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AWAYDAYS
WITH THE BLUES
For
information on Blues travel club trips to away games phone 087-6302078
Here's
all the information you'll need to follow the Blues to first division
glory........ (Info will be updated for the 2001/02 season shortly
when new price details etc. are available)
Athlone
Town:
| Home Ground |
St.Mels
Park,Athlone,Co.Westmeath |
| Capacity |
Seated:200
Terraced:7000 |
| Admission |
Adults:£5
Students:£3 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 size
programme for each home game Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
Blue
Shirts,Black Shorts,Black Socks |
| Car Parking |
At ground |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Athlone(1/4
mile)-Exit station,turn left at roundabout,along Grace
Road,next left St Mels Pk 300 yards on right |
| Last Meeting
with Blues |
December 2000
Athlone 1 Blues 0 |
| Beware |
Rickety old TV
stand opposite the main stand(?)which could fall at any
time,also the ghost of Tommy Hewitt |
Cobh
Ramblers
| Home Ground |
St. Colmans
Park,Cobh,Co.Cork |
| Capacity |
Seated:1000
Terraced:9000 |
| Admission |
Adults:£5
Students:£2 Children/OAPs:£1 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 size
programme for each home game Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
Claret &
Blue Shirts,White Shorts,Claret & Blue Socks |
| Car Parking |
On Street |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Bus:Cork
Rail:Cobh(hourly trains from Cork City |
| Pubs |
Bar at the
ground |
| Last Meeting
with Blues |
December 2000
Cobh 1 Blues 1(Moroney) |
| Beware |
Derek
Mountfield snooping around trying to nick some of our star
players |
Drogheda
United
| Home Ground |
United
Park,Drogheda |
| Capacity |
Seated:400
Terraced:5000 |
| Admission |
Stand:£6
Ground:£5 Student/OAP:£3 |
| Match
Programme |
Claret &
Blue Review A4 size produced for each home game Cost £1.50 |
| Club Colours |
Maroon/Sky
Blue Shirts,Sky Blue Shorts,Marron Socks |
| Car Parking |
At ground and
on streets surrounding the ground |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Drogheda |
| Pubs |
Bar at the
ground |
| Last Meeting
with Blues |
November 2000
Blues 3(Moroney,Kirby,Bradley) Drogheda 1 |
| League
odds(start of season) |
5/1 |
| Internet |
Official
Site |
| Beware |
The Europa
Hotel again!!!!! |
Dundalk
| Home Ground |
Oriel
Park,Dundalk |
| Capacity |
Seated:1200
Terraced:11000 |
| Admission |
Stand:£6
Ground:£4 Juvenile:£2 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 size
programme for each home game Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
White
Shirts,Black Shorts,White Socks |
| Distance of
ground from town centre |
1km |
| Car Parking |
On street near
ground |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Bus:15 min
walk Train:a fewhundred yards(beside Harp brewery) |
| Best Pubs |
In the ground
or The Derryhale Hotel across the road |
| Last meeting
with Blues |
October 2000
Blues1(Breen) Dundalk1 |
| League
odds(start of season) |
6/4f |
| Internet |
Orielweb |
| Fact |
Dundalk have
completed the league and FAI cup double on 2 ooccasions'79
& '88,only Shamrock Rvrs have done it more times. |
| Beware |
The Europa
hotel:any time we stop there we lose,and the ghosts of Jeff
McNamara |
Home Farm
Fingal
| Home Ground |
Whitehall
Stadium,Dublin |
| Capacity |
Seated:0
Terraced:3000 |
| Admission |
Adults:£4
Children/OAPs:£1 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 programme
for each home gamewith about 24 pages,division 1 programme of
the year 98/99 |
| Club Colours |
Yellow
Shirts,Blue Shorts,Blue Socks |
| Directions to
ground |
Head for the
main Airport Rd. The ground is on the N1(Swords Rd.) directly
opposite the Highfield Mental hospital |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Bus:No3 and 16
buses from City Centre Rail:Connolly Stn. |
| Pubs |
Bar at the
ground |
| Car Parking |
Limited Spaces
at ground |
| Last Meeting
with Blues |
November 2000
Blues 2(Moroney,Wood) HFF 1 |
| Fact |
Former Blue
Karl Gannon is the player who has scored most goals in a
season for Home Farm16 in 93/94 season |
| Beware |
Lunatics like
Roddy Collins roaming free from the mental hospital across the
road. |
Limerick
FC
| Home Ground |
Hogan
Park,Rathbane,Limerick |
| Capacity |
Seated:600
Terraced:9000 |
| Admission |
Adults:£5
Children/OAPs:£2 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 Programme
for each home game Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
Blue
Shirts,Shorts & Socks |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
No 3 bus from
William St. stops approx 500yds from the ground Rail:Limerick
City |
| Car Parking |
At ground |
| Last Meeting
with Blues |
December 2000
Blues 0 Limerick 1 |
| Beware |
The locals |
Monaghan
United
| Home Ground |
Gortakeegan,Monaghan |
| Capacity |
Seated:600
Terraced:8000 |
| Admission |
Adults:£4
Children:£2 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 size prog
for each home game Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
Yellow
Shirts,Blue Shorts,Yellow Socks |
| Distance of
ground from town centre |
3/4 mile;100
yards off the main Monaghan-clones Rd |
| Car Parking |
At ground |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Monaghan Town
Centre(3/4 Mile) |
| Pubs |
Bar at the
ground |
| Last meeting
with Blues |
December 2000
Monaghan 0 Blues 0 |
| League
odds(start of season) |
20/1 |
| Fact |
Monaghan's
record home attendance was recorded in the
promotion/relegation playoff Vs the Blues in '93 which
Monaghan won 5-2 on agg. |
| Beware |
The cows
watching the match from one end of the groundand the wasps |
Sligo
Rovers
| Home Ground |
The
Showgrounds,Sligo |
| Capacity |
Seated:2000
Terraced:7000 |
| Admission |
Adult: Stand:£6
Terrace:£5 Student: Stand:£3 Terrace:£2 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 size
programme for each home game with about 24 pages.Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
Red &
White Striped Shirts,White Shorts,White Socks |
| Car Parking |
At ground |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
Sligo Town |
| Pubs |
Harlow's,just
outside the ground |
| Last Meeting
with Blues |
November 2000
Sligo 1 Blues 4(Bradley 3,Kriby) |
St.
Francis
| Home Ground |
John Hyland
Pk.,Baldonnel,Co. Dublin |
| Capacity |
Seated:0
Terraced:2000 |
| Admission |
Adults:£4
OAPs/Children/Unwaged:£1 |
| Match
Programme |
A5 programme
for each home game Cost:£1 |
| Club Colours |
Green/White
Hooped Shirts,White shirts,Green/White socks |
| Nearest
Bus/Rail Stations |
No.69 bus from
Aston Quay to Kingswood then cross the road to Baldonnel |
| Pubs |
Red Cow Hotel
on the Naas Rd |
| Car Parking |
At ground |
| Last meeting
with Blues |
October 2000
St. Francis 1 Blues 1(Watson) |
| Beware |
Confused
Rovers supporters(and there are plenty of those!!)watching the
wrong "hoops" |
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