Cup Final Tickets? Ocean 9.30 Fran Gavin

[CF1989]

do they have WLAN in tallaght?

[SligoBrewer]

This is great, there is no history of rivalry between us and Fingal obviously but it could be the next keyboard war. Hope they have internet in the Maldron!

I'm just annoyed today. Apologies, the keys on my laptop are beat in with rage.:cool:

[The Lep]

It was meant to be funny, like Avvenalaff.

And use a multi-quote button when your doing your trolling please, your overly inflated post count doesn't make up for the fact you don't support a real club.

Yes boss, sure will.

I dont support a real club no? this is getting better :D

[The Lep]

on a serious note lep do ye think ye will sell all your allocation ???

I think we will to be honest.

[rovers100%]

in fairness i have no prob with fingal getting 2500 tickets my problem is with the fai staging the cup final in a ground too small. we can argue we should get more than fingal cos we have bigger support but we only get 1500 regulars, the rest will be sunshiners. but the fai have a duty to provide an arena that everyone whether sunshiner or not will get to view. ya wouldnt see the fa moving the fa cup final from wembley to the hawthorns just cos 2 clubs not in the top 4 competing. this is the fai's baby and they are making a laughing stock of the fai cup. if its so unimportant cancel it or stop european qualification through it !!!!! its a joke

[redobit]

in fairness i have no prob with fingal getting 2500 tickets my problem is with the fai staging the cup final in a ground too small. we can argue we should get more than fingal cos we have bigger support but we only get 1500 regulars, the rest will be sunshiners. but the fai have a duty to provide an arena that everyone whether sunshiner or not will get to view. ya wouldnt see the fa moving the fa cup final from wembley to the hawthorns just cos 2 clubs not in the top 4 competing. this is the fai's baby and they are making a laughing stock of the fai cup. if its so unimportant cancel it or stop european qualification through it !!!!! its a joke

I dont think that should have anything to do with it, the fact is we had 5000 for a semi-final. The more sunshines the better in my opinion, they are the possible fans of the future.

[rovers100%]

i was trying to say we cant give out bout fingal getting 2500 and the most will be used as sunshiners as we ourselves will have will have sunshiners. the more sunshiners the better as can only bring future regular supporters. the prob is the fai i think all will agree. having a 6k attendance for a final...... do we live in the faroe islands

[red bellied]

From the RTE website (http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/...elaneyj.html):

Delaney speaks of ticket demands
Sunday, 25 October 2009 20:57

FAI Chief Executive John Delaney has promised to continue efforts to secure more tickets for Irish fans for the away leg of the World Cup play-off in France, with the game in Croke Park set to sell out this week.

Delaney was speaking to Robbie Irwin on RTÉ Radio 1's Sportsbag on Sunday morning, and his revelation that demand will far outweigh supply will come as no surprise to Irish fans.

He admitted: 'We've been inundated with calls since last Monday, but it is a great problem to have. In terms of the home game, I'd say if we had 100,000 tickets for the game we wouldn't have enough.'

He added: 'But what we are doing is being very loyal to the people who bought a ticket for the Montenegro game so anybody who purchased a ticket for that match is entitled to a ticket to the French game.

'So we have had thousands of ticket stubs arriving into headquarters in Abbotstown and we're working through those.'

The Waterford native believes all tickets for home fans will he snapped up in the coming days due to the what he describes as 'unprecedented' demand.

He said: 'I would expect next week that we will be announcing we are sold out. We looked for all the clubs and leagues within the game to apply for tickets, which we generally, do and the level of interest is really unprecedented.'

Earlier this week, the French Football Federation confirmed that they would not be giving the Green Army anything extra than their entitled number of tickets [8,500] for the game in Paris.

Delaney believes they are doing so to avoid what happened in 2004 when at least 30,000 Ireland followers created a memorable atmosphere and inspired the team to a point.


Delaney is probably flying back and forth on business class sussing more tickets out for the Leprechaun army while he ignores our game here. Better off sourcing the secret bucket seat warehouse for us, it would save on airfares at least.

[red_away]

IF Rovers get 2500 tickets and SF get 2500 tickets then that leaves 1000 for FAI, Corps, sponsors.

Lep - how many tickets do you think SF supporters will take up?

I think we will end up getting about 4000 tickets for this in the end!

[celticV3]

2,500 tickets when we had apparently over 5,000 last Friday. Major fcuk up on the part of the FAI. Any word on when these golden tickets going to go on sale?

[rovers100%]

there will be a golden ticket hidden in 2500 bars of chocolate sold in spar shops all over ireland. each golden ticket will entitle the bearer entry into the fai circus end of season finale !!!! happy hunting

[akearins]

http://www.thebitored.com/?p=1041

[Redie]

I know this is probably a stupid question but do they have to install bucket seats. Is standing completely out of the question on the terrace in question. We had over a thousand standing on the Railway end terrace last friday night.

[CarrickFan]

The club has to ensure that season ticket holders and regulars get first call on tickets...have been to every home game bar one when i was out of the country and also travelled to a few away games when i could..if i,or people in similar circumstances,couldnt get a ticket due to huge demand by people who were in the Showgrounds once this season or not at all i would be furious...always great to see a huge crowd at home games but the people who were at games like midweek v Bray,Cork in the setanta and other less glamorous games need to be looked after...

why there is going to be no bucket seats and a capacity of just 6 thousand is beyond me.

[rovers100%]

well said lads i sincerly hope that the fai stand up and take notice. we will wait and see.

[The Lep]

IF Rovers get 2500 tickets and SF get 2500 tickets then that leaves 1000 for FAI, Corps, sponsors.

Lep - how many tickets do you think SF supporters will take up?

I think we will end up getting about 4000 tickets for this in the end!

At least a thousand and up to 2500 or more. I think we will sell what we are allocated and some will buy through ticketmaster if they go on sale there and the same with sligo im sure. If there is a section of the ground allocated to our tickets and we get 2,000 to 2500 there then id be happy. I was dissapointed with the crowd for the semi but the final is diffrent so we can only wait and see.

[dublinred]

I know this is probably a stupid question but do they have to install bucket seats. Is standing completely out of the question on the terrace in question. We had over a thousand standing on the Railway end terrace last friday night.

From what i can recall its not terraced the SDCC are planning to build more stands in the future I think its the same as the old shed end , temporary stands rather than just bucket seats are required.

[dublinred]

At least a thousand and up to 2500 or more. I think we will sell what we are allocated and some will buy through ticketmaster if they go on sale there and the same with sligo im sure. If there is a section of the ground allocated to our tickets and we get 2,000 to 2500 there then id be happy. I was dissapointed with the crowd for the semi but the final is diffrent so we can only wait and see.

Your allocation will be sold out no probs might be a couple of thousand in red&white though.

[sligofan4ever]

I hope the club are doing all they can to see to it that the regular visitors get their tickets first.

If I were decided on how tickets were distributed i'd start with the people who do voluntary work for the club. Secondly, the season ticket holders, we as the devoted fans can be considered the life and blood of this club, may it be rain, hail or snow, we are there to support our club. And last but not least, the sunshiners/event junkies. I said it before, but i'd be devastated to be a regular being denied a trip to the Final because of some sunshiner who's only ever Rovers game was probably last friday and wont be at another game until we are in another semi final.

[The Lep]

The club has to ensure that season ticket holders and regulars get first call on tickets...have been to every home game bar one when i was out of the country and also travelled to a few away games when i could..if i,or people in similar circumstances,couldnt get a ticket due to huge demand by people who were in the Showgrounds once this season or not at all i would be furious...always great to see a huge crowd at home games but the people who were at games like midweek v Bray,Cork in the setanta and other less glamorous games need to be looked after...

why there is going to be no bucket seats and a capacity of just 6 thousand is beyond me.

Agreed, well said.

[The Lep]

Your allocation will be sold out no probs might be a couple of thousand in red&white though.

possibly but you best not be standing next to me or you will be in for a long afternoon :D

[dong]

The club has to ensure that season ticket holders and regulars get first call on tickets...have been to every home game bar one when i was out of the country and also travelled to a few away games when i could..if i,or people in similar circumstances,couldnt get a ticket due to huge demand by people who were in the Showgrounds once this season or not at all i would be furious...always great to see a huge crowd at home games but the people who were at games like midweek v Bray,Cork in the setanta and other less glamorous games need to be looked after...

why there is going to be no bucket seats and a capacity of just 6 thousand is beyond me.


I hope the club are doing all they can to see to it that the regular visitors get their tickets first.

If I were decided on how tickets were distributed i'd start with the people who do voluntary work for the club. Secondly, the season ticket holders, we as the devoted fans can be considered the life and blood of this club, may it be rain, hail or snow, we are there to support our club. And last but not least, the sunshiners/event junkies. I said it before, but i'd be devastated to be a regular being denied a trip to the Final because of some sunshiner who's only ever Rovers game was probably last friday and wont be at another game until we are in another semi final.

I don't think anybody in their right mind would disagree with those sentiments lads. Season ticket holders and volunteers should be easily looked after and given top priority.
There is a category of supporter who could end up missing out in this whole scenario and I would include myself in that bracket.
Whenever I am home I go to the games and every game in Dublin and in Bray, Dundalk and Drogheda I go as well. Obviously I have no proof of this but it should never have come to this in my opinion. I also would be furious if the "event junkies" as everybody loves to call them got tickets ahead of me.
Unfortunately, that's life, especially when the FAI have a say in it.
The fact that we should even be worried about it is madness.

[rovers100%]

black market will be ripe with fingal sunshiners selling us their tickets for 50 yo yo a pop

[akearins]

Lads NO good talking on the forums if we are to try and get our allocation increased. I spoke with teh FAI and also other fans have done so during the day and their position hasnt softened. Supporetrs are angry and soem have even sugegsted telling the FAI to shove their mesely allocation and withdraw form the final. Its the last straw....

But from an earlier e-mail nole mooney said if anyione wanted to contact hom they can do so.E-mail address is in previous thread.

So come on lad **** or get off the pot...Let the FAI know how we feela nd pass the link on let them know how we feel about this.

noel.mooney@fai.ie

http://foot.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=74640

[MarkyH]

If this is true that there is to be no tempory seating for the final it is very disappointing. :mad:

It is small mindness on the part of the FAI. They should put in a couple of thousand seats behind goal and then spent some of the 10,000,000 they will make from the French game marketing and promoting their supposed showpiece game of the year.

I am a block booker with the FAI for the home internationals for several years and have just paid for my tickets for the French game at the rip off price of 50 euros to sit 20 metres behind the goal. Up to know I could justify to myself that some of this money was going back into the local game but then something like this happens. We are being denied the opportunity to promote our club to the next gerneration of supporters if we are limited to 2,500 tickets.

At the semi final last week I was heartened to see so many families with young kids at the match. These are the people that will miss out on tickets for the final and we may miss out on a new generation of supporters. I can still remember clearly sitting in the West Stand in Lansdowne as a 15 year old in 1994 when over 10,000 people from Sligo attended the final.

I was disappointed that Fingal won the 2nd semi on Sunday as I feared something like this would happen. They have no fans or history, there is no glamour or romance involved in a cup match with Fingal (see the picture in Tuesdays Indo of the empty terraces in Morton) But even allowing for this and the fact that the 2 WC matches are on that week, the FAI should not be allowed get away with not promoting and playing this match in a suitable venue. 2 stands and 6,000 seats IS NOT suitable for the Cup Final.

The club need to make their case strongly to that FAI and get the media on their side. Also they should insist that Fingal are not allowed to give away tickets as freebies. Any tickets not sold must be returned to us. I would doubt that Fingal sold many more than 500 adult tickets for the semi final.

[celticV3]

Email sent for what its worth.
Hope the FAI aren't waiting to see how ticket sales go initially to decide whether or not to put temporary seats in place. As long as the dooley regulars get a ticket, it will be all good:D

[CF1989]

well done alan, good piece

[Well Red]

Who advised that? Someone at the club?

If so did they say why the information you got hasn't being posted on the Rovers website to try and update the supporters and reduce fears many fans have of not getting tickets ?

My infomation came directly from the FAI

[Redie]

Lads NO good talking on the forums if we are to try and get our allocation increased. I spoke with teh FAI and also other fans have done so during the day and their position hasnt softened. Supporetrs are angry and soem have even sugegsted telling the FAI to shove their mesely allocation and withdraw form the final. Its the last straw....

But from an earlier e-mail nole mooney said if anyione wanted to contact hom they can do so.E-mail address is in previous thread.

So come on lad **** or get off the pot...Let the FAI know how we feela nd pass the link on let them know how we feel about this.

noel.mooney@fai.ie

http://foot.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=74640

You are 100% correct Alan but it would be more effective if the campaign was done in a co-ordinated way.

If the FAI do not change the arrangements then they should be hit hard by all means possible - emails, phone calls, texts......

Embarrass the life out of them; get on the national media - Joe Duffy - MNS - Ocean FM - Local TD's, whatever it takes.

They should not forget that last Friday nights match was the most positive piece of publicity Irish Soccer got this year.

[redobit]

I have just sent the following message to Matt Cooper (Today FM), who can be contacted here (http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Matt-Cooper/contact_us.aspx). Feel free to use it.

Dear Matt and team,

I would like to bring your attention to the following Press Release: http://www.thebitored.com/?p=1041

I know Matt is a soccer fan and it would be appreciated if the show could give the issue of seats to be allocated to fans for the soccer showpiece in the League of Ireland – the FAI Cup Final, some of your time.

Sligo Rovers had over 5000 people at the recent semi final against Waterford United, and the FAI now want to allocate just 2500 tickets to Sligo fans for the final. We feel we are getting a raw deal, as bucket seats could be provided to increase the ground capacity. Especially when you consider that bucket seats have been provided to host a foreign team in a recent friendly game. We wonder - why not for this game?

It would be much appreciated if you could give this a small bit of you time.

Regards,
......

[Redie]

I have just sent the following message to Matt Cooper (Today FM), who can be contacted here (http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Matt-Cooper/contact_us.aspx). Feel free to use it.

Dear Matt and team,

I would like to bring your attention to the following Press Release: http://www.thebitored.com/?p=1041

I know Matt is a soccer fan and it would be appreciated if the show could give the issue of seats to be allocated to fans for the soccer showpiece in the League of Ireland – the FAI Cup Final.

Sligo Rovers had over 5000 people at the recent semi final against Waterford United, and the FAI now want to allocate just 2500 tickets to Sligo fans for the final. We feel we are getting a raw deal, as bucket seats could be provided to increase the ground capacity. Especially when you consider that bucket seats have been provided to host a foreign team in a recent friendly game. We wonder - why not for this game?

It would be much appreciated if you could give this a small bit of you time.

Regards,
......

Well there is no doubt that the only time Matt Cooper wants to feature Irish Soccer on his programme is when there is a chance to slag it off so there is a good chance he might run with it.

[celticV3]

Just got a reply from Noel Mooney


Hi,

Many thanks for your email – no decision will be made until we meet both Clubs early next week.

Regards

[redobit]

Have also been in contact with Fran Gavin in the past via email. He can be contacted here: fran.gavin@fai.ie

[thesilverfox]

I have just sent the following message to Matt Cooper (Today FM), who can be contacted here (http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Matt-Cooper/contact_us.aspx). Feel free to use it.

Dear Matt and team,

I would like to bring your attention to the following Press Release: http://www.thebitored.com/?p=1041

I know Matt is a soccer fan and it would be appreciated if the show could give the issue of seats to be allocated to fans for the soccer showpiece in the League of Ireland – the FAI Cup Final, some of your time.

Sligo Rovers had over 5000 people at the recent semi final against Waterford United, and the FAI now want to allocate just 2500 tickets to Sligo fans for the final. We feel we are getting a raw deal, as bucket seats could be provided to increase the ground capacity. Especially when you consider that bucket seats have been provided to host a foreign team in a recent friendly game. We wonder - why not for this game?

It would be much appreciated if you could give this a small bit of you time.

Regards,
......

Just sent the same email to "Off the Ball" on Newstalk
You can contact them on offtheball@newstalk.ie.

[RoversInn]

Don't post on here much but like to read it, and I agree with everyone 100%. 2,500 is a disgrace for a club that could easily bring 7-8,000.

I'm sure if there wasn't a world cup play off to be decided the FAI would have no bother in putting in temporary seating.

[The Lep]

If this is true that there is to be no tempory seating for the final it is very disappointing. :mad:

It is small mindness on the part of the FAI. They should put in a couple of thousand seats behind goal and then spent some of the 10,000,000 they will make from the French game marketing and promoting their supposed showpiece game of the year.

I am a block booker with the FAI for the home internationals for several years and have just paid for my tickets for the French game at the rip off price of 50 euros to sit 20 metres behind the goal. Up to know I could justify to myself that some of this money was going back into the local game but then something like this happens. We are being denied the opportunity to promote our club to the next gerneration of supporters if we are limited to 2,500 tickets.

At the semi final last week I was heartened to see so many families with young kids at the match. These are the people that will miss out on tickets for the final and we may miss out on a new generation of supporters. I can still remember clearly sitting in the West Stand in Lansdowne as a 15 year old in 1994 when over 10,000 people from Sligo attended the final.

I was disappointed that Fingal won the 2nd semi on Sunday as I feared something like this would happen. They have no fans or history, there is no glamour or romance involved in a cup match with Fingal (see the picture in Tuesdays Indo of the empty terraces in Morton) But even allowing for this and the fact that the 2 WC matches are on that week, the FAI should not be allowed get away with not promoting and playing this match in a suitable venue. 2 stands and 6,000 seats IS NOT suitable for the Cup Final.

The club need to make their case strongly to that FAI and get the media on their side. Also they should insist that Fingal are not allowed to give away tickets as freebies. Any tickets not sold must be returned to us. I would doubt that Fingal sold many more than 500 adult tickets for the semi final.

Will the sligo board be giving away free tickets to local dignatories or sponsors?
How can fingal return tickets to you if you didnt give them to them in the first place? :)
You knew months ago the final was to be in tallaght so why didnt you start complaining then?
Who cares about history, its the future thats important.
Put it like this, there is no glamour for us either to be playing Sligo in the final. I would have prefered a bigger club.

[RoversInn]

Will the sligo board be giving away free tickets to local dignatories or sponsors?
How can fingal return tickets to you if you didnt give them to them in the first place? :)
You knew months ago the final was to be in tallaght so why didnt you start complaining then?
Who cares about history, its the future thats important.
Put it like this, there is no glamour for us either to be playing Sligo in the final. I would have prefered a bigger club.

Because we presumed temporary seating would be put in.

[celticV3]

Will the sligo board be giving away free tickets to local dignatories or sponsors?
I doubt it.


How can fingal return tickets to you if you didnt give them to them in the first place? :)
The point is that if yee are getting 2,500 aswell its a joke, because yee havn't a hope in selling them.

You knew months ago the final was to be in tallaght so why didnt you start complaining then?
Your foresight is brilliant if you knew you were going to be in the final a few months ago. Fact is we have got to the final for sure now and are trying to sort out this mess because the demand for tickets will be larger than the tickets supplied. We could hardly come out and demand temporary seating for a final we might not have been in.



Put it like this, there is no glamour for us either to be playing Sligo in the final. I would have prefered a bigger club.
When your club is in a position to even consider commenting on ours then you can come back with some smart answer.
This isn't fingals fault, not like yee have to worry about scrambling with other supporters for tickets.

[The Lep]

You should have made sure first . You are only hoping that you could sell 6000 to the glory hunters.

[The Lep]

your some idiot! enjoy playing mervue united tomorrow night in front of 12 people

I wont be there, ive work to do ,but thanks anyway.

[akearins]

lads first off apologies from my geographical ignorance and ground ownership.
Now I treid an on line petirion but no joy so all I ask is lads leave a comment on the statement on the trust site www.thebitored.com

keep up the fight lads we know it right

[CF1989]

well its great they want to come support us, they wont be given away to people for nothing to make it look like we have a fan base.

[pcsligo]

Been lurking on here for a while and felt the need to sign up to vent some anger/frustration at the current goings on!!!

Anyways, just sent the below to the 2 FAI contacts :

Messrs Mooney and Gavin,

I am a Sligo Rovers fan for the last 28 years. I am based in Dublin yet travel home any weekend/midweek
we are playing in the Showgrounds and would also travel to away games. I travelled to Albania in July to support
the Rovers, spending a sum of money which would have got me a week in New York on an arduous 48 hour trip!
I am not alone. There are lots more like me.

In 1994 Sligo Rovers brought 10000 fans to the FAI Cup Final.
In our semi final of last Friday night we had 5000 through the gates.
Despite current economic conditions we are without doubt one of the best supported clubs in the league.

It is beyond comprehension why the FAI refuse to erect temporary seating at at least one end of Tallaght stadium
for the final. We would sell at a minimum 5000 tickets for this game and possibly a lot more. The paltry allocation
of 2500 tickets is an insult to Sligo people and makes a mockery of the supposed blue riband event where a lot of genuine
Rovers and neutral fans will be unable to get to see to the game. It does nothing for the leagues reputation or to the promotion
of the game in this country.

Of course it wont matter to the FAI blazers who will return after a junket to Paris for the International game and will waltz in to
Tallaght stadium to their prime position seats.

The FAI need to address this situation straightaway or the whole build up to the final will all be about the ticketing fiasco and
not about the players and coaching staff who will represent both clubs on the day.

The opportunity is there to have 10000+ fans in Tallaght Stadium and for the whole country to see what the League of Ireland
means to us. The FAI need to step up to the plate and do what needs to be done.

Kind Regards

[celticV3]

You should have made sure first . You are only hoping that you could sell 6000 to the glory hunters.
Made sure of what? Arrogantly presume we'll make the final and demand temporary seating:confused:
We are asking for temporary seating now so whats the difference.

[RoversInn]

You should have made sure first . You are only hoping that you could sell 6000 to the glory hunters.

But we can sell them, You have to give them away

[The Lep]

I doubt it.

The point is that if yee are getting 2,500 aswell its a joke, because yee havn't a hope in selling them.

Your foresight is brilliant if you knew you were going to be in the final a few months ago. Fact is we have got to the final for sure now and are trying to sort out this mess because the demand for tickets will be larger than the tickets supplied. We could hardly come out and demand temporary seating for a final we might not have been in.


When your club is in a position to even consider commenting on ours then you can come back with some smart answer.
This isn't fingals fault, not like yee have to worry about scrambling with other supporters for tickets.

You can be sure that the sligo board will ge giving away free tickets to local td's etc so dont kid yourself.
Im in a position to comment on your club now :)

We will sell over 2500 for sure.

Sligo heads needs to calm down and see what happens at that meeting.

Ive e-mailed the fai as well saying that sligo shouldnt get any extra tickets as its not fair for fans of other clubs who like to attend the final as nutrals. Im sure a few bohs and rovers fans will be attending it.

[The Lep]

But we can sell them, You have to give them away

To primary school kids, is that problem ?

[celticV3]

We will sell over 2500 for sure.
Yee might get rid of them by throwing them out of the back of a moving car but you'll not sell them to supporters you don't have. You comment on us wanting tickets for sunshiners, ironic seeing as your club are praying they can attract more than the 100 regulars to come support you in a cup final.



Ive e-mailed the fai as well saying that sligo shouldnt get any extra tickets as its not fair for fans of other clubs who like to attend the final as nutrals. Im sure a few bohs and rovers fans will be attending it.
So your requesting that the FAI push supporters of a club that made the final out to make room for a few people that would be just as happy to watch it on TV as a neutral?:confused: Mind numbing stuff.

[MarkyH]

Dear Noel,

I am writing with some concern upon hearing that the capacity for the cup final on November 22nd has been limited to 6,000 and that my club Sligo Rovers will only be receiving an initial allocation of 2,500 tickets.

If the above is true, I believe that the FAI are making a mistake, looking at the short term cost as opposed to the long term benefit of using this showpiece match to attract a new generation of fans to LOI football. At our semi final last weekend I was heartened to see so many families with young kids at the match. These are the people that will miss out on tickets for the final and we may miss out on a new generation of supporters for the Bit Of Red.I can still remember clearly sitting in the West Stand in Lansdowne as a 15 year old in 1994 when over 10,000 people from Sligo attended the final and have supported the Rovers through the good times and the bad since.

I have received my tickets from the FAI for the home internationals for several years and have just paid for my tickets for the French game at the extremely high price of 50 euros in these recessionary times (the highest in Europe). Between myself and my brother, we have contributed several hundred euros into the FAI's coffers in this campaign alone. Up to know I could justify to myself that some of this money was going back into the local game. However I would be disappointed if the FAI chose not to use a small fraction of the estimated 10 million Euros, they will make from the World Cup play offs, to install the necessary temporary seating at Tallaght Stadium and put in place a marketing plan to promote this game and ensure that all the tickets are sold.

Even allowing for the fact that a newer club such as Fingal are in the final and that the 2 World Cup matches are on that week I would expect the FAI to play its role in promoting and playing this match in a suitable venue. In my opinion 2 stands and 6,000 seats is not suitable for the Cup Final.

I look forward to your reply and am optimistic that the FAI will reconsider this decision.

Best Regards,
Mark

[The Lep]

Made sure of what? Arrogantly presume we'll make the final and demand temporary seating:confused:
We are asking for temporary seating now so whats the difference.

No, knowing the capacity is 6,000 and previous finals has attracted more and knowing that if you did make the final that your demand for tickets would be great.