The new Sligo Rovers away jersey is now on sale, demonstrating a sleek, fresh new design in association with JOMA Sport, the club’s kit sponsor and supplier.

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The dark navy neat jersey is available on SRFCDirect.Com and is sure to prove popular among supporters.

Sizes are small to XXLarge and begin at 4-6 for kids up to 12-14.

Bit O’ Red first-team players Darragh Noone, Ronan Murray and Ronan Coughlan unveiled the jersey in The Showgrounds.

The Rovers stars also launched the jersey alongside our academy players to mark the future of the club.

Bryan Lynch, Liam Lee, Shea O’Neill and Callum Lynch were part of the launch event.

The jersey is on sale now in association with our main sponsor Avantcard and of course JOMA Sport.

Sligo Rovers can today confirm the signing of Jesse Devers for the 2020 season.

The former Finn Harps and Galway United player signs after impressing throughout a trial period.

The 23-year-old scored against Galway and two against Ballinamallard as part of the trial.

Devers said: “It’s fantastic to get the deal done today. I’ve been working very hard to show the manager that I can do well here and I think I’ve done that. I was happy with how I did in the games. The real work starts now because I’m here to be in the team every week.

“It’s been an ambition of mine to sign here for a while to be honest. It’s a club I admire and there’s a great set-up here. I know some of the lads and I already feel part of things.”

Liam Buckley said: “Jesse has done very well, he’s quick, sharp and he can finish.

“We saw in the games how hungry he is and he has earned this chance. He can play on the wing or any role in attack so he’ll add to the group certainly.

“I’m very pleased to get it done today and we look forward to seeing that hunger throughout the year.”

Buckley added: “We have Ronan Murray and Ronan Coughlan, Jesse and Darren Collins from the 19s is in there now too.

“We are still in the market it something comes along between now and 22nd February which is when the window closes. If it doesn’t we go with what we have because there are options there in the squad but we’ll wait and see.”

The first phase The Showgrounds Bit O’ Red Wall will have 302 tiles.  

As a result of a surge of interest from Sligo Rovers fans at home and abroad, the project is proving more popular than anticipated. 

Feely Stone, the Boyle-based company erecting the wall are committed to delivering it in time for Sligo Rovers first home game of the new season against Saint Patrick’s Athletic on Friday February 21st.

Tiles bought from now on will feature in the next stage of the Wall. Click here to buy.

The Wall Project is designed to give fans and their families a way to formally record their links with SFRC and its Showgrounds home. 

The wall will be erected immediately behind the Main Stand and fans attending matches will see it and be able to inspect it every time they visit the ground. 

It is sited alongside the innovative Sligo Rovers Outdoor Museum project that charts the different phases and individuals involved in the club’s history.

Each tile accommodates 16 characters, including spaces, on 3 lines.  The Wall will serve as a further reminder of the special bond between the club and its supporters. 

It is a new way of raising some of the funds that the club requires to maintain its League of Ireland status. 

But it also provides a tangible way to provide fans with a personal memento in the Showgrounds.

In the coming weeks the Sligo Rovers website will continue to feature what has become a very popular element –  Stories From The Wall.  This gives the background information behind some of the tiles that have been purchased.

A second section of The Showgrounds Wall will be erected before the end of the season.  Fans will continue to be able to purchase tiles via the website or by calling to the Showgrounds office.

The Showgrounds Wall scheme is organised by a group including Michael Clancy, Kevin Colreavy, Shane Crossan, Mark Cummins, Andy Dodd, Colin Feehily, Tommie Gorman, Rory Houston, Paddy Houze and Brendan Lacken, Sandra Healy and Frank Beirne. 

Sligo Rovers defender Regan Donelon will miss the start of the season after picking up a shoulder injury in the friendly with Ballinamallard.

Donelon will miss the game with Finn Harps and will need a couple of further weeks recovery it is expected.

Manager Liam Buckley said: “Regan went over on his shoulder after a tussle in the friendly in Ballinamallard.

“It’ll require a small period of recovery so I don’t see him being involved in the opening game or two. We’ll see where we are with it then, it could be up to a month.

“He’ll come back in when ready and make a good contribution as always.”

A friendship has been struck up between Sligo Rovers and Accrington Stanley in recent years and that will now be marked on the new Bit O’ Red Wall.

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Accrington owner Andy Holt purchased a tile on Saturday before their 2-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.

Andy has visited The Showgrounds with John Coleman and Jimmy Bell and appreciates the similarities between the club.

In particular, the visit for the friendly last summer which attracted 700 spectators was an evening where the two clubs continued their strong bond.

The Accy owner also enjoys the camaraderie and fun in Sligo with those he has built up acquaintance with and was only too delighted to buy a tile.

Former club officials visit The Wham Stadium a couple of times each year and were present last Saturday.

The tile will read

Andy Holt

Accrington

Stanley

Thanks to all over in Accrington and good luck in the rest of the League 1 season.

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Michael McGowan who died last week was a loyal supporter of Sligo Rovers throughout his life.

Born in March 1946, one of nine children, Michael’s family home was in Jinks Avenue, close to the Showgrounds.

He maintained a close affinity with the club down the decades.

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He won a scholarship to Summerhill College and while attending UCG he captained the side that won the Universities competition, the Collingwood Cup. He and other Sligo-born players, including David Pugh and Donal Mc Lynn, became leading figures in 3rd level colleges football.

He returned to his alma mater and began a 40-year career on the staff of Summerhill College, teaching History, English and French.

In his spare time he helped to manage and encourage generations of teams.

He influenced many League of Ireland players including Paul Magee, John Kent, Enda Eames, Joe Murphy, John Caulfield, Conor O’Grady and Alan Cawley.

Michael became a stalwart of Collegians FC and he and others including Fr Michael Devine, Michael Mooney, Seamus ‘Ski’ Foy, the late Ronnie Scanlon and Martin Dolan were important influences in the club.

Michael played indoor football into his 60’s. A Leeds supporter, he sometimes joked that he was more ‘Paul Madeley than Norman Hunter’. He was a great admirer of Bobby Moore and Franz Beckenbauer.

He was an active sportsman and was a familiar face in Sligo tennis club and Strandhill Golf Club. He crossed the bay to become captain of the Co. Sligo golf club in Rosses Point. 

He enjoyed social occasions built around sport and he became a regular quiz master and quiz contributor.

For five hours, mourners visited last Wednesday night, as huge numbers came to pay their respects at the family home on Cairns Road, where Michael and his wife, Mary, reared their daughters Maeve and Cliodhna.

Sligo Cathedral was packed for his funeral mass on Thursday where the congregation included generations of Summerhill College teachers and past pupils. His niece, Pauline Mc Lynn, (Mrs Doyle of the Father Ted), provided one of the two readings.

The chief celebrant of the funeral mass, Fr Pat Lombard, told how each time he visited Michael, the first topic of conversation was Sligo Rovers.

A tile on the Showgrounds Wall, purchased by Summerhill past pupils in memory of their teacher, will state

MICHAEL McGOWAN
CAIRNS RD SLIGO
TEACHER & LIBERO

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Will Jayden Gilgan from Dromard Co. Sligo be the youngest Sligo Rovers fan to feature on the Showgrounds Wall?

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Jayden is set to make his confirmation on March 8th and to coincide with that big event, his family members have bought loyal supporter, Jayden, his own tile.  

The first section of the wall will be completed in time for the first home league game of the season, against Saint Patrick’s Athletic in the Showgrounds on February  February 21st. 

Rovers fans will have their opportunity to see the project first the first time that evening.

Wednesday February 5th is the deadline for purchase of a tile for this first section of the Wall project. 

The work is being carried out by the reputable Boyle Co Roscommon firm, Feely Stone.

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We’ve featured some of the exiled Rovers fans who have made their love of the club known from far away, and today is another supporter in the US.

Ronan Mulligan lives in San Francisco and purchased a tile for his family, having been home in Sligo for Christmas.

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Part of the band The Hooks, along with his brother Keith, they toured the Irish circuit with Shane MacGowan and played alongside many well-known bands, recently supporting The Undertones.

They are a big name on the music scene in San Francisco.

Ronan explains that Rovers had an influence on his career.

“I bought the tile because I want to support the only team that matters to me. The Shed is where I learned my crowd-surfing techniques, surrounded by the warmth and the chants of original tunes, all within the glorious grounds with Benbulben in sight.

“There are memories of the ‘old-timers’ giving their last bits of their raspy vocal chords in the steam of the evening that stay with me when I’m on the stage, with the smell of Oxo soup wafting before half-time and the old Elvis and Beatles tunes then played.

“There was a photo on the middle page of The Sligo Champion when Tottenham Hotspur came to town of myself and my two brothers in there.  I’d love to find it again.

“I also bought the tile for the legacy of our Dad, Tony Mulligan, and The Hooks to live on for as long as the Showgrounds exists.

“To have something etched in the place my childhood memories reside is amazing. One of the best moments I can recall is hearing our album being played through those Showgrounds speakers when home for a game in the last couple of years. It was very special.

“I also wanted to say to all the greats that have built the spirit of the place and who have since passed on, thank you all and rest in peace. There are so many.”

The tile will read

Tony Mulligan

The Hooks

SRFC Forever

To purchase your tile in time for the new season, the deadline is this Wednesday. Click here to buy.

Sligo Rovers will play their final friendly of pre-season this Friday against Cabinteely behind closed doors in Dublin.

Information will be reported on our social media channels during the game on Friday night.

Rovers then begin the new season on 14th February away to Finn Harps.

The 2020 Sligo Rovers Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 11th February at the Clayton Hotel, Sligo at 8pm.

The AGM will see the election of the 2020 management committee, a presentation of 12 months of club finances and the chairman and secretary’s report.

Notices have been posted to members, including nomination forms to join the committee. The meeting and nominations for the committee are only open to members.

Meanwhile the Annual Voluntary Member Contribution of €100 can be made on the night if desired or here for members or non-members.

For more, email administrator@sligorovers.com