Kelly’s Garage and Glebe U18s
In the last three years Carzone.ie have teamed up with Car Dealerships the length and breadth of the country to give away sports kits to lucky sports teams. We decided to catch up with one of our past winners, Kelly’s Garage in Lusk and their nominated team Glebe North F.C. U18s from Balbriggan, to see what the rest of the sporting year had in store for them. It turns out that not only was there more to this win than meets the eye, but the team has also had one hell of a year!
Kelly’s Garage nominating Glebe u18s was more than just a random act of generosity. In fact the Kelly family has a long association with the club going back over fifty years. In 1963 John Kelly, who is the founder of the garage, joined the club. His son in law Gerry Whelan also played for the club and now his grandsons, twins Shane and Ryan, play on the Glebe North u18s team. There are not many clubs that can boast dynasties like that!
The team with two twins.
Just like Fabio and Rafael the former Manchester United twins, Shane and Ryan are defenders. But the manager of the team George Richardson commented that there is more of a touch of the Neville brothers about the way the lads play. i.e. they are solid in defence. Remarkably, they are not the only twins on the team, brothers Pawel and Patryk Porzege also play with the Glebe u18s.
Needless to say Kelly's Garage were delighted to be able to support the club. Elaine Whelan who is Director of the Kelly’s Garage Ltd. remarked at the time of the win, "This is a great initiative that allows us to get our name out there and support our local sports teams while also promoting Carzone.ie as the best place to go when searching for a new or used car online. We hope the new kit will bring as much of a boost to the team as it will to Kelly’s Garage Ltd."
Quite a successful year.
Boost indeed! Since winning the jerseys the Glebe boys have gone on to have a strong finish in the North Dublin Schoolboy’s League - finishing runners up to Malahide United. But the icing on the cake came two weeks ago with a 3-1 win over Woodlawn F.C. in the Kavanagh Farrell Cup final. It was a fitting way for George Richardson who has been manager of the team since they were at u8s to finish up with this particular group of players.
George himself was a player with the club as were his five children. "With such a long association with this team I know it can be difficult to get sponsorship for much needed the gear", he said. “The Jersey’s will now be given to the u17s for next year”. Everyone at Carzone.ie hopes that team has as much success as the previous owners!
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We want car dealers nationwide to nominate their local sports team of choice. This sponsorship covers all sports at all ages. So whether you are a women's Volleyball team, an underage Hurling team or a men's Soccer Team make sure to get onto your local Carzone.ie dealership and ask if they will nominate your sports team to win this fabulous prize.
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