Setanta Cup 2009 Draw Delayed

**Dodge** · 27/05/2009, 2:45 PM

Draw takes place June 25th

Setanta Sports Cup 2009/10

Match Window 1 Friday 28th / Saturday 29th August 2009

Match Window 2 Friday 18th / Saturday 19th / Monday 21st September 2009

Match Window 3 Friday 2nd / Saturday 3rd / Monday 5th / Tuesday 6th October 2009

Match Window 4 Monday 2nd / Tuesday 3rd / Monday 9th / Tuesday 10th November 2009

Match Window 5 Friday 26th / Saturday 27th February 2010

Match Window 6 Saturday 13th March 2010

Semi Final 1
1st leg: Monday 29th March 2010
2nd leg: Saturday 17th April 2010

Semi Final 2
1st leg: Saturday 3rd April 2010
2nd leg: Monday 19th April 2010

Final
Saturday 15th May 2010

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Pats games possibly affected

Fri. August 28th St. Patrick's Athletic v Drogheda United
Fri. September 18th Galway United v St. Patrick's Athletic
Fri. October 2nd St. Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers

**pól-dcfc** · 27/05/2009, 3:32 PM

I'm very surprised that this is going ahead. Pleasantly surprised. I hope to god we get Coleraine.

**Mr A** · 27/05/2009, 3:35 PM

Class. So clubs not even involved in this competition could end up having to move fixtures to midweek, costing them money through smaller gates.

This competition should have been kept in midweek, and for that matter changed to a two legged knockout format instead of these stupid 3 team groups.

**sligoman** · 27/05/2009, 3:38 PM

Bohs H, Cork A and Pat's A are the fixtures affecting us...only loss in crowd numbers is the Bohs game so not too bad*.

*I know there's more next season.

**gufc2000** · 27/05/2009, 3:58 PM

The final looks ages away. I see one of our games will be affected, the last thing we need

**seand** · 27/05/2009, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Class. So clubs not even involved in this competition could end up having to move fixtures to midweek, costing them money through smaller gates.

This competition should have been kept in midweek, and for that matter changed to a two legged knockout format instead of these stupid 3 team groups.

Still two groups of four this season, is it not? I agree though, three team groups are an abomination, especially if you end up with another LoI team.

**Mr A** · 27/05/2009, 4:30 PM

Nope, 3 groups of 3 this year.

The new format, which will see clubs split into three groups of three, should ensure that the groups remain competitive right to the end.

**Dodge** · 27/05/2009, 6:04 PM

It means less games for those involved (from 6 to 4) and with 6 "match days" available, some leeway is there

**Ezeikial** · 27/05/2009, 6:25 PM

I presume that revenue from the inital 4 matches only (to the end of November) will qualify in assessing adherance to the 65% Salary Protocol, and that subsequent gates income and prize money will be irrelevant to 2009 season?

If so, would participating clubs have been fully aware of this when preparing their budgets?

Similarly, the reduced revenue through less games?

**refjohn** · 27/05/2009, 7:34 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I presume that revenue from the inital 4 matches only (to the end of November) will qualify in assessing adherance to the 65% Salary Protocol, and that subsequent gates income and prize money will be irrelevant to 2009 season?

If so, would participating clubs have been fully aware of this when preparing their budgets?

Similarly, the reduced revenue through less games?

The 3 groups of 3 was announced before last season's final so all teams would have known.

**sheao** · 27/05/2009, 10:15 PM

City's league games which clash with the potential setanta cup dates:
August 28th Dundalk (a)
September 18th Sligo (h)
October 2nd Derry (h)

**peadar1987** · 28/05/2009, 1:26 AM

Bray's League games which... Oh...

**dcfcsteve** · 28/05/2009, 11:17 AM

Madness !

Given that the 2009 Setanta won't finish until mid-2010, if the tournament continues after then it will be difficult to not effectively skip a year at some point.

For example - if the Setanta that follows the next one similarly starts in 2010 and ends mid-2011, which team performances will be used to qualify for it from the Irish League ? The 2009/10 winners, or the 2010/11 winners ?

Then there's the big question over whether Setanta will still even exist as a business come May 2010.

**Danny** · 22/06/2009, 4:32 PM

SSC draw "postponed"

http://breakingnews.ie/sport/setanta...ed-415897.html

**SMorgan** · 22/06/2009, 5:04 PM

Let's face it, There won't be a Setanta Cup or indeed a Setanta TV station in a few months. They lost the SPL today.

**iceman** · 22/06/2009, 6:09 PM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

Let's face it, There won't be a Setanta Cup or indeed a Setanta TV station in a few months. They lost the SPL today.

Time to cancel the direct debit I think.

**Martinho II** · 22/06/2009, 7:23 PM

its a pity as their coverage of both setanta cup and league of ireland was way better than rtes. thats not good news considering the rumours about setanta ireland being profitable and wouldnt be touched at all.

will miss if they go.

what is with north south competitions that they never last so long

**stann** · 22/06/2009, 8:59 PM

I wouldn't go cancelling anything just yet. Setanta Ireland is a separate company as already said, and on The Last Word tonight (only half heard it mind), there seemed to be some talk that there was a chance they might yet hold on to some of that football over here. Worth waiting to see anyway?