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APRIL 2015 EDITION
Senior League Division 1
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Player Profile
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400 Club Draw Winners
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Club Lotto Results
As everyone knows by now the Kildare Senior League has started back with already
two games played.
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Upcoming Events
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Fundraising
The first game at home v Kilcock was a tight affair in the first half but JTB pulled away
in the second period to win 0-18 to 2-05.
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Nursery Details
Round 2 brought the challenge of Round Towers away on a wet and windy day. Our
lads took the two points on offer with a 0-08 to 0-06 point win in challenging
conditions. Please come and support the team, every voice on the sideline counts be
our 16th man!
Challenge yourself to #BeMoreBridge
JTB Archives Competition
Fixtures:
Win yourself a Johnstownbridge baseball cap simply by naming the Johnstownbridge
player in the picture below taken in the 1983 Senior Final. Answers can be dropped
into Londis on April 18th when Club Lotto tickets are on sale with your name and
number, and also to Seánie at [email protected]
The winner will be chosen at random from correct entries!
Senior League Div 1
Round 3 Saturday
4th April Away v Allenwood
Round 4 Saturday
11th April Home v Monasterevan
Round 5 18th/19th April (TBC)
Away to Sarsfields
Round 6 Saturday
25th April Home v Athy
Round 7 Saturday 3rd May
Away v Castledermot
By now all Juvenile teams have
been back training and playing
matches. Make sure to contact
your team coach if you’re new
to the parish. See our website
for Balyna Coaching Contacts
Watch our social media for
Updates and throw-in times
#JTBClubNewsletter
JTB Club Draw
with Kildare GAA
Support your Club & County by
getting into this great draw
where you could win a car! 4
cars up for grabs over 4 months
plus cash prizes. See our
facebook page & website for
more details!
Club Captain - Keith Cribbin
Johnstownbridge Player Profile:
We’re on the web! Visit us at
www.johnstownbridgegaa.ie
Name: Keith Cribbin Position: Forward Height: 6ft 0 ins Weight: 13st
Date of Birth: 28th Nov 1990
Occupation: Fitness Instructor
Club/Inter County Debut Date: JTB v Celbridge 2006 Kildare v Laois 2008
Where did you first play football? Kilshanroe
Best career advice you were given: From Red O’Keeffe “Stay Wide” In other words stay
out of the way just so they could pass the ball to him!
What skill do you think is the most important in football?
Shooting – You won’t score if you don’t shoot.
What would you like to change about the game?
I’d like to change it to 13 a-side.
Why do you love playing for Johnstownbridge?
Fundraising News
Family Fun Cycle
After the great success of last
year’s cycle rally, we are planning
to do it all again next month in
May. Further information to
follow! #WatchThisSpace
You can’t beat winning with friends and family.
If I won the JTB Club Lotto, I would…….. Buy Flano a good knee.
Favourite sport other than football: Horse Racing (when I’m winning)
Books you are currently reading or have just finished:
400 Club Draw
Anthony Keidis – Scar Tissue. I’m reading it the last 5 months but I’ll get there!
Our 2nd €1,000 winner of 2015
Favourite Music:
was Ronan Duffy see our
website or facebook page for our
€200 & 6 x €100 winners also.
The usual big acts like Kings of Leon, Red Hot Chilly Peppers and Donal Hurley
Favourite Food: James O’Connor’s lovely native Mexican Fajitas
When I was a child I wanted to be… A fireman with a big hose.
Best Football memory outside of playing:
Mark Bergin running from the half way line and scoring a point………in his own goals!
Best Football memory as a player: Winning the Intermediate Championship
You may not know it, but I’m good at… Flicking my eyelid inside out.
Who is the greatest player you have seen?
Johnny Doyle, he just edges out Seán Cawley on this one.
Who is the best player you’ve played against?
Eoin O’Donoghue in training – A class act!
Draw organiser Jim McNally
extends his thanks to all ticket
holders and sellers.
JTB Club Lotto
Our Club Lotto jackpot is in excess
of €1,900 with a draw every two
weeks. Draws this month on 5th &
19th March. Tickets from usual
sellers or at O’Neills Londis on the
Saturday before the draw!
#ItCouldBeYou
If there was a ‘transfer market’ who would you buy?
Mark Donnellan for our goalie. Ian Farrell is old and hasn’t too many more years left in
him.
The best invention ever…Pádraig Hurley’s Dummy Solo – it always works
Person you would most like to meet: Bob Marley
Marooned on a desert island what could you not be without? Suncream – I’d fry on that
island!
In ten years’ time I hope to be...
Still playing with Yoush and Paul Mooney, they‘re just coming into their prime!
ABC Nursery
Our ‘Have a Ball’ nursery is back on
Sundays at 12 O’Clock in JTB for kids
4, 5 & 6 years of age!