Dundalk won 2-1 and take on Cork City in the final.
If the FAI market this right, they could get at least 40,000 in the stadium. But they won't bother their arse.
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Dundalk won 2-1 and take on Cork City in the final.
If the FAI market this right, they could get at least 40,000 in the stadium. But they won't bother their arse.
So, a repeat of last year it is.
Hopefullythe same result tooQuote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
The marketing boffins at Ticketmaster will ensure that tickets are hard to get and still only sell half the capacityQuote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I'm sorry, did you just mention "FAI" and "market" in the same sentence.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I'll disagree with that commentQuote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
Congrats to Dundalk. Will be a great occasion for the final. I wonder how often have two teams had a chance to do a double this late in the season? 2005 we played Derry in the semi when both teams were chasing it.
Listened on the radio, sounded like a good game. Derry gave ye a right battle it seems.
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Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Corner sections in the upper tier will go on sale first.
Serious danger that Dundalk and Cork are going to pull well away from the rest of the league for the foreseeable future. On the other hand, it's the LOI, so I'm sure they'll find a way of f**king up and throwing it all away :p
Dundalks only bus that travelled tonight, group of 16 year olds attacked leaving the ground and all windows smashed!
No wonder they can't get away crowds!
Sorry to hear that. I won't go to the Brandywell by bus. I usually drive and it is never a bother.Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
Hope no one hurt, Derry need to do something about it, the supporters are grand but this typpe of thing happens too often that's why the T+M bus hasn't been there in a while, last time we had a cold trip home with missing windows. Sooner or later someone is going to be badly hurt.
Very disappointing to hear that has happened. Always enjoyed visiting the brandywell, always felt safe there, haven't been there in a few years but it seems this a recurring issue with fans being attacked like this.
James Rogers of The Examiner and The Argus tweeted the following:
"A Dundalk supporters minibus was destroyed by fire outside the Brandywell tonight"
Its getting out of hand up there. There must be adequate law enforcement and security to protect the lives of people.
I find it hard to believe that there are some parts of this island that are completely lawless.
The FAI really need to step in here and insist that away fans are protected
Post on Derry forum:
Scary sounding stuff. Hope no one badly hurt.Quote:
Saw a Dundalk fan get hit by a bottle at Ladbrokes. Saw the lads who did it leg it into the gasyard and then loop back round but there was a crowd of Derry fans surrounding the Dundalk fellas by that stage.
Apparently, there are 30 Dundalk fans being hid in pub by a brave landlord while a mob of locals try to get in to attack them. Fans are calling the police who tell them that they can't enter the area as it is "unsafe". Is this Ireland in the 21st century?
The same thing happened to a group of Cork City fans there last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Brandwell should be refused a LOI licence if fans safety cannot be guaranteed. It's as simple as thatQuote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Like FFS it's not in the middle of Syria. Drag yourselves out of the 1960s Derry
This is serious developments. I hope all are ok.
If dcfc can't ensure safety of traveling supporters then they should play elsewhere.
Finn Harps got a point tonight.
I thought this would be headline news.
Would I be wrong to assume that the positioning of fans will be the opposite to last year, with our fans being on the smaller side? Or how is that decided?
On the attack last night, those scumbags, that bottled a 14 year old and pushed an elderly man to the ground, I hope their caught, named and shamed. Absolutely disgusting.
Great to win last night. Another big day in Landsdowne. It's also great to see Shiels have another rant!
Sad that there was trouble yet again in Derry. I know a lot of people who won't travel there because of safety. http://talkofthetown.ie/dundalk-fans...final-victory/
In a statement Derry-based Sinn Féin councillor Patricia Logue insisted that those responsible for the attacks did not represent the community or Derry City Football Club, instead attributing the incident to a gang “intent on starting trouble, causing injury and damaging property.”
Typical Sinn Fein. Not our problem. Well it is your problem. It is your community where you live. Help get the police in to prevent it from happening again. It's time to drag the city out of the middle ages.
Surely the FAI have to do something about it. Maybe time to give Shiels something else to whine about and have Derry games in a neutral venue.
We haven't scored in 5 games now and with the run ye had been on 0-0 was an obvious bet (that I didn't do).Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
This probably should have a separate thread (is there one already existing?)Quote:
Originally Posted by GCdfc
Why are there insufficient measures in place for the safety of visitors?
A draw was 3/1 before the game. Wish I'd lumped on really.
Maybe two threads. Kenny Shiels rants probably deserves one by itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
It is an FAI occasion, so they have to make the call.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Their expectation last year was that Cork would bring a lot more fans than Dundalk, understandably so given that Cork has four or five times the population of Dundalk. It didn't work out that way.
However, I would expect Cork to bring a lot more fans this year. Cork were way off Dundalk last year and many lukewarm fans might have been put off making the long and expensive trip. Cork are a completely different proposition this year as there is nothing between the teams.
Cork have definitely improved and narrowed the gap this season over last, but this is being a tad generous.......Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Yeah, given that we've beaten you three times this season there clearly is a gap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Well, here we are again. From what I can gather, there was a bit of a shouting match between some Dundalk fans and the local scumbags, and a bottle got thrown which hit a young Dundalk fan.
Separate to that (but likely by the same scumbags), the bus that was parked beside the Gasyard was vandalised.
Whilst the bus incident could have been prevented by parking in the main car park, it doesn't excuse it.
For what it's worth, the young lad is OK, and the Dundalk fans were taken home on one our supporters' club buses.
Fact is that of all LoI grounds, the Brandywell is in the roughest area. The problems aren't related solely to Derry matches (building a bonfire on a dual-carriageway, for example). Other towns have the same issues, but don't have the main football stadium bang in the middle of it. The problems in that area of town will take some solving, and I don't think the club can really do all that much about it.
It was interesting to note that some of the more 'traditional' Republican politicians were about last night, condemning it all. Same fellas a few months ago were quite defensive of them, maybe we're seeing a change?
I wouldn't blame any away fan for not going to the Brandy, it puts enough Derry people off from going to. Fact is though that we're not moving from there, unfortunately, so a big effort is needed locally to sort this out once and for all.
One the match, better team won. Dundalk had less chances, but took what they created. Some complaints about the penalty, but I think it was the correct decision, by the additonal assistant, I might add.
What I've noticed is that whilst the gap between Dundalk and the rest of the league may not be massive, what really helps is that Dundalk don't really make many mistakes. I noticed one obvious one last night. We made countless.
One weird moment was after Kilduff scored and started aggressively goading us. We were left thinking 'we did we do to ye?'. I quite like Kilduff and Dundalk in general, thought it was strange. Kind of reminded me of when Gerard Doherty done the same thing in Turner's Cross. They haven't forgiven him since, it's pretty funny.
I would imagine it will be the same. It makes logistical sense having Dundalk fans in the North/East stands as we can exit down Bath Avenue and the buses will be on the road straight to the Eastlink.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Hopefully one of the benefits of Brexit will be the removal of Derry from our league as their cavalier look the other way attitude to away fan safety just isn't acceptable and it appears they have no appetite/inclination/or capability of doing anything about it.
The organisers of the bus that was attacked are extremely grateful to the stewards of Derry City FC. They came to their rescue when they were cornered in a bar by a mob of yobs. The police were called but would not come to the assistance of the stranded Dundalk fans. There lies the problem. Derry City must play in an area that is policed. This has to be sorted out before the start of next season. This is the fundamental issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Good thinking. There will be plenty of room for everyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
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Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Last time our buses were smashed last season, they were parked in the ground and it happened when exiting the ground!
Time for you to play matches behind closed doors or at neutral venue till ya get the problem solved
And we'll never forget it. Its been 8 and a half years now!Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Thanks brendy éire for giving your insights.
I sincerely hope that Derry City FC take a more strident approach
Diluting the responsibility?Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
What attempts did DCFC make to advise travelling fans of this?
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Originally Posted by brendy_éire
This simply will not cut it!
If the club are unable or unwilling to resolve this, then the FAI or Licencing body will have to.
Oh dear - there was I thinking that they still used the league table!Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
If Cork finish as champions, I'll doff my cap to you sir. Until then I'll still believe the evidence of my own eyes
Ah El P, now behave, it's all about what happens after the fat lady has sung, and she is not even out on stage yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
We beat Pats twice from 3 league games in 2013 and still finished second to them, a key match was in mid September, when Pats were too strong for Dundalk, won 2-0 and ended up worthy champions.
If Cork win the league, they will also be worthy winners as they will probably have to win again against Dundalk or at least not lose next Tuesday. There are two more games between the two, you could lose both and win nothing, so let's park the 3 wins for now, one of which was a pre season warm up.
The point still remains, Cork have improved this year, no question about that, and they have got closer to the standard Dundalk are at.