FAI cup 3rd round.

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Originally Posted by onephillyhughes

Whats your likely line up for the Quarter Finals?

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Dundalk vs UCD
Bray vs Pats
Cork vs Kilkenny
Waterford vs Sligo
Harps vs Derry
Limerick vs Douglas
Longford vs Fanad
Malahide vs Bohs

Sligo or us to win outright.

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Originally Posted by Flexy

The way Pats are going they will be MId Table by end of season, and as always win nought. If you can find a bigger crowd than will appear at the Derry Finn Harps match this weekend then I'll take it all back, but cant see any other match that will attract a larger crowd, so why shouldnt it be televised. You have the most inform team apart from Drogs in both leagues, and the current cup holders away to their local rivals. So why shouldn't it be televised.

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how ae u the other inform team apart from drogs at the moment...u sheepies really are losing the run of yourselves, rovers are playing far better stuff in the premier, your doing it against kilkenny and the likes, and a friendly v celtic...:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by biscuit

how ae u the other inform team apart from drogs at the moment...u sheepies really are losing the run of yourselves, rovers are playing far better stuff in the premier, your doing it against kilkenny and the likes, and a friendly v celtic...:rolleyes:

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Cobh are THE form team in both divisions. End of.

Got me a ticket to the Malahide game on Sunday.

A quick overnighter from England it is then...

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Originally Posted by onephillyhughes

Whats your likely line up for the Quarter Finals?

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Derry,
Limerick 37,
U.C.D.D.(after a replay),
Sligo Rovers(after a replay maybe),
Pat's,
Longford,
Bohs(after a replay),
Cork.

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Originally Posted by onephillyhughes

Cobh are THE form team in both divisions. End of.

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Easier opposition...doesn't count.

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Easier opposition...doesn't count.

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Ye didnt do it when ye were in div1, not so long ago

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Originally Posted by bellavistaman

Ye didnt do it when ye were in div1, not so long ago

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And your point? Did I say we did? We're talking about current form this season, not past seasons. Gap between Premier and First is too big to compare teams with each other.

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Originally Posted by onephillyhughes

Cobh are THE form team in both divisions. End of.

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Form is the past 5 matches. Cobh have 9/15, Sligo 13/15 playing in a higher division.

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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Form is the past 5 matches. Cobh have 9/15, Sligo 13/15 playing in a higher division.

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why 5?

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Originally Posted by bellavistaman

why 5?

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Because form is recent games.

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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Because form is recent games.

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Fair enough, not sayin anything, by the way dman, onephillyhughes said end of, no need to comment again:D

Ya we didnt do it when we were there, we just won the league, which none of you have done yet please remember. And we did it playing quite badly for the final quarter. As has been said, when your doing it against quality opposition then start bragging.

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Originally Posted by biscuit

Ya we didnt do it when we were there, we just won the league, which none of you have done yet please remember. And we did it playing quite badly for the final quarter. As has been said, when your doing it against quality opposition then start bragging.

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i didnt brag, dundalk fan kindly pointed it out. Hopefully we follow ye dont care how boring our games are, cant imagine us winning the league, no matter what happens we've come a long way from the days of re applying for league status annualy

Weaker opposition, thats ********, no one brought that into it. Of course its weaker opposition, but you can only beat whats put in front of you. Cobh haven't lost in what, 23 games? That to me is the best run ANYONE in this country has gone on all season. Of course I hope its put to an end quick, but you can't take away from a run like that, regardless of the opposition.

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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Form is the past 5 matches. Cobh have 9/15, Sligo 13/15 playing in a higher division.

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In that case...Finn Harps 13/15;)

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Originally Posted by corkharps

Why the hell are live games shown, when most of the target audience are at games?????????????????????I think somebody needs to sit down and do the maths!

Needless to say Finn Park match should be on this weekend!:rolleyes:

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I saw the viewing figures for TG4's live games a while ago - 30k is a hell of a lot more than are at the games. All of the games put together.

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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

Dundalk vs UCD
Bray vs Pats
Cork vs Kilkenny
Waterford vs Sligo
Harps vs Derry
Limerick vs Douglas
Longford vs Fanad
Malahide vs Bohs

Sligo or us to win outright.

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Id agree with most of that except Derry to beat us after a replay. And Bohs or Pats to win outright.
I think Ourselves, Dundalk would take promotion over a place in the quarter finals any day.
All messin aside theres a long way to go in the 1st Div and any of the 3 can win it, but theres a 1st Div thread already so.......................... lets all argue in there :cool:

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Originally Posted by sligoman

And your point? Did I say we did? We're talking about current form this season, not past seasons. Gap between Premier and First is too big to compare teams with each other.

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Have to say here and now - you were bloody lucky to get past Killester in that replay in Tolka last season.

Easily the best Cup tie I've been to anywhere ever

Went on a bit of a betting rampage there...Money on all the games. :o

Dundalk vs UCD (hate betting on us, but having seen Harps when they're in form, I'd have to hope we can beat Dundalk out of form)
Bray vs Pats (5/2 good odds on Bray, I think)
Cork vs Kilkenny
Waterford vs Sligo
Harps vs Derry - draw
Limerick vs Douglas - draw
Longford vs Fanad
Malahide vs Bohs

Stu I wouldn count beating Dundalk as a fore-gone conclusion either, their minds should be set on the 1st Div BUT they will be no push over. Also when ye played us we were missing 6 1st team players (not making excuses btw) Higsy rested 2 players we had 1 suspended and 3 injured that night and of coarse the very mobile Parkhouse played CM that night too :p. Anyway point is, that I wouldn use that game as an example for Dundalk. Tryin to save ya a little money :cool: Personally I wouldn't bet on that game.

Not a foregone conclusion at all. Tricky tie, but at least it looks easier than when it was made.

Don't forget we were missing players against youz too, so I'm going to call it a fair comparison. ;)

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Originally Posted by Réiteoir

Have to say here and now - you were bloody lucky to get past Killester in that replay in Tolka last season.

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I know, I was at it too. But I meant throughout the season the standard in the Premier is much much bigger. Although it has gone down a fair bit this season imo.

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Originally Posted by Réiteoir

Have to say here and now - you were bloody lucky to get past Killester in that replay in Tolka last season.

Easily the best Cup tie I've been to anywhere ever

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That was a great game alright! I was heartbroken for Killester at the end.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Not a foregone conclusion at all. Tricky tie, but at least it looks easier than when it was made.

Don't forget we were missing players against youz too, so I'm going to call it a fair comparison. ;)

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This could be the perfect opportunity for us to come out of our bad run, wouldnt put money on it though :(

Probably not known yet but when is the draw for the next round?

one game down and UCD in the hat for the quarter finals.

so tonights games:
Cork v Kilkenny
Limerick 37 v Douglas Hall
Waterford v Sligo
Bray v St Pats.

any predictions?
the slagging on the Derry and Harps forums are really getting going since yesterday,its getting close now. Festival is on in Ballybofey too so the craic is going to be good and plenty of people in good "spirts" :p

Yer wan on reading the weather on TG4 just said they were shoiwing the Bray v St Pats game - I thought it was Waterford v Sligo...