2023 FAI Cup

[Nesta99]

We shouldnt end up talking about fans on the pitch but it does look fooking awful!!

No pretty to watch, the old cliche of typical cup tie, lots of frantic play with plenty of bite. With 4th place gone for Dundalk I think I was swaying toward hoping for Galway to at least go to ET. Caulfield and Horgan are some sight prowling the touchline, you wouldnt know who was really calling the shots there. It is great to see a packed out ground like that on TV, it felt like an old fashioned FA Cup tie at a lower league club that youd see on BBC. It looked damn close to what could be safely held irrespective of the calls that more people could be squeezed in.

[Bohtastic]

Devine's aren't much better.

Sigh.
I see we're engaging in playground politics....

[Straightstory]

What a dreadful game of football.

[joey B]

Galway will be disappointed with that,didn’t show up,Bohs didn’t impress much either but managed the red card well and deserved to go through….

[Shinkicker]

Galway will be disappointed with that,didn’t show up,Bohs didn’t impress much either but managed the red card well and deserved to go through….
As per DD, it was great to see a full TL or ED stadium. Credit to Galway for what they have achieved this season and the will be a welcome addition to the PL. Neither team had any chance of impressing anyone with the quality of the referring who completely destroyed the game.

[ontheotherhand]

Sigh.
I see we're engaging in playground politics....

Did you feel like that was a good game of ball?

[Onapointoforder]

Did you feel like that was a good game of ball?

When Jack Charlton had us playing that way it was great !! Not

[Shinkicker]

Did you feel like that was a good game of ball?
It wasn't a good game but if you are a Bohs fan it was everything Bohs have put us through this year, we will take it all day.

[Dermobohs]

Doyle ruined that, arrogant little hitler hasn’t a clue.
That said, Galway were better than I expected and are a welcome addition to the top league, hard luck to them and congratulations also.
We had to manage that, but did ok.

[ontheotherhand]

It wasn't a good game but if you are a Bohs fan it was everything Bohs have put us through this year, we will take it all day.


What have you been put through this year? You are doing way better than expected.

Enjoy the big day out anyway. Nothing else like it.

[Shinkicker]

What have you been put through this year? You are doing way better than expected.

Enjoy the big day out anyway. Nothing else like it.
We were top of the league and dropped it, we drew 1-1 with UCD and there have been others results that should have been put to bed. As a rovers fan you got what you expected. Win the league and fckued out of Europe early doors. Enjoy it

[ontheotherhand]

We were top of the league and dropped it, we drew 1-1 with UCD and there have been others results that should have been put to bed. As a rovers fan you got what you expected. Win the league and fckued out of Europe early doors. Enjoy it

You didn't really think you were going to win the league did you?

[Shinkicker]

You didn't really think you were going to win the league did you?
I never thought we'd win it but I did think we'd have been closer in the run in.

[Shinkicker]

You didn't really think you were going to win the league did you?
Did you expect better in the cup????

[ontheotherhand]

Did you expect better in the cup????

Absolutely, but we haven't had a great draw in the past two years. Should still have beaten Dundalk with an extra man all the same.

[WoodquayBoy]

Gutted at the no-show by us - first time on live TV in seven years and that’s what we produce, why couldn’t it have been the Dundalk game!
The pitch invasion after the game didn’t look great but apart from a couple of scrote-bags - boys and girls - who didn’t look old enough to have made their Confirmation giving it the billy-big-b0llix, it was very good natured, enthusiastic rather than bad-minded.

[Shearer]

Gutted at the no-show by us - first time on live TV in seven years and that’s what we produce, why couldn’t it have been the Dundalk game!
The pitch invasion after the game didn’t look great but apart from a couple of scrote-bags - boys and girls - who didn’t look old enough to have made their Confirmation giving it the billy-big-b0llix, it was very good natured, enthusiastic rather than bad-minded.
I wonder have Galway ran up fines with the FAI over that this year. Games seem to end with kids swarming the pitch each and every week.

The double pitch invasion is a bad look for security in the ground as it was for the game vs Cork late last year. Stark contrast to Treaty's last trip there where 50 fans were pinned in with no access to food.

[bohsmug]

What have you been put through this year? You are doing way better than expected.

Enjoy the big day out anyway. Nothing else like it.


Sorry, I'm going to pick up on this. It's been a very engaging season at Bohs but a very intense one. For better or worse this Bohs team have mirrored their manager's personality. Very combative, a team that thankfully have a lot of fight but don't make things easy on themselves. It's been a season that you find yourself very involved in. So I get shinkickers point.

[ontheotherhand]

Sorry, I'm going to pick up on this. It's been a very engaging season at Bohs but a very intense one. For better or worse this Bohs team have mirrored their manager's personality. Very combative, a team that thankfully have a lot of fight but don't make things easy on themselves. It's been a season that you find yourself very involved in. So I get shinkickers point.

Fair enough. From the outside looking in it seems like it's gone quite well so I didn't understand the point. I predicted you'd struggle a lot more than you have. Afolabi has made you competitive but i don't think it's a particularly strong bohs side and Devine seems limited enough. Could be the right man to fire you to a cup win though and as much as I hate picturing that, I wouldn't begrudge good football people having a nice day out. It's the best sporting event in the country for me. If your team is in it!

[Jack B]

I feel like Galway should be disappointed that they barely created a clear chance all game but they were given a great opportunity to do so via a dodgy red card so can have no complaints. Expected a bit better of them but Bohs are a good side to be fair. I've spent much of the season thinking that they and Shels are good sides, better than Pats on the whole, yet we're somehow still ahead of both in the league even if it doesn't finish that way.

We should win tomorrow on balance but I still do not trust this team in the slightest. Will happily take a repeat of the 2021 cup though outside of the assault from the definite non-members of Bohs' Welsh fraternity on the day.

[joey B]

Cork/Pats sold out…

[wonder88]

Disappointing result. Reminds me a lot of the game v Cork here (1st one) last year. Plenty of possession and balls into the box with an extra man, but didn't create one clear good chance. When you are caught up in the atmosphere it makes up for the quality of the football, but it was a cup semi-final. Dervin I think had a good game apart from a messed up free kick early on. Running on the pitch during the game and throwing flares onto the pitch really does not look good. Maybe a fence on the away section is the way to stop it, which is a pity. Or put them in the Comer stand, where they are further away from the pitch?

[outspoken]

Disappointing result. Reminds me a lot of the game v Cork here (1st one) last year. Plenty of possession and balls into the box with an extra man, but didn't create one clear good chance. When you are caught up in the atmosphere it makes up for the quality of the football, but it was a cup semi-final. Dervin I think had a good game apart from a messed up free kick early on. Running on the pitch during the game and throwing flares onto the pitch really does not look good. Maybe a fence on the away section is the way to stop it, which is a pity. Or put them in the Comer stand, where they are further away from the pitch?

They can't stop kids running on most weeks never mind a full away end.

[brendy_éire]

Maybe a fence on the away section is the way to stop it, which is a pity. Or put them in the Comer stand, where they are further away from the pitch?

The solution isn't to make the away section unpleasant for visiting fans, as Sligo have done. It's to prosecute the individuals involved, as sometimes happens in the IL, and punish the clubs concerned.

[outspoken]

The solution isn't to make the away section unpleasant for visiting fans, as Sligo have done. It's to prosecute the individuals involved, as sometimes happens in the IL, and punish the clubs concerned.

Longford have a fance, works well, away fans like having somewhere to hang flags.

[TonyD]

Get in there !!! What a start. Cork came flying out of the traps but two great chances for us since we’ve settled.

[CorribsideSteve]

Gutted at the no-show by us - first time on live TV in seven years and that’s what we produce, why couldn’t it have been the Dundalk game!
The pitch invasion after the game didn’t look great but apart from a couple of scrote-bags - boys and girls - who didn’t look old enough to have made their Confirmation giving it the billy-big-b0llix, it was very good natured, enthusiastic rather than bad-minded.
If only it had been the Dundalk game. Disappointing result yesterday. Was working for it, but from judging from the people that came into the restaurant, they were mostly disappointed with the overall effort, not testing Bohs enough. Still, it's been a great year. Nice words afterwards from Devine.

Edit: Re:Scrote bags ... What stupidity and chidlish behavior to fling a water bottle at Doyle there. I was worried it might have been something worse like a lighter. Unacceptable ****e that soured what was a great finish.

[TonyD]

Keating really should have equalised there. Cork well on top at the moment . We’re getting outplayed and outfought in midfield.

[outspoken]

Why have TM only two blocks for sale for final? I like to go premium for cup final.

[joey B]

Cracking finish from Conor Carty there,Bohs/Pats final it is…

[D24Saint]

So we go again. Bring on the Bohs !!!

[patsdad]

Cork threw everything at us. If they played like that every week they’d be nowhere near the relegation playoff. Only for a defensive masterclass from Joe Redmond we’d been done for. Two great goals on our part, though.

[ger121]

So it’s a repeat of 2021. I really hope we can finish 4th so that will be the European question out of the way and can just focus on winning it. Could be another bumper crowd at this.

[patsdad]

So it’s a repeat of 2021. I really hope we can finish 4th so that will be the European question out of the way and can just focus on winning it. Could be another bumper crowd at this.

I hope you finish 4th too! The best 4 clubs should be in Europe.

[TonyD]

So it’s a repeat of 2021. I really hope we can finish 4th so that will be the European question out of the way and can just focus on winning it. Could be another bumper crowd at this.

I think we could well top the attendance from two years ago. I’d hope for 40,000 +. I think it was about 38k last time ? Should be a great occasion.

[Jack B]

Apparently we had a few lads playing through illness and/or knocks, which makes the overall performance make a little more sense because we were a distant second best physically with several players looking out on their feet after about an hour. We were about as convincing as we have been for the last few months but as we so often have done managed to get the win anyway which is the main thing. We're so easy to play through but when you get to the box Redmond, Lyness etc are so hard to get past.

I think the final will definitely top the 2021 attendance. Just seems obvious that it should.

[kksaints]

Great to get to the final. Performance wise we're poor in the 1st half after the goal but I thought we were fairly comfortable in the 2nd half. The 2nd goal was a sweet strike from Carty. Should be a great occasion in the Aviva I'm not entirely sure if we will break the 37,000 of 2021 but there will be a great attendance nonetheless.

[oriel]

If only it had been the Dundalk game. Disappointing result yesterday. Was working for it, but from judging from the people that came into the restaurant, they were mostly disappointed with the overall effort, not testing Bohs enough. Still, it's been a great year. Nice words afterwards from Devine.

Edit: Re:Scrote bags ... What stupidity and chidlish behavior to fling a water bottle at Doyle there. I was worried it might have been something worse like a lighter. Unacceptable ****e that soured what was a great finish.

Indeed CS, our worst result in 20 years - handed it to you on a plate for make the Semi, that said GU richly deserved to win and were full value of the 4-0.

Congrats to Pats and Bohs, should be a good final, both deserve to be there to be fair, Bohs had the easier run, but Pats on pens away to Derry was a tricky one, as for us putting out the favs on R1, distant memory now.

For the beaten semi-finalists, still a good season, Galway Utd winning the FD, and Cork City good chance of winning Play off, (and a big gate today) remember the PD side have the one game, v 3 is it for the FD side who make it, plus no guarantee it will be Waterford, prob will be though, v CC.

[Nesta99]

The solution isn't to make the away section unpleasant for visiting fans, as Sligo have done. It's to prosecute the individuals involved, as sometimes happens in the IL, and punish the clubs concerned.

I dunno something like this is IDEAL to dampen the spirit of the over enthusiastic away fan, preferably raining too!

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[2 Year Contract]

Draw for the cup final done this morning. Pats were drawn as the away team to complete the set of all away draws in the cup this year, meaning Bohs will be in the South stand again and pats in the North stand, same as 2021

[JC_GUFC]

Poor game, but Bohs won’t care. Thought Galway were disappointing. No real quality about them.

Yes unfortunately Bohs had their tactics spot on. With the tactics we have we struggle to break teams down in any meaningful way. In Division 1 you can rely on defensive mistakes, Bohs didn't make any, so we didn't get any chances.


Galway will be disappointed with that,didn’t show up,Bohs didn’t impress much either but managed the red card well and deserved to go through….

I don't think we didn't show up. Bohs were just good at stifling what we wanted to do. We use the wings a lot in Division 1 but Ed McCarthy was kept quiet by Bart. Knocking the long balls up to Wassim and Walsh was very effective against Dundalk because they didn't have competent CBs but I knew that wouldn't be as successful against Bohs.

For us to win we needed Bohs to drop their levels, unfortunately for us they didn't, it may not have been pretty but they played quite well. We probably would have been suited better playing Pat's rather than Bohs.

Overall though it was a fantastic occasion for the club, great atmosphere and colour and the club is in a great place heading back to the Premier Division next season.

We've walked through Division 1 this season but fans had better be used to a similar style of match as we saw on Saturday as we won't be changing from that!

[JC_GUFC]

Longford have a fance, works well, away fans like having somewhere to hang flags.

Yeah - that could be an option. I don't really like them though. It's probably the lowest wall in the whole league but certainly a plan needs to be put in place for next season.

To be fair to the Bohs fans 95% of them were running the celebrate with the players but I guess like a lot of these things it's all ok until it isn't.

I think because there is probably a decent crossover with GAA fans that is why there are often kids going on to the pitch at the end of matches.

[EatYerGreens]

Why have TM only two blocks for sale for final? I like to go premium for cup final.

That's what they do - they trickle the sections out, and usually starting with the crap ones away from the middle. It's really annoying as you have to hold out in the hope of better blocks appearing.

I've done Premium in previous years as a neutral and it's a good experience. Are those not on sale now?

[nigel-harps1954]

Ticketba$tard are the main reason the cup final will never sell out. They repeatedly make a balls of ticket selling. I have no idea why they don't just release general tickets for most of the stadium straight out. They can still set aside home and away tickets for clubs while making most of the rest of the stadium available for neutrals or general sale.

[outspoken]

That's what they do - they trickle the sections out, and usually starting with the crap ones away from the middle. It's really annoying as you have to hold out in the hope of better blocks appearing.

I've done Premium in previous years as a neutral and it's a good experience. Are those not on sale now?
Nope just to ****ty blocks in the sky. Will wait and see if premium blocks appear

[Nesta99]

Its absolutely ridiculous that its like a game of chicken and holding out for tickets you want to go on sale. After a few cup finals it became very obvious that it didnt help sales with people taking the upper tier corner seats - especially when there wasnt allocated seating or it wasnt policed properly or a lot of people were allowed overcrowd in to one or 2 sections leaving empty areas where tickets were sold for. You would think that ticket sale issues have been copped on to and sorted. There has been and is potential to break 40k imo. If the numbers are less then the unsold seats should be bunched together in the corner of the upper tier same side of the main camera positions. Not having fans spread out, neutrals also, adds to atmosphere never mind the general look of a 'full' crowd. Of course the game itself can make or break and atmosphere but all attempts to maximise the occasion should be expected from FAI Nua.

[cláirseach]

I have definitely skipped several trips to Croke Park over the past few years as a result of Ticketmaster's nonsense. The only available options being terrible seats while much better situated blocks remain closed off is a classic Ticketmaster move. Very offputting.

[ger121]

Well folks. That ticket release was a **** show from start to finish. If the FAIlures can’t organise a cup final ticket sale then god help Euro 2028.

[Jack B]

Yeah. Awful, awful stuff.

[2 Year Contract]

Well folks. That ticket release was a **** show from start to finish. If the FAIlures can’t organise a cup final ticket sale then god help Euro 2028.

Literally de ja vu of how they handled the 2021 final. Info on various sections blocks given to clubs, then don’t allow fans to select which block you want to pick when the tickets do go on sale, then tell people the entire north stand is sold out when it isn’t, then kick people out when attempting to pay. Not to mention telling both clubs there will be a 1 hour (way too short a period anyways) priority window for members and season ticket holders only to not facilitate that at all in the end. Absolute shambles, my hatred for Ticketmaster is endless. I see they’ve now added the ability to select the block you want on the ticket map but it’s too little too late for the people that bought tickets in whatever block they could get at release time. Should’ve been sorted for the release time, which, now that I mention it, was cleverly put on the same morning as the Euro 2028 announcement. Utter genius from the FAI there :rolleyes: