FAI Cup games

[NeverFeltBetter]

What a mess. Nothing but bad news for months now, but this is something else. I hope the player in question has already been dismissed from the club, but knowing Limerick no one in any authority will be arsed. If the player even had a contract.

[dong]

Don't know about match fixing but the second Limerick goal was strange. The ease in which their player was allowed to score was bizarre.
Also the sending off of Leverock looked a bad headbutt. As bad as I've seen on a pitch to be honest. I dont think it could have been faked unless the lads had some serious acting chops.
I missed the incident with the steward but all the wee hardmen throwing stuff onto the pitch and doing Danny Dyer impersonations was a tad embarrassing.

[Charlie Darwin]

Be gas if both sides were trying to throw the game but Limerick were just more professional.

[CraftyToePoke]

Be gas if both sides were trying to throw the game but Limerick were just more professional.

Well, there has got to be some aspect of this game we are good at. Apart from finding new lows.

[bennocelt]

Be gas if both sides were trying to throw the game but Limerick were just more professional.

A bit like that game V Vllaznia! :p

[pineapple stu]

That was different. That was Vllaznia trying to throw the game, but Sligo were so bad they lost anyway.

One of my favourite LoI moments!

[oriel]

Be gas if both sides were trying to throw the game but Limerick were just more professional.


Wasn't there a mention once in 'the greatest moment for your club' thread once, that Sligo lost a game in Europe a good few years ago v an Albanian side who themselves were trying to throw the game?

[pineapple stu]

Read the following posts, oriel! :)

[NeverFeltBetter]

Soccer Republic have highlights up on their FB page. A lot of bad defending, but I wouldn't have thought anything dodgy if the betting patterns hadn't been mentioned. Looks like Hughes assaulted the steward while trying to recover a ball for a throw, but it's off camera.

[oriel]

Read the following posts, oriel! :)

Missed those, only saw it now as was posting on a mobile, yes that was the game, outstanding stuff.

[redarmyfaction]

Sligo lost a game in Europe a good few years ago v an Albanian side who themselves were trying to throw the game?

BS, never happened, the reason they would was they were trying to win. Nearly all claims of match fixing are BS especially in light volume fixtures like the LOI. I met friend outside PP one day clutching a roll of money, he had tried to get a substantial amount of money on an outcome involving Sligo Rovers in Europe, they offered him 5% of his stake at half the price.

The problem is getting on and getting paid, of you do manage by timing and subterfuge in getting laid in a shop if the layer suspects fixing they will downright refuse to pay and there is nothing you can do about it. Bookmakers software is so sophisticated that it can detect punters that are canny and don't lose enough money and restrict them without a trader even looking at their account.

If you use an exchange any suspect betting patterns will also lead to suspension of the market/payment and the amounts available on either side of a LOI game are so thin that 200e could shift an outcome from 2s to levels and that is an outright not a derivative, the derivs are normally so thin and overound to be not worth bothering about anyway.

[dong]

I don't understand any of that but it reads like you know what you are talking about so thanks.

[pineapple stu]

Rovers v Galway
Sligo v UCD
Waterford v Dundalk
Crumlin v Bohs

Essentially a seeded draw

[D24Saint]

Rovers v Galway
Sligo v UCD
Waterford v Dundalk
Crumlin v Bohs

Essentially a seeded draw

Rovers v Dundalk final on the cards.

[Ezeikial]

Rovers v Galway
Sligo v UCD
Waterford v Dundalk
Crumlin v Bohs

Essentially a seeded draw

Galway are at home

Galway V Shamrock Rovers

[Dalymountrower]

Rovers v Dundalk final on the cards.
Wishful thinking from team challenging for fourth place!
.Having said that, if they are drawn apart in the semis , I think you are probably right.

[D24Saint]

Galway are at home

Galway V Shamrock Rovers

Good news for the game down there should create a buzz , Galway badly missed from the premier imo.

[marinobohs]

Rovers v Dundalk final on the cards.

At least Richmond park will see a FAI Cup Quarter final (Crumlin V Bohs) :D

[D24Saint]

At least Richmond park will see a FAI Cup Quarter final (Crumlin V Bohs) :D

Played their last big cup game in the Iveagh Grounds.

[Jd2793]

What happens with Bohs/Waterford seeing as they are in that Scottish cup the same weekend?

[dundalkfc10]

What happens with Bohs/Waterford seeing as they are in that Scottish cup the same weekend?

Bohs FAI cup game more than likely be called off due to International Call Up's, so will prob play in Scottish Cup that weekend

[sbgawa]

Jeez Bohs name is on the cup
Two first division teams and then Crumlin....

[Dalymountrower]

Jeez Bohs name is on the cup
Two first division teams and then Crumlin....

Two top first division teams and a crack outfit from LSL.
Makes a difference from last year anyway, Galway away, Derry away, and Cork in the semi.

Tough draws for the Hoops too, Harps, Drogs at home , Galway away.

At some point we will have Rovers/ Bohs final , but that will require the continued absence of FAI officials at the draw. I expect the draw for the semi final to be in the Abbotstown bunker

[seand]

Bohs, UCD, Waterford, Rovers are liable to have a player or two each called up to the U21 (or senior) squad that weekend. We could conceivably see all four quarter-finals postponed! Presumably Bohs and Rovers would take their chances minus any call-ups.

[sbgawa]

Bohs, UCD, Waterford, Rovers are liable to have a player or two each called up to the U21 (or senior) squad that weekend. We could conceivably see all four quarter-finals postponed! Presumably Bohs and Rovers would take their chances minus any call-ups.

I would'nt take a chance if they asked our Kitman to go to the U21 or seniors

[marinobohs]

Jeez Bohs name is on the cup
Two first division teams and then Crumlin....

Considering how we played in previous two rounds I wouldn’t be sure ! But yes, obviously the draw everyone else wanted.

[NeverFeltBetter]

What a mess. Nothing but bad news for months now, but this is something else. I hope the player in question has already been dismissed from the club, but knowing Limerick no one in any authority will be arsed. If the player even had a contract.

Not a peep from the club yet.

[Lim till i die]

My favorite story I heard from that cup game is that prior to the game arrangements were made for Limericks split of the gate to be paid by cheque which is hilariously villainous if true. :D

You will hear nothing from (this incarnation) of the club about anything ever again I'd say.

It's a corpse floating at the bottom of the first division they'll poke a few holes in it with a stick in about a months time and twill sink.

Then comes the best part of every league of ireland season the off season

[NeverFeltBetter]

Probably not. Someone is updating the Twitter page occasionally, but that's about it. Seems like a long time since POS' semi-regular pronouncements.

[Kingswood Rover]

Jeez Bohs name is on the cup
Two first division teams and then Crumlin....
its coming Rovers v Bohs at landsdowne oh what a prospect please let it happen

[dong]

To be fair a Shamrock Rovers v Bohs final would be great to see at some stage.
I wonder would Bohs bring a big crowd to it? Obviously they are getting great attendances at home but I wouldn't say they would have as many bandwagoners as ourselves for example. Which is by no means a criticism. Always annoyed me that we could get around 15,000 to a final but only average around 3,000 that same year.

[dong]

I think it would attract a large 'neutral' crowd too.

[D24Saint]

I think it would attract a large 'neutral' crowd too.

something different would be great for the neutral I for one stopped going to Dundalk v Cork.

[Nesta99]

If you missed the last one then you missed the best of them.

[disgruntled]

something different would be great for the neutral I for one stopped going to Dundalk v Cork.

Some of us had to keep going since we were in it every year :giggle:

[Dalymountrower]

Despite the obvious advantage of Dundalk being in the final for clubs competing for 4th place, hopefully Waterford can spring a surprise.
Any combination of the other seven would make a nice change .

[oriel]

To be fair a Shamrock Rovers v Bohs final would be great to see at some stage.
I wonder would Bohs bring a big crowd to it? Obviously they are getting great attendances at home but I wouldn't say they would have as many bandwagoners as ourselves for example. Which is by no means a criticism. Always annoyed me that we could get around 15,000 to a final but only average around 3,000 that same year.

Nothing new with this Dong, generally accepted for most clubs, their take up for the final is around 4 times their average. This has certainly been the case for DFC, avg last few years 3k or just below, avg take to a cup final, between 10-12k, I think possibly 14k one year. Its a family day out, used this example before, in our house its just me going every week, cup finals, add maybe 2 more, (small kids) and in one case 4 of us went.

[sbgawa]

Ditto for rovers, every week its me but for a final its 5 or 6 of the extended family who have sufficient interest in Rovers because they have to listen to me all the time banging on about Rovers.
Not just Ireland though , small clubs in the UK who get to Wembley for small cups or promotion play off finals always bring a massively bigger crowd.

[EatYerGreens]

Ditto for rovers, every week its me but for a final its 5 or 6 of the extended family who have sufficient interest in Rovers because they have to listen to me all the time banging on about Rovers.
Not just Ireland though , small clubs in the UK who get to Wembley for small cups or promotion play off finals always bring a massively bigger crowd.

Unless they're Salford City and Fylde FC :D

P.S. England is not the UK :cool:

[EatYerGreens]

To be fair a Shamrock Rovers v Bohs final would be great to see at some stage.
I wonder would Bohs bring a big crowd to it? Obviously they are getting great attendances at home but I wouldn't say they would have as many bandwagoners as ourselves for example. Which is by no means a criticism. Always annoyed me that we could get around 15,000 to a final but only average around 3,000 that same year.

Is there a direct bus from Dalymount to the Aviva ?

[marinobohs]

its coming Rovers v Bohs at landsdowne oh what a prospect please let it happen
Bring. It. On.
Might even say it's our cup final 😂🤣

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Unless they're Salford City and Fylde FC :D

P.S. England is not the UK :cool:

Teams from Wales can play in cup finals in Wembley......

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Being honest I’d love to see a Dundalk / Shams final on the presumption we don’t make it. Could attract a huge crowd and would hopefully be a decent game.

[sbgawa]

Teams from Wales can play in cup finals in Wembley......


And..teams from England can play in cup finals in Scotland and Teams from Northern Ireland can play in cup finals in Ireland and English clubs can play in Welsh cup finals.
Its a complicated world

[pineapple stu]

Teams from Ireland can't play in cup quarter-finals in Scotland though.

True story.

[EatYerGreens]

Teams from Wales can play in cup finals in Wembley......

Pedant much ? :D

They can, but as we all know Scottish & NI teams can't. So the point still stands.

Move along now.... :p

[EatYerGreens]

Being honest I’d love to see a Dundalk / Shams final on the presumption we don’t make it. Could attract a huge crowd and would hopefully be a decent game.

The competition desperately needs new faces in my opinion. So I'll be praying for anyone but Dundalk to get there.

[Dalymountrower]

Leahy and Mandriou included in Under 21 Squad, so quarter final v Crumlin is likely to be postponed.

Only two other squad members from LOI, one from UCD one from Waterford.

[seand]

Are Bohs really likely to move the Crumlin game with two players missing? And how does this all fit with the Scottish Challenge Cup thingy, which is due to be played that weekend too?

[Dalymountrower]

Of course we should apply to move the Crumlin game, have every right to do so.They are two key players for us.

Wafer Cup will go ahead as scheduled on Saturday week.Chocks away