Rio Ferdinan could efature for QPR against Athlone this evening.

Athlone Town ready to host Premier League stars

ATHLONE Town FC expects a bumper home crowd for their friendly this evening against English Premier League side Queen’s Park Rangers (Lissywollen, 6pm).

The Town could come up against former England Manchester Utd star Rio Ferdinand, who recently signed for Harry Redknapp’s side.

QPR began their pre-season tour of Ireland with a 4-0 victory against Shamrock Rovers last Saturday. QPR have brought all of their renowned players to Ireland including Joey Barton and Richard Dunne, who could feature this evening.
Loic Remy, whose proposed transfer to Liverpool collapsed last week, arrived in Ireland on Sunday and began training yesterday. Remy, the French international, could feature this evening.

QPR are a big attraction to local soccer followers, particularly with the recent acquisition of Ferdinand, and by last midweek, the soccer club had sold over 2,500 tickets for this encounter.