2009 Cup Final - Mid and Post-mortem

[Réiteoir]

Some LOI fans are the biggest hypochrists iv ever come across.

Some LOI fans are Under Jesus?

[WoodquayBoy]

SKY+'d the match last night and watched the goals and other main talking points of the match, I was in the North Stand when the penalty was given, and I still stand by what I said, that wasn't a penalty. . .

Thought it was harsh myself, but SF were denied one, and possibly 2, penalites in the first half (the handball and the trip that was given as outside the box).
But yeah, Kelly was unlucky to be penalised for that, clearly moved in direction of ball, and was lookeing at ball, while Zayed went other way and I'd suggest Zayed's momentum carried him into Kelly, rather than Kelly fouling him

[sheao]

It was harsh on Sligo, they thought they had it won and probably played better overall imo. But credit must be given to Fingal, they played until the very end and got what they deserved. Great progress has been made by Fingal, a premier divison club after 2 years of existance and they will be in europe next season aswell. I have a feeling they could do fairly well in the premier next seaosn with many of their players with plenty of premier division experience.

[dcfcsteve]

You do realise that makes no sense

Makes perfect sense.

A club in limbo that isn't even sure if it'll be in the league next year has more support than the club that's just won the cup.

Not sure what you're struggling to grasp there....?

[dcfcsteve]

Your point being?

Rudimentary comprehension really isn't your strong point, is it....?

[dcfcsteve]

Steve, this is ridiculous - do you think Wexford Youths would exist without Mick Wallace, and if he were to go in the morning stil be going? And as for "genuinely building up" Fingal are working in the community with local clubs and making a massive effort to develop a support base, as any new club should do. Plaudits due where they are!

The difference being that Wallace could have paid good money for a series of league journey-men and then fast-tracked success in front of a handful of fans at home games

Instead he chose to go for the more sustainable slow-build mode

The deterioration of this thread is exactly the reason why our league is dying on it's knees, jealousy, small mindedness and fear.

On the contrary, it's just indicative of the inability of Fingal fans to appreciate that their club is driving towards a French under-pass Lady Diana stylee - despite everyone pointing out the unsustainability of the club's model.

If a number of clubs with much bigger fan bases can still end up mired in financial crisis, then read the writing on the wall regarding your own.

[razor]

Penalty was extremely harsh, Anders got the call wrong in my opinion.
Keeper stood his ground, ball was going away from Zayed, Zayed didn't touch the ball and ran into the keeper who stood his ground.

Felt especially sorry for Conor "Evil" O'Grady, didn't realise he was suspended til I read the paper yesterday.

[marinobohs]

Penalty was extremely harsh, Anders got the call wrong in my opinion.
Keeper stood his ground, ball was going away from Zayed, Zayed didn't touch the ball and ran into the keeper who stood his ground.

Felt especially sorry for Conor "Evil" O'Grady, didn't realise he was suspended til I read the paper yesterday.

Clumsy more than intentional by the keeper but thought it was a penalty to be honest. Must say I thought Kelly did well as ref yesterday, he kept the game flowing and did not chase the limelight (as has sometimes previously occurred)

[dfx-]

For everything else in life there's Mastercard...

...except Derry's debts... *sets it up*

Fingal deserved their win though it probably wasn't a penalty but I'm sure it is made all the sweeter by the epic bitterness by I'm guessing Shels and Sligo fans.

[MMVIII]

...except Derry's debts... *sets it up*

Fingal deserved their win though it probably wasn't a penalty but I'm sure it is made all the sweeter by the epic bitterness by I'm guessing Shels and Sligo fans.

A bit like ye're biterness towards us with Bohs winning the league

[sligofan4ever]

A bit like ye're biterness towards us with Bohs winning the league

Ah yes, apparently it was our fault they didnt win the league was it our fault they drew 1-1 with Galway ? some probably still agree with that

[dfx-]

Unfortunately for Sligo, Rovers didn't lose the league because of Sligo. We had already lost it against Cork. Sorry

[SligoBrewer]

Swords wednesday night. open top bus etc.

Open top bus. LOL. Who'll be there admiring? You and Lamper

Not true my friend. I was involved in selling them (IN RUSH i might add). The FAI called the tickets back on Friday. I had to bring the remaining tickets back or the club would be charged for every ticket not accounted for. So if we bought all our allocation from the FAI and where giving them away, then why did we have to give them back or risk being charged for them?

I call horse********, I met 3 fans yesterday on the Luas who were talking about the tickets they had recieved through their letterbox. Strawberry can confirm this.

[ndrog]

one of best mates works for fingal county council , i asked him to get me a ticket . I was expecting a freebie tbh but got a shock when he asked me for € 25 , he said there was no freebies whatsoever

[total hoofball]

Is it really amazing though ? The clue is in the fact that a club with next to no support week-in week-out manages to have the likes of Eamon Zayed, Stephen Paisley etc on its books. I wonder how they managed that.....?

So no - it's not amazing. It's money. And it's an unsustainable club that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Dublin City experiment. Granted - Fingal are making genuine efforts to tap into their locality, but it takes years to build-up a fan-base for a football team. I doubt Fingal's friendly property backer will continue to throw money at them until they do.

Compare Fingal to Wexford Youths and you'll see the difference between a new club that is genuinely building-up slowly and one that is just using someone else's money to try to fast-track that which can't be expedited. It's difficult to see anything other than a car crash in Fingal's future at some point.

The 'M1 Dons' car crash is already in motion......

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...256257376.html

http://www.irishexaminer.com/busines...ojkfmhcw/rss2/

http://www.tribune.ie/business/news/...on-against-ga/

http://www.independent.ie/business/i...d-1920908.html

http://www.thepropertypin.com/viewto...p?f=50&t=23751


I shudder to think from whom Gerry Gannon has been recieving the finance to fund Fingal County Council F.C. over the past 12 months

[rovers100%]

well done to fingal and their fans, best of luck next year, we will be looking for revenge in the showgies

[The Lep]

If they can afford to blow 1000s every week on wages then it no surprise to me that they can afford to pull this stunt. If Fingal couldnt give away tickets for the Cup final, they what hope have they got? People dont value or appreciate anything they get for free. Fingal are only cheapening themselves with stunts like this.

bhs

Pity that it isnt true.

[The Lep]

I'll have to stop you there and ask you to stop lying. A good friend of mine from Rush, North County Dublin, rang me on Friday night asking me did i want some free tickets for the cup final, he'd about 30 he was trying to get rid off. Turns out the club bought the allocation and gave the tickets away for free, again. So if YOU paid for your ticket more fool you.

I feel sorry for the few Sligo fans who couldn't get their hands on a ticket.

You friends with the tooth fairy and santa as well?

[The Lep]

So are you calling me a liar then? Why would i lie, i've no reason to make that up, it's exactly what happened. Now Lamper, i don't know if you are from Rush or not but it's a small enough place and if you are i'd say you'd know the person who offered the ticket to me. He'd be well known in Rush and if you want to PM me, i'll tell you his name. No bloke at the end of the bar crap, as i said i'll name him if you want.

Oh and i'm a Shels fan.

Shels fan? that explains a lot of your posts

[The Lep]

Makes perfect sense.

A club in limbo that isn't even sure if it'll be in the league next year has more support than the club that's just won the cup.

Not sure what you're struggling to grasp there....?

[QUOTE=dcfcsteve;1280797]Our club doesn't even exist any more, and yet we still have dramatically more fans than your fabricated franchise.....

How can a club that doesnt exist have more fans than anyone? how can you support a team that doesnt exist