Welcome to Athletico's Fansite!
Hello and welcome to the official Athletico website. The site was created for fans and players alike. We hope that you find some use for the site.
All feedback about the site or Athletico is highly anticipated. We appreciate the interaction that fans have with us, Athletico fans are truly dedicated through rain, snow and sunshine. We love you all and thank you so much for your dedication!
Be sure to come and check us out at the JJB Soccerdome, Wednesday nights on pitch 6. Kick-off times vary so check out our fixtures page for official times.
About Athletico
Athletico formed in mid-2005 with a group of friends agreeing that they wanted to take part in 5-a-side football at the JJB SoccerDome. Since forming the chemistry between the players, as well as skill, has become immense.
The initial team sheet has never changed since forming;
Gareth - Goalkeeper
Matt - Defender/Stand-in Goalkeeper
Sean - Defender
Tim - Defender
Chris - Attacking Midfield
Tom - Striker
Rob - Strike
We think that this shows our strength and commitment to the team and the fact that the squad is reasonably small means that we get used to playing with each other very easily, which we believe is one of our keys to success.
Athletico is full of some every interesting people. Some of us are sane; Chris, Matt, Rob, Tim and Sean. Then there are the two "strange" ones; Gareth and Tom. God love each and every one of us, we're all special in our own way (no sarcasm intended). Either way, the blend of each of our characters gives the team some flare. Gaz is the psychotic goalkeeper who's not afraid to give the stair and yell his lungs off. Matt is the super calm defender who's trickery and close ball control gives Athletico's defense that penetrating edge. Sean's calm and happy personality leaves him on the pitch as he commits himself fully to the ball, he's never afraid to make that vital tackle. Tim's calm, controlling and play it simple manour allows Athletico to dominate the game from front to back, with his precision passing and perfect timing he controls the game. Chris's play intelligence is always top notch as he does super sexy tricks to secure that vital pass to the brunt of Athletico attack, without him Athletico would see reduced goal-scoring chances. Tom always turns up and scores, his ability to have unbelievable strength on the ball leaves the opposition baffled as to how he just slotted in that stunning goal. Rob is simply the daddy striker, although Tom is always hot on his heals. His ability to calmly dribble the ball up to the line and place the ball with precision into the back of the net means that Athletico always has the ability to score goals.
A number of names were suggested for the team name, including some "interesting" ones, but in the end we decided on Athletico. In the beginning it took a while for the chemistry to build but as Season 2 started under way Athletico got into the stride of things and started to fight for promotion.
As far as we can see there will be a trophy in the Athletico trophy cabinet by the 7th June 2006 reading, "Athletico - Division Winners 2006".
