FAI Cup 2013

[MiniMourinho]

Hard luck.

[nigel-harps1954]

Someone within the FAI really wants Drogs in the final.

[Charlie Darwin]

Someone within the FAI really wants Drogs in the final.

I hear they were trying to engineer another Rovers-Drogs final after the attendance was so good last time.

[PartySaint]

It's sort of a shame that it's not a Sligo vs Dundalk final because I think that would have been a great game. Drogs are awful to watch but best of luck to them they play to their strengths

I do enjoy Dundalk losing tho, it's always someone else's fault. I'm surprised Anto Flood hasn't got any of the blame for today yet.

[Sligo Hoops.]

Roche & Co., it's time to go.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Who's afraid of the Big Bad Shams?

Obviously the Gardai. Never been at a game where the home crowd were held back after the game.

[Charlie Darwin]

Obviously the Gardai. Never been at a game where the home crowd were held back after the game.

Nice to see somebody is scared of us.

[Sligo Hoops.]

Sligo fully deserved the spoils. None of the Hoops wanted to be there. The difference in mentality of both squads epitomised by Danny Ventre. On the fringes all season yet how his goal spurred the bit O'Red. Nobody is afraid of us anymore, we are now a source of amusement.

[PartySaint]

we are now a source of amusement.

You always were.

[dejadem]

Someone within the FAI really wants Drogs in the final.

Darren Meenan too.

[Nesta99]

Drogs had us in the league match in Oriel and we nicked it, lose to Lims in similar fashion where they just got in to us too. V Pats we just didnt turn up and no matter what is said about Flood and to just a slightly lesser extent Brennan; played us on the the night and we folded. Today first red cant be argued with but Sheids got the ball and was never a red! That said we struggled against Drogheda the last two games and we lost a cup semi tonight. Gutting but it is what it is, Drogs will have played 3 cup finals this season - Cooke will be tough to relplace! Been a good season for us and for Drogheda. Stateing the obvious but from a potential double to nowt in a matter of two weeks is tough but to qualify for Europe and get much of our lapsed support back is incredible in its own right....doing my best not to be bitter

[Charlie Darwin]

I thought it was a stunning statistic RTE announced near the end of the game that even with 9 men Dundalk had 50% of the possession. I know Drogs have a limited-enough squad and they use the tactics that work for them, but surely any bog-standard side should be able to boss the ball with a two-man advantage. If nothing else, you tire the opposition out like Sligo did after McCormack walked.

[Straightstory]

Its not just a clash of personalities though. The board clarified that much. More more serious than that.

All the Mick Cooke contract stuff aside, and I know were in a third final and its hard to argue with results, but we are awful this year. There was no football at all played by us today. Most Drogs fans were delighted with the result today, but embarrassed by the football.

We just didn't seem to know what to do against 9 men. Unprecedented position to be in. Very frustrating for the Drogs fans - Really should have tried to kill the game off with a second goal.
Dundalk never stopped trying even though they lost two players and their support was brilliant. Kenny's done a great job and the future looks very bright for the club.
Sligo firm favourites for the final.

[redarmyfaction]

Sligo fully deserved the spoils. None of the Hoops wanted to be there. The difference in mentality of both squads epitomised by Danny Ventre. On the fringes all season yet how his goal spurred the bit O'Red. Nobody is afraid of us anymore, we are now a source of amusement.

I can think of one or two of yours who wanted to be in the Showgs yesterday but wearng different Jerseys, good call on Danny V he was a key player yesterday.

[danthesaint]

Brennan tried to do the player, big difference.

Then anyone who only thinks Shields perfectly timed tackle was just "harsh" is obviously trolling.

haha what are you on? What do you want me to say? It crime against humanity? Get off the stage will ya.

[Dalymountrower]

Drogs had us in the league match in Oriel and we nicked it, lose to Lims in similar fashion where they just got in to us too. V Pats we just didnt turn up and no matter what is said about Flood and to just a slightly lesser extent Brennan; played us on the the night and we folded. Today first red cant be argued with but Sheids got the ball and was never a red! That said we struggled against Drogheda the last two games and we lost a cup semi tonight. Gutting but it is what it is, Drogs will have played 3 cup finals this season - Cooke will be tough to relplace! Been a good season for us and for Drogheda. Stateing the obvious but from a potential double to nowt in a matter of two weeks is tough but to qualify for Europe and get much of our lapsed support back is incredible in its own right....doing my best not to be bitter

I thought that it was an incredible second half performance with 9 men, I was willing them on to equalise.
Very important that Dundalk fans show their appreciation for those efforts by travelling in big numbers for the game against Bohs next saturday. Bohs have laid on a sleeping carriage for any Dundalk fans who wish to queue overnight for tickets

[White Horse]

I thought that it was an incredible second half performance with 9 men, I was willing them on to equalise.
Very important that Dundalk fans show their appreciation for those efforts by travelling in big numbers for the game against Bohs next saturday. Bohs have laid on a sleeping carriage for any Dundalk fans who wish to queue overnight for tickets

A good time for Bohs to play Dundalk, the players will have to be deflated.

I hope that Dundalk fans will travel in numbers to support a team who have given Dundalk fans a lot of enjoyment this year, culminating in a Euro place next season.

I'll certainly be there.

[Dodge]

Brennan tried to do the player, big difference.

Mind reader now? Brennan had intent while poor little Darren got unlucky? gas man.. No difference at all between the challenges. Neither of them red cards (or both of them red cards if you're that inclined)

Then anyone who only thinks Shields perfectly timed tackle was just "harsh" is obviously trolling.

Wasn't perfectly timed. It was pretty clumsy. He slipped as he was challenging Fabio. It wasn't a penalty but I initially thought it was. Just looked awkward. That's given as a penalty more than it's not given. Doesn't make it right of course.

Taken on their own neither decision is *that* egregious but having 2 of them within a short timeframe clearly amplifies things.

After that Drogs were poison. O'Donnell said in the post much interview that Dundalk wanted to keep it at 0-1 until the last 20 minutes. They may have got an equaliser if they pressed earlier. 9 men certainly didn't look under pressure at all. Still a good season for Dundalk though

In the other game, Sligo were brutal for the opening 10 minutes but when they realised that the other Rovers didn't want to play, they steamrolled them. Ndo and Djilili were excellent. Croly's cautious approach showed up again. Needing a goal he stuck with Robinson in midfield. He's afraid to let players play when they're away from home.

[gormacha]

May as well add my tuppence ha'penny worth. I thought the first incident was a red. You could argue it both ways, but I think most refs most of the time would have given red.

The second one, when slowed down through replay, looks like a penalty was harsh. But on first viewing, at full speed, I thought it was a penalty, and that's all the ref has to go on. It shouldn't have resulted in a sending off though. Very hard luck on Dundalk, but the level of vitriol shown towards the ref by some for this decision was out of proportion.

[TopperHarley]

Laws of the game state the first Red was correct!

Second should not of been a red but was a correct penalty...sure the lad wins the ball....but after he creams through the back of the attacker.