Win 2 VIP Tickets for Ireland v Italy

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

ON OCTOBER 10^th 2009

IN CROKE PARK

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Exclusive access to the Corporate Boxes on Level 6

Reserved seated match ticket directly outside your box

Finger food with wine

Complimentary bar pre and post match (wine, beer & soft drinks)

Half time drinks

Box open for 1 hour prior to kick off and for 1 hour after game

TV facilities with replay of the game

Complimentary match programme

TICKETS ONLY €10

Sharon Mitchell
Club Administrator
Phone : +353 1 8374411
Fax : +353 1 8570121
Email: sharonmitchell@skbfc.com
Site: www.skbfc.com

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Many thanks to all who gave their time to ensure that once again our Road Leagues were brought to a successful conclusion on schedule.

Results of the Finals

Under 12’s

Whitethorn     2      v      Glasnevin           1

Under 11’s

Whitethorn     2      v      Coultry               7

Under 10’s

Whitethorn     2      v      Collinswood      1

Under 9’s

Coultry             2      v      Shanowen          0

Under 8’s

Whitethorn     2      v      Larkhill              3

Under 7’s

Beaumont       2      v      Lorcan               6

Despite being halted on two occassions during the qualifying rounds the Road Leagues schedule is back on track with the last of the semi finals down for decision this evening in Ellenfield Park.  The under 8’s semi finals sees Ellenfield play Whitethorn and Larkhill take on Collinswood at 6.30pm – while at 7.00pm the under 9’s semi finals will be contested by Coultry v Larkhill and Shanowen v Whitethorn. The last of the semi finals down for decision are the under 11’s at 7.30pm where Santry and Whitethorn clash as do Coultry and Larkhill.

Already through to the finals next Sunday are:  Beaumont and Lorcan in the under 7 section at 12.15pm, Collinswood and Whitethorn will contest the under 10 final at 11.30am and Glasnevin and Whitethorn will contest the under 12 final at 11.00am.

Under 12’s Race Night

Our under 12’s are holding a race night downstairs in the Comet Pub on June 26th to raise funds for their forthcoming trip to the Foyle Cup.

All support welcome!!!

SKB 13 Major Secure Back to Back Titles

Having started the season quite slow and suffered many heavy defeats,  April saw the team  2^nd………from bottom, then the great come back began. Winning game after game, the top of the table began to be reeled in. By the end of May, the title was within their grasp and just needed to win the final 3 games. Having won the first two they stumbled in the last match against Bohemians F C a team already relegated. So it came to a play off with Lourdes Celtic. This was a very tight game and was played in monsoon conditions in the AUL Complex, and it was Patrick Mikoljczak alias “Paddy the Pole” who broke the deadlock and the Saints dominated the remainder of the game to achieve a fantastic back to back double.

Great credit is due to all the squad and the management team of Gerry Strong and Paul McCarthy.

ST KEVINS BOYS RETAIN ALMERE TROPHY

Having  played in Almere every year from 1992 when a team managed by Tony Gibson and Mick O’Callaghan first competed we eventually succeeded in winning the Tournament last summer when Mick McCracken and Martin Doyle’s squad were victorious. We have however, wasted no time in doubling the victory tally this year with the success of our 10.1 Sunday squad managed by Ciaran Kavanagh & Willie Rafter who won the Tournament and the 10.1 Saturday team managed by Darren Doherty & Philip Malone made it a Saints 1 – 2 when they finished runners up having defeated Liverpool School’s in their last game to ensure that the Sunday side would be sure of the title if they defeated Emmen which they duly did with a 4 – 0 victory.

ST KEVINS BOYS 50th ANNIVERSARY GALA BALL

St Kevins Boys 50th Anniversary Gala Ball was held on Saturday May 30th in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.  Over 400 guests enjoyed what was a most memorable and glamorous occassion. Chairman Michael O’Callaghan welcomed everyone and outlined the history and the progress the Club has made in it’s 50 years and our plans going forward.  Our most illustrious former player Liam Brady reminisced of his early days ihn St Kevins Boys and of his experiences both in the Road Leagues and as a member of an SFAI cup winning team, he invited all current and ex SKB players present to join him on stage for their contribution to the Club over the years to be acknowledged by all those present.

Presentations were made to the Club by John Delaney of the FAI, Paul Lenehan of the Amateur League, Tony Martin of the AUL, Fran Rea of the DDSL and Michael O’Brien of the SFAI.

A selection of photographs taken by Paul Dolan can be viewed on the homepage.  Others will follow.

OVER 35’s CLINCH DOUBLE

Paddy McKane’s over 35’s added the Amateur League Seniors Division 1 Sunday to their Grimes Cup success of last week when they defeated St Columbans at the AUL Complex yesterday evening.

5 S K B PLAYERS HELP DDSL WIN CASHIN CUP

Eoghan Stokes was the star of the DDSL’s Cashin Cup win when he scored a magnificent hat trick in their 4 – 2 win over Donegal & District League.  The DDSL’s fourth goal also came from an SKB player – Jack Byrne from the penalty spot, the five SKB players in action were:  Aaron Myles, Ross Leigh, Ben Greene and the aforementioned Stokes and Byrne. SKB’s Brendan Keeley was part of the DDSL Management team.

Our first team’s up and down season continued  when the deprived Sherriff Y C of clinching the AUL Premier A title with a 1 – 0 win in the AUL Complex.  The goal came half way through the second half from Paul McMillan and indeed had they taken their chances before and after that goal they would not have been flattered by a bigger winning margin. They added to this victory on Tuesday evening with a fully merited 2 – 2 draw at home to Killester United with Keith McDermott netting both the goals.  Their next fixture is next Tuesday June 2nd against Baldoyle United in Brookstone Road.

17’s CLINCH LEAGUE TITLE

The under-17 Major 2 team clinched the 2008 / ‘09 league title last night following a 0-0 draw with their closest rivals Killester United at Ellenfield Park. A run of eleven wins, three draws and a single loss made them league winners by six points with a game to spare. This is a just reward for the tremendous efforts put in over the season by Tom and Derek Brennan and their dedicated squad of players.

Philip Ward heads home SKB’s third goal in the SFAI Menton Seery Cup Final

Sean Heaney rises highest to head the winner in the SFAI Norton Cup Final

12’s STORM TO A LEAGUE & CUP DOUBLE

PENALTIES SINK 11’s

There was mixed fortunes for both our teams in action today in the SFAI Menton Seery & Norton Cups. Our 11 Premier played all the football and took the lead three times during the game through goals from Sean Goulding, Eoin Evans & Philip Ward but they were never able to shake of a resolute Cherry Orchard team who equalized for the third time in injury time. Extra time never looked like producing a winner and with each team’s first five penalties converted excellently Cherry Orchard prevailed when SKB missed their seventh effort although this was a disappointing result both players and management can feel proud of their achievement as DDSL 11 Premier champions this season and for indeed making this final a memorable one despite the result.

Our 12 Premier dominated from start to finish against Crumlin United in the final of the SFAI Norton Cup and indeed a 1 – 0 scoreline does not reflect their dominance throughout. Sean Heaney headed in a Jack Byrne free kick midway through the first half and that turned out to be the winner although Eoin Stokes seemed sure to have added a second soon after but the post intervened. In one of Crumlin’s rare excursions into Kevin’s half in the first half Aaron Myles was forced into a magnificent save with Jordan O’Reilly cleaning up the rebound off the line.  From then on it was one way traffic with Kevin’s running out worthy winners adding the All Ireland title to their DDSL Premier League win.

Well done to all.

Leinster Junior Cup Final

St Kevins Boys 1 Ballymun United 3

A miserable result on a miserable day would be the general verdict of all SKB supporters who were in attendance at Tolka Park yesterday for the Leinster Junior Cup Final against Ballymun United. The game was played in atrocious conditions throughout.  Both teams tested one another out early on but things seemed to be going Kevin’s way when Tony Mc Donnell powered home a header from Robbie Coombes free kick after twenty minutes and at that stage SKB were in control. The turning point in the game came when Tony Mc Donnell received a nasty head injury following a clash of heads with Ballymun’s centre back Karl Murray, despite lengthy attention both on the pitch and on the sideline Tony was unable to resume and it was in the last minute of the time added on at the end of the first half that Ballymun snatched an equalizer when Alan Cosgrave failed to hold a powerful drive and Downey was on hand to tap the ball home on the stroke of the half time whistle. Jordan Lancaster replaced Tony Mc Donnell at the start of the second half but Kevin’s never established any real momentum despite having a fair share of possession in the early stages of the second half.  Two further Ballymun goals from Keeley and Downey ended the game as a contest.

Over 35’s retain A F L Grimes Cup

Our over 35’s got this important week of Cup Finals off to the best possible start when they retained the AFL Grimes Cup beating Whites F C 4 – 1 on Thursday night in the Oscar Traynor Coaching & Development Centre. Two goals each from John Ryan and Mark Boylan (pictured above recieving the trophy) ensured that the cup was retained in a game dominated by SKB from start to finish.

On Sunday morning in the AUL Complex our sole representative on DDSL Cup Finals day were our 16 Major team who played St Patricks Athletic  in the Final of the DDSL Neville Cup. This was a tight game with chances few and far between and it was no surprise that the game ended scoreless after extra time.  In the penalty shoot out SKB had the advantage when Pat’s missed their second penalty but they were unable to clinch matters and Pat’s won out eventually 8 – 7.

On the League front in their midweek fixture our first team were defeated 1 – 0 by Kilbarrack United at Roseglen Road while at home on Sunday they defeated Corduff F C 1 – 0.  Our 17.1 secured another victory to sustain their League challenge when they defeated Dundrum Athletic 3 – 2 on Sunday morning.

Our 13.1 finally overcame arch rivals Cherry Orchard F C following a League and two Cup defeats earlier this season when they came from behind with two second half goals from Josh O’Hanlon and Calvin Jackson to record a 2 – 1 victory they followed this win with a hard fought 1 – 0 victory over Shelbourne F C in the AUL Complex last night.

Our full list of League Winners & Cup Finalists so far this season are:

9.1Sunday Winners – Managers Billy McCormac & Willy Burke

9.3 Sunday Winners – Managers Tony Gleeson & John Cassidy

9.4 Sunday Winners- Managers Stephen Geraghty & Anthony Smith

10.1 Sunday DDSL Winners - Managers Ciaran Kavanagh & Willy Rafter

12 DDSL Premier League & SFAI Norton Cup Winners - Managers Joe Quinn & Brendan Keeley

11 DDSL Premier League Winners & SFAI Menton – Seery Cup Runners – Up

– Managers Mick McCracken & Martin Doyle

17 DDSL MAJOR League Winners – Managers Thomas Brennan & Derek Brennan

13 DDSL MAJOR League Winners – Managers Gerry Strong & Paul McCarthy

16 Major DDSL Neville Cup Runners Up -Managers – Eoin Kelly, Aidan Fitzgerald & Sean Deegan

16 DDSL A1 Sheild Runners Up -Managers – Fergus McConkey & Eddie Longmore

8 DDSL A1 Saturday League Runners Up -Managers – Rob Harvey, Alan Doody, Neil O’Donnell & Andy Early

Over 35’s A F L Grimes Cup Winners – Managers - Paddy McKane & Gary Malone

Hopefully  others will be added to this list shortly.

Liverpool FC Soccer Schools

SKB/LIVERPOOL SOCCER SCHOOL WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 17th 18th & 19th OF JULY 2009 IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS GROUNDS CLOGHRAN CO. DUBLIN. 3 DAYS OF COACHING, COMPETITIONS & MATCHES

10.00am – 3.00pm DAILY 6 – 16 YEARS OF AGE

COST: €120.00 PER PLAYER

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The concept of Liverpool Football Club Soccer Schools was born out of the Academy in Liverpool where local children were given the chance to follow in the footsteps of the stars by completing 3-day courses delivered by the Liverpool FC Academy coaches. Such was the positive impact on the local community, the operation was expanded to venues across the UK and subsequently abroad.

Despite these soccer schools taking place many miles away from the Academy in Liverpool, the ethic remains constant; To provide a high quality footballing experience utilising Liverpool Football Club coaches flown out from the Academy. Furthermore children are nurtured during their time on the camps with coaches employing a personal approach in order to cater for individual needs.

The Programme

Liverpool Football Club Soccer Schools follow a tried and trusted method developed at the Academy in Liverpool. Players participate in structured coaching sessions and conditioned games balanced out with competitions, fun footballing activities and matches throughout the 3-day course.

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Mini League Ethos

• The mini-leagues are designed to allow young players to try out playing soccer in a low key, caring and non-graded environment. The main idea is that they should enjoy the experience.
• We recognise that parents want their children to be active and to be involved in sport. However if the young person does not wish to participate we recommend that they are not forced to do so. Forcing them to play may put them off sport for life. It is better to back off and try again at a later date. Very often we find that the young person is ready to play when they are a little older.
• We ask parents to encourage the players but not to criticise them. An angry comment or phrase at such a young age could have a devastating effect on the player’s confidence and enjoyment.
• The mini-leagues are non competitive. Whilst the players are placed in teams we do not concentrate on winning or losing the matches. League tables are not kept. Each player gets the same reward at the end of the year.
• Initially the teams are formed at random. We try to monitor each team and ensure that they are all of more or less equal ability. If you have any observations in this regard you are asked to speak to the administrative staff (who check in the teams in the dressing rooms). At some stage during the year we may withdraw some of the players who are deemed to be suitable for a more advanced form of coaching.
• While there is a charge for participating please be aware that none of the staff are paid. They give freely of their time to look after young people and their only reward is the satisfaction of being involved and doing a good job.

Aberdeen win 4 – 2 on penalties

ABERDEEN FC 2009 EASTER TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

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