FAI Cup Semi Final - Waterford United Home 23rd Oct

**Jeebus** · 22/09/2009, 9:44 AM

Originally Posted by redobit

Surley RTE are recording it.

It's live on Setanta at 5.30pm.

**rovers100%** · 22/09/2009, 10:31 AM

dont wanna be a downer but the cup this year has been al about the underdog so lets not get over conident...... we are favs and this year the favs are getting bet. i just hope the players dont start thimking about the final before we even get there. i fear waterford will play us at our own tactics and set out to defend and get a replay outta us and look to beat us down there. good draw alright but we need to keep our heads down and realise there is a hard 90 mins ahead of us on 23 oct. it is a winnable game but im sure derry cork and bohs thought the same about us. saying all that i would love a day out in the final and if lads knuckle down and work hard we could get to tallaght

**Redie** · 22/09/2009, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

itl be on telly just tape it

It's live on Setanta Ireland

**sligofan4ever** · 22/09/2009, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by rovers100%

dont wanna be a downer but the cup this year has been al about the underdog so lets not get over conident...... we are favs and this year the favs are getting bet. i just hope the players dont start thimking about the final before we even get there. i fear waterford will play us at our own tactics and set out to defend and get a replay outta us and look to beat us down there. good draw alright but we need to keep our heads down and realise there is a hard 90 mins ahead of us on 23 oct. it is a winnable game but im sure derry cork and bohs thought the same about us. saying all that i would love a day out in the final and if lads knuckle down and work hard we could get to tallaght

I can see where your coming from rovers100% but after knocking out Cork,Derry and Bohs compared to say Bray knocking out Tralee and Longford (cant remember the other team they knocked out) who really is the underdog after knocking out 3 teams from the top 4 ?

**rovers100%** · 22/09/2009, 1:03 PM

i know what your saying but out of all the teams left we are the favs and in each round there has been a shock. the only shock in the semi would be for waterford to knock us out as ya wouldnt be suprised with fingal beating bray or vice versa. over confidence can be a bad thing as sure many will agree. we have suffered all year from having little or no confidence and hope now the team does not go into the semi thinking "wonder who we will play in the final" waterford are not far of promotion in first div plus in the ea cup final. they will come to the showgrounds and belive they can at the very least draw or beat us. we need to be confident just not over confident

**bingoballs** · 22/09/2009, 5:24 PM

Originally Posted by rovers100%

i know what your saying but out of all the teams left we are the favs and in each round there has been a shock. the only shock in the semi would be for waterford to knock us out as ya wouldnt be suprised with fingal beating bray or vice versa. over confidence can be a bad thing as sure many will agree. we have suffered all year from having little or no confidence and hope now the team does not go into the semi thinking "wonder who we will play in the final" waterford are not far of promotion in first div plus in the ea cup final. they will come to the showgrounds and belive they can at the very least draw or beat us. we need to be confident just not over confident

Spot on, according to their manager last night they have been beaten once in 17 away games this season. Thats some record!

**Martinho II** · 22/09/2009, 6:20 PM

lads be careful.. the last time waterford utd reached the fai semis as a first division side was in 2001 when we played them away on the sunday.. that ended in a draw and we needed virtually a late winner to beat them at home.in the replay.

i have a feeling that the game will go to a replay..

**red bellied** · 10/10/2009, 11:07 AM

Waterford have three players suspended according to this.

http://btid.net/forums/index.php?/to...rly-team-news/

**SligoBrewer** · 10/10/2009, 1:10 PM

Devine being out is a huge loss for them.

**avvenalaf** · 10/10/2009, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

Devine being out is a huge loss for them.

Maybe we should loan them Brushy to play in goals.

**sligofan4ever** · 10/10/2009, 2:34 PM

With the form we're in, I just get more and more confident that we'll win this in The Showgrounds, Waterford missing 3 players (including keeper) is a real blow to them. The only thing we need to do is actually take the chances we get, we spurned to many last night (was full sure Doyle was going to be on the score sheet). We need to take our chnces well, Cash ha been great since mid August, in 13 days time he'll surely keep it up

In Kiely and Cummins they've got a great strikforce, but Peers and Keane at CB should handle them, they dont know what they're up against with 2 strong,reliable defenders, nothing like the first division.

**sligofan4ever** · 10/10/2009, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by forza rovers

is doyle cup tied?if so a massive blow as he works his socks off.

If Doyle haden't scored against Bohs we mightened be in the semi final

**showgies** · 10/10/2009, 3:55 PM

Originally Posted by forza rovers

is doyle cup tied?if so a massive blow as he works his socks off.

Who scored the winner vs Bohs?

**showgies** · 10/10/2009, 3:56 PM

Originally Posted by sligofan4ever

If Doyle haden't scored against Bohs we mightened be in the semi final

Feck ya, you beat me to it!

**forza rovers** · 10/10/2009, 3:56 PM

not thinking!!its being on of those days

**CF1989** · 10/10/2009, 10:08 PM

delighted , kiely suspended. their main man. just have cummins to watch out for now really

**MMVIII** · 10/10/2009, 10:22 PM

Does anybody at the minute really care too much about this? Staying up for me, is all thats important. In saying that, would absolutely love to win the cup. Europe again would be class, but I'd gladly trade that in to watch us play Premier Division football next season. String a few wins together last 6 games and then we can concentrate on this

Rant over.

**sligofan4ever** · 10/10/2009, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by ARooney28

Does anybody at the minute really care too much about this? Staying up for me, is all thats important. In saying that, would absolutely love to win the cup. Europe again would be class, but I'd gladly trade that in to watch us play Premier Division football next season. String a few wins together last 6 games and then we can concentrate on this

Rant over.

Well after knocking out 3 of the top 4, its hard to turn your attention away from this now. If we can stay up would be great, to stay up, win the Cup and qualify for Europe would be even greater.