Well if they win that the Semis are not until mid Feb so would tie in with 2019 pre-season.Quote:
Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**
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Well if they win that the Semis are not until mid Feb so would tie in with 2019 pre-season.Quote:
Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**
With all bar two (I think) of the first team out of contract the club will have to either extend the contracts (where players agree to) or seek alternative players. some may have holiday / family commitments or may just want to leave at season end. the semi final (should we progress) is not until February so should fit in with preseason training for next season (although we may have to start back earlier) so could be a decent try out for players looking for contracts. interesting development.Quote:
Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**
You'd hope they'd have thought about all of this before they entered. It may explain why Pats weren't interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by **FrOsTy**
Though as I say, you'd hope...
Bohs drawn at home to East Fife.
Trying to get the game brought forward apparently..
Haha ! An Irish team trying to get a Scottish team to change its season around to help them in a Scottish tournament they elected to join :DQuote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Like I said - you'd hope they'd have thought about the implications of entering the tournament in advance :)
Is there a suggestion Bohs wont be able to play it on the date advertised ? hardly surprising they would want to try and bring it forward but if not successful they will just have to field a team on the original date.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Not like you EYG to have a random crack at Bohs!Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
We will field a team come what may.
Jesus - get the chip off your shoulder lad ! :D I'd have said the same about any club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
You have to admit though, it is funny.
yeah he was very good!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Love the way he zeroed in on all the spires around the ground but completely overlooked the actual Spire! :bulgy:
The club was aware of it, sure Pats cited it as a reason they didn't enter. Apologies that they didn't run it by you first :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Yeah, you really are a hoot Grandad, hang on to that sense of humour, any more crackers like the one below?Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
"A very big Bohs travelling support ........ I guess it's easy to travel in numbers for a Wednesday night fixture when you don't have jobs to get up for the next morning."
"A very big Bohs travelling support ........ I guess it's easy to travel in numbers for a Wednesday night fixture when you don't have jobs to get up for the next morn[/I]ing."[/QUOTE]
Come on ......that was funny
Come on ......that was funny[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Great to see fans of the country clubs sticking together against us Dublin clubs ;)
Live match for the hard core among yee coming up on Friday evening.
Queens Park v Connah's Quay @ Hampden Park on BBC Alba with k/o 7:45pm.
Any word on a new date for the Bohs v East Fife match?
FebruaryQuote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
No definite date yet (as far as I know) early Feb mooted but a few whinges in Scotland about delay.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
“We are Bohs, we play when we want 😎”
You'd wonder how far their patience can be pushed? Of course the organisers seen this problem(re:Irish teams)before invites were handed out:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
Promoters, FAI and SFA were aware of the possibility before it started.Main moans are from Peterhead (who Bohs knocked out) but some lesser moans from clubs that might have fancied their chances. the whole thing was handled badly IMHO by whomever (SFA ?) runs the competition. The position should have been clarified before this.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
Why are Peterhead moaning?
LOI club involved in Europe post Christmas, did we ever think we'd see it happen.
Although if the game gets shoved back another month or so Brexit might change all that
Because Bohs beat them.Officially they appear to be moaning about 'foreign teams' getting into their competition and depriving Scottish clubs of cash.But mainly it appears to be a case of sour grapes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Copa90 have a video up on YouTube about the competition that I watched a few weeks back.
The general consensus is that people don't want clubs outside of Scotland in the competition, that they just want clubs to make up the numbers and lay down for the Scots. There will be uproar if a non-Scottish club wins the competition.
Connahs Quay through.
Apparently their a full time side :hypnotized::(
Being the sad fecker I am I watched this game over the nations league crap last night, very enjoyable. Never knew Queens Park played at Hampden, it would be like Longford playing home games in the Aviva. Anyway, Connah’s Quay are indeed full time and you can tell by their physical condition. Not sure why they would finish in a LOI setting but they’d certainly be in no danger of relegation that’s for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
TNS and Connah's Quay definitely would be no lower than 6th in our leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Also Queens Park days playing out of Hampden are numbered, SFA buying the ground off them and Queens Park likely to end up playing in a ground next to it called Lesser Hampden
We actually have our own version of the queen's Park in Hampden thing with the two rugby clubs (remember the old clubhouses in two corners?) that play there, not sure how often they play in Lansdowne Road or how often Queens Park do but just thought you'd like to know something similar does happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Also Queens parks days in Hampden are numbered as someone else pointed out.
Can see their point about foreign teams but can't imagine they're losing out on money. From what I can see, the Bohs game had a bigger crowd than their usual games, presumably because more away fans travelled/it was a novelty.Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
The Scottish Football League is a member-run body.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
If Peterhead - or any other club - are unhappy with teams from outside Scotland being invited to enter the Irn Bru Cup, they've had ample opportunity to challenge it formally over the last few years. And they can challenge it formally for the next year too through the appropriate mechanism (which I suspect they won't do).
Of course - if they were genuinely opposed to it, the time to raise it would've been before they were knocked out by a non-Scottish team.
Semi-final draw will take place on this Weds.(21st Nov)
Teams involved -
Bohs/East Fife
Connahs Quay
Edinburgh City
Ross County
Semi-final ties are due to be played on the weekend of February 16/17, with the final scheduled for March 23/24.
https://spfl.co.uk/news/date-for-irn...nal-draw-45184
If Bohs win, then Edinburgh City is the plum draw in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
Ross County away would be a bit of a nightmare on a number of levels. And Connahs Quay are a decent side.
They still have to beat East Fife though.
Bohs or East Fife away to Ross County in semis/Connahs Quay v Edinburgh City in the other tie
Not a bad pre season game to have. Wrap up warm any Bohs fans going over though, it'll be like the artic up there in February
Missed it earlier but see now that Bohs v East Fife is set for Sat 2nd Feb,3pm k/o at Dalymount.
Maybe wait for the East Fife game first and then the draw afterwards before making any travel plans ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Didn’t know anybody was “making travel plans” do enlighten us.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Given the “flexibility” around dates - I think the League here starts around the scheduled date for the semi, it would be very brave to book anything. Obviously the only focus is on East Fife but fans and club will equally obviously be exploring travel options SHOULD we get through.
FFS - would you ever lighten up !Quote:
Originally Posted by marinobohs
Rathfarnham Hoop was talking about people needing to wrap up warm when they go over. There are no fixtures to go over to Scotland for yet (unless his reference was to the weather in North Dublin).
Cheer up lad - it's almost Christmas.
I forgot to put "if you qualify" at the end but yeah the northside thing, let's go with that. I'd hope Bohs can beat an average Scottish 3rd division team thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
so, NOBODYS 'making travel plans' :waving: thanks for clearing that up.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
This is from a couple of days ago - any update since?
https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football...cup-last-four/Quote:
Bohemians won’t play on opening night of the League of Ireland season if they reach IRN-BRU Cup last four