Drumcondra FC have qualified for the 1st Round of the FAI Cup for the first time since the club went out of the old League of Ireland in 1972. Can anyone tell me when the first round is being played and are all the premier teams involved.
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Drumcondra FC have qualified for the 1st Round of the FAI Cup for the first time since the club went out of the old League of Ireland in 1972. Can anyone tell me when the first round is being played and are all the premier teams involved.
I don't know when the 1st round is on but the EL teams only come in for the second round.
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Originally posted by drummerboy
Drumcondra FC have qualified for the 1st Round of the FAI Cup for the first time since the club went out of the old League of Ireland in 1972. Can anyone tell me when the first round is being played and are all the premier teams involved.
First Saturday In Feb. No Prem or First involved. Well over half the teams in the First round are from Dublin.
Nice to see Tullamore FC make it as well as yerselves.
No, thats the Intermediate Cup your thinking of, we're off to Cork for that.
I thought at least the First Division teams were in the First Round.
No, thats the Intermediate Cup your thinking of, we're off to Cork for that.
I thought at least the First Division teams were in the First Round.
Sorry I was sure it doubled as the first round of the Senior Cup as well.
It was a bit strange only eight teams going into the second round;)
What other teams have made it to the first round?
The last 16 of the Intermediate Cup and the 4 semi-finalists from the FAI Junior Cup. That makes 20. Not sure how they proceed from that. I think they add in the 12 First Div teams.
Those 20 non-league teams play in the 1st round and the winning 10 plus the 22 EL clubs go into the 2nd round (last 32).
Ya up in the dive that is known as Leeds Park.Quote:
Originally posted by drummerboy
No, thats the Intermediate Cup your thinking of, we're off to Cork for that.
I thought at least the First Division teams were in the First Round.
Good luck, ye're gonna need it!
Come on Leeds!!:)
I heard it can be an intimidating place all right. We beat Everton in the last round in Morton Stadium, they were a smashing side. Heard Leeds are a lot more physical.
Best of luck to our old rivals would love to face you in the second round.
Same here Tommy, it would be a dream draw. Although we play in Morton, we’d have to ask the squatters for Tolka back for that one.
they were a smashing sideQuote:
Originally posted by drummerboy
I heard it can be an intimidating place all right. We beat Everton in the last round in Morton Stadium, they were a smashing side. Heard Leeds are a lot more physical.
WTF:rolleyes: ?
Ya Leeds are a good enough side alrite, they finished second in the Munster Senior League last season but are struggling this season with injuries and are second from bottom at the moment!!Quote:
Originally posted by drummerboy
I heard it can be an intimidating place all right. We beat Everton in the last round in Morton Stadium, they were a smashing side. Heard Leeds are a lot more physical.
They're all geared up for this game against ye coz they know the intermediate cup is probably their only hope of silverware this season.
Will there be many of ye travelling down form Drumcondra for the game?
There's a 50-seater coach setting out a eight in the morning, but the hardened drinkers are heading down on Saturday, hopefully they'll make the match. Any decent boozers around there.
The Horseshoe have a great ''buy one bottle get another stuck in yer face for free'' offer at half-time.
Best of luck to Drums, never know, could face Rovers in Tallaght in the second round.What a draw that would be???
Bring back some fond memories!!!!
Dont you mean "burst through the door start roaring and abusing people, throwing stuff and then be surpised that people threw things back" offer:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by TommyT
The Horseshoe have a great ''buy one bottle get another stuck in yer face for free'' offer at half-time.
Its the first time we've played in Cork since our League of Ireland days, 30 odd years ago now, so we're going to have a great day out. Too old for the fisticuffs. Just looking for a decent boozer near the Leeds ground.
Which side of the story would that be ??Quote:
Originally posted by TommyT
The Horseshoe have a great ''buy one bottle get another stuck in yer face for free'' offer at half-time.
Lads ..... Can we not go down this road please !
The Rovers side obviously-though I'll have to add that it's funny people only get attacked in Cork when they're in small groupsQuote:
Originally posted by A face
Which side of the story would that be ??
Lads ..... Can we not go down this road please !
Tommy .... i only know you over the net man, you seem like a sound bloke, clued in and no sh!te about ya.
I have to say this though, anyone that gets involved in that crap at games i have no time for. I can see the damage that it in Cork over small isolated incidents (nothing to speak of but the local rag will say anything to flog an extra couple of copies) We, for once are getting ok support, anything happening lie the scene that you described earlier will undo all that in one day.
I cant, dont and will never have time for any of that sh!t at games. And it is threads being posted and crap spiraling out of control causes alot of it.
Man ... i am nipping this one in the bud.
Lets move on to the famous Drums-Rovers riot game at Tolka in 1958 so ....
Done .... (was there one ??) :)Quote:
Originally posted by TommyT
Lets move on to the famous Drums-Rovers riot game at Tolka in 1958 so ....
1958 – Before my time lads! Still haven't got any suggestions for a decent boozer near the Leeds ground.
From a similar thread on srfcultras.com...
Reading through old programmes recently, I saw this article about Rovers v Drums some time in the mid 50s.
The game was at tolka and all ticket - a coimplete sell out at 12,000 - but thousands more people went up the river bank and climbed in over the fence into what is now the riverside stand. dunno how they managed this, the geography must have been different then.
Anyway, Rovers were 2-1 up and got a penalty when the Drums fans invaded the pitch and attacked the referee, who legged it to the dressing rooms and called the game off. There was then another riot because the Rovers fans thought theyd lose the points which had been about sown up.
in the end, the FAI awarded the game to Rovers so it wouldn't have to be replayed.
To be honest there isnt really anywhere decent up that side of the city;)Quote:
Originally posted by drummerboy
Its the first time we've played in Cork since our League of Ireland days, 30 odd years ago now, so we're going to have a great day out. Too old for the fisticuffs. Just looking for a decent boozer near the Leeds ground.
But Leeds are sponsored by the Bowlers pub in Blackpool, bout 5 mins walk from the ground, behind Blackpool Shopping Centre.
They go there after every home game and often the other team does aswell.
Id say given that its such a big game for the club, they'll probably lay something on for drumcondra there after the game.
That wud be your best bet id say anyway.