COUNTY LEAGUE.  This Sunday March 12th will see our Senior Footballers

go into action with a home game against Cromane in Round 1 of the

Credit Union County Football League Division 5, 2017. Certainly the

Club priority for 2017 will have to be to get out of this Division;

having laboured for too long now in this position. It is always hard

to get promotion in any of the Divisions but this Division seems very

difficult to get out of as it has proved for some of the so called

stronger teams down through the years. Its all about promotion and

meeting new teams each year but this Division very rarely changes from

year to year; its all on the day and after a long hard haul of 12

games you need that little bit of luck on your way. On a few occasions

we were well on track for promotion but were always that little bit

short when it came to go up a Division. In fairness in last years

League the team had been showing well early on in the League but as we

moved on we seemed to have difficulty in fielding full strength sides;

i suppose; firstly that our numbers are tight and secondly players

have problems with match times through no fault of their own may i

add. Certainly the players are determined and im sure will give a good

account of themselves. Last year we had probably a tough assignment

with the fact that we had so many injury problems; but no excuses we

always fielded; sometimes under difficult circumstances and this is

due to great work from our Trainer John Kennedy and his Selectors, Dan

Dalton and Sean Doran. The team have been putting in a hugh effort in

training and along with a few games played in the McCarthys Insurance

Brokers North Kerry League Division 2 so hopefully this will help us

for the year ahead. We have a good enough record when playing against

our opponents on Sunday both at home and away; so the team will go in

full of confidence and two County League points would set us up for a

full charge for promotion. This year the County League will have 13

teams in the Division with Kilgarvan who were concentrating on hurling

the past few years are back again. Asdee will have six home games;

Cromane which is the opening game in the League on this Sunday March

12th, Ballylongford, Rathmore “B”, Kilgarvan, Churchill and Cordal

while Ballyduff, Austin Stacks,”B”, Moyvane, Knocknagoshel, Tuosist

and Valentia will provide the opposition away. So its the start of a

new football season and hopefully results and a full turnout of

players will be kind to us for the year ahead.The format will be that

the top three teams in Division 5 will be promoted to Division 4.

FUNDRAISER. At the moment the Club are contemplating another Club

Fundraiser and a Committee will be set up to organise this event

shortly with a likely date sometime in  mid May to be pencilled in.

There are a number of different Fundraisers on the agenda so this will

be whittled down shortly when the committee meets up. Full details of

the event will be included in this column of the Kerryman during the

next few weeks as news comes to hand.

MEMBERSHIP. Membership of the Club is now open to anybody who would

like to take out membership and can do so by contacting Club Registrer

Kevin Mulvihill. Adults, E20 Under Age E10. Take note that membership

of the Club will close on Friday March 31st and will be strictly

adhered to. Only fully paid up members of the Club will be in line for

any match tickets that the Club may aquire in 2017.

GOLDEN GOAL. Week 5 winner of the Golden Goal was Sinead Costello,

Ballyduff which is in conjunction with upcoming Fixtures in both

National Football and Hurling League and Championship. (Televised

games).

Tickets are available and will be on sale each week for the duration

of the National League and  Championship from Club members and at the

usual outlets; “Jack Jays” Bar, Post Office and John Pius at E2 each

with E40 to be given out each week to the winning number which

corresponds with the first goal scored.

FIXTURE. This Sunday March 12th Credit Union County League Division 5,

Round 1, home game against Cromane. McCarthys Insurance Brokers North

Kerry League Division 2. Round 5 home to Ballyduff on Sunday March

19th, 2pm. (This will be doubled up with the Credit Union County

Football League, Division 5 game at Ballyduffs request) In the draw

for the Castleisland Co-Op Sponsored County Junior Championship Asdee

have home venue against Listry. First round games will go ahead on the

weekend of April 16th. Loosers here will go into the Novice County

Championship.