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paudie
21/09/2006, 12:49 PM
Sorry if this has been asked before.

1. Do Drogs qualify as 2006 Setanta Cup winners, irrespective of their final league position in 2006?

2. If Derry win the FAI cup, beating say Sligo in the final, do Sligo qualify for the Setanta or does the FAI Cup qualifying spot revert to the highest league position not already qualified?
Schumi
21/09/2006, 12:53 PM
On question 2, I think the place reverts to the league. As far as I know, the rule is the same for the FAI Cup as it is for the League Cup. I'm open to correction on that though.
pineapple stu
21/09/2006, 12:55 PM
No and no.
refjohn
21/09/2006, 1:42 PM
of course the holders should get in they done it for liverpool they can do it for us;)

You have qualified - to the qualifiers aka The League
Dodge
21/09/2006, 2:12 PM
No and no.
Why so sure? Any links?
Strabane_Harp
21/09/2006, 3:23 PM
Dungannon qualified as the cup winners had already qualified so id assume the fai position would be the same.



then again its the FAI so maybe they will just ask Ollie who he wants in it :p
Schumi
21/09/2006, 3:26 PM
Dungannon also finished 4th in the league though IIRC.
Strabane_Harp
21/09/2006, 3:31 PM
thats the point i was makin Schumi, the IFA reverted to league position not cup runners up


bet the scottish FA wish they had done that now ;)
Schumi
21/09/2006, 4:01 PM
thats the point i was makin Schumi, the IFA reverted to league position not cup runners up
Sorry, I thought you meant that they'd lost in the cup final.
pineapple stu
21/09/2006, 6:34 PM
Why so sure? Any links?
Talking to the FAI about it.
Dodge
21/09/2006, 7:09 PM
Whats it to do with them :)

Cheers
Strabane_Harp
21/09/2006, 8:24 PM
Talking to the FAI about it.


when were you in old trafford?
pete
23/09/2006, 7:16 PM
Its simple really - top 2 in the league + league & fai cup winners. You cannot qualify as runners up in either cup as place reverts to the league.

At the moment its top 3 in the league plus fai cup winners. If Derry city win then its 4th place in the league.
iceman
23/09/2006, 10:28 PM
Without wanting to throw a spanner in the works I do recall a statement from Setanta after this years final saying that Drogs have automatically qualified for the 2007 competition as holders. Cant dig out any quotes on it but I am pretty certain that I heard it.
pineapple stu
23/09/2006, 10:40 PM
Either you didn't, or you did and it's wrong.