Macy
23/11/2009, 9:58 AM
the fai cup final in 2007 had absolutely dire conditions that day in the RDS.. The RDS imo was a poor ground to have the cup final in it as it was subject to the winter elements..:o
It's nothing to do with the ground, it's the timing. Has there been a Cup Final in this date slot that hasn't had gale/ storm force winds and rain? They need to bite the bullet and go for an earlier date - even the October bank holiday would be better than late November.
It could even be better to have it all over and done with early in the season, a la rugby league and the challenge cup. It'd be too early for teams to take their foot off the gas and would also get around the non-senior sides being in close season.
It's nothing to do with the ground, it's the timing. Has there been a Cup Final in this date slot that hasn't had gale/ storm force winds and rain? They need to bite the bullet and go for an earlier date - even the October bank holiday would be better than late November.
It could even be better to have it all over and done with early in the season, a la rugby league and the challenge cup. It'd be too early for teams to take their foot off the gas and would also get around the non-senior sides being in close season.