In that eventuality Nesta, the European spot goes to fourth placed team in the league.
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In that eventuality Nesta, the European spot goes to fourth placed team in the league.
Yup. Probably doesn't help that season tickets/guestlists are cut down on quite strictly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
The one advantage we have over the English game, strangely, is little money. Maybe we could use that to help.
Let season tickets cover cup games. Share the (reduced) gate anyway. Then give prize money. Something like -
Knocked out in the first round = €1,500
Win first round = €2,500
Knocked out in the second round = €2,500 (this guarantees all teams some prize money)
Win second round = €5k
Win each subsequent round = €5k
That's a total prize fund of €227k I think. So for example, Bray getting to the quarters would have earned €10k prize money so far - €5k for each of their two wins. And if they beat Killester, that'd be another €5k. Killester would have earned €12.5k because they also won in the first round.
But where the FAI would come up with €227k from is another question - not as if their turnover is up €30m in the past decade or anything.
Oh, wait...
I don't have a source but I was of the belief that if the cup was won by the team already qualified for the Champions League then the runner up got the Europa League spot if they hadn't already qualified for it but if the cup winners were already qualified for the Europa League then the spot would go to the 4th place team.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
From this season the only way to qualify for Europe via the cup is to win it. This applies across all UEFA members.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
Previously if you had been cup runners-up to a team which had qualified for the Champions League you would get the Europa League place.
From this European season (15//16) so applied to last year's LOI seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
No more cup runners up in Europe
You'd like to think this would generally mean we have our stronger sides in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Same for other countries though...
Though that said, how often has the Cup runners-up actually qualified?
We qualified in 2001 due to Bohs winning the double. Probably our most respectable showing to be honest!
1,893 at Bohs v Dundalk.Wasn't there(currently on hols in France ;) ) but was listening to the commentary on DundalkFM and they said about 6/700 from Dundalk.Not like those lads to exaggerate or anything :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
I'm useless at estimating numbers but that was the biggest support I can recall us having in Dalymount.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
I assume they had yous in the shed then?
Yup. I hate watching game from pitch level seats behind a goal. Especially when the Jodi was 2/3 empty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I momentarily felt sorry for the five or so Cork fans who were lumped in there earlier in the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
A few intrepid ( and quite elderly) souls found their way to the Connaught Street terrace, either seeking a decent view or perhaps it was 20 years since they've been in Dalymount. In any case a dozen security guards made sure they moved to the Des Kelly shed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
As opposed to watching 3/4 s of the pitch from the away facilities in oriEl.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
Probably 300 Dundalk fans at a stretch.Lots of freebies from Dlk in the Directors box.all carrying a bit of weight.
Undeserved draw for Dlk they celebrated their plucky draw to excess, bless them
Ah were they wearing colours? Always plenty of Rovers fans in the Jodi when we play there, but then again stewards are no match for rowdy Rovers fans.
You sound very bitter. Congratulations on the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
This feels a bit like dragging the thread off-topic, but 2,518 at City v Galway.
We didn't celebrate the point.One draw and one win is a poor return this season against a very ordinary Dundalk team in a very poor quality league.
If the league is poor, there's always the FAI Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower