LoI in Europe 2024

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Originally Posted by legendz

Pat's possibly could have pushed for the first leg to be on Wednesday as well? Then they could play Dundalk on Saturday with 4 days for the second leg.

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You can’t just push for UEFA games to be changed. Conference league and Europa League games are always set for Thursday nights barring exceptions with city clashes like in this case. UEFA decide the dates and UEFA games will always take precedence over league games regardless of the country involved. It’s up to competently ran league organisers to amend their schedule to help their clubs and its players as they see fit, as the Turkish League have done for their clubs, rather than making them play 3 games in 5 and a half days, two of which will determine European tournament qualification

So the FAI it seems now have postponed the game, with just one full day of notice

Joke shop.

Common sense prevails. The only ridiculous thing is that it took this late to make the decision. If anything it just shows pure disrespect to Pats by the league in assuming they’d get tanked last night

Only the FAI could go about making a sensible decision in the most haphazard way possible.

That's a shocking decision and to make it so late based on a complaint from Pats. There was no move to cancel Dundalk's fixture v Rovers pre EL Group Stage play off in 2020, we fielded a weakened side and lost 4-0 to Rovers, and won the play off a few days later.

Dundalk really getting screwed over by this decision so late in the day. We'll now go 21 days without a game, will play a stronger Pats team than Drogheda will next Sunday and are losing out on revenue. Precedent was set by not cancelling the Galway match and FAI move the goal posts again.

No issue with the game being called off if it was done with plenty of notice as teams should be helped as much as possible in Europe and Dundalk had games called off in our favour previously but a decision like this could be a factor in getting us relegated.

2 things
(1) Kenny clearly still has pull within the FAI, which seems logical given he was the previous international manager.
(2) It gives licence to any LOI team to get league/cup tie taking place between European legs postponed, particularly if the 2nd leg is geographically far from Ireland.

If the FAI thought Rovers were seeking to undermine the FAI decision making process (devoy case) they've seen nothing yet..

A farcical organization that's needs LOI football to divorce itself from

I'm obviously delighted but the FAI have a lot to answer for with how they handled it. Its harsh on Dundalk so late in the day. It should have been done differently.

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Originally Posted by placid casual

(2) It gives licence to any LOI team to get league/cup tie taking place between European legs postponed, particularly if the 2nd leg is geographically far from Ireland.

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But the FAI refused to cancel Pats away to Galway. The rules are made up as they go along.

Raging at the manner of this. Wouldn't have cared if it was postponed straight away but no, they have to drag it out.

The pure disrespect shown to Dundalk is beyond a joke, time and time again.

Kenny is a pure snake of a man too.

The FAI has clearly broken their own rules just for St. Pats crying.

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Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa

Raging at the manner of this. Wouldn't have cared if it was postponed straight away but no, they have to drag it out.

The pure disrespect shown to Dundalk is beyond a joke, time and time again.

Kenny is a pure snake of a man too.

The FAI has clearly broken their own rules just for St. Pats crying.

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Guiding your club to their most successful period in their history clearly gets you great respect in Dundalk.

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Originally Posted by D24Saint

Guiding your club to their most successful period in their history clearly gets you great respect in Dundalk.

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Dundalk have won a league or FAI in every decade since the 1930s. He is just part of the history, doesn't set it.

Pats crying was always going to win with an FAI that is so weakened by its PR focus.

Anyways, the FAI itself made the decision that really only benefits St. Pats and Kenny.

Just a joke of a league.

Ah in fairness, that's up there with the "What competition did Pat's win in?" for silliness

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Originally Posted by Jack B

Only the FAI could go about making a sensible decision in the most haphazard way possible.

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this pretty much sums it up

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Originally Posted by Louth4sam

Dundalk really getting screwed over by this decision so late in the day. We'll now go 21 days without a game, will play a stronger Pats team than Drogheda will next Sunday and are losing out on revenue. Precedent was set by not cancelling the Galway match and FAI move the goal posts again.

No issue with the game being called off if it was done with plenty of notice as teams should be helped as much as possible in Europe and Dundalk had games called off in our favour previously but a decision like this could be a factor in getting us relegated.

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The game will now likely be played on Friday 13 September, the cup weekend. Surely there’ll be a bigger crowd on a Friday night than Sunday 3pm. What’s the loss of revenue angle?

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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

The game will now likely be played on Friday 13 September, the cup weekend. Surely there’ll be a bigger crowd on a Friday night than Sunday 3pm. What’s the loss of revenue angle?

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What are you talking about?

Dundalk are due to play Waterford that night.

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Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa

What are you talking about?

Dundalk are due to play Waterford that night.

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Thought I saw somewhere that Dundalk would be free that weekend also. Not to worry Kiki, your best friend Stephen Kenny will tell the FAI what to do and arrange Pats to play Dundalk that night anyways :)

https://www.dundalkfc.com/daly-postp...t-is-farcical/

Dundalk statement.

What a farce the FAI is.

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Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract

The game will now likely be played on Friday 13 September, the cup weekend. Surely there’ll be a bigger crowd on a Friday night than Sunday 3pm. What’s the loss of revenue angle?

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It can't be that date, as we're away to Waterford that night. Unless it can happen during one of the two international breaks, then it'll be a Monday.

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Originally Posted by holidaysong

It can't be that date, as we're away to Waterford that night. Unless it can happen during one of the two international breaks, then it'll be a Monday.

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Could well be in the international break. Bohs vs Shels is down for the 6th and it’s unlikely Pats or Dundalk will have many callups