New World Record Is Their Only Goal

The Mac Manus lad 9MAR19

t’s going to be one hell of a night when Friday, June 21st comes around, and some of Greystones’ most dedicated football nuts are let loose.

Kick-off is going to be 6pm, down at the Greystones United AFC grounds in the Woodlands, and the final whistle will blow, well, sometime the following day.

What time, exactly, is yet to be determined, the hope being to break the world record for continuous 5-a-side football. The current record is 676 players, and the gang down at Greystones United have a strong feeling that, given their long, long history in the town, there’s at least 1,000 past, present and future players out there who can join in the challenge.

The fact that this football marathon is open to non-members too means that the club’s record-breaking goal is well within the town’s grasp.

A fundraiser for the Greystones United AFC to finally get a much-needed, fit-for-purpose clubhouse, to sign up, you can simply email [email protected]. It’s €15 for members, and €20 for non-members. There are also plenty of sponsorship packages available, ranging from €100 all the way up to €2,500.

And, it should be pointed out, it’s bound to be a whole lot of fun on the night, a sleepless sleepover where the roll-on, roll-off loop of players means that each team can do their bit before cheering the next match on. We just feel sorry for the ball.

We’ll be keeping track of the preparations over the coming months, but, in the meantime, we caught up with Nicky M ac Manus, one of the brains behind this world record challenge, to find out a little more about the big day. And night. And second day.

Sadly, June 21st’s football party ended up being cancelled – to find out more, you can email [email protected]. You can also find out more about the club here.