We lost on penalties the last time up there, and lost 1-0 in the cup quarters two years ago.
So you never know. But it's the draw I wanted to avoid for sure
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We lost on penalties the last time up there, and lost 1-0 in the cup quarters two years ago.
So you never know. But it's the draw I wanted to avoid for sure
I think you're being overly kind, especially to ourselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickccfc
Due to our fixtures, the Dundalk-UCD will likely be Friday, the Cork match Sunday.
Should our match with Bohs, on Wednesday week, somehow go to a replay, there'll be a bit of rescheduling needed.
We won't have time to fit it in before the semi-final date, unless a league match is moved with less than a week's notice. Which they probably would do.
Did Dundalk play anyone in the top 8 teams in this year's cup on their way to this year's final?🤔
You make your own luck, I guess.
Other game will be tricky for cork , one way or another.
RTÉ usually like to have a double header of live Semi-final matches on the Sunday iirc:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
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Last year it was Friday/SundayQuote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
I can't argue with a First Division team (the best First Division team granted but you get my point) at home but I can't help but feel Cork at home would've been a better draw. We'd be far more likely to beat them in Oriel than in a final in the Aviva. Still, we've avoided the nightmare draw of having to go down to the Cross.
:good: Only remembering this now :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Was really hoping for a UCD Dundalk final, two best footballing teams on a great pitch would have been a brilliant spectical.
Oh well, the total football derby will have to be brought forward by a few weeks. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Brendy I'm absolutely shocked that you didn't that our 1/4 final is to be played to a finish. No replays in the FAI cup this past 3 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Didn't know**** .. no point editing as it just gets deleted.
I go. It's the only way I'll get to see one.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Donie Forde
To be fair, I was wondering if Corbet pronounces his name Neil. I'm guessing not.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
He also mentioned a great pitch though. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DFCForever
Nobody seems to know for sure though. 3 years ago Derry-Cork quarter-final went to a replay, since then all QFs have been finished in 90 minutes. Semis have gone to a replay the last 2 years. Last year it was the last 32 and last 16 rounds only that were scheduled for no replays. Has it changed this season to include the quarters? Genuine question, I don't know and can't find any confirmation online. I had assumed we'd be coming back to Oriel if we'd drawn in Limerick on FridayQuote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
Qtr final draw = replayQuote:
Originally Posted by seand
:) lol the terrible thing is I missed 1 back in the good ole days as it was a hassle due to other commitments , I remember thinking "sure I'll go next year"Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
UCD are a decent team and are in semi-final by merit, but if they got to the final it would be the lowest attendance in years. Dundalk v Bohs might attract biggest crowd.
Dundalk v Cork would attract the biggest crowd followed by Dundalk v Derry then Dundalk v Bohs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
It was always normally one semi-final on the Friday night and the other on the following Sunday afternoon until 2012 when the first double-header was on a Sunday afternoon. 2015 and 2017 reverted to previous schedulingQuote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
2012 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2013 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2014 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2015 - Friday night/Sunday afternoon
2016 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2017 - Friday night/Sunday afternoon
Cork have bene the best supported team in the league for a while now, so they'd be one half of pretty much every permutation for a best supported final.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
I'd therefore pout it at :
1) Cork v Dundalk
2) Cork v Derry
3) Cork v Bohs
4) Dundalk v Derry
5) Dundalk v Bohs
Cork have absolutely the best league support for any club in all of Ireland, and their averages back this up over the past few seasons.
I’m not sure this is transferred to cup finals though, I think Dundalk sold more tickets in two of the last 3 finals. In saying that most of these finals were modest attendances, 25k or so, we really should be getting 30k. Tickets start at a tenner. No excuses from any fan really from any club.
I’d disagree btw with the Dundalk v Bohs suggestion, that could easily be one of the bigger attended potential finals.
Dundalk massively outnumbered Cork over past three finals. It's a lot easier for a casual fan or a day tripper to nip an hour up the road to a game than across country.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
This is a 'made for foot.ie' topic. Hypothetical situation that people can argue furiously over, yet can never be proven
Welcome to the internet discussion forum, Ezeikial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Potentially the first final in years for Bohs they may bring more fans than either Dundalk or Cork.
What is your definition of massively outnumbered because I'd have said the last 2 finals were pretty much 50/50. Dundalk had more in 2015 for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
I wouldn't rule that out, you could be right, but Bohs have probably the hardest route to get there, tough away game to Derry and then up against the cup holders if they make it, albeit at home, its possible though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingswood Rover
Good point made by DFC fan above on distance, its 50 mins to the Tunnel exit from Dundalk, and you can see the Aviva once you get to the Port, 3 hours from Cork.
Well, if it is a Bohs v Dundalk final, we can then compare attendance with those of recent Dundalk v Cork finals. Bohs v Dundalk obviously hypothetical at the moment - but not completely unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Thanks Poor Student - that's the first welcome I have received here in almost 10 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
Blow in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I think the final last year was close to 50/50 in the end? I wasn't there the previous year. If we make it again, we're probably looking at 10k ish from here. I'd imagine Derry would match that? Given the season overall has been disappointing so it'd be a big day out? Not sure about Bohs, would they have that amount of casual/daytruppers? Obviously easier to get there when you're in Dublin and a different team could get some more neutrals potentially.
tbh if bohs make it i would be confident they would have a huge fanbase. they havent got to a fai cup final since pat fenlons side in 08 which I attended.
A cork fan talking about 'casual/daytrupper' support :rolleyes: just wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
It's always going to be easier for a non-Dublin club to draw a bigger crowd of day trippers as the likes of Cork and Derry can encapsulate an entire urban identity if not even a county wide identity whereas Bohs would not have the same broad regional appeal.
In fairness, I think micls was asking do we have casual/daytripper support. And the truth is for the most part we don't. Not to the extent of provincial clubs anyway. There was about 5,000 Bohs fans at our last cup final. Much higher than our home gates but not enough to make a dent in Lansdowne. But it's hard to tell. The club has received more positive news coverage in the last few years than it would normally so hopefully that could result in more people having a soft association with the club and coming out for a big day.
Hopefully Bohs get there and we'll all have the opportunity to find out the answer :)
Yeah, that wasn't an insult at all. We have a huge daytripper support. It's great. The more the better. It was a question rather than an insult! The "Great Cork Sporting Public" love a bandwagon.
Same as Dundalk and unfortantley due to a **** up by our club about 1/2 of the 300 odd tickets Cork have given us for next week has ended up in the hands of bandwagoners.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Have a home end ticket myself so not too worried
How'd that happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
Seen the drama about the 300 allocation. Think it's a bit over the top, 300 seems reasonable enough to me, that'd be what ye usually bring. But, if half have gone to non regulars I can understand the frustration.
To be honest, I'd be surprised if it sells out. The league is done as far as most city fans are concerned, I can't imagine there being the buzz about it that there should have been, had we done the job against Sligo.