Slieve who?!

Almaty Athletic face Slievenamon tomorrow night in what will be an epic encounter between two titans of astro leagues. Both teams are pipped as title contenders. Almaty are desperate for some silverware after narrowly missing out last year (losing out to Viscount in the last game of the season) but confidence is high after last week's strong victory over local rivals Citco. Slievenamon, however, won their league and are undefeated thus far this year.

Billy "Jean" is unavailable for selection as he is still nursing has ankle after twisting it against Citco last week. Sp is also out for the 3rd week running. A source close to him said he just couldn't miss the first episode of the new Grey's Anatomy season ("he idolises Dr McDreamy!"). There are also doubts as to whether Gaffer Spratt will consider Tadhg "One ball" O'Connell and Alex "way better than Phil" O'Donovan for selection after Paparazzi Dan photographed them holding hands walking home after a heavy night on the booze... naked. Despite running a portion of the Marathon "Crouchy" has declared himself fit. There is a last minute weigh-in for "Lamps" Butler tomorrow. The Lear jet is on stand-by to fly him home if the scales don't break the 15st mark.

For those of you who don't know much about Slievenamon here's what Wikipedia had to say:

Slievenamon, or in Irish Sliabh na mBan, is a mountain in County Tipperary in the province of Munster in Ireland. It stands at 721 m (2,365 ft). It is located in the south of the county, near the town of Clonmel. Situated at the western end of a range of low hills, Slievenamon is a striking conical mass, offering a dramatic view from the top over the counties of Tipperary, Kilkenny and Waterford

The mountain has its fair share of Irish legends. The mountain is said to have got its name from the ancient fairy women or Feimhin, who enchanted a warrior named Fionn mac Cumhaill and his followers. Another legend tells how Fionn decided to choose his bride from a group of women racing to the top to meet him sitting at the top of Slievenamon. The first to reach the summit was Gráinne, a figure who would become notorious in Irish folklore with her exploits with the hero Diarmuid.