New crossborder tournament: Unite the Union Champions Cup

It'll happen even on a peno shoootout, we will be playing in Belfast too. Not wishful thinking, I think it will just go that way. Winning in Belfast would be the shock though!

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Originally Posted by Nesta99

Do many of those that attend internationals in Windsor or the Aviva even know there are domestic Irish leagues? It certainly should be promoted as a positive cross border competition at what will be a pivitol fixture for opinion forming if the fixture comes to pass. Somehow it has that destined to happen feel!

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Was thinking about this the other day. Conan Byrne tweeted a copy of his article from the programme the other night. Piece was encouraging people to take in a game in the league. Thought the timing was strange with their being no games until February. Internationals during the domestic season should be used by the FAI to promote the league. We'll always have the people at internationals that turn their nose up at the league but the league should be put front and centre at every opportunity. Needs a change of mindset within Abbotstown.

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Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

I agree but you telling me if their was no restrictions on them travelling to Dundalk, their wouldnt have been trouble from both sides?

They only gave tickets to their members. If it was general sale all their scum woukd have travelled

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Given the ticket allocation it would never have progressed beyond members and season ticket holders. We have previously travelled to numerous venues down south with no restrictions and no issues.

It's very possible that the restrictions were to ensure full safety from the *natives outside the ground.

*there is a large part of the community in Dundalk that are originally from Belfast and left due to The Troubles which carries its own baggage.

Let's not go there gents

Well this thread went to a fairly awful place. Don't have time to be going through it line by line so discussion has been binned as it's going nowhere good.

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Originally Posted by Mr A

Well this thread went to a fairly awful place. Don't have time to be going through it line by line so discussion has been binned as it's going nowhere good.

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I have missed out on a lot so!

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Originally Posted by Martinho II

I have missed out on a lot so!

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Trust me, you haven't 😉

Four teams next year, top two from each league: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020...teams-in-2021/

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Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

Four teams next year, top two from each league: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2020...teams-in-2021/

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I don’t think it’s the top two as such. Looks like Linfield and Rovers as this years league winners and then next years league winners or the second placed team if Linfield and Rovers win the league again.