Presidents Cup

**Trainee** · 20/12/2013, 7:00 PM

Heard on 2fm sports show Game on that Fai have confirmed that 2014 cup winners will play league winners in Presidents Cup a week before start of 2015 season.

**Martinho II** · 20/12/2013, 7:36 PM

Originally Posted by Trainee

Heard on 2fm sports show Game on that Fai have confirmed that 2014 cup winners will play league winners in Presidents Cup a week before start of 2015 season.

that was an old tournament that has being resurrected hasnt it? think last time it was held was in 2001/02 when St Pats won it?

**SkStu** · 21/12/2013, 12:56 AM

Exclusive picture.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 21/12/2013, 2:11 AM

So, just a simple, single-tie Super Cup dealie?

**Charlie Darwin** · 21/12/2013, 2:28 AM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

So, just a simple, single-tie Super Cup dealie?

Seems to be a few biscuits and croissants too, if SkStu's photograph is to be believed.

**D24Saint** · 21/12/2013, 2:53 PM

According to herald it will back before the 2014 season,I had heard it would the 2015 campaign.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 21/12/2013, 7:19 PM

Is there a reason they couldn't do it next year?

**avvenalaf** · 22/12/2013, 12:44 AM

Yeah - Shams wouldn't be in it.

**Charlie Darwin** · 22/12/2013, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by avvenalaf

Yeah - Shams wouldn't be in it.

Won't be in it in 2015 either, to be fair.

**Nesta99** · 22/12/2013, 10:36 AM

Dunno 'bout that - have heard that the qualifying criteria are 'one team must have a name including the letters S and R, must play in green and white hoops and out of a state owned football ground, unless league or cup criteria supercede such criteria ie winning league and/or cup'. new competition rules also state that to accuse NGB of favouritism means immediate expulsion if any member/supporter/tea lady from any other club are to insinuate such scurrilious things...........

yup still bored

**nigel-harps1954** · 22/12/2013, 4:22 PM

Be great to see the game played somewhere like Lansdowne Road. A great way to kick off the season.

**wonder88** · 22/12/2013, 5:26 PM

Good to see this competition back, I would play it at Dalymount in order to add to the traditional feel of it.

**oriel** · 22/12/2013, 5:32 PM

Was it not reserved for clubs within Leinster previously as it was run by the LFA?

**avvenalaf** · 22/12/2013, 7:01 PM

Surely The President's Cup has to be played in The Phoenix Park and Michael D referees.

**poster** · 22/12/2013, 7:12 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Be great to see the game played somewhere like Lansdowne Road. A great way to kick off the season.

I'd much rather see it played in a LOI venue. Playing the game in LR would make a total mockery of the fixture.

**gufcfan** · 22/12/2013, 7:24 PM

Originally Posted by poster

I'd much rather see it played in a LOI venue. Playing the game in LR would make a total mockery of the fixture.

Surely there's no chance it will be played in LR due to the cost. Could be a coin flip between the 2 qualifiers or just Tallaght every year.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 22/12/2013, 7:45 PM

Yeah, could change year to year depending on the competitors, but I imagine it will stick firmly to the Dublin region. Might be kind of neat if it toured around the LOI over time though.

**gormacha** · 22/12/2013, 9:07 PM

I think its great to open the season with this, especially as it has the President's imprimatur. Wonderful to have a genuinely inclusive Prez.

**avvenalaf** · 22/12/2013, 10:44 PM

Shams having a B team in Division is making sense now. When they wein everything next season (surely they must, being the biggest and bestest club in the wuddled) they can play the B team in The Presidents Cup. Aviva, obviously, as Tallaght only holds 6000

**Dodge** · 23/12/2013, 7:44 AM

Originally Posted by poster

I'd much rather see it played in a LOI venue. Playing the game in LR would make a total mockery of the fixture.

How can you make a mockery of a trophy that has never been played for before? This being different to the old LFA trophy?

Play the game at the home of the champions each year. No need for nuetral grounds. It'll be treated as a preseason friendly by players and fans. No need for the likes of Aviva, Tallaght etc