Leinster Senior Cup back

[pineapple stu]

Interesting that one of the teams in the qualifying round is St Kevin's Boys. Could Tony Mac play one more game in Belfield?

(Answer - probably not, as he apparently went for cruciate knee surgery a few weeks ago)

[Poor Student]

What's the criteria for intermediate sides to qualify for the competition? It throws up the small possibility of UCD seniors v UCD inters cropping up at some point in the future.

[Schumi]

What's the criteria for intermediate sides to qualify for the competition? It throws up the small possibility of UCD seniors v UCD inters cropping up at some point in the future.

Top four in the LSL Senior (top) division according to the Herald so it won't be for a few years anyway.

[pineapple stu]

Apparently the FAI are looking at changing the rules for the FAI Cup to not allow us in any more. The LSC is run by different people, but they may well follow suit in that event.

[pineapple stu]

Apparently the draw is -

Preliminary Round Draw
Bluebell United v Wayside Celtic
Tolka Rovers v St Kevins Boys
Bangor Celtic v Tullamore Town
Ballymun United v F C Carlow
(Fixtures to be played on or before Sunday February 7th)

First Round Draw
Shamrock Rovers v Wexford Youths
Bohemians v Bluebell United or Wayside Celtic
Tolka Rovers or St Kevins Boys v Shelbourne
Sporting Fingal v Longford Town
Bray Wanderers v Athlone Town
Ballymun United or F C Carlow v Dundalk
Bangor Celtic or Tullamore Town v UCD
St Patricks Athletic v Drogheda United
(Fixtures to be played on or before Sunday February 28th)

Bangor Celtic are based in Crumlin.

[Poor Student]

I wonder if we'll actually play the first team in this one as a kind of final pre-season match? You know you've been without football too long when you're really looking forward to the Leinster Senior Cup 1st round.

[pineapple stu]

Bangor beat Tullamore 1-0, so we're away to Bangor. Report on the Tullamore website.

Don't think it says where the game was played, although it does note that the game was "played on a narrow, bumpy pitch"

Tullamore are still pre-season as they're an A League side, so given how comfortably we got past Tullamore last year in the League Cup with our reserves, Bangor Celtic (in mid-season) don't appear a particular threat. But obviously that depends on what sort of team we put out.

[passinginterest]

Bangor played the game at home in Rathfarnham. One of the lads I work with joined them recently, although he hasn't played a game for them yet. They don't know where they'll play the game against ye yet.

[pineapple stu]

Game's on Friday the 26th in the Iveagh Grounds at 7:45.

Link.

[pineapple stu]

Directions to the Iveagh Grounds here. It appears to be a similar distance from the Goldenbridge LUAS stop as Richmond Park is.

[Schumi]

Directions to the Iveagh Grounds here. It appears to be a similar distance from the Goldenbridge LUAS stop as Richmond Park is.

As the crow flies it is but I don't think you can get in to the Iveagh Grounds from that side so the walk would be a bit longer.

[passinginterest]

Any Bookies pricing up the game? Fancy a few quid on Bangor if the odds are good, they're a very strong side and mid-season and after seeing Bohs struggle to beat Bluebell I fancy Bangor for the upset.

[pineapple stu]

Bangor are mid-table in the LSL at the moment; seem to be having a poor enough season. But a lot depends obviously on the mid-season/pre-season bit, and how we approach the game. I'd say with the league starting next week, we'll be taking this as competitively as the LSC deserves. Haven't seen any odds, but I'd stay clear.

[Schumi]

It would make sense to treat this as a first league game I think, get a look at how the first choice team will work. I assume we won't be able to make 11 subs at half time either so we probably won't have the usual friendly messing.

[passinginterest]

Ah I'm more than likely going to head to the game so if I could get a decent price I'd still chance a few euro on it.

It's their Saturday team that's mid table. Their Sunday team is 2nd with a game in hand, unbeaten and they've only conceded 8 goals in 14 games. I expect it to be very tight, wouldn't be surprised to see extra time.