FAI Cup 2018 [Archive]

Johnnie C

21/04/2018, 10:33 PM

Daily Mail Senior Cup Qualifying Round
Avondale Utd 0 2 Pike Rovers
Leeds 3 1 St Michael’s
Maynooth Universaity 2 2 Everton, AET, Maynooth win 4-3 on pens
Inchicore Athletic 1 1 Crumlin United, AET, Inchicore win 5-4 on pens

Sunday, April 22: CIE Ranch v Letterkenny Rovers, CIE Works, KO 14:00
Sunday, April 22: Dublin Bus v Firhouse Clover, Coldcut, KO 11:00
Sunday, April 22: Kilnamanagh AFC v Skerries Town, Ned Keely Park, KO 11:00
Sunday, April 22: North End United v Cherry Orchard, Curracloe United FC, KO 14:00

Byes: Blarney United, Cockhill Celtic, Home Farm, Newmarket Celtic

forza

22/04/2018, 2:42 PM

CIE Ranch are 1 up, there will be three Inchicore teams in the next round if they win:)

Martinho II

22/04/2018, 7:17 PM

CIE Ranch are 1 up, there will be three Inchicore teams in the next round if they win:)

we played them in 03 FAI Cup. where in Inchicore do they play?

forza

22/04/2018, 8:11 PM

we played them in 03 FAI Cup. where in Inchicore do they play?

At the moment a Athletic groundshare with Crumlin for the Sunday side although games are on Friday nights, the Saturday (not the one in the cup) I think play games in CIE Ranch's ground and also in Belgrave (Bluebell). I reckon 80% of the squad would be locals or have strong famaily ties to the area.

CIE play in the area known as 'The Works', a five minute stroll from the Blacklion. I don't know to much about squad.

NeverFeltBetter

23/04/2018, 8:55 AM

Had no idea Maynooth had made it this far. Lived there for ten years. An away trip back to the college would be fun!

Mr A

23/04/2018, 8:56 AM

Yeah, I would absolutely love a spin back to the old stomping ground as well!

seand

23/04/2018, 9:43 AM

I'd say Maynooth would have to play in Richmond or somewhere else. They play the majority of their games on the college astro but I can't imagine there or Maynooth Town's ground being acceptable for a proper cup match. The university team is theoretically at least joined up with Maynooth Town (hence Maynooth University Town FC) but I'm not sure if there's any real crossover between the two.

NeverFeltBetter

23/04/2018, 10:08 AM

seand

23/04/2018, 12:57 PM

I say Inchicore cos it's closest to Maynooth, the uni team is managed by Barry Prederville ex Pats and there is or was a link up between the uni and Pats. Sean Hoare and Jamie McGrath both studied there while at Pats. If they got a big home draw presumably it'd be reversed. The first team pitch at Maynooth Town is fenced along both sidelines but that's about the it

nigel-harps1954

23/04/2018, 1:25 PM

If Avondale were allowed to host an FAI Cup quarter final a couple of years ago, Maynooth would be allowed to host a first round game with similar facilities. If there's a fence along the side of the pitch, sure there's little else needed to hold less than 500 people at maximum that'd attend.

JC_GUFC

23/04/2018, 2:57 PM

The college astro is just a caged pitch with zero facilities for spectators, so not there. Maynooth FC's pitch isn't bad by the standard of that level, but not sure how many could actually be allowed there. There might be somewhere in Meath that's closer than Richmond.

Sheriff played Athlone in a similar location a few years ago. Joke that it was allowed to be played there. I guess it depends on who they get drawn against.

In the Cup up North this year any team below the 2nd tier that was drawn at home had to automatically concede home advantage to a Premier Division team.

So the non-league qualifiers for the cup this year are:

Pike Rovers
Leeds
Maynooth University
Inchicore Athletic
CIE Ranch
Dublin Bus
Skerries Town
North End United
Blarney United
Cockhill Celtic
Home Farm
Newmarket Celtic

Peaky Blinder

26/04/2018, 3:34 PM

Great to see the Home Farm name in the cup draw again.

Mr A

26/04/2018, 3:43 PM

I remember a Donegal newspaper headline when harps unexpectedly beat Home Farm, who had been flying up to that.

"Harps Throw Spanner in Farm Machinery".

Great days. *

* They were pretty much s&!(e.

Martinho II

26/04/2018, 5:50 PM

Great to see the Home Farm name in the cup draw again.

when was the last night Home Farm were in this stage of the FAI Cup? Surely it wasn't 2000/01?

nigel-harps1954

26/04/2018, 7:10 PM

when was the last night Home Farm were in this stage of the FAI Cup? Surely it wasn't 2000/01?

2003/04 season.

thebronze14

27/04/2018, 3:56 PM

Dis we not play Home Farm/Belgrove in the season we got to the semifinal?

nigel-harps1954

27/04/2018, 5:30 PM

Dis we not play Home Farm/Belgrove in the season we got to the semifinal?

Had forgotten about that actually. Is that amalgamation still a thing I wonder?

Martinho II

27/04/2018, 10:24 PM

Had forgotten about that actually. Is that amalgamation still a thing I wonder?

Don't hear any mention of Belgrove in their name any more. Any time I walk past their ground its still called Home Farm FC.

thebronze14

27/04/2018, 11:41 PM

Don't hear any mention of Belgrove in their name any more. Any time I walk past their ground its still called Home Farm FC.
When we played them it was in Frank Cooke Park..think it's Tolka Rovers Home Ground

outspoken

28/04/2018, 8:39 AM

When we played them it was in Frank Cooke Park..think it's Tolka Rovers Home Ground

Yeah that’s a great ground. We played Cherry Orchard there in 2012 and despite losing it was some day our. Bar with a balcony right behind the goals

thebronze14

28/04/2018, 10:08 AM

Yeah that’s a great ground. We played Cherry Orchard there in 2012 and despite losing it was some day our. Bar with a balcony right behind the goals
Aye...Consumed a fair few pints there watching the game....Latter stages of it were a blur!

nigel-harps1954

28/04/2018, 11:01 AM

When we played them it was in Frank Cooke Park..think it's Tolka Rovers Home Ground

Game was switched to that ground from somewhere else if I remember correctly.

marinobohs

28/04/2018, 12:23 PM

Aye...Consumed a fair few pints there watching the game....Latter stages of it were a blur!
great little ground, better than many LOI grounds and the pitch is usually in great Nick too.

Longfordian

28/04/2018, 12:41 PM

Yeah that’s a great ground. We played Cherry Orchard there in 2012 and despite losing it was some day our. Bar with a balcony right behind the goals

Played Tolka Rovers themselves there in 2003. Agreed, great ground to visit.

bennocelt

30/04/2018, 2:34 PM

Yeah that’s a great ground. We played Cherry Orchard there in 2012 and despite losing it was some day our. Bar with a balcony right behind the goals

Was at that game, it was a great place to watch football from, decent atmosphere and a scorcher of a day, and the football wasn't bad either!

sbgawa

30/04/2018, 2:37 PM

That's my view from the bar in Stradbrook when I go to the odd Cabo game,,,,,except its Guinness

Mr A

30/04/2018, 3:33 PM

That's my view from the bar in Stradbrook when I go to the odd Cabo game,,,,,except its Guinness

And darker.

D24Saint

30/04/2018, 3:39 PM

There is some great non league grounds around, the clubs house in Bluebell is great & I saw on twitter that Ballymum have a new swanky club house.

sbgawa

30/04/2018, 3:52 PM

And darker.

:) :) :)

I wasn't at the Athlone Match but some people that were there (admittedly Cabo supporters) said it was ridiculous and match could have finished.

Martinho II

30/04/2018, 6:01 PM

:) :) :)

I wasn't at the Athlone Match but some people that were there (admittedly Cabo supporters) said it was ridiculous and match could have finished.

explains Eddie Gormleys narky mood when interviewed by Oisin Langan for off the ball. I thought Pat Devlin was the man in charge though?

KianD

02/05/2018, 9:11 PM

Had no idea Maynooth had made it this far. Lived there for ten years. An away trip back to the college would be fun!

Still in last years Intermediate Cup also - final in a few weeks. The timing clash of winter and summer football doesn't usually become as obvious.

They have been advertising the games at the college astro pitch locally but anything bigger will definitely be moved somewhere else.

brendy_éire

22/06/2018, 8:37 PM

First Round draw fixed for 4th July, matches to be played week ending 12th August

It's the LoI teams plus:

CIE Ranch
Inchicore Athletic
Maynooth University Town
Dublin Bus
Pike Rovers
Skerries Town
Leeds AFC
North End United
Blarney United
Home Farm
Cockhill Celtic
Newmarket Celtic

nigel-harps1954

04/07/2018, 11:45 AM

http://www.fai.ie/domestic/news/live-irish-daily-mail-fai-senior-cup-first-round-draw

In true FAI style, they didn't code the video player on their website correctly.

Available here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArD6M5YEj-c

mcgonigle

04/07/2018, 12:11 PM

Stream not working....

nigel-harps1954

04/07/2018, 12:14 PM

Stream not working....

Fixed with Youtube. These Extra.ie guys obviously made a balls of it so they reverted to Youtube.

White Horse

04/07/2018, 12:28 PM

Stream not working. Well done FAI, another balls up.

Apparently we've been drawn at home against Cobh.

MattB11

04/07/2018, 12:34 PM

Dublin Bus Vs CIE Ranch the stand out tie

pineapple stu

04/07/2018, 12:43 PM

Full draw here - http://cupdraw.fai.ie

Drogheda v Rovers and Sligo v Longford the obvious potential upsets. I don't really know anything about the non-league sides (Pike included) to know who could deliver a shock there. But Inchicore v Pats has to be interesting

nigel-harps1954

04/07/2018, 12:43 PM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhQu1R9W0AE2rSh.jpg:large

Ezeikial

04/07/2018, 12:47 PM

Some dress rehearsals for possible promotion/relegation playoffs

Sligo V Longford
Bray V Finn Harps
Drogheda V Rovers

NeverFeltBetter

04/07/2018, 12:54 PM

Any one got info on Cockhill Celtic?

brendy_éire

04/07/2018, 1:04 PM

Any one got info on Cockhill Celtic?

They play in Buncrana, at their own ground just north of the centre of town. They'll likely move the match to Maginn Park, as they did for a LC game against Sligo a few years back.
They won the USL last season, and aren't a bad side at all. In saying that, Limerick will be comfortable enough against them.

Mr A

04/07/2018, 1:07 PM

Any one got info on Cockhill Celtic?

I once played in goal (at underage) for Cockhill against Muff. Can't see what else you would possibly need to know.

They played at their own ground against Longford a few years ago BTW, should be able to host Limerick there no bother rather than move it to Maginn.

sbgawa

04/07/2018, 1:09 PM

Rovers draw Drogs and Dundalk/Cork and Waterford draw Skerries , Cobh and Home Farm.
Did nobody tell Duffer how to warm up the balls ??

Nah Nah Nah Nah

04/07/2018, 1:56 PM

pineapple stu

04/07/2018, 2:07 PM

Was Duffer doing the draw?

I know it'd be hard for him to rig it, but really seems like a needless conflict of interest to introduce

RathfarnhamHoop

04/07/2018, 2:18 PM

Was Duffer doing the draw?

I know it'd be hard for him to rig it, but really seems like a needless conflict of interest to introduce

I'm hoping that's a joke

pineapple stu

04/07/2018, 2:25 PM

Which bit?

outspoken

04/07/2018, 3:05 PM

Any one got info on Cockhill Celtic?

We played them on their own patch in 2015, ultra physical side who were extremely unlucky not to get something against us that day. Only for some Kevin O’Connor magic we’d have been finished.