Just heard on Setanta that the game tonight has been "postponed"...they never said why? Anyone know? I heard the weather's bad in Dublin so I'm assuming that's it?
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Just heard on Setanta that the game tonight has been "postponed"...they never said why? Anyone know? I heard the weather's bad in Dublin so I'm assuming that's it?
That is the reason. Hoping to reschedule the game for a later time.
Not just bad, apocalyptically bad. No way you could play football anywhere in North Dublin tonight. Absolutely bucketed down for 2-3 hours.
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Tonight's friendly between Shelbourne and Sunderland at Tolka Park has been postponed because the pitch is flooded.
Its hardly postponed is it - it must be cancelled????
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Originally Posted by mypost
Walls of water falling from the sky all afternoon. Surprised the GAA wasn't washed out.
Only started about half three. Played in a mini tournament in Terenure this morning and it was warm and sunny for the whole thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by brianw82
Heh...the chance. They'd play underwater..Quote:
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Richmond Road flooded, game to be honoured at a later date. Hopefully won't affect Friday's Cup game.
Hopefully it won't effect the survival of Shelbourne FC.Quote:
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Originally Posted by skitz3
"Tonight's friendly between Shelbourne and Sunderland at Tolka Park has been postponed because the pitch is flooded."
I suppose it doesn't really matter who was not playing.
The most appropiate thing to do is refund the price of the ticket to fans who want a refund.
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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce
Are you mad, why not just say the tickets for valid for the next 3 home games for Rovers!! The vast majority of those going tonight probably will never go to an EL game,
Well, I will say I am able-minded because I don't presume the profile of people who bought tickets for a pre-/mid-season friendly. I do know some football fans bought tickets for a game, game didn't go ahead. Refund the price of the ticket. Shamrock Rovers were unlucky with the weather, why cause unnecessary anxiety.Quote:
Originally Posted by Greenforever
I assume this will be a big financial hit for Rovers, with the advertising of game along with the printing of tickets and programmes. I wouldn't even be surprised if they still had to meet some of Sunderland's expenses.
It bad enough not to be getting the expected revenue, but to have to meet the likely costs will be a set-back for the club.
Looking at some of the pictures from the ground and the weather forecast for the week adding to it, that's a pretty substantial risk..Quote:
Originally Posted by skitz3
That's terrrible. Can the FAI not at least pretend they have some respect for the league :oQuote:
Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce
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Football club go to the wall due to heavy rain!!
Yeah, can see the headlines now :rolleyes:
Relax, there's plenty for Shelboune FC to worry about but a washed out Tolka Park isn't one of them.
You just worry about yourselves.
Between the figure you're paying Ndo coupled with the loss from the game today, you should be more worried about meeting the 65% targets than ourselves ;)
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We're doing fine thanks.
So are we, under the circumstances :)
Don't mind the rain!!!
Any word yet on when the replay will be ?
Nope. Could be off for a while with their season starting and to re-arrange everything again
Rovers are asking people with tickets for the game to hold on to them and said that the game will be played at the next possible opportunity.
In other words they want to hold onto the money and not give refunds. Good luck to them but I can't see too many people wanting to hold on to tickets for a game that won't be played anytime soon.
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Dont mind S. Morgan more worried in Knocking other teams than bothering with his own.Quote:
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Im sure you will find on the tickets it says if the match is postponed the tickets will be valid for the rearranged date and no refunds will be made.
I doubt that very much. How on earth could it?To state that Sunderland would have had to agree to come back to Ireland for a one-off game prior to last Saturday's game. I very much doubt if that were the case.
The spin from Rovers is that Sunderland have agreed to play the game for "the first possible opportunity". Sunderland have a free weekend in early September. Lets see if they come over to play this match. I bet that the possibility for the match being played during the Premiership season is zero.
Sure shels are well used to using a washed out Tolka Park to their advantage.Quote:
Originally Posted by higgins
Unlike this post. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gufct
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Originally Posted by Joe Strummer
Not happening.
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Originally Posted by placid casual
I'd say your feeling quite foolish now placid casual! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by dfx-
Rovers should never have got involved with this Sunderland nonsense, what is the attraction with them ? 2,000 max attendance, just to see his lordship roy one more time ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Louth4sam
Hopefully another season of a relegation battle or worse will see the irish media leave them where they belong, in the 'football snippets' section
And finally put an end to Charlie Chawle and the embarrassement of the irish day trippers to a club with zero irish tradition.
Rovers, like all Irish clubs who play them, were no doubt in it for the money. Sunderland annoy my happiness- but at least their trips to Ireland are putting a few quid back into the Irish game.
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Originally Posted by oriel
The Indo reported today that the game may be postponed until February, and be the first game at the 10,000-capacity Tallaght Stadium.
That would be nifty, but I can't really see people holding on to the tickets for that long.
Most of the real Rovers fans won't mind, and a lot of the real Sunderland fans won't be too bothered either. It's only really the day trippers that will look for money back.Quote:
Originally Posted by brianw82
A lot of the Rovers crowd are not too keen on having Sunderland open the stadium as they know it'd be full even if Rovers first team played Rovers reserves. The fans want it to be all about Rovers and the true Rovers supporters, rather than day trippers there to see Keano and the boys.It's a fair point really, it's going to be a momentous day in their history.
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Don't know were that ridiculious figure came from..... Only ONE stand will be complete by the time rovers more in and that will only hold 3 thousand, and H&S wouldn't let 7 thousand more stand in the ground, even with temp seats i can't see the 'stadium' holding more than 5 or 6 thousand....
Odds of 9/2 still available for Sunderland to go down, marvelous value if you ask me for a season long bet, just a pity the teams who came up this year are possibly the weakest in history, still there`s always hope they will get sucked in !Quote:
Originally Posted by joey4ireland
fingers crossed
ps will that finally be the end of the MOST annoying thing ever on irish tv/radio
' roy keanes sunderland'
Rovers opening night should be against an Ireland XI.
Or similar to Galway Utd a few years ago playing Galway Gaa in a fundraiser, maybe Rovers should take on Thomas Davis so they can beat them both on and off the pitch :)Quote:
Originally Posted by inchicore_saint
Or maybe a Kilcoyne Family XI?
sad, very sad. with all the Irish lads playing there you'd still like to see them relegatedQuote:
Originally Posted by oriel