FAI running the league.

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Originally Posted by outspoken

Article in the sun today claims it will be a 27 game season in the FD. FD clubs looking for 2 auto promotion spots with 3rd v 3rd bottom play off but FAI will most likely go 1 up 1 down and 3rd V 4th in FD with winner playing 2nd in FD before winner of that game plays 2nd bottom in PD, all over 2 legs.

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That all sound sensible to me. a long 36 game season could be v difficult financially for struggling FD clubs.

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Originally Posted by Philosophizer

That all sound sensible to me. a long 36 game season could be v difficult financially for struggling FD clubs.

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36 games would be a killer, would mean 4 idweek games,which for any first division club would be difficult. I hope the play-off spots are as reported, at least it gives teams further down the table something to aim for, anything would be better than the season just gone

Half the fd at least in with a shout of playoffs until near end of season.....should keep people interested

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Originally Posted by Comic Book Guy

36 games would be a killer, would mean 4 idweek games,which for any first division club would be difficult. I hope the play-off spots are as reported, at least it gives teams further down the table something to aim for, anything would be better than the season just gone

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Play the 'mid week' games on Bank Holidays. Scrap the blank cup weekends. No need for any significant number of midweek games.

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Originally Posted by Mr A

Play the 'mid week' games on Bank Holidays. Scrap the blank cup weekends. No need for any significant number of midweek games.

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Isn't there an agreement with the cup sponsor that no league games can be played on cup weekends??

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Originally Posted by Philosophizer

Isn't there an agreement with the cup sponsor that no league games can be played on cup weekends??

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probably is an agreement but surely to God the sponsors could be asked to "allow" first division games on the same weekend.
Its unlikely to deflect the National medias attention and might actually help the first division to have a weekend to themselves...I know I would probably go to a FD match on a cup weekend.......I have a lot of those weekends free :(

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Originally Posted by Philosophizer

Isn't there an agreement with the cup sponsor that no league games can be played on cup weekends??

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We played Drogheda same night as a cup match this season.

3 rounds of games and a return of the First Division cup would be nice.