FAI Cup 2007

[pineapple stu]

Fancy Paul Byrne for one, if not two, actually. With all due respect to Salthill, he's been on fire against teams weaker than us (4 v Waterford and 1 v Longford).

[CollegeTillIDie]

eleven-a-side predicts 1-1 draw.:D

I reckon 4-0 to us.


Well done. I'll ask you for your prediction for the next round ;)

[DmanDmythDledge]

Here's who we can get in the next round:

Bray Wanderers
Bohemian FC
Cork City
Derry City
Douglas Hall
Dundalk
Fanad United
Finn Harps / Galway United
Kilkenny City
Limerick 37 / Wexford Youths
Longford Town
Malahide United
Sligo Rovers
St. Patrick's Athletic
Waterford United / Tolka Rovers

I'd take anyone other than Bohs or Pats.


Well done. I'll ask you for your prediction for the next round ;)
Had Bohs 1-0 correct as well. What a double that would have been. Only when I don't have money on, as usual.:mad:

[Schumi]

Here's who we can get in the next round:

Bray Wanderers
Bohemian FC
Cork City
Derry City
Douglas Hall
Dundalk
Fanad United
Finn Harps / Galway United
Kilkenny City
Limerick 37 / Wexford Youths
Longford Town
Malahide United
Sligo Rovers
St. Patrick's Athletic
UCD
Waterford United / Tolka RoversI'd like UCD away.

[DmanDmythDledge]

I'd like UCD away.
No they're class.:p

[pineapple stu]

Fanad or Wexford away.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Fanad or Wexford away.

Fanad away? You're a devil for punishment aren't you? You get to Finn Harps and you're still 40 odd miles from there :D

[BohsPartisan]

Had Bohs 1-0 correct as well. What a double that would have been. Only when I don't have money on, as usual.:mad:

Think thats good I had the Pats 4-0 and Tolka/Waterford 1-1!

[DmanDmythDledge]

Think thats good I had the Pats 4-0 and Tolka/Waterford 1-1!
That would have been even better if Tolka-Waterford finished 1-1.;)

[BohsPartisan]

That would have been even better if Tolka-Waterford finished 1-1.;)

:o

I really thought that was the score until about two minutes ago!

[pineapple stu]

Galway out now. Three Premier teams down.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Galway out now. Three Premier teams down.
Sweet, increases (slightly) the chance of an easier draw.

[pineapple stu]

Well, Harps and Galway are both First Division teams really, so no real increase.

[CollegeTillIDie]

3 non-League teams in the last 16 too. Fanad Malahide and Douglas Hall

[DmanDmythDledge]

Away vs Dundalk. Thursday night football.:rolleyes: Not an amazing draw either, but we should get through.

[pineapple stu]

Nasty little draw. Could be worse, but Dundalk are on a high because they're top of their division and scoring for fun. Realistically, they're not going to be much better than Bray/Longford/Galway, so we should get through. Not my first choice though.

[eelmonster]

The Jesuits will find it tough going in Oriel. Looking forward to it.

[Schumi]

The Jesuits will find it tough going in Oriel. Looking forward to it.Jesuits? :confused:


LOL at pineapple's deleted post above. :D

[The Lilywhites]

we should get through.

But you won't.

[Louth4sam]

[QUOTE=DmanDmythDledge;718496]Thursday night football.:rolleyes: /QUOTE]

Boohoo, it takes an hour to get to Dundalk from Dublin so dunno what your complaining about. Should be a very tough game for us and i think you may just be too strong for us especially the way we are playing lately. Having said that on our day we are a match for anyone.

[Aberdonian Stu]

An hour there and back plus the time it'll take me to get to the train station (which is about another hour each way) makes it a less than tempting option when I've got work the next morning.

[eelmonster]

Jesuits? :confused:

Don't mind me, I was being facetious. Any idea what kind of crowd you'll take up to Oriel? I remember one particular mentalist who used to go to all of Dundalk's matches but when UCD came up he'd always shout for College. He must be well into his sixties now, I wonder if he'll show.

[DmanDmythDledge]

But you won't.
Ooh strong words from the minnows who weren't allowed play in the Premier. I suppose you're so confident after all your wins against Monaghan and Kilkenny.:rolleyes:


Boohoo, it takes an hour to get to Dundalk from Dublin so dunno what your complaining about.
An hour my hole. You try travelling on a Thursday and see if you enjoy it.

[holidaysong]

As a Trinity student I'm looking forward to this. As a Dundalk fan I think it's a hard and boring draw.

[Poor Student]

An hour to get to Dundalk? Does it not take an hour to get to Drogheda?

Any chance we're running a bus to this one?

[eelmonster]

It takes just under an hour to get to Dundalk on the Dublin-Belfast train from Connolly and a return ticket (with student card) is less than €15. Travelling by car, from the southside of Dublin, it'll take about an hour and a half - a little more by bus.

[Poor Student]

Do trains to Dublin actually leave Dundalk after the final whistle?

[DmanDmythDledge]

Do trains to Dublin actually leave Dundalk after the final whistle?
No.:rolleyes:

[eelmonster]

Yes, but not until around half ten or so.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Yes, but not until around half ten or so.
Not according to this (http://www.iarnrodeireann.ie/your_journey/printed_timetable_pdfs/2007/dublin%20dundalk%2007.pdf).

[eelmonster]

Yes, but not until around half ten or so.

Whoops. Sorry, not any more it would seem.

[Louth4sam]

Ooh strong words from the minnows who weren't allowed play in the Premier. I suppose you're so confident after all your wins against Monaghan and Kilkenny.:rolleyes:
lol thats a first a UCD fan calling someone else minnows.



An hour my hole. You try travelling on a Thursday and see if you enjoy it.

Eh i do travel on a thursday as i live in Dun Laoghaire

[DmanDmythDledge]

lol thats a first a UCD fan calling someone else minnows.
That's what you are if you're stuck playing against Monaghan and Kilkenny for 5 years.


Eh i do travel on a thursday as i live in Dun Laoghaire
Great craic I suppose having to get back for work/whatever the next morning...

[L37Ultra]

An hour there and back plus the time it'll take me to get to the train station (which is about another hour each way) makes it a less than tempting option when I've got work the next morning.


Try going up on tuesday night from Limerick!! It was a 3 and half hour drive up and back... get over it!!

[Louth4sam]

That's what you are if you're stuck playing against Monaghan and Kilkenny for 5 years.

Nope that was down to mismanagement both on and off the field. Thankfully that has been rectified and we are improving drastically on both counts.



Great craic I suppose having to get back for work/whatever the next morning...


Not really great craic but i do it as i support my club. Wouldn't make a difference if it was a Friday to be honest. A Friday may also be worse with the extra traffic leaving the city.

[Aberdonian Stu]

Try going up on tuesday night from Limerick!! It was a 3 and half hour drive up and back... get over it!!

Well that just means you more masochistic than myself sir. I can't hack that sort of travel the night before work anymore*.



*Actually I did and worse for the election but really shouldn't have. Flew transatlantic and went straight from the airport to cover a count for a paper. Not something I'd recommend doing.

[pineapple stu]

Travelling by car, from the southside of Dublin, it'll take about an hour and a half - a little more by bus.
Are you taking the mick? It's that to Drogheda with rush hour traffic to contend with.

Granted, it's not exactly as if we have it the worst with the likes of Athlone, Limerick, etc all having to play on the Thursday, but still a stupid day to have kick offs.

There will be a bus up, which at least sorts out the problem of getting back home for work the next day.

[Louth4sam]

Granted, it's not exactly as if we have it the worst with the likes of Athlone, Limerick, etc all having to play on the Thursday, but still a stupid day to have kick offs.


It depends where your starting from, if you need to take the M50 etc. Also would the journey be any quicker if the match was on a Friday? I really doubt it.

Maybe its a stupid day to have a match from away supporters perspective but i don't see why we should change for a handful of supporters. Thursday night is Dundalk fans most popular night for football. Plus it releases to bars to be available for functions which is an extra money earner for the club. If we get promoted next year then maybe it should be reviewed as its more likely that away clubs will bring large groups of supporters to games.

[Poor Student]

It's a bit of a pain in the backside but Dundalk have to do what results in the optimum income.

[Schumi]

It depends where your starting from, if you need to take the M50 etc. Also would the journey be any quicker if the match was on a Friday? I really doubt it.Of course not but you wouldn't have to worry about getting home for the next morning.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Dundalk started playing games on Thursday nights back in the 1980's when there was no work and Dole was paid out on Thursdays... FACT! I believe Dundalk were cheated out of their place in the Premier Division during the close season and were shafted plain and simple. Maxi was just extreme in his reaction to that disappointment, but I understand why he felt strongly against the decision.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Of course not but you wouldn't have to worry about getting home for the next morning.

With respect it is not that difficult to get home from Dundalk in a car after the game, assuming of course the windows haven't been broken by local scangers hanging around who never go to the games.

[Schumi]

With respect it is not that difficult to get home from Dundalk in a car after the gameExactly. Not everyone has a car.

[L37Ultra]

With respect it is not that difficult to get home from Dundalk in a car after the game, assuming of course the windows haven't been broken by local scangers hanging around who never go to the games.


Typical South Dublin attitube :D

[Poor Student]

Typical South Dublin attitube :D

He's a Northsider, he shouldn't be talking.;)

[L37Ultra]

He's a Northsider, he shouldn't be talking.;)

cant talk u mean!! ;)

[Schumi]

cant talk u mean!! ;)No. Shouldn't. :D ;)

[DmanDmythDledge]

Maybe its a stupid day to have a match from away supporters perspective but i don't see why we should change for a handful of supporters. Thursday night is Dundalk fans most popular night for football. Plus it releases to bars to be available for functions which is an extra money earner for the club. If we get promoted next year then maybe it should be reviewed as its more likely that away clubs will bring large groups of supporters to games.
Home teams have to suit themselves I agree. The size of away support in this league is nowhere near enough to justify making arrangements to have slightly more away support.

*BTW I never meant to start a discussion about the Thursday night thing.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Typical South Dublin attitube :D

Who are you calling a southsider? I live in Dublin 13:mad: What's an attitube anyway?

How many years were the various different Limerick City/FC's etc based in
ahem cough Rathbane/Southill ahem cough... you of all people ought to be familiar with scangers hanging around who never go to the games.


He's a Northsider, he shouldn't be talking.;)
Last time I looked this country was a republic and guaranteed freedom of speech.

Anyway to get back to the FAI Cup tie away to Dundalk :-
Dundalk: Bennion; Flanagan, Lynch, McGauley, Crawley; O'Connor, Marney, Perth, C McArdle (R Dunne, 68 mins); Smyth (Gallagher, 81 mins ), Doyle (Vaughan, 73 mins). This was Dundalk's line-up in their last home league game I have highlighted all the Ex-UCD players in the side.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Dundalk in a poor run of form at the moment- 5 points from their last 5 matches- and are playing Cobh next week. Looks like we're playing them at the right time.