Setanta Cup 09

**Flexy** · 29/12/2008, 3:04 PM

Any news on this? Is it happening and when will the draw be made, usually they have a date for the draw by this time of year

**paudie** · 29/12/2008, 8:26 PM

I think it's happening . Not sure about draw dates.

**sligoman** · 29/12/2008, 9:35 PM

It's happening afaik. Games will be played on weekends, every 4th weekend iirc.

**adamd164** · 29/12/2008, 10:06 PM

Yep. 9 teams this year with 3 groups of 3, everyone plays home and away. The changes were announced a couple of months back.

Far as I remember, it's the 3 group winners and best runner up go into the semis then.

There'll be 5 LOI teams and 4 NI teams because we got the holder's spot.

Bohemians
Cork City (qualifying for the 5th successive year

)
Derry City
St Pats
And I presume Sligo Rovers? Not sure on who the last team is.

EDIT: here ya go: http://www.eircomloi.ie/news-centre/...ugust/news-55/

**Rovers1** · 29/12/2008, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

And I presume Sligo Rovers? Not sure on who the last team is.

yep its us, although it says on that link there'll be a playoff between a LOI and IL team, does this applying for the 09 tournament?

**adamd164** · 29/12/2008, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

yep its us, although it says on that link there'll be a playoff between a LOI and IL team, does this applying for the 09 tournament?

No, it says that if the holders have already qualified there's a playoff for the other spot. Since we didn't finish in top 2 or reach cup final then I assume ye will get it automatically through finishing 4th, with the 3 above ye already qualified. That seems fair.

**David** · 30/12/2008, 1:59 PM

No doubt with three team groups that will mean Linfield, Glens and Derry in together yet again. Preferred group for me would be Linfield, Bohs and Cork. Have always wanted the trip to Cork and would be great to get the chance to return the great hospitality that Bohs have shown us on our trips to Dublin.

**Flexy** · 30/12/2008, 3:11 PM

Originally Posted by David

No doubt with three team groups that will mean Linfield, Glens and Derry in together yet again. Preferred group for me would be Linfield, Bohs and Cork. Have always wanted the trip to Cork and would be great to get the chance to return the great hospitality that Bohs have shown us on our trips to Dublin.

Ideal draw for Derry would be Coleraine and Sligo in the one group not much travelling then

**BohDiddley** · 30/12/2008, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by David

No doubt with three team groups that will mean Linfield, Glens and Derry in together yet again. Preferred group for me would be Linfield, Bohs and Cork. Have always wanted the trip to Cork and would be great to get the chance to return the great hospitality that Bohs have shown us on our trips to Dublin.

Setanta Cup finally comes of age as Bohemian FC gets to play

Would love to get Linfield also.

**sonofstan** · 30/12/2008, 8:41 PM

Mad system - 3 groups to go into semi- finals?!

Presumably there will be two groups with 2 LoI/1 IL and one group with 2 IL/ 1 LoI - which means we could get the tranfixing possibility of Sligo and Dungannon or something......

**David** · 31/12/2008, 8:37 AM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

Setanta Cup finally comes of age as Bohemian FC gets to play

Would love to get Linfield also.

About time you lot joined the party.

Seriously though was delighted to see you make it at last and would love to be drawn against you. Have a feeling though that security would then try and stop us going to the Dalymount social club.

**Dodge** · 31/12/2008, 9:17 AM

I'd assume that LOI and IL winners are seeded. Probably with Cork as holders.

Where did you hear that weekend thing sligoman?

**sonofstan** · 31/12/2008, 9:23 AM

Who are the 4 IL teams?

**Not Brazil** · 31/12/2008, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by David

would be great to get the chance to return the great hospitality that Bohs have shown us on our trips to Dublin.

I would second that.

The hospitality afforded by Bohs to Blues fans has been fantastic.

**Not Brazil** · 31/12/2008, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Who are the 4 IL teams?

Linfield, Glentoran, Cliftonville and Coleraine - I think.

**BohDiddley** · 31/12/2008, 6:45 PM

Originally Posted by David

About time you lot joined the party.

Seriously though was delighted to see you make it at last and would love to be drawn against you. Have a feeling though that security would then try and stop us going to the Dalymount social club.

Given the Garda's preposterous claim we take more to police than the whole of Croke Park, I'd say the chances of that happening would be slim all right. But it would be a great night in Dalymount nevertheless.