2023 FAI Cup

[D24Saint]

Nasty draw for us there even if Derry's form has been up and down this season. The Cork and UCD matches will give us a chance to compare the top of the first division and bottom of the Premier.

Yeap one of the worst draws we could have got. A very tough game ahead. I wouldn’t be too confident on recent form but with Joe Redmond back we could improve in the next few weeks in the run up to the game. His return should keep Harvey Norman on the bench and away from being near a football.

[culloty82]

Am i wrong in thinking that kerry airport sponsor Kerry FC?

No, you're absolutely right!

[TonyD]

Yeap one of the worst draws we could have got. A very tough game ahead. I wouldn’t be too confident on recent form but with Joe Redmond back we could improve in the next few weeks in the run up to the game. His return should keep Harvey Norman on the bench and away from being near a football.

It’s an absolute stinker of a draw. Worst we could have got. Not really confident at all, though as you say, Joe Redmond will surely make us more solid defensively. Having said that, don’t think Derry will be overly pleased either. At least they are at home though.

[EatYerGreens]

Nasty draw for us there even if Derry's form has been up and down this season. The Cork and UCD matches will give us a chance to compare the top of the first division and bottom of the Premier.

Galway will destroy UCD.

[EatYerGreens]

Home draw at least, but whoever comes of the match at the Brandywell will be favourites to win the whole thing.

I think it could be Bohs' year.

What weekend are the games being played?

[WoodquayBoy]

Galway will destroy UCD.
Waterford would destroy them, if we win it will be because we probably just wore them down and bored them into submission.
If we secure the First Division it will be by not losing games, as opposed to winning them, 2 very different things.
We have a quality defence to mainly thank for our position - our top scorer is a midfielder who has a raft of penalties in his 14 goals. Will be interesting to see how we fare against a top-flight side

[yurt]

I think that's incredibly harsh on Galway United's season. They've won 20/23 games with +51 goal difference, there's no way it can be fair to summarise the season as simply 'not losing games'.

Coming into the season I've never been more downbeat on our promotion chances with another year of JC with the muck we were served up last season, the latter months in particular were grim watching.

But it's been an incredible season and even without playing well this past month the points have kept accumulating. Can't see there ever being a more productive season for Galway in my lifetime so I'm trying my best to enjoy every game as much as I can. There's going to be a lot of disappointing Fridays next season.

Was hoping for a big team in Terryland in the draw but happy enough to be given a 60/40 tie and see what comes in the next round.

I reckon Bohs or Pat's could bring close to a 1000 to Galway and make the game a sell out if it worked out like that.

[WoodquayBoy]

I meant that from the suggestion that we’d destroy Harps. That hasn’t been our style in the last few weeks: our last 3 games have been two 1-0 wins and a 1-1 draw. Even the game before that mini run we were muck in the first half against Longford and only turned it on in second half.
You say yourself “even without playing well this past month the points have kept accumulating” - that is exactly my point!
We have been very good this season but have morphed from a team that destroyed opponents into one that just doesn’t lose games. Nothing wrong with that, it gets the job done, but if I had to pick a side to win by 3 goals against anyone right now, I would
be more confident putting my fiver on Waterford and Ronan Coughlan than on ourselves and our lack of a goal-scoring striker this season.

[joey B]

Daniel Lafferty given a six-match ban for his red card against Drogheda on Friday,what the hell did he do?

[brendy_éire]

Daniel Lafferty given a six-match ban for his red card against Drogheda on Friday,what the hell did he do?

Was for hitting out? Seems a bit much.

What did Brush do, other than mouth off? He got three games.

[joey B]

Must be a punch,hard to tell from the video...

[2 Year Contract]

According to the below article Lafferty's 6 game ban is not just for the incident with Kyle Robinson but also for comments he made to officials

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/11092233/sligo-rovers-danny-lafferty-six-match-ban-fai-cup/

[outspoken]

I was at the game, he loafed Robinson and then took a good while to leave the pitch.

[Nesta99]

Decent draw for Dundalk though Ive always felt playing at home is the 1st hope. Some nice fixtures, Derry V St Pats people will call as the stand out one but Cork v Waterford will be as much an interesting one for the neutral. A number of the smaller clubs will progress. Chalks off another few tricky draws in the next round. Not the done thing to be looking beyond the next game these days but Ive a gut feeling that Dundalk and Drogheda will be pitted against each other at some point along the way.

[HarveyHD]

According to the below article Lafferty's 6 game ban is not just for the incident with Kyle Robinson but also for comments he made to officials

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/11092233/sligo-rovers-danny-lafferty-six-match-ban-fai-cup (https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/11092233/sligo-rovers-danny-lafferty-six-match-ban-fai-cup/)/ (https://sloteire.com/paypal-casinos)


Misbehavior must be punished. But I think a 6-match ban is too harsh a punishment.

[2 Year Contract]

Misbehavior must be punished. But I think a 6-match ban is too harsh a punishment.

It’s one of those that you can’t really comment on whether it was justified or not without knowing the facts of what was said. The incident itself would normally be a 3 game ban so whatever he’s said has probably added on another 3 games but without knowing the severity of what was said it’s all just speculation

[JC_GUFC]

I know I could find it somewhere if I really looked but does anyone have the dates of Quarter-Final, Semi-Final and Final handy?

[pineapple stu]

I have the weekend of 18/09, 08/10 and 12/11 noted in the UCD programme.

Full round of league fixtures down for those days, so postponements would be required of course.

[culloty82]

Drogheda tickets were released this afternoon - Main Stand and East Terrace already sold out, so well on course for a full house to be confirmed either tomorrow or the day after.

[legendz]

Drogheda tickets were released this afternoon - Main Stand and East Terrace already sold out, so well on course for a full house to be confirmed either tomorrow or the day after.
Main Stand and East Terrace are on Season Ticket sale. Some might go on release after. Tickets did go on sale briefly but the blunder of not giving season ticket holders first choice to buy was quickly spotted. Kerry FC avoided an own goal. Own goals like that can leave staunch supporters disgruntled.

[culloty82]

Only the East Terrace left now, so should be the biggest attendance since the first Treaty game at home.

[trevy]

Pitch inspection later at Turners Cross for tonight's game. Heavy rain and wind on the way so we could see some games called off.

[joey B]

Turners Cross passed the first inspection but another one set for 5.30,not ideal….

[nigel-harps1954]

Heavy rain not due here until 8 or 9. Pitch should be perfect for kickoff, but it's going to be fun in the conditions as the game goes on.

70+ Skerries fans en route. Would presume they'll get access under the roof tonight with a fairly small crowd expected from Harps.

[sidewayspasser]

City vs Waterford is off. No surprise really, as it's been lashing continuously since 2pm, and there is an orange wind warning for later tonight.

[joey B]

Cork/Waterford refixed for Monday…

[culloty82]

Kerry line-up on expected lines, with Kos, Gaxha, McGrath and Kelliher returning to the starting XI. Harsh on Amechi though, you score twice last week, and promptly get dropped!

[Shearer]

Kerry line-up on expected lines, with Kos, Gaxha, McGrath and Kelliher returning to the starting XI. Harsh on Amechi though, you score twice last week, and promptly get dropped!
Matt Keane dropped?

[2 Year Contract]

Just saw Derry post this nice reminder of what resulted in an absolutely horrendous journey home from the cup game against Pats in 2018. The main thing that stood out to me watching that video was the tiny crowd. It’s mad to think that the crowd at that game wouldn’t have been considered anything out of the ordinary around most clubs in the league at that time. Stark contrast to what it’ll be on Sunday! Long live the growing LOI attendances!

https://x.com/derrycityfc/status/1692562965063516273?s=46

[culloty82]

Matt Keane dropped?

Must have picked up a knock - very unusual for him not to at least be on the bench for a game.

[pineapple stu]

UCD v Galway underway, but not clear if it'll finish

Pitch inspection at 7:30 gave it the go-ahead but there's at least two patches of standing water, one in the centre circle and one on the edge of their D

[brendy_éire]

The main thing that stood out to me watching that video was the tiny crowd. It’s mad to think that the crowd at that game wouldn’t have been considered anything out of the ordinary around most clubs in the league at that time. Stark contrast to what it’ll be on Sunday! Long live the growing LOI attendances!

https://x.com/derrycityfc/status/1692562965063516273?s=46

Thought the same myself. There was only 1.5k at the match. Changed times.
Great finish to the game. Gerard Doherty running down the length of the stand being chased by the other players was magic. On his birthday too.
Grim jouyhome for the Pat's fans, I'm sure.

[Philosophizer]

Men against boys here at Dalymount. Bohs have 3 and it could be a lot more. Bohs also hit the post and had a whole host of other chances. Rockmount are permanently camped in their own box. Clarke and Afolabi running a muck.

[SkStu]

I know it’s only Rockmount but, from what I’ve seen over the last few games, Clarke is a class act. Thought he was brilliant against Pats too.

[pineapple stu]

UCD game abandoned at halftime

Right decision.

[Guitd]

Game abandoned Galway 2-0 up
So what happens start again for 45min or a full replay in Galway

[brendy_éire]

Game abandoned Galway 2-0 up
So what happens start again for 45min or a full replay in Galway

Saw the footage, looked grim.
If it was a league match, it would be replayed from the start. Least that's what happened when we had a Limerick match in Maginn abandoned. (was 1-1 at the time)

Watching Bray-Dundalk, pitch seems to be holding up alright. Very dark on TV though, not the brightest floodlighs? Not something I noticed at the ground.

[culloty82]

Kerry certainly going down fighting at least - still 1-0, but Okwute, Amechi and Kelliher now all on together!

[Philosophizer]

John O’Sullivan looks like Ronaldo… when he’s playing against amateurs.

[pineapple stu]

Game abandoned Galway 2-0 up
So what happens start again for 45min or a full replay in Galway
Full replay in the Bowl. Tickets for tonight valid for the rematch

Not our fault the weather was so bad

[Yossarian]

What is the story with the LoI stream of the Bray Dundalk game, every so often sponsors come up on the full screen blocking the game, even when it’s in play.

[gufct]

No groundsmen men in the bowl tonight wtf

[pineapple stu]

What was a groundsman going to do? Hold an umbrella over the pitch? Drink the excess water?

What work as could be done had been done. It's torrential out. And that's the first UCD game I ever recall being abandoned at halftime, so hardly as if we've a bad record in that regard

[joey B]

Minimum of fuss for Harps,scored the 5th on the hour and emptied the bench,tough for the non league sides to compete for the most part….

[thebronze14]

Easy for harps tonight. Early goals killed it. Skerries were the smallest team I've ever seen! Kilbarrack were much better

[joey B]

UCD/Galway refixed for Monday….

[brendy_éire]

What is the story with the LoI stream of the Bray Dundalk game, every so often sponsors come up on the full screen blocking the game, even when it’s in play.

Thought that was pretty strange. Obviously it'll generate a few quid, but was almost American in it's application.


Easy for harps tonight. Early goals killed it. Skerries were the smallest team I've ever seen! Kilbarrack were much better

Small how? As in short?

[thebronze14]

Thought that was pretty strange. Obviously it'll generate a few quid, but was almost American in it's application.



Small how? As in short?

Yep...Their CB was about 6 foot, the rest much shorter:D

[kksaints]

What is the story with the LoI stream of the Bray Dundalk game, every so often sponsors come up on the full screen blocking the game, even when it’s in play.

Think it was because the weather was affecting the stream quality as my screen got blurred on a few occasions during the 2nd half and the sponsor came up for a couple of seconds before the stream came back as normal.

[nigel-harps1954]

Skerries were very, very bad. Another four or five goals wouldn't have flattered Harps, if truth be told.

A professional job though and into the quarter finals.