FAI Cup

[lefty]

Us to win 3-0 now thanks to Limerick having to play a midfielder in nets

[CollegeTillIDie]

Us to win 3-0 now thanks to Limerick having to play a midfielder in nets

Only winning 3-0 against a team with an outfield player in goal illustrates how crap we are at scoring goals :D

[CollegeTillIDie]

DOn't think I'll bother coming so!!!

Part time supporter/ you're just a part time supporter !:D

[Schumi]

DOn't think I'll bother coming so!!!

The one time we might actually score (although on recent form, I wouldn't be shocked if we didn't!), and you'd miss it. :eek:

[DmanDmythDledge]

UCD line-up:

Quigley, Mahon, McNally, Shorthall, Kenna, McWalter, Finn, McDonnell, Ryan, Sammonn, Byrne.

[DmanDmythDledge]

UCD line-up:

Quigley, Mahon, McNally, Shorthall, Kenna, McWalter, Finn, McDonnell, Ryan, Sammonn, Byrne.
:p :p

I think once we avoid Shels/Derry and Sligo away we will advance to the semis.

[CollegeTillIDie]

:p :p

I think once we avoid Shels/Derry and Sligo away we will advance to the semis.

The year we won the Cup, 1984, we drew Sligo ( who were then the Cup holders) away in the First Round.
We were losing 3-1 with ten minutes left and managed to scrape a 3-3 draw.
We won the replay 5-0 and never looked back ;)

[DmanDmythDledge]

Away against Derry!

[Schumi]

****. A repeat of Sunday is probably too much to ask, you never know though.

[DmanDmythDledge]

I suppose it will be on the Sunday because of Europe?

[Bald Student]

anyone up for taking in a mooathon (http://www.mooathon.com/index.htm) in the morning?

[Poor Student]

You've got to go through Derry to win the thing anyway. I say you may as well catch them slap bang in the middle of their fixture glut. It's the tie of the round so I hope it gets TV coverage. If we can even hold them to a replay, it'll cause a fixture nightmare for them. This should also help the bank account with half the helpings to a good gate receipt.

[sligoman]

Pineapple Stu got what he wanted anyway:D.

[lefty]

I want Bray at home next round. Weve a bloody great chance of winning it, and most of the other teams will be thinking that aswel. As long as we avoid Derry away in the next round we can win it. Just avoid that and we have a great chance. I feel we have enough players to pull out all the stops in this cup adventure that weve started. We are good enough to draw away with any team left in the competition (bar Derry) and i think we can scalp anyone who steps into Fortress Belfield

Ill re-iterate what i felt on the 30th of May

[pineapple stu]

Pineapple Stu got what he wanted anyway:D.
:confused:

[sligoman]

:confused:Sorry, it was Poor Student (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=523803&postcount=15):o. Ye students all look the same:p.

[DmanDmythDledge]

****. A repeat of Sunday is probably too much to ask...
I'd be inclined to agree with that, especially without Crowley and Finn. I'd say it will be the same team that started against Cork, except with McWalter in for Byrne in the hole behind Sammon. With Derry playing 3 in midfield I think that 4-5-1 would be the best formation though. That could mean Hurley coming in, with Podge/Kav on the right. The biggest concern is Daz Ryan vs Paddy McCourt.:eek:

[Poor Student]

Hopefully Derry will go to extra time with PSG (winning in the end of course!) further tiring them. Unfortunately Kenny will expect us to crowd the midfield again so he can make contingency for it. I'd still go for the five across the middle and try and get it to the replay or snatch a win on the break. I'd go with Podge on the right as he's a lot stronger than Kavanagh. We're missing Crowley and Finn but I think Hurley's best position is in central midfield and I think a McDonnell/Hurley/Dicker centre could be quite strong. Sammon is just the man to play the lone role. Ok, his heading skills are not too great but if it comes to his chest or feet he can hold it up excellently. He also has decent pace and ball control.

[John83]

I'd agree on Kavanagh for this game. He's most likely to be useful as an impact sub.

[Burnsie]

Is this game on TV please??

[Schumi]

No. Pats v Longford and Athlone v Rovers are the ones on TV.

[Poor Student]

Is this game on TV please??

No slacking, Burns. Get yourself up to Derry.;)

[Burnsie]

the radio even?

unfortunately with a match of my own to play on sunday afternoon, and exams starting on wednesday, it's not really feasible for me to make it up this time...

[pineapple stu]

Do Radio Foyle stream live?

May be live updates on the Derry site too.

[DmanDmythDledge]

http://www.highlandradio.com/

[DmanDmythDledge]

So the dream ends for another year. 3 quarter-finals in a row has to be looked at has a good thing. If we can hold on to most of our squad and avoid the big boys early on, we can go further for sure.

[CollegeTillIDie]

DManD

You have a point on one level. However if we don't make the semis next year I'd rather go out in the First Round. You have to make a breakthrough sometime. And do we just choke in Quarter-finals? Like you said on another thread the heads dropped after the penalty. However I watched Eircom League Weekly a few minutes ago and the papers missed our two chances to score in the First half whereas the Cameras didn't. So that added to Conan Byrne's meant we had three chances to score. In The Brandywell if you get 3 chances to score you need to take one, because the odds are you will concede a penalty on at least one visit there per season.

[pineapple stu]

I disagree. I'd rather get knocked out in the quarters than in the First (Second really) round. The bit of excitement as each draw comes up, the hope that you might just go all the way this time - you'd miss it all if you got knocked out early.

Plus, it's ten years since we were knocked out at the first hurdle, which is a nice streak.

[DmanDmythDledge]

DManD

You have a point on one level. However if we don't make the semis next year I'd rather go out in the First Round. You have to make a breakthrough sometime. And do we just choke in Quarter-finals? Like you said on another thread the heads dropped after the penalty. However I watched Eircom League Weekly a few minutes ago and the papers missed our two chances to score in the First half whereas the Cameras didn't. So that added to Conan Byrne's meant we had three chances to score. In The Brandywell if you get 3 chances to score you need to take one, because the odds are you will concede a penalty on at least one visit there per season.
Serioulsy what are you on about? The only way we're going to make the breakthrough is if we keep improving and making more progress in the competition. So you'd rather see us lose then win is what you're basically saying?:confused: :rolleyes:

I disagree. I'd rather get knocked out in the quarters than in the First (Second really) round. The bit of excitement as each draw comes up, the hope that you might just go all the way this time - you'd miss it all if you got knocked out early.
Exactly. It's what being a fan is all about. I wouldn't give it up for anything.

[dancinpants]

because the odds are you will concede a penalty on at least one visit there per season.

:eek: UCD or teams in general? Thats a crazy statistic to come up with.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Oh how long have you been a City fan then?

[pineapple stu]

By that logic, Derry would have won about 18 penalties this season, as they've played the 11 league teams (bar Drogheda), two teams in the Setanta, three teams in the UEFA and probably one or two more in the FAI Cup and the League Cup. I challenge you to show me those 18 penalties.

[CollegeTillIDie]

By that logic, Derry would have won about 18 penalties this season, as they've played the 11 league teams (bar Drogheda), two teams in the Setanta, three teams in the UEFA and probably one or two more in the FAI Cup and the League Cup. I challenge you to show me those 18 penalties.

When was the last time UCD played at the Brandywell and DIDN'T have a penalty awarded against them?

[DmanDmythDledge]

When was the last time UCD played at the Brandywell and DIDN'T have a penalty awarded against them?
First game of the season. Last season.

[pineapple stu]

When was the last time UCD played at the Brandywell and DIDN'T have a penalty awarded against them?
I challenge you to show me the 18 penalties still. Stop changing the subject. You're using a once-off example (i.e. two penalties in three games) to say that any team is guaranteed to concede a penalty once a year.

For the record, I don't recall the last time before this year we conceded a penalty in Derry.

[CollegeTillIDie]

I challenge you to show me the 18 penalties still. Stop changing the subject. You're using a once-off example (i.e. two penalties in three games) to say that any team is guaranteed to concede a penalty once a year.

For the record, I don't recall the last time before this year we conceded a penalty in Derry.

What 18 penalties? I was referring to UCD. In the 21 years we have been travelling to the Brandywell to play games we have had penalties awarded against us in more games than we have not had them awarded.
In the first three to four years in the League of Ireland, Derry were awarded numerous "home town " penalty kicks.

[pineapple stu]

In The Brandywell if you get 3 chances to score you need to take one, because the odds are you will concede a penalty on at least one visit there per season.
That's your quote. It doesn't refer to UCD; it refers to games there in general, so you're now changing your stance in saying that you were talking about UCD only.

I've gone back over the few Derry games I was at and can confirm the following -

2006 -
0-2 - penalty
0-0 - penalty
0-2 - no penalty

2005 -
0-3 - no penalty

2003 -
2-0 - no penalty
0-1 - no penalty

2002/03 -
0-1 - no penalty

Which goes back four seasons with penalties only in one year. So your post is inaccurate.

[John83]

Noooooooobody Cares!

[CollegeTillIDie]

pineapple stu

I stopped going to games in the Brandywell after 1996/97 season cause I got ****ed off !
a) Seeing UCD get hockeyed
b) seeing UCD have dodgy penalties awarded against them.

[Student Mullet]

pineapple stu

I stopped going to games in the Brandywell after 1996/97 season cause I got ****ed off !
a) Seeing UCD get hockeyed
b) seeing UCD have dodgy penalties awarded against them.It's a pro-Derry conspiracy!

[pineapple stu]

Damn Derry refs!

[CollegeTillIDie]

Damn Derry refs!

Their fans, during the troubles, used to sing " We know where your car's parked " to the referees when they came onto the field. Martin Moran , when he was playing for Galway United, had a set of licence plates stolen one time up there.

[DmanDmythDledge]

pineapple stu

I stopped going to games in the Brandywell after 1996/97 season cause I got ****ed off !
a) Seeing UCD get hockeyed
b) seeing UCD have dodgy penalties awarded against them.
You haven't being in The Brandywell for 10 years. That proves your argument has no merit.

[John83]

You haven't being in The Brandywell for 10 years. That proves you're argument has no merit.
:rolleyes: And I gave out to Hoops1. I've got to stop reading this site before I just give up and start posting in text language.

[pineapple stu]

Wibble.

An apt 100th post in this thread, I think.

[Schumi]

Wibble.

An apt 100th post in this thread, I think.

101st post. Hard luck.

[pineapple stu]

Damn!!! 100th reply...

[CollegeTillIDie]

Why are we still discussing this poisoned chalice? We are OUT!