2022 FAI Cup

[TonyD]

Can’t remember the last time a team put in as bad an FAI Cup final performance as this shels team. I suppose this is what happens when a team gets the luck shels have had to get to the final. The fact that a 6th place Bohs team (who are regarded by their fans as the worst in their clubs modern history) are the best team shels have faced en route to the final is mad

Real missed opportunity for Pats this year I think, with losing to Waterford. Don’t think it would have happened if we hadn’t been in Europe that week.

[pineapple stu]

Shels fans throwing flares into the Derry keeper's six yard box

****wits

Edit - Gardaí wading into the Shels end now

[SeanDrog]

Shels fans throwing flares into the Derry keeper's six yard box

****wits

Edit - Gardaí wading into the Shels end now

see yellow jackets running in to the end I presume to take someone out. (81mins).

[pineapple stu]

Yeah, they got a guy out alright. He nearly got away from them too - hopped the barrier but the Gardaí held onto him

[ontheotherhand]

Handiest semi final and final for a cup winner in a long time? Thought Shels might rise to the occasion and keep it tight at least but it looks like two teams from different leagues out there. Derry deserve the cup though after knocking us out in the quarters.

[culloty82]

And that's the record, from the penalty spot.

[2 Year Contract]

Shels fans throwing flares into the Derry keeper's six yard box

****wits

Edit - Gardaí wading into the Shels end now

They've resorted to punching the head off each other now instead. An absolute embarrassment of a club on and off the pitch. Maybe duff was right after all with the ‘little old shelbourne’ phrase he invented

https://twitter.com/tallaght_saint/s...QiqNMcUZF0G_gA

[pineapple stu]

Jaysus. Serious headbutt on the guy getting arrested at the end there.

Looks like it was only a couple of them and others were trying to restrain them for the Gardaí in fairness. But they need to come back for headbutt guy if at all possible.

[ToberonaTornado]

Got a good chuckle from this - "Never buy the bootleg scarves kids"
Tweet: https://twitter.com/garyonuallain/st...23967924670464

[DCSIL]

Unfortunately had to watch the game on RTE, but it couldn't have gone any better.

Comiserations Total Hoofball, a decent Shels poster on here, if your team and some fans let you down, your management didn't... Given us some hard games this year.

[Kiki Balboa]

I knocked Duff on here after the semi-final, but to be fair he was pretty classy today.


A learning experience for him as well. Conor Kane must have been a big loss for Shels (as Matty Smith), but really, there was a too big difference in terms of talent available on the pitch.


Again, for me, Derry looked like a complete team. A near-perfect game for their midfield 5. It is so hard to imagine that they finished on the same points as Dundalk in the league. The difference in quality in that game to Dundalk's best is huge. There are levels to this game. Rovers found a level come to the end of the season and Derry found a new one today.


I don't mean this as slight against Rovers, who are also an excellent team, but I would fancy that starting 11 over theirs - or at least they are both in a class of their own compared to the rest of the league. I would be dying to see how an in-form Derry team face an in-form Rovers team, esp Duffy and Graydon against Rovers wing-back system.


The league is a lot poorer that we missed the best from Jack Byrne, Burke, Duffy and Fats this year. Here hoping that both are in flying form next (.... and Ryan O'Kane develops into Messi so we are still relevant)

[pateen]

Very poor policing, why are one set of fans escorted past a pub full of opposition fans?

In 2019 Rovers & Dundalk were kept well apart. We were allowed nowhere near the Irishtown end of the ground.

Doesn't happen in other sports in Ireland. Are we gone that bad that mixing and banter between fans isn't possible anymore.

This behaviour really is pathetic

[total hoofball]

Unfortunately had to watch the game on RTE, but it couldn't have gone any better.

Comiserations Total Hoofball, a decent Shels poster on here, if your team and some fans let you down, your management didn't... Given us some hard games this year.

Congrats to yourself and Derry, you's turned up today and put in your best most professional performance of the 5 matches between the teams while we put in the worst display of the 5 matches, you can't not turn up on cup final day whether you had a positive season or not!

Unless Derry and Shels mess up recruitment in the off season I think both teams will be stronger moving up the league table in 2023 certainly lessons learned for Duff and some of our young players after today's stinker

[Martinho II]

Congrats to yourself and Derry, you's turned up today and put in your best most professional performance of the 5 matches between the teams while we put in the worst display of the 5 matches, you can't not turn up on cup final day whether you had a positive season or not!

Unless Derry and Shels mess up recruitment in the off season I think both teams will be stronger moving up the league table in 2023 certainly lessons learned for Duff and some of our young players after today's stinker

As a neutral thought that Aodh Dervin had a great game for Shels. Thought ex town striker Sean Boyd was fierce poor and was lucky to stay on the pitch. Why was Aaron ODriscoll not playing?

[sullanefc]

Cawley and Stuey look sick there!

brilliant

[2 Year Contract]

Doesn't happen in other sports in Ireland. Are we gone that bad that mixing and banter between fans isn't possible anymore.

This behaviour really is pathetic

Well that’s just not true that it doesn’t happen in other sports. It’s a constant in GAA, with the latest example of this being a video from club fixture that was doing the rounds on Saturday this weekend of 2 teams punching the head off each other on the pitch meanwhile supporters in the stand were doing the same including a woman smashing people over the head with a hurley.

[sullanefc]

They've resorted to punching the head off each other now instead. An absolute embarrassment of a club on and off the pitch. Maybe duff was right after all with the ‘little old shelbourne’ phrase he invented

https://twitter.com/tallaght_saint/s...QiqNMcUZF0G_gA

Some amount of scummy behaviour today ffs.

[Jd2793]

As a neutral thought that Aodh Dervin had a great game for Shels. Thought ex town striker Sean Boyd was fierce poor and was lucky to stay on the pitch. Why was Aaron ODriscoll not playing?

dervin was very poor IMO. He looks very busy but it worked against shels. not very disciplined at all with his pressure. left lots of space in behind him. thought boyd did ok given he barely had service esp 1st half. moylan was shocking. shels badly missed someone with a bit of class like smith. they'll need to upgrade the 3 cm + 2wb positions this off season.

[Kiki Balboa]

Well that’s just not true that it doesn’t happen in other sports. It’s a constant in GAA, with the latest example of this being a video from club fixture that was doing the rounds on Saturday this weekend of 2 teams punching the head off each other on the pitch meanwhile supporters in the stand were doing the same including a woman smashing people over the head with a hurley.

https://twitter.com/swiftycook/statu...64323318820864

I think this is the video.

[oriel]

Real missed opportunity for Pats this year I think, with losing to Waterford. Don’t think it would have happened if we hadn’t been in Europe that week.

Sure Waterford could say the same, and we could too when losing to Waterford, I think the common link is, how on earth did that Shelbourne team reach the final, they were very poor yesterday.

I remember Dundalk lost 3-0 to Rovers in 87 final, but we were decent that season, came through 3 games v Bohs in the semi (the old H+A semi, then a replay), we just froze on the day of the final, but bounced back and won the double in 88.

Derry were very impressive yesterday, full flowing football and congrats to them.

Overall end of season worked with no one having any complaints, Rovers best in the league albeit a bit dogged but they got job done, Derry won a major trophy and in style, Dundalk back in europe at first attempt, Pats by the back door in Europe, UCD staying up on absolute merit, and Cork City winning the FD with game or to spare?