Derry-Shamrock Rovers rescheduled for Monday 26th at 19:45.
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Derry-Shamrock Rovers rescheduled for Monday 26th at 19:45.
Match now moved to Tuesday 27th, for some reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Sligo vs Harps moved again again to Tuesday 4th October.
Bray v Bohs scheduled for Saturday 1st October switched to Friday 30th September at 7.45.
Sensible move.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seagull
Dundalk v Cork moved to Tuesday 11th October with 7:05pm kick off, broadcast live on RTE.
This is ridiculous. The biggest game of the season and they play it at 7:05 on a Tuesday. Why can't they insist on it kicking off at the regular time.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Because, unless you have a time machine, I'm afraid that time has passed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
Glad of the earlier kickoff, we'll get home a good bit earlier.
:rolleyes: Jaysus! Beat already!!Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
If yee won and were claiming your 1st league victory in ? years would you still be hotfooting it out of there?
It's a ridiculous time for a match.
huh? If we win it will just be another win? We will still have 4 r 5 games to play so nothing will be won or lost that night. Huge game but no reason to be hanging around in Louth for too long.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
Unless you mean 1st league victory over Dundalk in .... years? We've beaten them twice in the league this year, or do you mean at Oriel? Done that already this year too.
I'm happy to think I might be able to get home to Cork for about 1 am, rather than 2. Though that depends on what method of transport I end up using to get there. Have to take time off work for the game either way like so it suits me personally.
Are there U21 internationals that weekend and if so is there a chance this could be called off if the two Cork lads are called up again?
Looks like theres a home one on the Friday night, but thats it. We're due to travel to Galway that night.
Since the U21s can't qualify. Is there any need for O'Connor & Maguire to be in the squad?Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
I'd expect mostly lads who are only eligible for the next campaign to be included.
Harsh to say it but I hope they don't get called up. I don't think we can postpone any more games, there's no where to put them. We'll be playing twice a week as it is throughout October. In theory we could move it the Tuesday after the Semi final - 3 days earlier then its currently scheduled for but that assumes we don't draw with Pats.
The players themselves would probably love to play for Ireland again but maybe even they are torn themselves as they must recognize that the title is there to be won but we need every edge we can get.
As they say though, doesn't make sense to call up players who will be ineligible for the following campaign. Seanie is already overage so definitely no real value in calling him up. Kevin turned 21 this summer so may still be eligible, I'm not sure, can't find anything on eligibility for the next tournament. For the current one players had to be born in 1994 or later. I'd expect the next tournament to be 1996 or later so he'd be overage.
OK so.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Your time's your own and it's not for me to tell you what to do with it.
Just that i'd be hanging back if we win is all.
I'd expect the FAI to exercise the same logic in deciding not to call up Dundalk players to the senior squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Why would they respect Dundalk's fixture congestions and then call Cork players up to the U21 squad. While not a bad as Dundalk, Cork have a fairly congested schedule as well.
Maybe I am crediting the FAI with too much sense.
its the FAI you are giving them way too much credit. I guarantee you no one sat down and said lets not call up dundalk and cork players for the run up. this is a decision that Martin came to on his own. honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he was using the run in as an excuse. he loses nothing by not calling Daryl up. there's a very good chance Duffer is in England next year. if he plays and hes on form he csn say "well I wanted to call him up before but...". if he moves and isnt playing or is playing poorly then there are no questionsQuote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
if the 21s had a game that clashed with the dundalk city game and we had players called up we would have no choice but to postpone it again.
That thread would run and run.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
A bit of a strange one.
Dundalk V Sligo and Galway V Cork have been put back one day to Saturday October 8th.
Because of cup replays on the Tuesday maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
I see Cork have another two U21 call-ups.....
Yeah, more so the under 21 call ups. Those games on the Friday, which will free up the 2 lads for the Saturday (unlikely to both start for Ireland). Dundalk's game moved so they don't have a one day rest advantage over Cork before the big 2 clash the following Tuesday
All in all, a bit of clever think from the league
No doubt some will have issues with it
Cork have a choice, go ahead with their Friday game or seek a postponement because of the call ups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Why should an issue for Cork impact on Dundalk's schedule?
Harps v Pats fixed for Tuesday 11th October.
I'm sure Wexford could say the same about DundalkQuote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
And quite rightly too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Bloody ridiculous calling them up when neither will be eligible for the next campaign.
Of course cork will postpone to disrupt the schedule.
Dundalk now have 4 games in 11 days as a result.
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Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
That's terrible. Despite half the league bending over backwards and moving fixtures around for Dundalk since July, Dundalk fans can still complain about someone else moving fixtures.
Oh, and by the way, in comparison, Harps have 5 fixtures in 12 days.
Harps have 4 in 14 days. Huge difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
To be fair I am questioning the justification for selection players for the u21 on a campaign we have no chance to qualify with players who will be ineligible for the next campaign. Noel king should be told by the powers that be to feck off
They have the rescheduled Pats game in the middle there so it's 5: Galway, Sligo, Bray, Pats, Cork.Quote:
Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite
Apologies, yes, it's not 12 days. But it's 5 games. Galway, Sligo, Bray, Pats and Cork from 1st to 14th October. Ridiculous for a totally part time team who are already down to the bare bones.
Didn't see the pat's reschedule on my app. Apologies.
Thought what has harps rescheduled games habe to do with dundalk?
Interesting take by Stephen Kenny on the reluctance to extend the season by a few days. He appears to suggest that the FAI want to maximise the value to the sponsor by not diluting the impact of the two sponsored events.
The FAI are hardly putting money before player welfare.
Kenny said that Dundalk had already presented a case to the FAI to extend the campaign but he hinted that the Dublin Marathon, due to be held on October 28, had proved to be an obstacle.
“We’ve done that (spoke to the FAI) but it doesn’t seem to matter. Nothing seems to have happened and it doesn’t seem to have done anything. We haven’t gained one thing from it. It has been mentioned that the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon is on the Sunday but you can’t be putting sponsors before players. Player welfare is more important that sponsors’ welfare.
“We’re involved in a proper marathon. That’s a great event and I wouldn’t take away from it but it shouldn’t really affect when our season starts and ends.”
http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/h...slip-away.html
I'm sure it could theoretically be extended if the teams who had to play were compensated.
We're up to 3 players in that U21 aquad now, though the third is Eric Grimes who is our second/third choice keeper so won't have too much of an effect.
The senior squad is being shorn of players by the day. McGeady a doubt now, I wonder if Horgan would be considered? He probably shouldn't be, especially if he's not going to play, but theres no doubt hes earned a call up.
Teams would have to be compensated for incremental costs incurred. Ultimately the money would have to come out of the UEFA money being earned by Dundalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Were any games brought forward ahead of LoI clubs being involved in Europe? Were LoI games only pushed back when the team involved in European competition only had less than 7 days between 2 European games?
Pat's v Harps was brought forward ahead of the European schedule.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
We brought forward one game but found it difficult to bring forward more than that. Teams are always looking for a competitive advantage. In addition, midweek games are not attractive to clubs who rely on home gates as their main source of revenue. The additional week of the summer break due to the euros has become quite significant.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz