FAI Cup

**lofty9** · 01/10/2008, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I was asking how many of the 12,000 you're bringing to the cup final were there last night?

Unfortunately that is the nature of the bandwagon. Bear in mind though, that a lot of supporters like myself would bring along the kids to a final, whereas I wouldn't take them usually to the Brandywell.

**SwanVsDalton** · 01/10/2008, 2:02 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

Unfortunately that is the nature of the bandwagon. Bear in mind though, that a lot of supporters like myself would bring along the kids to a final, whereas I wouldn't take them usually to the Brandywell.

Yeah Dodge leave them kids alone!

**micls** · 01/10/2008, 2:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I was asking how many of the 12,000 you're bringing to the cup final were there last night?

just over 1800

**Dodge** · 01/10/2008, 2:12 PM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Yeah Dodge leave them kids alone!

Yeah, that�s the point I was making. When you're regularly getting crowds of 12,000 then you've every right to be crowing about it. We get roughly the same crowd for a final as we would a semi in Inchicore. Nothing wrong with that IMO. Sure I'd love a bit fo a bandwagon but Dublin clubs won't ever get that.

Anyway, I'm hoping for a Pats v Galway final anyway

**pineapple stu** · 01/10/2008, 3:40 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Apparently UEFA have rejected the proposal to take that losing cup finalist spot away, so the status quo remains. A good decision IMO

Whose proposal was it initially? Platini?

**Dodge** · 01/10/2008, 4:26 PM

Not Platini. My guess would be the Scottish FA. They were certainly talking about it.

**holidaysong** · 01/10/2008, 4:29 PM

It'd suit them alright with the likes of Gretna and Queen of the South messing up their national co-efficient in recent seasons..

**pineapple stu** · 01/10/2008, 4:29 PM

The SFA brought it in for this year after Gretna embarrassed the league (and then, curiously, had to watch as the same thing happened the next two years with Dunfermline and Queen of the South). But wasn't it announced that the Cup runners-up won't be getting into Europe in the future when details of the coefficient revisions were announced? Seems strange that an SFA decision would be reported like that. Or maybe I picked it up wrong.