Both Peter and Niall’s selections failed to win on Saturday! Rather than picking teams again next week, both men have agreed to split the prize money, pocketing £250 each. Well done lads!
Thanks to everybody that took part in the competition, it was great craic but more importantly it raised plenty of money for the club. We’re hoping to run another one for the start of next season.
There will be a a fundraising quiz for the Newry City AFC academy held in the NCAFC lounge at 9:45pm this Friday night. The cost is £10 per four person team.
The quiz will consist of a total of 6 rounds with 8 questions in each round. This will be followed by a raffle and spot prizes.
And then there was two!
Best of luck to Peter and Niall who will battle it out for the £500 prize this weekend!
On Sunday past, three of Newry City AFC’s coaching staff represented Northern Ireland Over 40s in a friendly against Newry United Over 35s, a team made up of retired footballers from the locality. All proceeds of the match were in aid of Marie Curie Cancer.
Newry manager Darren Mullen and first team coach Micky Keenan who are regulars in the NI Over 40 team, played alongside assistant manager Raymond Byrne who made his debut. They were joined by former Newry and Cliftonville ace Shane Mulholland, who was also making his debut for the international side. The game was a keenly contested affair, with the Newry United over 35 team running out 2-0 winners but the real winner on the day was Marie Curie Cancer as almost £1000 was raised for the charity.
The game was organised as part of the Respect Football project by Martin Connell. To learn more about the Respect Football project and the work they do you can visit their website at www.respectproject.co.uk
All photos are courtesy of Brendan Monaghan Photography
Name: Mark Lowry
Age: 25
Occupation: Painter
Previous Clubs: Newry Celtic, Midway United
Honours: Carnbane Premier League, Newry Celtic top goalscorer, Midway U18 player of the year.
Position: Striker
Footballing Hero: Eric Cantona
What are your interests outside of football? Spending time with the girlfriend and my son.
If you could take 3 celebrities to dinner who would they be and why? Nigella Lawson to do the cooking, Milton Jones for a good laugh and Ed Sheeran for a good sing song.
Tell us something about yourself not many people know! I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie!
What is the best ground you have played in? Newry Showgrounds
What would you like to achieve by the time you hang up your boots? To climb as many leagues as possible with Newry.
Who is the joker of the team? Big Mackle (Paul McElroy) or Niall Crilly
Who is the best at training? David Anderson
Who is the worst at training? Joel Annett
Who has the worst dress sense? Niall Crilly with his wig on him.
One song that gets you pumped up for a match? Chain smokers – Let me take a selfie
Who is the best player you have ever played with? Jimmy Walker
What one word would best describes you as a footballer? Speedy!
And finally…a word for the fans? They’re our 12th man, keep it up boys!
Cover photo: Brendan Monaghan
