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It won't be and I agree with what the FAI do with it. Fans of many clubs don't care about it enough to travel so at least if it's a home match for one of the teams, you're guaranteed some kind of a crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
This will be the 14th season since they stopped playing it over two legs.
Would you get 5,000 at Richmond Park for a League Cup final though?Quote:
Originally Posted by kksaints
If travelling I reckon we would bring around 1,500-1,700 max. Would Pats then get in the other 3,200?
If it's on in the Markets Field we should be able to get around 3,000+ on our own. It would all come down to what capacity is set also. If we had more stands erected could we possibly increase it, I'm not sure. We now have three big exits so should easily hold 4,000 safely.
Limerick will squeeze around 5 thousand into the ground like they did v finn harps last season in the playoffs.
One thing I do know Limerick fans will snap up tickets very quickly it will sell out within a week or less imo there was huge interest on this semi final tonight in Limerick.
One thing for sure the markets field will be rocking that night.
There was no coin toss last year.
Final will be in Limerick this year. Hopefully Pats are the opposition
On Derry's facebook page there's a few foreign lads abusing them...I guess a few bets fell apart.
We seem to get that a lot. Some of the comments on our pre-season losses were hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Fair play to Limerick, better team won. I thought we were brutal. Shocking goal to give away, and we didn't (chose not to?) respond in any meaningful way. We don't seem to have a Plan B, just rigidly sticking to our five man midfield.
In saying that, we had enough chances to win, but when you're missing headers from 6m out, you don't really deserve to win. Limerick could have had a couple extra of their own too.
Surprised at Limerick's quality. They'd be a comfortable mid-table Premier team, judging on that performance.
Best of luck for the final, which will surely be at Markets Field.
For us however, we need to pick things up quickly or we'll see ourselves slipping down the table.
Their own fault for betting against Limerick.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Fair play to Limerick! Unbeaten in the league and unbeaten in both cups so far as well. Mighty going :)
Great win and great commentary on 95fm for it. If Athlone's ground had an extra stand it should be the venue for the LC final every year given its location.
Athlone's ground being the one furthest away from, and therefore least convenient for, all the finalists in the past 20+ years, yeah?
If that's your logic then Longford would be a far better venue. Seated all the way around, an electronic scoreboard and clock and a massive car park. Anyway it shouldn't even be up for discussion, MF's is the ideal venue for this final.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnnie C
Exactly. There should be no argument. A potential Cork City v Waterford United final should be held in Athlone. Likewise a Sligo Rovers v Derry City final. It only makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnnie C
Dundalk v Drogheda? Why not Athlone?
Rovers v Bohs? Definitely Athlone.
Where would UCD v Cabinteely possibly draw any sort of a crowd? I'd say Athlone.
In fact, let's just take after the Gibraltar league and play all league games in the one ground. Where would be best, do you reckon?
I presume there are direct buses to Athlone?
The only clubs that come out for a league cup final are those for whom it's an achievement.
In 2014 Dundalk fans saw it as a big deal, Rovers fans didn't. If it happened now, they might view if differently.
There's no way the Galway v Pats final would have been better off in Athlone than Galway last year. It was a big deal for Galway to host it, and they got numbers out, but they'd have had a max of 500 travel, Pats would have had 300 and we'd have a cup final with less than 1,000 at it
The Bowl. Sure it's the only chance you'll have to fill it on a weekly basis.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Decision on where the final is to be played to be made tomorrow morning. Hopefully it's in Limerick.
Ya fingers crossed for Limerick. Could the Premier Leagues games affect the day it's on though since Eir are televising it? 6:30 on a Saturday would be ideal for a big crowd. We should sell out the home allocation if on in the Markets Field.
Edit: not much on premier league wise that day, the big game is Friday night - Chelsea vs Liverpool.
18:30 in the Market Fields would be perfect, would get a decent Pats crowd down and I'm sure it would be close to a sellout.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Cue the FAI putting it down for 12 o'clock in Richmond
Coin toss in abbtstown tomorrow morning