FAI Cup draw-Tomorrow(Wednesday)

At last!

There will be a double header of FAI Cup draws at the Guinness Store House, Gravity Bar in Dublin on Wednesday evening. The draws for the third round of the FAI Cup and the first round of the WFAI (women's) Cup will take place.

The FAI Cup was blown wide open with the elimination of both of last year's finalists Drogheda United and Cork City while recently crowned A.U.L Premier Division "A" Champions Killester United are the only non league team left in the last 16 of the competition.

The draws are due to begin at 5:30pm although there is no confirmation yet of TV coverage.

http://irishfootballonline.com/news_...hp?newsid=4823

At 5:30?! Sure there's no chance of live coverage then. What great marketing. And the FAI are the people we are supposed to hand over the league to because, inter alia, they are in the best position to market it (to paraphrase Genesis). :rolleyes:

Time for the FAI to cop on to themselves. Draw on Monday evening straight after a round of games. End of story. Fresh in people's minds, some either/ors to make the replays more interesting and the Cup doesn't get forgotten about.

We're on the FAI's media distribution list at Walk The Chalk and haven't heard diddly squat about it. Perhaps its a meant to be a secret draw.

At home to Killester Utd will do nicely... :) I would assume that the WFAI Cup draw will be on first and then the main draw will be on live on Six-One news...?

Stu, the draw is on live on the six one news on RTE. As far as I know, they put 5.30 on that so as to get everyone in on time and get them seated by the time RTE go across.

That's what they did last time 'round anyway

Hopefully Killester/longford away :cool:

bohemians home or away will do us nicely:p

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Originally Posted by harpskid

Stu, the draw is on live on the six one news on RTE. As far as I know, they put 5.30 on that so as to get everyone in on time and get them seated by the time RTE go across.

That's what they did last time 'round anyway

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Fair enough - confirmed on the FAI alleged website as well. Still utterly stupid to leave the CUp hanging for so long after the Second Round.

Sligo at home for me. They're beeeruuutal. :)

almost time...;)

Rovers v Bohs!?!

what did we tell yiz?

Rovers - Bohs
Shels - Derry

Some nice games! :)

Non League Killester got Dublin City at home.

Major ties:

Shels vs. Derry
Shams vs. Bohs!
Killester vs. Dublin
Sligo vs. Bray
Harps vs. Athlone


(all i can remember)

Harps v Athlone
UCD v Limerick
Killester United v Dublin City
Pats v Dundalk
Rovers v Bohs
Shels v Derry
Sligo v Bray
Waterford v Longford

Killester-Dub City
Waterford-Longford

Rovers v boez the big one. Bring it on! Shels at home as well so game might be on sunday.

Expect ridiculous amount of "security":rolleyes:

KOH

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Rovers v boez the big one. Bring it on! Shels at home as well so game might be on sunday.

Expect ridiculous amount of "security":rolleyes:

KOH

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Maybe for the Rovers and Bohs fans its the big one!!
9th in the Premier plays 2nd in the 1st Division :eek:

Far more interest in the top of the table clash Shels v Derry I would think

Handy Draw against first division opposition. just what the dr. ordered

Away to Shels in the cup for the third year in a row.... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by higgins

Maybe for the Rovers and Bohs fans its the big one!!
9th in the Premier plays 2nd in the 1st Division :eek:

Far more interest in the top of the table clash Shels v Derry I would think

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I'm sure you're attendance will prove that:rolleyes:

Good draw for us. No offence meant to Limerick but a home draw avoiding Shels and Derry is as good as you could hope for. Will the Bohs-Rovers match be bigger than recently with it being the only one (barring a replay) of the year?