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19/04/2005, 11:24 AM
De Town

Setanta Cup final

Lads, Dunno if anyone else has noticed this yet, but the Setanta Cup final is on the same day as the FA Cup final over in England :( This could have a huge effect on the attendance, remember the FAI Cup final last year clashed with Man U v Arsenal, and there was only 10,000 at the Cup Final.

Hopefully Im wrong and that the FA cup final wont take away fom what could be a massive crowd :(
19/04/2005, 11:30 AM
sligoman

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

remember the FAI Cup final last year clashed with Man U v Arsenal, and there was only 10,000 at the Cup Final.

I think that was because Longford were in the final so people were'nt interested in it, so they decided they would go and watch a proper match like Man U game :D :D
19/04/2005, 11:32 AM
De Town

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Originally Posted by sligoman

I think that was because Longford were in the final so people were'nt interested in it, so they decided they would go and watch a proper match like Man U game :D :D

eh, we brought 6,500 of the 10,000. I think Waterford were the team that drove the fans away ;)
19/04/2005, 11:33 AM
sligoman

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

eh, we brought 6,500 of the 10,000. I think Waterford were the team that drove the fans away ;)

Yeah sure ;)

:D :D
19/04/2005, 11:36 AM
De Town

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Yeah ;)

:D :D

:confused:

Anyway, dont know what your worrying about anyway, its not as if Sligo are going to have to worry about too many finals in the years to come ;)
19/04/2005, 1:19 PM
dcfcsteve

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

eh, we brought 6,500 of the 10,000. I think Waterford were the team that drove the fans away ;)

Longford brought the majority, but it was still a poor showing from either set of fans - particularly as there would've been up to 1,000 neutrals in attendance as well.

I do think it's bad plannign to go up against the FA Cup Final - particularly for a competition sponsored by a TV channel. I wouldn't be surprised if Setanta looked to reschedule it - but if they're gonna do so they'd need to move quickly !
19/04/2005, 1:23 PM
o� est j.cotter

also the cork hurlers are playing in thurles the following day. if city make it to the final it'll be interesting to see if they can attract the average sports fan in cork to landsdowne or whether people will make a choice of just going to see the one game that weekend and head to the hurling.
19/04/2005, 1:24 PM
tiktok

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

Lads, Dunno if anyone else has noticed this yet, but the Setanta Cup final is on the same day as the FA Cup final over in England

Don't all Setanta Cup matches kick-off at 7.15 though?
It might affect how people travel, but not neccessarily whether they'll travel.

A rumour was posted earlier in the CCFC forum that setanta want the Final at the cross if CCFC get through, because the attendances have been so disappointing.
19/04/2005, 1:31 PM
sligoman

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

Anyway, dont know what your worrying about anyway, its not as if Sligo are going to have to worry about too many finals in the years to come ;)

Hey, we'll go further than ye this season. And dont know why your worrying about the attendance anyway cos you wont be there, unless your going to cheer on Glentoran against Cork. :D :D
19/04/2005, 1:32 PM
Longfordian

It was set out at the launch of the competition that the final was to be held in Lansdowne if any Southern team was involved, can't see them moving it to Cork and giving them home advantage, you never know though I suppose.
19/04/2005, 1:34 PM
�anna

The hell with the FA cup final. I'm sick of this attitude that we have to move games to suit british football. We should have the confidence to stand on our own two feet and be proud of our league, if people want to watch over-rated thuggery on the box, its their loss, not ours.
19/04/2005, 1:42 PM
tiktok

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Originally Posted by �anna

The hell with the FA cup final. I'm sick of this attitude that we have to move games to suit british football. We should have the confidence to stand on our own two feet and be proud of our league, if people want to watch over-rated thuggery on the box, its their loss, not ours.

Very brave Eanna, but unfortunately, if the game clashes with the FA cup final, we'll lose out.

Poor attendance, poor viewing figures for Setanta, only die-hards watching so not attracting any new viewers, it won't even make sports bulletins on radio news during the day if it clashes. lack of interest from the public will mean a lack of interest from setanta down the line.
19/04/2005, 1:49 PM
De Town

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Originally Posted by tiktok

Very brave Eanna, but unfortunately, if the game clashes with the FA cup final, we'll lose out.

Poor attendance, poor viewing figures for Setanta, only die-hards watching so not attracting any new viewers, it won't even make sports bulletins on radio news during the day if it clashes. lack of interest from the public will mean a lack of interest from setanta down the line.

Totally agree. The chances of maybe attracting a few bar stoolers to the final are now probably dead because they will think, Man U v Arsenal or Longford v Cork ;) , 99 out of 100 barstoolers are gonna pick Man U v Arsenal
19/04/2005, 1:51 PM
De Town

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Hey, we'll go further than ye this season.

eh, you have to be in the competition first to go further than us ;) :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by sligoman

And dont know why your worrying about the attendance anyway cos you wont be there, unless your going to cheer on Glentoran against Cork. :D

Why would I be cheering Glentoran against Cork :confused:

I will be cheering Longford against Cork :)
19/04/2005, 1:53 PM
sligoman

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

eh, you have to be in the competition first to go further than us

:rolleyes: I'm talking about the F.A.I. cup. Do I have to explain everything to you Longford boys :rolleyes:

:D :D
19/04/2005, 1:55 PM
De Town

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Originally Posted by sligoman

:rolleyes: I'm talking about the F.A.I. cup. Do I have to explain everything to you Longford boys :rolleyes:

:D :D

eh this thread is about the Setanta Cup and you said:

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Hey, we'll go further than ye this season.

so how am I supposed to know your talking about the FAI cup :rolleyes:
19/04/2005, 1:58 PM
sligoman

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

eh this thread is about the Setanta Cup and you said:

so how am I supposed to know your talking about the FAI cup :rolleyes:

Because that's what me and you were talking about at the start of the thread :rolleyes:
19/04/2005, 2:03 PM
De Town

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Because that's what me and you were talking about at the start of the thread :rolleyes:

yeah, but this thread is about the SETANTA cup, we were discussing the attendance in the FAI cup final last season. You didnt say in your post what cup you were talking about ;)

Suppose youse only have the 2 cups to go after though :)

we, as a trophy winning club are challenging on 5 fronts this season :cool: Its the price we pay for being successful :p
19/04/2005, 2:06 PM
sligoman

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Originally Posted by DE TOWN

we, as a trophy winning club are challenging on 5 fronts this season :cool: Its the price we pay for being successful :p

:D And how many of them will ye win? I can tell you now,NONE
19/04/2005, 2:08 PM
De Town

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Originally Posted by sligoman

:D And how many of them will ye win? I can tell you now,NONE

Yeah, and how many trophies are you ever gonna win..........NONE ;)

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