FAI Cup 2018

That statement Dundalk released (so quickly) after the final last year 'the better team lost' was absolutely ridiculous.

The match was lost on pens and that's a lottery, I think I said at the time it should have stated, 'disappointing outcome, thanks for your support' ........move on.

On tomorrow, I actually think for once it will be decided in normal time for a change, Dundalk with 3 league wins out of 4 against Cork this season would justify favs tag again, but it's not going to be easy, I think we will win though.

Hopefully whoever loses this year shows a bit more class

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

Hopefully whoever loses this year shows a bit more class

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You mean like ignoring the names of the U 19 Leaguewinners after calling out the officials and losers at the medal presentation ?

If only you could both lose tomorrow. This forum most of the time is like a bunch of teenage girls on Twitter having a bitchfest.

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Originally Posted by sbgawa

Hopefully whoever loses this year shows a bit more class

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Nothing worse than losers going on about how they actually battered the other team.

Yes indeed sometimes we are as bad as each other

Silly stuff from Shep, no need for it. I think the players get on OK, there haven't been many (if any) sendings-off in any of the games between us. The fans get on OK too; no problems down at the cross last time, Dundalk fans singing their songs in the pub next to the ground with no hassle.
Hope to hook up with a few of them tomorrow, always interesting to hear the views of other fans.

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Originally Posted by oriel

The match was lost on pens and that's a lottery

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Penos aren't a lottery, unless you're crap at them. Which, admittedly, Rovers are.

Was reading the extratime preview there and there's a lot of Caulfield's press conference in there. He mentions losing "5 or 6" of his starting 11 from last year. This seemed mad to me, I can only think of O'Connor and Maguire. Who are the other 4 he is talking about?

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Originally Posted by mcgonigle

Was reading the extratime preview there and there's a lot of Caulfield's press conference in there. He mentions losing "5 or 6" of his starting 11 from last year. This seemed mad to me, I can only think of O'Connor and Maguire. Who are the other 4 he is talking about?

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Just thought of Delaney, even though he was only on loan

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Originally Posted by mcgonigle

Just thought of Delaney, even though he was only on loan

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Greg Bolger and Stephen Dooley too?

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Originally Posted by marinobohs

You mean like ignoring the names of the U 19 Leaguewinners after calling out the officials and losers at the medal presentation ?

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Look on the bright side , it is a vast improvement on the way our players were treated at the last underage final against Rovers in Tallaght, ( 4 years ago?)

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Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Look on the bright side , it is a vast improvement on the way our players were treated at the last underage final against Rovers in Tallaght, ( 4 years ago?)

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Preaching and whining about “respect” but incapable of showing it to other clubs - the project 😁

You would expect that from fans or internet posters but would expect a little higher standards from a club.

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Originally Posted by mcgonigle

Was reading the extratime preview there and there's a lot of Caulfield's press conference in there. He mentions losing "5 or 6" of his starting 11 from last year. This seemed mad to me, I can only think of O'Connor and Maguire. Who are the other 4 he is talking about?

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Seani, Kev, Dooley, Delaney, Bolger (to be fair was in and out, but quality player). So 4 starters really if you don't count Greg.

Beattie out injured for us. Cummins on the bench, Shep up top and Sadlier out wide.

McGrath on the bench for Dundalk.

Looks a decent crowd

Cork sections looks sparse enough.

Cork extremely route 1 here.

We have a game

30,412 official attendance.