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One of Galway’s most storied football clubs, West United FC, is set to mark a major milestone this weekend as they celebrate their 80th anniversary with a special celebration at the Galway Bay Hotel on Saturday night, May 31. Founded in 1945, West United has become a pillar of the local football community and a driving force in the development of the sport across all levels in the county.

Football fans at this time of year can almost be animalistic in their desire for transfer news. The phoney war of pre-season does little to satiate their desires. The advent of social media has done less for quality control on the rumour mill.

A critical decision for the long term future of Galway United will be made next Wednesday when the co-op votes on an offer from The Comer Group to take an 85 per cent controlling stake.

On a wet Monday afternoon Michael Geary’s thoughts drift back to a different and dynamic era when junior football dominated conversations in the town.

As a player, coach, and administrator Joe Keating has given decades of service to Galway football. Living next door to Eamonn Deacy Park means Keating remains a keen observer of the game.

It is the moment for which football fans all over the globe have been waiting; the big kick off for Season 2 of SockerClub.

With the Premier League season more that 25 per cent complete, the runners and riders for this year's title are starting to pull away from the chasing pack. Spurs and Chelsea underlined their credentials as champions Liverpool's biggest challengers with comfortable victories over Arsenal and Leeds respectively. Leicester kept in touch with a last gasp winner against bottom side Leicester City and the much maligned Man United moved within five points of the summit with a come from behind win at West Ham.

For the first time in a long time, a Premier League round did not have any real headline news apart from Spurs defeating Man City 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening. Champions Liverpool soundly beat Leicester City 3-0 at Anfield, Chelsea cruised to a 2-0 win over Newcastle, and Man United's most important asset, the penalty, earned them the three points over struggling West Brom.

That was a pretty depressing week for Irish football. Defeats to England (3-0) and Wales (1-0), and a dour 0-0 draw with Bulgaria, sees the Republic of Ireland slip further down the world rankings and into pot three for the December draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Inspired by a love of football and design, SockerClub was born to combine the iconic patterns of classic football jerseys and transfer them to make quality, bright and bold socks.