Sligo Rovers are delighted to announce the signing of Faroese International Striker Stefan Radosavljevic on a two-year deal.

Radosavljevic joins the Bit O’ Red ahead of the start of the 2023 SSE Airtricity Premier Division season which begins next week at home to Shamrock Rovers (Saturday, February 18^th – 7.45pm).

The 22-year-old has scored 44 times in 145 appearances in the Faroes top flight between and also has 20 assists in that period.

Bit O’ Red Manager John Russell is happy with his latest recruit:

‘’I’m excited to announce the signing of Stefan Radosavljevic.

‘’I have been in talks with Stefan and his agent for a number of months and I am delighted he has decided to join Sligo Rovers.

‘’Stefan is a player of immense quality. He is an attacking player who can play as a ‘number 9’ or a ‘number 10’.

‘’He is a current Faroese International and, I know from our conversations he is very ambitious and driven to succeed.

‘’He fits the profile of the type of player we want to bring to the club and, I think our fans will enjoy watching him play’’.

Stefan may make his first club appearance in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly at home to Finn Harps, Rovers’ final game before the season starts a week later at The Showgrounds.

The talented forward player is excited to be at The Showgrounds:

‘’I feel really good now that I have joined Sligo Rovers. I am very happy to be here.

‘’I think that the coach, John and the team has big ambitions and I wanted to be a part of that and help us all achieve our goals.

‘’I can’t wait for the start of the season next weekend at The Showgrounds’’.

Radosavljevic will wear the number 18 shirt for The Bit O’ Red this season and met up with his new team-mates for the first time today.

Season Tickets have now surpassed the club’s greatest ever tally with over 1,100 tickets sold before the start of the season with still one week remaining.

Supporters can buy Season Tickets online via the link below before next Friday for your ticket to be printed in time for kick-off:

Sligo Rovers are excited to announce the signing of Women’s Club Captain Emma Hansberry until at least the end of the 2023 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division season.

Hansberry has a wealth of experience both domestically and internationally having been involved in Republic of Ireland International youth squads throughout her career.

The local Sligo native was the Club Captain for last season’s first ever Women’s Premier Division squad and has previously played with Castlebar Celtic, where she won Young Player of The Year and featured in the Women’s National League Team of the Season and for Wexford Youths where she won an FAI Cup and three Women’s National League titles as well as competing in The Women’s Champions League.

Manager Steve Feeney is delighted with his latest recruit:

‘’We are all delighted that Emma is with us again this season.

‘’Emma is a fantastic role model for all young players in the region to aspire to.

‘’She has achieved some great things in her career and won medals but the big thing for me is she’s still as hungry as ever to achieve more and she is a valuable member of the club here at Sligo Rovers’’.

Rovers took on Athlone Town in a pre-season friendly away from home on Saturday, a game which ended 2-2. Hansberry scored Rovers’ second goal with a long-range effort which flew into the top corner. Her free kick last season against Bohemians was a stand-out moment in 2022.

Hansberry is delighted to be back this season:

‘’I’m very happy to have signed for the 2023 season with Sligo Rovers.

‘’I’m really looking forward to the year ahead. We have learned a lot from our first year in the League last season and, we hope to be even more competitive this year.

‘’We have signed some exciting new players and we have kept the bulk of our squad from last season which is a really positive start.

‘’We are all excited for our opening home game on March 4^th.

Season Tickets are available now for just €50 online via the link below:

https://srfcdirect.com/season-tickets-2023/

Sligo Rovers are excited to announce the signing of Northern Irish International Casey Howe until at least the end of the 2023 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division season.

The 20-year-old from Enniskillen joins Steve Feeney’s side from Glentoran in the Women’s Premiership in Northern Ireland.

Howe has had spells with Ballinamallard and Linfield before moving to the Glens and now will begin her career South of the border with the Bit O’ Red.

Manager Steve Feeney Is delighted with his latest recruit:

‘’Casey is a terrific player. We have been keeping track of her for a while now and are delighted to have secured her signature.

‘’It is an exciting time for the club ahead of the new season and this is a big statement of where we want to go.

‘’She will add an attacking threat and add to the quality we already have in the squad’’.

Rovers take on Athlone Town today in a pre-season friendly away from home. Preparations for the opening game of the season are in full swing as today marks four weeks to our first game against Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds (March 4^th, 5pm).

The talented attacker has scored 32 goals in 40 appearances from her time at Linfield and Glentoran and is sure to excite Bit O’ Red supporters throughout 2023.

Howe is happy to be at The Showgrounds:

“I chose Sligo Rovers as I wanted a different challenge to that of the League in Northern Ireland and having the opportunity to play against the best teams in Ireland was something that really appealed to me.

‘’I aim to bring something different to the team and help the team move up the table.

‘’The girls have all been very welcoming and I’m looking forward to kicking off the new campaign.

‘’Knowing the quality of both Steve Feeney and Jason McCartney through my youth football at Ballinamallard really helped me in making my decision to join Sligo Rovers.”

Season Tickets are available now for just €50 online via the link below:

https://srfcdirect.com/season-tickets-2023/

Sligo Rovers are delighted to announce that talented defender Keela Scanlon has signed for the senior squad for the first time ahead of the new 2023 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division season.

Keela signed for Rovers from local youth club Yeats United, who continue to play a pivotal role in local youth football, back in 2020 and was named the Under 19 team’s Player of The Year.

Scanlon is currently an ATU Sligo student and is part of the University’s Senior Women’s team.

Manager Steve Feeney is thrilled to have Keela involved this season:

‘’This really is what the senior Women’s team is about. Until we started it last year, girls like Keela and lots of her team-mates who would become overage for our Under 19 team would have no football left for them in Sligo.

‘’Now, we can provide that for them and, it gives them something to aspire to be part of.

‘’Keela is a fantastic player and, her defensive capabilities will help us this season.

‘’We are looking forward to working with her in the season ahead.’’

Keela will be part of the squad who travel to take on Athlone Town tomorrow away from home. The game kicks off at 2pm and will be the squad’s second pre-season friendly after they played the same opposition last weekend.

Scanlon is happy to be part of the senior set up this year:

‘’I’m delighted to sign with the senior squad after coming through the Academy here at Sligo Rovers.

‘’I’m really looking forward to the coming season and to learn from Steve and the management team.

‘’Hopefully we can push on this season and continue to develop as a team’’.

The Women’s Premier Division season is just four weeks away where we host Shamrock Rovers at home on the opening day of the new season.

The game kicks off at 5pm and a large crowd is expected at The Showgrounds.

Sligo Rovers are thrilled to announce the re-signing of goalkeeper Anais Coyne ahead of the new 2023 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division season.

The American joined the Bit O’Red last summer having opted to make the move to Ireland instead of playing college football in her native US.

Coyne, originally from Texas, played high school football with Mansfield Legacy High School and played for her club BKSC.

Manager Steve Feeney is happy to have the experienced goalkeeper in the squad this season:

‘’Anais has been a great addition to the squad since arriving here last year.

‘’She is popular among the squad and herself and the other goalkeepers are training well together and all playing for the number one shirt this year.

‘’We are looking forward to working with Anais again this season’’.

Bit O’ Red Season Tickets are available now for just €50 for the season. You won’t miss a kick in the Women’s Premier Division and you can buy your tickets online via the link below

Coyne is happy to be back with Rovers this season:

‘’I’m delighted to be signing again with Sligo Rovers.

‘’I’m happy to be getting back into it and I look forward to each training session.

‘’My goals, as with any club, are to just continue to develop and improve and I hope to see the team do well in the League this season.”

Anais was part of the Bit O’ Red team in last weekend’s pre-season friendly against Athlone Town and will travel to take on the Midlanders again tomorrow away from home.

Everyone at the club were deeply saddened at the passing of supporter Sean Dwyer yesterday.

Sean was a Season Ticket holder at The Showgrounds for many years as well as being a member of our 500 Club.

A former club committee member and treasurer, Sean rarely missed a Sligo Rovers match and was always a friendly face among fellow Bit O’ Red supporters.

We express our heartfelt sympathies to Sean’s family and friends at this difficult time.

We will remember Sean before tomorrow’s game against Wexford with a moment’s silence.

May he rest in peace

Sligo Rovers are delighted to announce the re-signing of attacker Aoife Brennan until at least the end of the 2023 SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division season.

Brennan was a key part of the 2022 squad and won the League’s Goal of the Season award for her fantastic free kick against Treaty United at The Showgrounds.

The experienced forward player was previously with Castlebar Celtic and Galway Womenas well as being part of the IT Sligo (now ATU Sligo) senior women’s squad.

Rovers Manager Steve Feeney is thrilled to have Brennan back this season:

‘’We are delighted to have Aoife back with us this season.

‘’She is a popular member of the squad and brings good experience to the young group we have.

‘’Aoife has fantastic ability and we all saw that last season with her fantastic goals against Treaty United as well as many other moments throughout the year’’.

Brennan and her Bit O’ Red team mates continue pre-season training this evening at The Showgrounds and play Athlone Town in their second pre-season friendly at Athlone Town stadium this Saturday at 2pm.

The Mayo woman is excited for the new campaign:

“I am delighted to get the chance to re-sign with Sligo Rovers for a second season.

‘’Last season, we proved that we are capable of competing in this League and hopefully we can push on this season and improve together as a squad.

‘’I can’t wait for the opening game against Shamrock Rovers. There should be a huge crowd at The Showgrounds cheering us on’’.

2023 Women’s Season Tickets are now available to buy online or in The Showgrounds. You can make sure you don’t miss a kick this season by securing your ticket now for just €50 via the link below

https://srfcdirect.com/season-tickets-2023/

Both our Men’s and Women’s senior teams are in pre-season action this weekend as both teams continue preparations for their opening games of the season against Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds.

On this Friday at 6.30pm at The Showgrounds, our Men’s team host First Division side Wexford.

Gates open from 5.45pm and admission is €10 for Adults and €5 for all other categories.

Tickets for our Shamrock Rovers game are available outside the main turnstiles at the front office window right up to kick off.

Saturday sees two away fixtures take place.

First up, our Women’s team travel to take on Athlone Town away from home with a 2pm kick off at Athlone Town Stadium. Supporters can pay at the gate to attend this fixture.

At the later time of 5pm, John Russell’s Senior Men’s team take on St. Patrick’s Athletic in Inchicore. Tickets are available to Bit O’ Red supporters via the link below:

https://www.stpatsfc.com/presale_tickets.php

Tickets for our upcoming game against Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds on Saturday February 18th (7.45pm) will go on sale once again this weekend.

Ticket sales will be done as follows:

Friday, February 3rd: 1pm-6.30pm – Outside The Showgrounds main entrance at the front office window

Saturday, February 4th: 10am-4pm – Outside The Showgrounds main entrance at the front office window

Tickets are priced at €20 for Adults, €15 for Seniors, Students and Children over 12 and €5 for Children aged 12 and under.

After this date, remaining tickets may become available online.

An update will follow next Sunday.

Sligo Rovers can confirm the signing of left-back Reece Hutchinson on loan until the end of June 2023 from English League One side Cheltenham Town.

Hutchinson (22) is from Birmingham in England and came through the youth ranks of Burton Albion, making 43 appearances in League One as well as a number of cup appearances for the Brewers before moving to Cheltenham Town in 2021.

Bit O’ Red Manager John Russell was on the look out for defensive cover heading into the new SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division season after injuries to Garry Buckley and Garry Boylan and he is happy to secure the signing of Hutchinson today:

‘’I’m delighted to sign Reece on a loan deal until July.

‘’When Gary Boylan suffered his injury, it was important we brought in another full back to add quality and depth to our group.

‘’Reece is an attacking full back who comes to us with a lot of experience at League One level in England.

‘’I know from our conversations he is excited by the challenge ahead and we’re all looking forward to working with him’’.

Rovers take on Wexford at The Showgrounds on Friday evening at 6.30pm and Hutchinson could make his first appearance in from of the supporters in our fifth pre-season friendly.

Gates open at 5.45pm and supporters can pay on the gate on the night.

The defender is delighted to have joined the club today:

‘’I’m really excited to be here. As soon as I heard of an opportunity to come abroad and play in Ireland I wanted to get it done as soon as possible.

‘’I spoke with John and he has big ambitions for the club as well as me for the season ahead.

‘’I want to perform at a high level and this is the perfect platform for me to progress in my career.

‘’I hope to show the fans here what I am all about and bring plenty of success going forward’’.

Hutchinson will wear the number 4 shirt this season and joined his new team mates at training today ahead of two pre-season friendlies at the weekend.