen, Aaron Calpin, Luka Roddy, James Carty, Ciaran Harrington, Jake McCrann


The Reserves stay top of the Sligo Pallets Premier League after a nil-nil draw at home to near-neighbours Gurteen Celtic. This result has given the chasing pack some hope and the title is all to play for - come on lads, you can do it!!

Thursday 9 February 2012

Best wishes to our Over40s

Our Over40s, the Boyle Celtic Legends, are off on another European journey, this time to the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond - well almost, they're heading to Edinburgh....

They are in action on Friday night against a local team at the World of Football pitches in Edinburgh before they head to Easter Road the next day to see Hibs, managed by Pat Fenlon (previously manager with Bohs) and with ex-Sligo Rovers striker Eoin Doyle in their squad, take on Aberdeen.

Best of luck to the (auld) lads as they continue to spread the good name of Boyle Celtic across the Continent.

Breaking news....in a hard fought encounter, the auld-uns went down 5-3...better luck next time, lads! Hibs fared better and secured a nil-nil draw...did I hear a yawn!!

Wednesday 1 February 2012

Boyle Celtic 0 Sligo Rovers 3

Last weekend's pre-season friendly in Celtic Park threw up memories (some good, some bad - depending on which team you have nailed your colours to) of Istanbul in 2005 when another team in red had a great six minutes in the second half, scoring three goals in the process.

Whilst a pre-season friendly in a very wet corner of Roscommon is far removed from the Champions League Final, it offered proof positive of just how far Boyle Celtic have progressed in junior football.

Currently top of both of the top two leagues in Sligo/Leitrim, the club now has the facilities in place to back up the playing side of the club - pivotal in bringing the reigning, back-to-back FAI Cup holders to our ground for their first pre-season friendly.

It rained all day and continued throughout the match but this was the only fixture completed on a grass pitch in Sligo/Leitrim over the weekend. Sligo brought 22 players with them and fielded two different elevens in each half.

Boyle held their own throughout the first half and might have taken the lead when Brian McCrann's shot from distance hit the post just after the half-hour mark, the Sligo keeper, Rogers, well beaten.

Sligo had threatening moments as well and Kyle Suffin in the home goal was called into action on more than one occasion. His best save came towards the end of the first half, acrobatically tipping a dipping shot onto the bar and over. Suffin was ably assisted by the home defence who were also in fine form, marshalled superbly by John Connolly and the ever-green Mick McHale.

Into the second half, and the damp conditions and incessant rain finally got to the Boyle lads and Sligo notched 3 goals, Boco in the 51st minute, Cretaro two minutes later and Greene completed the scoring in the 56th minute. Our fears the heavens would now open on the pitch, like they had from the skies, were unfounded as the home team re-grouped, made some substitutions and held their own for the rest of the match.

Boyle Celtic:- K Suffin (C Casey 83), J McCrann (C Harrington 69), M McHale, O O'Donohoe (J Kenny 81), J Connolly, M Corrigan (D Beggan 87), C McPadden (C Austin 76), B McCrann (L Roddy 61), D Carlos (A Duffy 69), L McKillen (C Brennan 74), A Calpin (J Carty 61).

Sligo Rovers:- G Rogers (R Brush 45), A Keane (M Owens 45), C McLoughlin (I Davoren 45), G Peers (J McGuinness 45), B McGarry (D Ventre 45), D Cawley (R Boco 45), J Dillon (M McGoldrick 45), S Maher (L Lynch 45), D North (R Cretaro 45), Salid (A Greene 45), R Gaynor (M Quigley 45).

Sligo Rovers match - Lots of Thank Yous...

Boyle Celtic FC have alot of people to thank for their efforts in relation to last weekend’s match against Sligo Rovers FC.....

Sean Brennan and team for their hard-work with the pitch, grounds and surrounds
Sandra, Regina, Kathleen and Jackie for the top-notch catering
Martin Walshe (DJ Stan) for his sound-system and DJing
Members of our Reserves, U19s and Over40s for stewarding
Paul McQuaid for allowing us to use his grounds as a car park
Everyone who came along, in terrible weather, to support the Club.

A very well-done to our senior players who produced a great performance before Sligo’s extra bit of quality saw them through in a 3-0 win.

We also express sincere thanks to Sligo Rovers for arranging their first pre-season friendly with us, we're delighted and proud we gave you a good run-out and we wish the Bit o’ Red the very best for the league season 2012.