As promised (all be it a day late) iSTAT have made available for download the Live Updates Vista Gadget.  For those of you not too familiar with Vista Gadgets they are simply the things that run in the sidebar of vista.  The gadget was created for people who would like to keep an eye on whats happening but rather than spend the length of the match in front of the page they could continue using their computer while the updates were always a glance away.  I have tried this on two seperate PC’s and no problems so far but if you find any let me know at support@istatonline.com . We may consider using colours to grab attention in future releases as the gadget can become quite bland with a huge amount of text.

To save load on our servers we have included a Start Updates button on the gadget.  This will basically check whether the upadtes have started.  If they have not started then you will still see the next fixture info. If they have started then the gadget will autmoatically update just as it does on the website.

Click here to download the iSTAT Live Updates Gadget

iSTAT Visit St Hildas

As part of its plans to become involved with the local community iSTAT today visited St Hildas to present some footballs and training equipment. iSTAT were joined on the day by young Athlone Town players Cathal Joyce, Kevin Horan and new signing Tom O’Halloran. A special thanks must go to Town Manager Brendan Place who also come along and took part in some penalties with the students and contributed to making the day an enjoyable one for all. iSTAT hope to visit more schools when later in the year.

At the end of this month (June) iSTAT plan to launch their very own fanzine.  The plans are to have an issue now (mid season break) at the end of season and just before kick off for the new season.   In the first edition there will be exclusive interviews with players, including one or two of the new lads.  A look back at the season so far.  News on injuries etc.  Also we will be covering the underage teams in as much detail as possible.  We will have all the stats so far from first half of the season and we will take a look at whats in store for the rest of the term.  Lots of other stuff in there as well.  The E-Zine (as the name implies) will be available only online for the princely sum of 2 Euro payable via Paypal.  A lot of effort has gone into this and we would appreciate your support.  Also tell all your friends about it, its only 2 euro and all money goes towards helping us carry on the work we have been doing.