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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    The only thing Scottish or welsh teams would add is cost, and Irish clubs won't agree to it.
    Also, and correct me if i'm wrong, but setanta aren't exactly going to sell many subs to people in scotland or wales.

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    Today's Star has the following teams down:

    From the LOI 2009 Season:
    Bohs(Champs), Rovers(Runners Up) Fingal(FAI Cup winners) and Dundalk(club with highest league position not hit with licencing sanctions)
    From the Irish League 2008-2009 Season:
    Linfield, Glentoran, Crusadors and Portadown.
    All these to compete with 2 from each league's current seaosn to be added.

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    Dundalk (club with highest league position not hit with licencing sanctions)
    You can almost see this wording being in the qualifying rules.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schumi View Post
    You can almost see this wording being in the qualifying rules.
    I know the rules were posted here before but can anyone remind me if SETANTA is an invitation competition or could a club like Cork, for example, claim a place on basis of League finish ?

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    Are Cork Foras CoOp a brand new club, if so would this be their first year in existance so the now defunct Cork City's results last year have nothing to do with them

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    Quote Originally Posted by marley View Post
    Are Cork Foras CoOp a brand new club, if so would this be their first year in existance so the now defunct Cork City's results last year have nothing to do with them
    Good point and was not seeking to ignite the Cork issue again. I was wondering if it is an invitation competition (with invites at discretionl of SETANTA) or is qualification specific to League/Cup competitions ?

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    Qualification is clearly stated (well for the last couple of seasons anyway) , but the competition has its own rules committee and competitors are invited to apply (similar to the way UEFA and European competitions work).
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    Quote Originally Posted by thischarmingman View Post
    Scrap the Northern and the Southern League Cups and replace them with an all-Ireland league cup style competition comprising the top two tiers- open draw, one legged knockout, plenty of scope for upsets. Bohs could draw Institute; Linfıeld, Athlone. Depending on the draw, clubs in the First Divisions could be a handful of games from an all-Ireland semi.
    Now add a Eoropa league spot for the winners and you have a great comp.

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    There'll never be a European spot for it.

    (But I'm all in favour of all teams been involved (or at least all prem teams) and it been a straight knock out tournament
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    May have been posted elsewhere but this years final (Bohs V Pats) has been confirmed for 6.30 KO on May 15th in Tallaght.

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