fai cup quarter final draw...

[Quack]

Where and when, and who do we want?


It's been a while, hi everyone!


S

[pineapple stu]

Jayz, back after almost three years! Must be almost a record foot.ie sabbatical!

Nobody knows when the next round draw is. The FAI read this board, and I wouldn't be too disbelieving were they to read this post and exclaim "What, there's another round of this to organise?!"

Douglas Hall at home for me. Want to break the quarter final jinx this time, and the easier the draw, the better as far as I'm concerned. None of this "Let's take on a big team" stuff.

[DmanDmythDledge]

The third round is on 21/22 September so I'd guess the draw would be around 2 weeks before that.

Douglas Hall away for me, then we have a TV game in the semi.

[Schumi]

Douglas Hall away for me, then we have a TV game in the semi.

And then Pats in the final and we're sorted.

[pineapple stu]

Have to get by the semi first though...

[DmanDmythDledge]

We don't lose semi-finals...

[pineapple stu]

Unless it's Shels. Thank God they're gone!

[Schumi]

We don't lose semi-finals...

But we don't win on telly, an interesting dilemma.

[Poor Student]

A lack of upsets in the third round there. Leaves quite a strong set of quarter finalists. Even Longford I wouldn't particularly fancy. The only really weak quarter finalists would be the winner of Douglas Hall v Limerick.

[DmanDmythDledge]

The draw is next Monday.

Schumi can we get this merged with the other thread?

[Schumi]

Schumi can we get this merged with the other thread?

Any particular reason? That one's getting a bit unwieldy.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Any particular reason? That one's getting a bit unwieldy.

Just thought it was pointless having two threads about the same topic. It doesn't make a difference anyway I suppose.

[Angus]

I will bet any money we get drawn away to Derry or Cork - purely a guess and not based on any of the untrue and unfounded rumours about heated balls in the bag or about the boys needing 2 "big" clubs in the final for a big crowd..................

[pineapple stu]

I will bet any money we get drawn away to Derry or Cork

Sounds like good odds to me!

[Angus]

From the FAI website.

Every side gets a mention except us - cue bunker mentality / conspiracy theory / the balls are heated / maradona / DB Cooper / grassy Knoll etc ad nauseum...................................



Castle to host Cup draw

Dublin Castle will play host to the draw for the Quarter Finals of the FAI Ford Cup tonight (Monday, August 27th).

The eight clubs remaining in the competition will go into the draw, which will be performed by former Republic of Ireland international Ronnie Whelan and FAI President David Blood.

The draw will be broadcast live on the RTE 6.1 Sports News.

Of the eight clubs remaining in the competition, seven are from the eircom League of Ireland Premier Division, while one - Limerick 37 – is from the eircom League of Ireland First Division.

There are several mouth-watering possibilities from the draw, including a number of local derbies. Three clubs from Munster – Cork City, Waterford United and Limerick 37 – makes the possibility of a local derby in that end of the country a real possibility, while Dublin giants Bohemians and St. Patrick’s Athletic could square off against one another.

While not a local derby, Derry City and Cork City have provided the eircom League of Ireland with some magnificent battles over recent years and that fixture would be one to relish for the neutrals.

The Quarter Finals of the FAI Ford Cup will be played on the weekend of September 23rd.


Clubs in the draw for the FAI Ford Cup Quarter Finals

Bohemians
Cork City
Derry City
Limerick 37
Longford Town
St. Patrick’s Athletic
UCD
Waterford United