F.A.I. Cup Draw Tonight

**Paddyfield** · 14/07/2009, 6:43 AM

Originally Posted by Magicme

John Lester is coming back to Monaghan, now where did I leave my duct tape.............

He will be lucky to even get on the bench

**SMorgan** · 14/07/2009, 6:48 AM

Originally Posted by eelmonster

Bohs at home

Another match agaınst Borehemıans. Great

We´ll all get excıted about that (not)

**pineapple stu** · 14/07/2009, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Rovers away! Not the best for our chances of progression but I'm looking forward to my first game in the new stadium. Nice bit of money for the club too.

And I think I get the Full House of League grounds now (unless someone moves in the meantime again

)

**wexfordned** · 14/07/2009, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by SMorgan

Another match agaınst Borehemıans. Great

We´ll all get excıted about that (not)

Agreed. Thought after last week we wouldn't have to play anymore matches on that carpet for the rest of the season. Thats the problem with a ten team league as well. Playing some teams maybe 5/6 times a season (even if they are a handy 3 points)

Wonder what odds on another red card for a Dundalk player during the game. There is a real lack of discipline in that team & they must have the most red cards for any team in the league this season

**WoodquayBoy** · 14/07/2009, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by wexfordned

Wonder what odds on another red card for a Dundalk player during the game. There is a real lack of discipline in that team & they must have the most red cards for any team in the league this season

They do, but did you not realise that they were all incorrect decisions, they are being hard-done by by referees, it is all a conspiracy against the poor lambs

**mcgonigle** · 14/07/2009, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by wexfordned

Agreed. Thought after last week we wouldn't have to play anymore matches on that carpet for the rest of the season. Thats the problem with a ten team league as well. Playing some teams maybe 5/6 times a season (even if they are a handy 3 points)

So you're not even going to play the Red Bull game?

Probably best not sure they would understand Fenlon's rant about their pitch, or care for that matter.

Wonder what odds on another red card for a Dundalk player during the game. There is a real lack of discipline in that team & they must have the most red cards for any team in the league this season

Wonder what the odds are on Fenlon getting his head stuck up the 4th officials arse permanently during the game?

**Dalymountrower** · 14/07/2009, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by mcgonigle

So you're not even going to play the Red Bull game?

Salzburgs pitch complies with Champions League standards ,yours doesn`t

Probably best not sure they would understand Fenlon's rant about their pitch, or care for that matter.

Non sequitor

Wonder what the odds are on Fenlon getting his head stuck up the 4th officials arse permanently during the game?

No wonder they didn`t show "The good the bad and the ugly" on MNS last night.

**eelmonster** · 14/07/2009, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Salzburgs pitch complies with Champions League standards ,yours doesn`t

Wrong. Oriel Park was awarded FIFA Recommended 2 Stars, valid until the March 2010, like Salzburgs [sic] pitch. Both pitches are authorised for use in all UEFA and FIFA competitions.

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/develo...allations.html

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/develo...eration=27275/

**wexfordned** · 14/07/2009, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by eelmonster

Wrong. Oriel Park was awarded FIFA Recommended 2 Stars, valid until the March 2010, like Salzburgs [sic] pitch. Both pitches are authorised for use in all UEFA and FIFA competitions.

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/develo...allations.html

http://<br /> http://www.fifa.com/a...eration=27275/

I'm sure your surface does meet whatever the UEFA/FAI standards are, but for me football should be played on grass. Keep that synthetic s****e for 7-a side football in the evenings.

If you did a poll you can bet most clubs would be against it, but its here now for the forseeable future so clubs just have to accept it.

So far it doesn't seem to be much of an advantage to Dundalk, but when you keep getting players sent off (not just bohs matches) you are going to struggle no matter what the surface you are playing on.

**mcgonigle** · 14/07/2009, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by wexfordned

I'm sure your surface does meet whatever the UEFA/FAI standards are, but for me football should be played on grass. Keep that synthetic s****e for 7-a side football in the evenings.

If you did a poll you can bet most clubs would be against it, but its here now for the forseeable future so clubs just have to accept it.

So far it doesn't seem to be much of an advantage to Dundalk, but when you keep getting players sent off (not just bohs matches) you are going to struggle no matter what the surface you are playing on.

I think Bohs should look into getting one though, it's a nice little money earner. Would keep them ticking over until they qualify for the champions league!

**noisecontrol** · 15/07/2009, 1:12 PM

Thought the draw lacked any real athmosphere...they didn't even give us a list of team numbers FFS.

I mean we had to wait 10 seconds for Joanne 'I mean wtf' Cantwell to look through her note pad before calling out the team name...farcical and typical of RTE!!!

**redobit** · 15/07/2009, 1:16 PM

Originally Posted by noisecontrol

Thought the draw lacked any real athmosphere...they didn't even give us a list of team numbers FFS.

I mean we had to wait 10 seconds for Joanne 'I mean wtf' Cantwell to look through her note pad before calling out the team name...farcical and typical of RTE!!!

Absolutely, I was trying to work out our number because I assumed it was alphabetical order and Shams and Tralee were called out before us. Maybe it dosent matter really but a quick list at the start would be no harm.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 15/07/2009, 4:44 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

Absolutely, I was trying to work out our number because I assumed it was alphabetical order and Shams and Tralee were called out before us. Maybe it dosent matter really but a quick list at the start would be no harm.

As far as I remember from the last draw the numbers are done based on the order of matches for the previous round. So, for example, the winners of our match against Shamrock Rovers would be number 2 in the next draw.

**JC_GUFC** · 30/07/2009, 11:12 AM

Just watching some old MNS's and seen the draw there.

I saw Pat Byrne was doing the draw - does this mean his suspension from when he was manager of Kilkenny is finally over?!?!

**thischarmingman** · 30/07/2009, 11:25 AM

Even though I watched the draw, and have the Sligo fixture noted in my diary, I still wondered when I saw this thread how I could have missed the fact that there's a draw today.

**the scout** · 01/08/2009, 3:04 PM

Cmon Crumlin well able to take anyone

**Black and White** · 01/08/2009, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by the scout

Cmon Crumlin well able to take anyone

After losing 2 players to shels!!

**Raheny Red** · 01/08/2009, 6:33 PM

Originally Posted by Black and White

After losing 2 players to shels!!

The two we got aren't even their best two players.

**the scout** · 02/08/2009, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

The two we got aren't even their best two players.

What were their names again?

**marinobohs** · 02/08/2009, 9:33 PM

Originally Posted by mcgonigle

I think Bohs should look into getting one though, it's a nice little money earner. Would keep them ticking over until they qualify for the champions league!

If only we could play Dundalk every week we would qualify for the Champions League. Three wins and counting