New Setanta format

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Originally Posted by Dodge

The only thing Scottish or welsh teams would add is cost, and Irish clubs won't agree to it.

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Also, and correct me if i'm wrong, but setanta aren't exactly going to sell many subs to people in scotland or wales.

Today's Star has the following teams down:

From the LOI 2009 Season:

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Bohs(Champs), Rovers(Runners Up) Fingal(FAI Cup winners) and Dundalk(club with highest league position not hit with licencing sanctions)

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From the Irish League 2008-2009 Season:

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Linfield, Glentoran, Crusadors and Portadown.

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All these to compete with 2 from each league's current seaosn to be added.

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Dundalk (club with highest league position not hit with licencing sanctions)

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You can almost see this wording being in the qualifying rules. :)

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Originally Posted by Schumi

You can almost see this wording being in the qualifying rules. :)

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I know the rules were posted here before but can anyone remind me if SETANTA is an invitation competition or could a club like Cork, for example, claim a place on basis of League finish ?

Are Cork Foras CoOp a brand new club, if so would this be their first year in existance so the now defunct Cork City's results last year have nothing to do with them

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Originally Posted by marley

Are Cork Foras CoOp a brand new club, if so would this be their first year in existance so the now defunct Cork City's results last year have nothing to do with them

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Good point and was not seeking to ignite the Cork issue again. I was wondering if it is an invitation competition (with invites at discretionl of SETANTA) or is qualification specific to League/Cup competitions ?

Qualification is clearly stated (well for the last couple of seasons anyway) , but the competition has its own rules committee and competitors are invited to apply (similar to the way UEFA and European competitions work).

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Originally Posted by thischarmingman

Scrap the Northern and the Southern League Cups and replace them with an all-Ireland league cup style competition comprising the top two tiers- open draw, one legged knockout, plenty of scope for upsets. Bohs could draw Institute; Linfıeld, Athlone. Depending on the draw, clubs in the First Divisions could be a handful of games from an all-Ireland semi.

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Now add a Eoropa league spot for the winners and you have a great comp.

There'll never be a European spot for it.

(But I'm all in favour of all teams been involved (or at least all prem teams) and it been a straight knock out tournament

May have been posted elsewhere but this years final (Bohs V Pats) has been confirmed for 6.30 KO on May 15th in Tallaght.