Is the "Romance" for the cup still there?

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Originally Posted by gufcfan

Right back at ya. A trip to Dundalk any day of the week is fairly low on most people's list, apart from provincial backwater clubs like say... Drogheda.

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Jeez gufcfan, why do you always want to have a snipe at people?

The poster simply offered the view that Dundalks cup game against Mervue (which is obviously in Galway!) would not attract a big travelling support.

You seem to want to take that as a slight on Galwegians (how sad of you) and are moved to have an undisguised dig at Dundalk and Drogheda (how pathetic of you).

Your constant bull**** drags down the level of the posts (and yes I am guilty here) - why don't you cop yourself on?

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

The League Cup, on the other hand - now that's magical..... :D

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Fecking Derry and the fecking league cup... get a room already.

Its definately still big in Sligo. Usually drags our biggest away support. Can't remember the last time we were lucky enough to get a home draw in the cup.:( Waterford maybe, and the showgies was packed for that match.

For me it was actually a cup match i have to thank for being hooked on league of Ireland. Killester United away(replay) in Tolka park a few years ago. I was about 15ish. Everything was just electric, nothing you'd get at a league game. When the Rovers fans sang the Killester players off the park at the end it made the hair stand on the back of your neck. Fantastic. I dream for another day like that.:)

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Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Jeez gufcfan, why do you always want to have a snipe at people?

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No offence was intended. It was a joke which obviously wasn't taken in the spirit it was written.

It's alive here anyway.

As was said, we've got our first full bus booked out for the trek down to Cork...

I'd say it's alive and well. More so here than in England anyway If the Top4 in the LoI were getting into the Champions League I think that would take away from the cup of course, but that not going to happen until about 2017. Or later.

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Originally Posted by seand

If the Top4 in the LoI were getting into the Champions League I think that would take away from the cup of course, but that not going to happen until about 2017.

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...sometime around teatime.

the cup still has everything of a good romance .The hope ,excitement and expectation at the start ,then the pain when sooner or later it all ends in tears. ( except in 1983 & 1994 of course )

I think the Cup is still important for many fans especially if you follow a club that doesn't challenge for the league year in, year out. Its a chance of some silverware, a big day out and of getting a European adventure afterwards if you win ( not a long European adventure if yr a Longford fan !!!)

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Seconded.

There's nothing particularly 'romantic' or 'magical' about the cup. It's the second most important trophy in League of Ireland football.

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For all the criticism of importing the "romance of the cup" hype, I actually think it's the opposite way round. Some fans are importing the lack of interest in the Cup because the FA Cup is seen as less important these days, whereas there's been nothing to really diminish the FAI Cup* here - no extended European places to the league, no major hype machine surrounding the league. It's the ones downplaying the Cup that are the ones aping the Brits.

*in footballing terms anyway - the timing of the final is terrible in making it a showpiece.

After last nites result the romance of the cup is alive and well!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by The Midget Gem

Its definately still big in Sligo. Usually drags our biggest away support. Can't remember the last time we were lucky enough to get a home draw in the cup.:( Waterford maybe, and the showgies was packed for that match.

For me it was actually a cup match i have to thank for being hooked on league of Ireland. Killester United away(replay) in Tolka park a few years ago. I was about 15ish. Everything was just electric, nothing you'd get at a league game. When the Rovers fans sang the Killester players off the park at the end it made the hair stand on the back of your neck. Fantastic. I dream for another day like that.:)

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Myself and my brother went to that game as neutrals, what a game. 4-3 to Sligo after extra time if I remember correctly!

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Originally Posted by The Midget Gem

Its definately still big in Sligo. Usually drags our biggest away support. Can't remember the last time we were lucky enough to get a home draw in the cup.:( Waterford maybe, and the showgies was packed for that match.

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Derry 0-0 semi three years ago.Lost the replay 5-0 on Halloween noght.

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Originally Posted by Candystripe

Derry 0-0 semi three years ago.Lost the replay 5-0 on Halloween noght.

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Thanks for the reminder, its very good of you :(

The Waterford game youre thinking about Midget was a replay, so we were drawn away in that aswell

The romance of domestic football is gone, nevermind the cup, I havent enjoyed a football game since I had the misfortune to see on a regular basis how precarious the whole bloody thing is.

The attendance in The Showgrounds on Tuesday will show Sligo people still love the cup. Expecting 2000-3000

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Originally Posted by Rory H

The attendance in The Showgrounds on Tuesday will show Sligo people still love the cup. Expecting 2000-3000

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:eek:, 1,500 would be great considering it's a Tuesday night.

I think it being midweek will help, with the cup you never know with us.

The "romance" was in Wexford tonight anyway, getting a last minute meant an awful lot more than a point in the cup :D

I was going f***** mad so I suppose it's still there!!