Sligo Rovers FC 'The Bit o' Red' No. 25: Sligo Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic, 5 April 1998 matchday programme — FAI Harp Lager National League; Brian Kerr and the Ireland youths

Official Sligo Rovers programme, season 1997/98, No. 25, £1.00. Sligo Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic, F.A.I. Harp Lager National League, the Showgrounds, Sunday 5 April 1998, kick-off 3.15pm. Beamish; The Star; Tohers.

St Patrick's Athletic arrive top of the table, one of two sides still in the title race, and player-coach NICKY REID is candid about Sligo's own form — two points from a possible nine since losing to Cork City in the FAI Cup — while arguing that five games left still leaves a real chance of a top-four finish. Today's visit of St Pat's, he writes, is the first of three very tough games: St Pat's, Shelbourne, then Cork City.

Joe Molloy's editorial carries the detail worth having: 'Good to see the former St Pat's manager BRIAN KERR has again included Sean Flannery in his Youths squad who fly to Portugal to-morrow for a tournament in Oporto.' 1998 was the year Kerr's Irish youth sides won two European championships; he went on to manage the Republic of Ireland. Molloy also appeals for programme contributors for the following season and warns that printing costs may push the price to £1.50, and carries tributes to two late supporters, among them a former chairman of the Supporters Club.

Page 18 prints the full twelve-club National League table — Shelbourne, St Patrick's Athletic, Cork City, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Sligo Rovers, Dundalk, Finn Harps, Derry City, UCD, Kilkenny City and Drogheda United. Twenty pages.

Author: Sligo Rovers Football Club

Publisher: Sligo Rovers Football Club

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Used - Very Good