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MariborKev
15/01/2010, 12:23 PM
Statement on behalf of the Setanta Sports Cup Organising Committee

The Setanta Sports Cup Organising Committee today (15/1/10) confirmed that Derry City F.C. will not be invited to compete in the remainder of the 2009/10 Setanta Sports Cup. As the club recently had its contract to participate in the League of Ireland terminated, the Setanta Sports Cup Organising Committee has ruled that it would be inappropriate to invite the club to compete in the remainder of the tournament.

Consequently, the following arrangements will come into immediate effect:

The results of the two matches, as well as disciplinary sanctions relating to the two matches, played by Derry City to date (1-1 v St. Patrick’s Athletic and 1-1 v Linfield) will stand;
Derry City’s two remaining fixtures in the tournament will not be played and Linfield and St. Patrick’s Athletic will be awarded 3-0 victories;


Derry City were due to face Linfield on February 26th/27th. This fixture will be replaced by a fixture between Linfield and St. Patrick’s Athletic.

Furthermore, the Setanta Sports Cup fixture between Cork City and Sligo Rovers, which was postponed on November 9th, has been rescheduled for February 22nd at Turner’s Cross with a 7.45pm kick-off.


Let the can of worm re "Best Runner Up" start.........
sligoman
15/01/2010, 1:42 PM
I assume the journo is referring to the "best runner up spot" situation which gspain alluded to earlier in the thread.Why would the best runner up spot concern us though? We're top of the table;).
gspain
15/01/2010, 1:56 PM
Why would the best runner up spot concern us though? We're top of the table;).

Reading the Cork City thread sadly you are probably right.
Kildareman
15/01/2010, 5:22 PM
"With Derry no longer in the competition there has to be serious doubts over weather the tournament can continue with clubs like Cliftonville, Coleraine, Glentoran and Sligo Rovers up in arms as their chance of progressing to the semi-final stages have all but ended because of the Candystripes’ expulsion. "

Very unprofessional.
awec
16/01/2010, 5:33 PM
Funny though that you can provide answers when it suits......:rolleyes:
Oh man, this coming from you? :D
Acornvilla
16/01/2010, 5:40 PM
john delaney talking on newstalk about AIL atm
awec
16/01/2010, 5:42 PM
AIL? Yawn...
Acornvilla
16/01/2010, 7:10 PM
well he was talking about the state of the league.. saying the problems were worse than he expexcted but that things are improving..
and the relitave sucess of the setanta cup and that he likes the idea of an AIL but it wont work at this moment in time. and he wants TNB out.
Sam_Heggy
16/01/2010, 9:03 PM
well he was talking about the state of the league.. saying the problems were worse than he expexcted but that things are improving..
and the relitave sucess of the setanta cup and that he likes the idea of an AIL but it wont work at this moment in time. and he wants TNB out.

Best thing I ever heard that clown say.