Setanta Cup draw 12th December

[A face]

I think what is happening here is that people are thinking the worst when there is no news. I suppose that we were always going to have that in the first year of it though.

But for any club that is in the comp, they are queuing up for it, or at least they should be. Pressure should be exerted from those quarters too.

IMO ... this is a very practical competition. It involves playing clubs from a different league in a meaningful competition with tangible benefits (30,000 for turning up) and a chance at raising the profile of both leagues.

[Longfordian]

Yeah, 'EL fans in not trusting the FAI shocker' :) All the northern clubs have been on to the FAI seemingly and Milo Corcoran had assured them it was 100% going ahead, that was just after Rooney left..As i posted above, the full details were announced tonight, so presumably they'll be in the press tomorrow

[patsh]

Good news, City will find that €120,000 very handy.....:)

[lefty]

How does the prize money for the Setanta Cup compare to the the money teams get for winning the League, Cup, League Cup?

[fosterdollar]

Look at who we are dealing with ..... Is that the FAI of the IFA ..... and again ...... is there something you are not telling us !!

Come on Tony ... you are our pipeline to knowledge !! :rolleyes:

and we're dealing Setanta as well of course who seem well eager to get the comp going.

Tony, no news is not necessarily bad news

[Gary]

So, is the Setanta more lucrative than Europe?

Where will the final be played? Will it be over 2 legs, home and away, a neutral venue, or will it be like the League Cup and it will be a home game for one of the competitors?

[Aberdonian Stu]

It's only more lucrative if you screw up or don't get a nice TV money tie.

[TonyD]

Em, is it just me, or will anyone else out there be able ot point out these signs ?!!?!?! :eek:



Where are you looking for these signs .... is there something that you know and you are not telling us. There has been very little published/released from either side BUT everything that was, was IMO fairly positive and there was not denying from anyone involved that there were many positives.


C'mere Tony, you're going to have to tell us fella ..... what are the signs you are seeing ?? .... come on ... spill the beans !! You are holding back on us there lad.




We wont forgive you and it does sound overly cynical !!


Look at who we are dealing with ..... Is that the FAI of the IFA ..... and again ...... is there something you are not telling us !!

Come on Tony ... you are our pipeline to knowledge !! :rolleyes:

Hey, I never said I had any inside knowledge about the Setanta Cup, but then again, has anyone ? As for the signs I'm seeing A FAce, it would probably be more accurate to say the signs I'm not seeing. Apart from this message Board I've seen no other talk about the Cup lately. And as DC Steve points out above, Setantas marketing man seems to be in the dark about the whole thing. OK, maybe you're right and I'm wrong. If that's the case I'll be more than happy. I'm just saying it doesn't look good to me. And as for who we're dealing with, I didn't think I'd have to explain that one to any League of Ireland supporter. Are you saying you trust the FAI to handle anything to do with Irish clubs properly ?. As I say, I'll be more than happy to be proved wrong...

[Longfordian]

The Setanta Chief Exec was mentioning it in the Irish Times on Saturday, I'd say he'd have an idea whether it was going ahead or not, he said April.

[Ronnie]

Winning the Setanta cup is worth more in prizemoney that the other 3 put together, if fact runners up will get more than a club that does a treble! Of course there are no Euro places, but for Irish clubs, north and south its a hugely attractive proposition.