Who you approve of replacing the league cup with an expanded Setanta Cup?

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Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

I cant speak for every club, but I loved the Setanta Cup.

We brought more to Linfield than we do most away games a few years back, and was a great occassion home and away, no trouble (Rovers take note)
Cliftonville, Glentoran and Coleraine were also all fantastic trips!

The only way clubs will take this seriously (especially our friends up North) is if the money is substantol and thats not going to happen

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No need to be Picking on Sligo Rovers like that, We're The Shams don't you know

It's a long time since we were in it but I was also a big fan of the setanta cup. desite all the negativity around it it did receive a decent media coverage

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Originally Posted by outspoken

I don't think we've got past the second round of the league cup since it became the EA sports cup so I'd love nothing more than to see it scrapped

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2005 is the last time we reached the league cup semi when we lost to Derry City in the Brandywell.

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Originally Posted by outspoken

I don't think we've got past the second round of the league cup since it became the EA sports cup so I'd love nothing more than to see it scrapped

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Ridiculous statement.

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Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

Never understood fans of clubs like us who haven't won anything in years looking down on it I would be thrilled to win it.

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Likewise, a trophy is a trophy at the end of the day. There was a great buzz around Galway last year for the final.

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Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

Why is the league cup redundant?
When we won it in 2014 we celebrated it like we won the league. Actually it was a catalyst for winning the league. Pats last year too, celebrated it like winning the league.
In the general sense it might not mean much but when you hit the semi finals is a serious competition.

Also it's the only senior cup where the finial can be outside the capital

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I wouldn't quite say that, it took them a few minutes first to realise they had won the shootout. Bizarre ending to a cup final!

Just because we're too **** to win it doesn't mean it should be scrapped. When we won it in Longford in 2004 it was a brilliant night.

Jesus lads time to dust down the sarcasm machine. We haven't won the league since .....ever, scrap the fecker

Oh a joke. I get jokes.

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Originally Posted by Dodge

That clearly isn't true.
That is true though.

It's the 3rd biggest competition in the country. It's a good bit behind the others but I'd rather win it than not win it.

FWIW, the Setanta Cup has shown that an all-Ireland cup wouldn't be any more attractive to fans so not really sure how people here can argue that

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Cork City won the Setanta cup in front of a full house VS Glentoran while we lost a league cup vs Derry in a half full stadium. We also had a huge traveling crowd to the Setanta cup final vs Drogheda in Tolka park. The FAI cup is much bigger than both but I would personally rank the Setanta cup higher than the League cup. Prize money was always higher than the League cup for a start (maybe with the exception of the last few setanta cup's)

Well that's the point isn't it? Setanta Cup was hugely exciting at the start but crowds were falling away from the games. Playing Linfield/Glentoran/Cliftonville once has a bit of cache. It means nothing the next time. Not to mention that playing Dungannon or Ballinamallard had about the same allure as playing any other low to mid-level LOI club

Sligo played a semi v Pats in the last tournament and there were about 800 at each of the 2 games. They brought about 400 to the final in Tallaght. Once the LOI showed they were clearly ahead of the IL, it got real boring, real quick

great for die hards like me and you for going to different ground and having more games to watch but most people stopped caring about it years ago

It needs massive money to be pumped into it