Our Senior Womens team wrap up pre-season action this Saturday at 3pm at The Showgrounds against Dubliners DLR Waves.
The 2023 Women’s Premier Division season begins one week later against Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds.
Admission on Saturday is €5 for all categories apart from Under 12’s who are free if accompanied by a paying Adult.
Women’s Season Tickets are now available for just €50 online via the link below:
The Bit O’ Red travel to Dublin for our first away game of the season tomorrow night (Friday) as we take on UCD at The UCD Bowl at 7.45pm.
Both sides earned a point on the opening day of the season with Rovers drawing 1-1 with Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds on Saturday evening while the Students earned their point in Oriel Park against Dundalk on the same scoreline.
Manager John Russell was pleased with his sides performance and knows there are still areas to work on:
‘’We were happy to come away with a positive result last weekend against Shamrock Rovers.
‘’I know we left it late but, I felt a draw was a fair result on the night.
‘’This is a new group and, we understand it will take time to gel everyone together.
‘’We’ve reviewed last-week’s game and there are definitely areas where we can improve.
The Bit O’ Red boss is wary of the threat UCD can cause his side tomorrow night and knows his side needs a strong performance against the Dubliners:
‘’This weekend’s game against UCD will be another tough test. They had an excellent result and performance against Dundalk in their opening game.
‘’We only managed to beat UCD once last season. I know some of their players have moved on but, they always seem to have another batch of talented young players coming through.
‘’We will have to be at our best to get something from the game’’.
The last times the sides met, Rovers ran out 2-0 winners at the same venue last October.
In team news, Niall Morahan continues to recover from an ankle injury picked up in pre-season and should return to the squad. Bogdan Vastsuk is nursing a minor hamstring problem and will be assessed tomorrow while goalkeeper Conor Walsh, who picked up an ankle injury in training last week, is a doubt.
Long term absentees Mark Byrne, Garry Buckley and Gary Boylan remain sidelined.
It is the first away game of the 2023 season and a large support is expected to travel to the game and it’s the first chance for our Dublin based supporters to see the Bit O’ Red in action this season.
The game is Live on LOI TV from 7.45pm and supporters can purchase season passes now on loitv.ie
The game is the start of back to back away games as we visit Drogheda United next Friday night before a double header at home against St. Patrick’s Athletic and Cork City.
Our Under 17 Women’s team visited the offices of our Main Sponsor Avenue Mould last week to check out their premises and learn more about the company.
The girls enjoyed a look around and the chance to meet with Ricardo Da Silva (General Manager) and Sonya Connolly (HR) and the rest of the team in Finnisklin.
Avenue became sponsors of the team in 2022 and have proven to be a great support to the club and recently awarded Under 17 POTY for 2022 Cara King with a Bursary award.
The partnership will go from strength to strength and we will work closely with the company with the chance of creating a pathway for our players to potential placements or employments with them in the future.
Thanks for supporting us guys.
Sligo Rovers are delighted to announce the re-signing of winger Fiona Doherty until the end of the 2023 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division.
Doherty has had spells with Ballyvary Blue Bombers and Conn Rangers as well as having played GAA in Mayo before signing for the Bit O’ Red before last season’s first ever Women’s Premier Division season.
Manager Steve Feeney is thrilled to sign Doherty today:
‘’This gives us another boost going into the start of the season next week.
‘’Fiona was a real positive for us last season once she signed.
‘’She put in some brilliant displays for us in a couple of different positions and she is a great asset for us for the season ahead’’.
Doherty will be part of the squad in our final pre-season friendly this Saturday at The Showground when we host DLR Waves at 3pm.
Admission is €5 for all categories bar Under 12’s who are free but must be accompanied by an Adult.
The Mayo Woman is happy to be back at The Showgrounds this season:
‘’I’m delighted to re-sign for Sligo Rovers for the 2023 season.
‘’I feel last year was a huge learning curve for me personally transitioning from Gaelic to Football but also as a team.
‘’Last year was a year full of new experiences for a lot of our squad with a lot of us never having played at that level before.
‘’I’m excited for the year ahead as I feel our squad has got stronger as a unit with the addition of a few superb footballers.
‘’I look forward to another year of learning from Steve and the backroom team, they were phenomenal last-year and I really hope we can get a few more results to show the work they put in off the pitch and hopefully get a few steps closer to the top of the table’’.
Season Tickets are selling fast and represent the best value and the best way of supporting our Women’s team this season.
You can buy a women’s season tickets for just €50 via the link below:
Supporters wishing to attend Friday night’s Men’s Premier Division game against UCD and The UCD Bowl can now purchase their tickets online through the University’s website.
The game kicks off at 7.45pm in what will be Rovers’ second game of the season following last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to Shamrock Rovers.
To purchase tickets, visit the link below:
Sligo Rovers are delighted to announce details of our 2023 Easter Camps, which will take place in The Showgrounds from April 3rd.
The camp will run from 10.30am until 3pm daily, for two weeks on the clubs astro facility.
Week one will take place from April 3rd until April 7th, while week two will run from April 10th until April 14th.
Prices remain unchanged, with €70 for one child, €120 for two children from the one family and €170 for three children from the one family.
Places are limited and both weeks are expected to sell out quickly.
All Bookings must be completed online.
1 Child: Click Here
2 Children: Click Here
3 Children: Click Here
For more information you can email Shane@Sligorovers.com.
Sligo Rovers wish to acknowledge the behaviour of our supporters who turned out in such great numbers against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday night.
Tickets sold-out 24 hours before kick-off with many people left dissappointed at not buying a ticket in advance.
We have put St. Patrick’s Athletic tickets on sale online for our next home fixture on Monday March 6th at 7.45pm.
Supporters can buy tickets via the link below:
https://srfcdirect.com/match-tickets/
All four sides of The Showgrounds were with the team for 90 minutes and the atmosphere created was second to none.
There were no pyrotechnics set off from our Bit O’ Red supporters which we continue to ask for and that is appreciated by the club.
We hope all those in attendance had an enjoyable night and we hope to see you all again on March 6th when we are back in The Showgrounds once again.
Before that however, our Bit O’ Red Women’s team start their season two days prior against Shamrock Rovers.
The game kicks off at 7.45pm and tickets for this fixture can also be purchased on the above ticket link.
Tickets for our next SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division clash with St. Patrick’s Athletic are now on sale on srfcdirect.com
This is a Category One fixture and tickets cost €20 for Adults, €12 for Senior Citizens and Students/Secondary School and €5 for Under 12’s who must be accompanied by an adult.
At present, no children’s tickets are available online while the club look to resolve an issue with these particular category tickets.
The Showgrounds sold out for last night’s season opener with Shamrock Rovers with 4,248 supporters packed into the ground.
The electric atmosphere drove the team on and the Bit O’ Red got a deserved equaliser thanks to Lukas Browning’s 95th minute strike.
Sligo Rovers are a fan owned, community club and we rely on our loyal supporters to be with us this season, all the way.
Supporters can buy tickets via the link below:
The Bit O’ Red got our 2023 Men’s Premier Division season got underway at a sold-out Showgrounds this evening as we welcomed Shamrock Rovers in the opening game of the season.
Manager John Russell handed full debuts to Johan Brannefalk, Reece Hutchinson and Lukas Browning alongside academy graduates Eanna Clancy and Kailin Barlow who broke into the squad in 2022 and were rewarded for a strong pre-season showing with a place in the starting eleven tonight.
The game started off with a fast pace from the get-go. Neil Farrugia had the first chance of the night but his shot was straight at Luke McNicholas in Rovers’ goal.
Max Mata went through one on one with Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper Alan Mannus moments later but he was denied from a tight angle by the experienced goalkeeper. Following on from that Rovers pushed again and almost took the lead through Pijnaker and again Mata before Will Fitzgerald was denied with a long range strike.
The visitors took the lead through Graham Burke on 17 minutes after the Dubliner’s shot from the left hand side of the area flew past McNicholas to send the away end into full voice.
The rest of the half was a tight affair with the home side pushing for an equaliser and Shamrock Rovers threatening on the counter attack.
The second half started much like the first half ended with both sides looking to get forward at every opportunity.
Fabrice Hartmann replaced Frank Liivak on the hour mark and Johnny Kenny came on for Shamrock Rovers soon after for the first time since departing The Showgrounds 14 months ago.
On 67 minutes was the game’s big talking point. Kailin Barlow won a throw down the Rovers’ left but Roberto Lopes took exception to the young Sligo native and pushed him in the face, giving referee Damien MacGraith no option but to send him off. Barlow picked up a caution for his reaction.
The Bit O’ Red through everything at the visitors from then on in.
Will Fitzgerald continued to carry the ball forward and Reece Hutchinson got down the left hand side time after time to try and bring Rovers level.
Barlow rattled the post and Fitzgerald forced a great save from goalkeeper Mannus soon after and it looked as if the home side’s efforts would go without reward.
A cross from substitute Daniel Lafferty was turned behind for a corner in the final minute of stoppage time by Neil Farrugia.
Will Fitzgerald’s cross was only half cleared by Darragh Nugent and Lukas Browning took a touch and volleyed the ball into the bottom left corner to bring the Showgrounds to its feet.
The full time whistle blew soon after and a share of the spoils was confirmed in a highly entertaining night.
Nando Pijnaker was named Man of the Match in memory of our late friend, Sean Dwyer.
Next up for Rovers is a trip to UCD on Friday night.
(Photo: Sportsfile)
We host Shamrock Rovers tonight at 7.45pm at The Showgrounds in the opening game of our 2023 season.
We outline all our Match Night information below:
Turnstiles:
Turnstiles open from 6.30pm.
All Children Under 12 must be accompanied by a paying adult. This is non-negotiable and it is the responsibility of parents and guardians to ensure their children are accompanied arriving to The Showgrounds and throughout the night.
All Children over the age of 12 must enter via the last turnstile on the left hand side which will be sign posted. This new turnstile is for Juveniles only and here they must pay €12 for Category One fixtures and €10 for Category Two fixtures. We remind you that this is an All-Ticket game and there is no entry without a ticket.
Please have your tickets ready for scanning to ensure a smooth and quick entry process. Any duplicate tickets will be refused and may lead to stadium bans for those in possession of one. Tickets will only scan once.
Away tickets are with completely sold out. Shamrock Rovers fans who arrive without a match ticket will be refused entry.
Seating:
Seating is first come, first served in all areas of the ground. Seats with names on them must be respected as these are Gold Season Ticket members who have paid for their seat to be reserved all season. Anyone found sitting in a seat that is not theirs will be asked to move.
Security:
Members of our security team will carry out on the spot checks on bags and persons entering the ground. Alcohol and Pyrotechnics are not allowed and will be confiscated on entry. We ask supporters to please help the club in this regard and refrain from attempting to get in with any prohibited items.
CCTV:
CCTV is again in operation throughout the evening using our CCTV system. The system was instrumental in the club being able to utilise footage from previous anti-social behaviour and, in turn issue this to Gardai and serve stadium bans to some supporters. Security personnel and An Garda Siochaina will be monitoring the system and anyone found to be behaving in a way which contravenes our ground rules will be removed and banned from attending future games.
Car Parking:
There are limited spaces available at The Showgrounds astro turf car park. This will be closed once full, which is expected to be early in the evening. Supporters should note the club have come to an agreement with Nazareth House for official Match Night use of their grounds which has over 200 parking spaces. There is a charge of €2, with proceeds towards the upkeep of their grounds.
Flares:
Leave your flares at home. These are not wanted and anyone found with flares will be banned from attending future matches. These cause needless fines for the club, money which is raised by our volunteers and fellow supporters.
Pitch:
It is an offence to enter the field of play at any stage. This includes children. It is parent/guardian’s responsibility to ensure children do not encroach on the pitch at any time.
We thank you for your co-operation
