2009 Cup Final - Mid and Post-mortem

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Oh Lord! :D

This is a massive onion in the ointment

Well done Fingal, good side.

sh1te.

OMG...FIngal are in bloody Europe next season!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to Sporting Fingal - shows you have to play all the way to the final whistle.

Europe will be interesting next year

well done Sporting Fingal (not Fingal county rico!)

Congrats to Sporting.

Sligo really only have themselves to blame for throwing that away. Their goalkeeper just lost the plot completely in the last ten minutes.

I know this won't be overly popular, but we need to remember that most clubs on the continent are financed by cities or councils. Unfortunately we've followed our former colonial masters concept of butcher, baker and arms dealer funding clubs. I'd love to see more county/town councils back local sides, but maybe not in the same way as Fingal.

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Originally Posted by Dillonman

OMG...FIngal are in bloody Europe next season!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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They also start in the 2nd qualifying round.

Hope their rested players feel good going home :)

Don't think it was a penalty, but Fingal well deserved win...

They'll be dancing on the streets of Fingal County Council tonight

Devestating for Sligo.

Really don't like Fingal but if this gives them a bit of momentum and a regular fanbase then I suppose we'll manage with them in the PD.

"travesty of justice" me hole.

Fingal kept going to the end and fair play to them. Well done!

A crazy finale to a crazy season.

Let's hope we never see the likes of 2009 again....... :eek:

Would have to feel for Sligo after that - Very good game in poor conditions. Feel sorry for Alan Keane

I really don't understand the animosity, sometimes bordering on hatred, for new clubs in this league.

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Originally Posted by fionnsci

Devestating for Sligo.

Really don't like Fingal but if this gives them a bit of momentum and a regular fanbase then I suppose we'll manage with them in the PD.

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True. Hopefully the promotional efforts Sporting Fingal County have been doing over the last 2 years, and particularly in the last few weeks, will start to see bodies coming through the turnstiles.

Though they really need to do something with that stadium of theirs.

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Originally Posted by Leejo

In fairness it looks like A LOT if not all of those empty seats are on the Fingal side. Huge amount of free seats in the stand and behind the goal where the Fingal fans are.

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Were tickets not available on the day to anyone who turned up.....?