QuoteThe 2002/03 was the transition season and was shortened to three rounds of games - 10 teams playing 27 games each - so that it ended in January. The close season was from then until April, when the 2003 summer season kicked off.
Unfortunately I wasn't paying much attention (or any at all) to the league in 2002, so when they mentioned two FAI Cup Finals in the same year I started wondering how this happened.
Can anyone tell me how the transition worked?
I'm a 23yr old right-handed heterosexual who drinks milk and likes democracy. - dcfcsteve knows me well
The 2002/03 was the transition season and was shortened to three rounds of games - 10 teams playing 27 games each - so that it ended in January. The close season was from then until April, when the 2003 summer season kicked off.
...and also bequethed the future quiz question to later generations: "Who lost in the FAI Cup but went on to win it in the same year?"
Last edited by thischarmingman; 04/05/2009 at 1:56 PM. Reason: amended wording slightly!
Derry City?Originally Posted by thischarmingman
Last edited by Umberside; 04/05/2009 at 2:03 PM. Reason: A year early.
I'm a 23yr old right-handed heterosexual who drinks milk and likes democracy. - dcfcsteve knows me well
Bohemians!
Harry and Liam, Harry and Liam, Harry and Liam, Harry and Liam.
That'd be a trick quiz question then?
There was two finals in 2002: Bohemians lost to Dundalk in the first one and Derry City defeated Shamrock Rovers in the second won.
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