Sligo Rovers friendly tonight called off

Tonight's friendly between Athlone Town FC and Premier Division champions Sligo Rovers has been called off after a pitch inspection. It follows a day of heavy rain in Athlone which has left Lissywoollen pitch waterlogged and unplayable. A friendly between Willow Park and Bohemians, also planned for tonight, has also fallen victim to the weather conditions. Earlier today, Athlone Town FC manager Roddy Collins named a 23-man squad ahead of the kick-off of action in the Airtricity League 1st Division season. A statement from the club today (Wednesday) indicated that the manager has not ruled out adding several more names to the squad, if it is seen as an improvement. The squad is as follows: Goalkeepers Paul Skinner TJ Forde Craig Sexton Defenders Neil Harney Roddy Collins Jnr Robbie Clarke Sean Byrne Aidan Collins Conor McMahon Kevin Farragher Midfielders Ryan Coombes Niall Lanigan Marc Hughes Stephen Relihan Garvan Broughall Brian Gill Lee Dixon Barry Clancy Jonathan Kelty Tzee Mustapha Forwards Noel McGee Phillip Gorman Owen Humphries.