Great final, despite the conditions. One of the best games of football I've seen all year.
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Great final, despite the conditions. One of the best games of football I've seen all year.
Yeah very exciting game in terrible conditions. Was gutted for Pats fans at the end though! Well done to both teams...great display
Congrats to Derry City FC and all involved!
Was a very entertaining game was in the Easterm stand and there was a great atmosphere.
Fair play to both Derry and St. Pats players, fans and management
Felt bad for them too, but then thought fcuk it, we lost the league on the last day two years in row...theres only so much consolation you can get from a league cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maz
Pats always put it up to Derry, and I never dreamt a Pats/Derry match would produce 7 goals even over 120 mins. So defo, hats off to Pats for playin' a HUGE part in a great final. It would have been nice to see a different team in the Setanta next year too.
Yeah, brilliant final, i was in with the Pats Fans in the lower east stand, and by the end of that match even i felt gutted. To take the lead 3 times and then lose is very cruel.
IMO, it would have been fairer for it to have gone to penalties, and let luck decide. But Football doesnt always work that way.
Hats off to Derry though. Both teams were brilliant, and both sets of fans made a cracking atmosphere. Too bad about the weather, if that had of been good everyting would have been brilliant on the day.
Great Football, Great Goals, Great Atmosphere, Great Day Out.
A Tribute to the league.
wonderful final, I think it made some converts to domestic football among the visitors I brought along, congrats to both teams
Great final, just a pity I had to actually do some work during extra time and missed the end.
Fair play to Derry, and hard luck to Pats.
Yeah a very good final and some good play by both sides. Thought Derry were the better team with the better football and deserved their win but must be hard to stomach for Pats players/fans, 3 times ahead and still to lose. I guess they never will win the cup again.
Congrats to SK in his last game for a while in the league, the best manager in the league this year and I hope he does well in Scotland. The crowd looked good on the TV, what was the attendance?
16,000
or thereabouts
Well done to Derry! Great game.
Thanks Derry City. Intertoto & Setanta next year for us.
I only saw into the middle of the second half & wasn't able to give my attention to watching it so can't really comment on the game.
One of the downsides of summer football is FAI Cup finals in December. Conditions similar to last year but at least no womens cup final on beforehand so pitch in better shape. IMO they should move FAI Cup final back to Octover Bank Holiday weekend as I has originally suggested.
Ye I was thinking that alright when the ball kept moving around for set pieces. It wouldn't be a problem having the final in October as there is usually a long break between 2nd and 3rd rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Best Final for years well done to both teams. Agree final should be brought back to October. Disagree with Women's Final being bumped making any difference. Big difference was them moving the AIL Division 3 League scheduled for Saturday from the pitch, that would have completely wrecked the surface .
Highly absorbing game, good to watch despite lack of quality ball-play, which was understandable in the circumstances.
Special congratulations to Gary Beckett, who establishes a new record for FAI Cup medals won by a Martian.
Great game of football. Had everything. Pity there had to be a loser. Well done Derry, they were the better team.
very sad to see pats lose the way they did even though derry were the better side...a fitting way to finish football in lansdowne all in all
Yeah fantastic match given the conditions. Best cup final since 1991.
Pat's were v unlucky but Derry were the better team overall. How Pizza won Man of the Match is beyond me - he was at fault for 2 of Pat's goals!
Well done to the poster on this thread who was on over 2.5 goals too! ;)
Great game,feel sorry for the pat,s fans though..
Great game, great atmosphere. Thought the same 'bout MOTM.
For me he was on the losing side, Trevor Molloy.
Well done Derry
Was that the Mayo girls at halftime?
A lot of credit must go to both teams providing such a spectacle in those conditions. Really enjoyed the game but it must have been horrendous for the St Pats supporters.
Can I take offence that you can access my betting record, surely that is confidential :pQuote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Thought Damian Hancock should get some credit for the way he refereed. Let the game flow where he could. Referees have been blasted on here several times, but credit where it is due.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Agree, Pizza getting MOM was strange. Pat McCourt was the best player on the pitch by miles. Everything Derry did came through him. His run and through ball for Mark Farren's goal was worth the admission money alone.
Any idea where I can see the goals from the game, esp last 2 which were after RTEs net stream cut off? Youtube, google, etc.
Best tenner I ever spent to be honest. Great game. Thought McCourt had a habit of overdoing it at times to be honest but it's a small gripe. Great advert for the league overall. Sickening for the Pats fans though, felt for them afterwards.
Some clips here:
http://www.irishfootienetwork.com/ga...in/cupfinal06/
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Originally Posted by osarusan
Farren Goal (1-1)
Delaney Goal (2-2)
Hutton Goal (3-3)
Own Goal (4-3)
Just back from Dublin what a trip what a match.....such entertainment ....I felt real sorry for Pats fans and players to score 3 goals and not win a match is very very harsh.As Im a Cork City fan , Derry winning meant everything ..Here we come Setanta and Into-toto..... on another note Thank God for summer soccer...
I was on the second tier of the East stand. Derry fans seemed to outnumber Pats fans 2 to 1... In their own city! I was an honourary Derry fan for the day. A great advertisement for the Irish game.
100% Correct. Couldnt agree anymore. Thought Hancock handles the game well in difficult conditions and Paddy played outstanding. Great day all-round. Also well-done to Pat's gracious in defeat, made for a thrilling game, if we arnt in the final next year i'd like to see Pat's win itQuote:
Thought Damian Hancock should get some credit for the way he refereed. Let the game flow where he could. Referees have been blasted on here several times, but credit where it is due.
Agree, Pizza getting MOM was strange. Pat McCourt was the best player on the pitch by miles. Everything Derry did came through him. His run and through ball for Mark Farren's goal was worth the admission money alone.
Does anyone know why several clubs, particularly some of the bigger clubs (seem to remember the announcer mentioning Athlone Town and Longford Town) did not send a group to the pre-match parade?
I was sitting on the East Upper and the UCD group and Kilkenny City group from that parade came up and sat near to where we were. I overheard one of them saying they had been there since 11am and had to wait until about 2.45 when they were lined up. He also said there was supposed to be a marquee where all the participants in the parade were to get tea and sandwiches, but that the marquee had blown away and no alternative arrangements were made. If that was the case, then it was a poor show, especially as the majority were youngsters.
Also, during the parade, the announcer said the Shamrock Rovers had won the FAI Cup 25 times, but the programme showed them winning 24 times. I thought it was 24, anyone know if 24/25 is right???
Could see the headlines...
Pats win cup for first time in 147 years...
They've Qualify for Europe next Season...
They're also in the Setanta Cup...
First they must defend this Derry free kick-
Derry were excellent though, fair play. McCourt destroyed us at times, MOTM by a fair distance Mr. MOTM Awarder person...
I'm afraid we've only won it a mere 24 times. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Superhoops
KOH
went into a bar to try and catch the second half to be meet with all three tv all showing hammers v everton ...sad but true
fair play to both teams
Thank God for that. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by WeAreRovers
I went into the pub at the start to watch it and was met by Salisbury City vs. Nottingham Forest. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by passerrby
Great final, showed that the standard of LOI is getting better all the time. Pity S. Kenny is leaving looks like he could have brought Derry to higher stages in Europe.
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Originally Posted by holidaysong
Serves you right, ya pair of barstoolers :p :D
It was a great morning to be an eL follower in work. people actually wanted to talk about the match; one everton fan even switched over and stayed with the Cup final. Amazing given the potential for farce presented by the weather conditions. Perversely it seemed to intrigue said barstoolers; should we have a wind machine at every game; or is Roddy Collins too busy.
:)
Horrendous doesn't begin to do it justice David. I've experienced some great times supporting Pats, but somehow the highs never seem to compensate for the lows, and yesterday was one of the lowest. Proud of the team though. Even though they were underdogs they put up a great show, and it was so, so close. On two seperate occasions I honestly thought "name on the trophy". Firstly after Farrens miss and then Trevors penalty, then when Soccy scored to put us ahead for the 3rd time I really thought we'd hold out. Wasn't to be though. Sometimes I just hate football.:(Quote:
Originally Posted by David