Cup Final - Date and Venue

[Lamper.sffc]

Lets stop all the over exagerations.

Sligo will bring a lot more than us. FACT

They deserve a larger amount of tickets. FACT

We will bring between 1000 to 1500 supporters of Fingal, some of which will be seeing Fingal for the first time. FACT

If we do not sell what ever amount of tickets we get, they should go to sligo.

If demand is greater than expected. Tempory seats should be erected with the vast majority of seats going to sligo if the demand is there.

There will be no tickets sold to Shels fans because they didnt make it. FACT.

[celticV3]

Fact is we could sell out tallaght ourselves, so why not put temporary stands in on at least one side of the pitch?

[Lamper.sffc]

Fact is we could sell out tallaght ourselves, so why not put temporary stands in on at least one side of the pitch?

No argument here. If yous think there would be enough of yous then I dont see why it shouldnt be done.

[The Lep]

Yes, we shall be very very drunk.

I drink sometimes to forget as well.

[The Lep]

The final was to be tallaght well before we knew who was in the final so what if the final had been between Bohs and Rovers? That would have been a dream final for the fai and could have broken a final attendance record.
Would it have been fair for a team to have home advantage in the final?

[1895ringsend]

There will be no tickets sold to Shels fans because they didnt make it. FACT.

Hey nowWe've been in a enough finals down the years. Most i'd like to forget. Have'nt been in one in 9 years mind. You lot were'nt even an idea then never mind a football club

[LeixlipRed]

The final was to be tallaght well before we knew who was in the final so what if the final had been between Bohs and Rovers? That would have been a dream final for the fai and could have broken a final attendance record.
Would it have been fair for a team to have home advantage in the final?

See, if you'd been around more than 2 seasons you'd know that Cup finals have often not been held at neutral venues.

[thischarmingman]

Doesn't stop Fingal fans posting in the "Who's going to win the First Division" thread.

Ah, that could have worked using the "Attendances" thread as a punchline too.

[celticV3]

What do neutral teams make of this?

[The Lep]

See, if you'd been around more than 2 seasons you'd know that Cup finals have often not been held at neutral venues.

The league cup ye but its neutral now but what if rovers had made the final? Has it happened before?

And im around longer than the team i support so that nutmeg doesnt work.

[LeixlipRed]

Well you clearly never paid attention to the FAI Cup because where do you think it was held for the last 80 years or so? Croke Park? It was held in Dalymount up until 1990 or so, then a few in Lansdowne, Tolka and the RDS.

[dcfcsteve]

The final was to be tallaght well before we knew who was in the final so what if the final had been between Bohs and Rovers? That would have been a dream final for the fai and could have broken a final attendance record.
Would it have been fair for a team to have home advantage in the final?

A Bohs-Rovers final breaking a cup final attendance record....?

Wondering if it's fair for a team to have home advantage in an FAI Cup Final...?

My God - you really have bene following Irish football since yesterday, haven't you.......

[Acornvilla]

A Bohs-Rovers final breaking a cup final attendance record....?

Wondering if it's fair for a team to have home advantage in an FAI Cup Final...?

My God - you really have bene following Irish football since yesterday, haven't you.......

some people learn a little slower than others. its not his fault

[Mark]

A Bohs-Rovers final breaking a cup final attendance record....?

The record was a about 42,000 in about 1946 with Rovers and either Bohs or Drumcondra. To match that they'd have had to rent all those rooms in the Maldron, along with the apartments next door and maybe include shoppers in the square in the official attendance!

[dcfcsteve]

The record was a about 42,000 in about 1946 with Rovers and either Bohs or Drumcondra. To match that they'd have had to rent all those rooms in the Maldron, along with the apartments next door and maybe include shoppers in the square in the official attendance!

You don't even need to go back 60 odd years.

Considering Bohs couldn't even russle up more fans in their own town than the furthest located team from Dublin (Derry) for last year's Cup Final, the chances of a Dublin derby getting within a sniff of the Cork v Drogs attendance of only a few years back for the foreseeable future is nigh on zero...

[Lamper.sffc]

some people learn a little slower than others. its not his fault

Give it a rest lad. ok

[RoversHead]

What do neutral teams make of this?

I think the mods are very selective when it comes to enforcing forum rules .The personal abuse of SFFC fans from some of the muppets on here is a disgrace.On the final I think its a joke that there is no extra seating or attempt by the FAI to make the most of the occasion,capacity should be brought up to 10,000 .

[dcfcsteve]

I think the mods are very selective when it comes to enforcing forum rules .The personal abuse of SFFC fans from some of the muppets on here is a disgrace.On the final I think its a joke that there is no extra seating or attempt by the FAI to make the most of the occasion,capacity should be brought up to 10,000 .

There's no point having 10,000 seats availbale for what threatens to be one of the worst attended finals this decade.

Rather - the FAI should confirm that they can get more seats installed in-time if needed, and then monitor ticket sales closely before deciding at the latest possible minute whetehr or not to push the button for extra seating.

That way they don't waste money and we don't risk a stadium that looks half empty.

Plus - there's nothing like rarity value to help shift tickets to an event anyway.

[forza rovers]

There's no point having 10,000 seats availbale for what threatens to be one of the worst attended finals this decade.

Rather - the FAI should confirm that they can get more seats installed in-time if needed, and then monitor ticket sales closely before deciding at the latest possible minute whetehr or not to push the button for extra seating.

That way they don't waste money and we don't risk a stadium that looks half empty.

Plus - there's nothing like rarity value to help shift tickets to an event anyway.

they need to put up more seats 10,000 would be a sell out Sligo Rovers would probably sell them all.

[SeanDrog]

You don't even need to go back 60 odd years.

the chances of a Dublin derby getting within a sniff of the Cork v Drogs attendance of only a few years back for the foreseeable future is nigh on zero...

Ah yes the Cork Drogs final, 25000 people in bitterly cold (and I mean bitter - took days to thaw out ) Lansdowne rd. Fantatic seeing that number at a domestic game - memory of it burnt into my mind.