FAI Cup

**Rasputin** · 05/06/2010, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Yes there was a lot of vocal disapproval of the ref at the end, and he did indeed have to be escorted off, but a lot of this was high emotions at the end of a very dramatic game.

In fairness that would happen at any game where the home crowd is over 1000 and at the receiving end of 3 red cards no matter how justified they were.

**Dodge** · 05/06/2010, 5:17 PM

In fairness to dundalk fans when the biggest bottle was thrown at the ref (or at lest in that direction), it looked like most of the shed was anry at the lad who did it (chants etc)

**Louth4sam** · 05/06/2010, 6:32 PM

That's the thing. I have no problem with all tackles like that being stamped out as long as refs are consistent. Here we have a the same ref sending our player off for a lesser challenge.

Doesn't matter if he got any of the ball dodge he was off his feet with studs showing straight red

**pineapple stu** · 05/06/2010, 7:02 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

I thought you were supposed to be videoing the game!

Given I'm in Helsinki till Tuesday, I think MNS will beat me to it! Also, the MNS guy kept getting in my way, so you'll see more there too. And also, I don't think I was very good keeping the ball in shot...

Really? I don't remember that at all.

It was in the first few minutes - someone broke into the box from the left and went down. Was in front of our bench who reckoned peno. Despite the great view from the gantry, you don't take in much of the match when you're trying to keep the ball in a 2 square inch field of view, so I'm not sure myself if it was a peno.

It's the only league ground I haven't visited, so I wouldn't mind a game there either.

Exactly why I don't want Limerick away. You'll regret going to Edinburgh for egg chasing last year!

And as everyone's saying, I want a new country non-league team away. Which I think is Avondale or nowt at this stage?

In on topic news, both tonight's games are still scoreless.

**pineapple stu** · 05/06/2010, 7:09 PM

Tullamore and Belgrove both 1-0 up now. 24th minute penalties for both.

**Dodge** · 05/06/2010, 7:09 PM

Originally Posted by Louth4sam

Doesn't matter if he got any of the ball dodge he was off his feet with studs showing straight red

I, and the ref, and the MNS panel at the time disagree. He could've been sent off, sure. He wasn't.

Anyway, I think its been done to death here, and there's plenty of other things to debate

**pineapple stu** · 05/06/2010, 7:40 PM

Pfft; the ref.

What does he know?

2-0 Belgrove now. Salthill have equalised in Tullamore.

**Ezeikial** · 05/06/2010, 8:16 PM

Originally Posted by danthesaint

the abuse was so strong towards buttimer he couldnt go back in after the full time whistle

Buttimer delayed going off after the game because of a scuffle in the tunnel area between the players. There may be trouble ahead for one of the St Pats defenders in particular.

Originally Posted by danthesaint

on the dundalk fans, they have some neck branding the renter fans as hooligans, after last night,

Are you suggesting that the behaviour of some of the Rovers fans was acceptable?

Originally Posted by danthesaint

forgot to say as for that scumbag of a steward putting one of our fans in a headlock, for celebrating the goal, although he was on the pitch, what a little knacker he was

You seem to be suggesting that a polite request to vacate the pitch would be more appropriate?

I suspect that if I run on to the Aviva pitch during the Argentina game that being put in a headlock would be the least of my concerns.

**danthesaint** · 05/06/2010, 9:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Are you suggesting that the behaviour of some of the Rovers fans was acceptable?

no definitely not

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

You seem to be suggesting that a polite request to vacate the pitch would be more appropriate?

I suspect that if I run on to the Aviva pitch during the Argentina game that being put in a headlock would be the least of my concerns.

no im not saying it was right to jump onto the pitch, it was after the goal went in, doubt it was to cause trouble or anything, just thought the excessive force used by your man wasnt necessary

**Doomofman** · 05/06/2010, 9:24 PM

The steward was trying to fight with our supporters... That's not appropriate in any ground... Can't believe people defend these characters...

**De Town** · 05/06/2010, 9:37 PM

What is with fans jumping on the pitch when a goal is scored anyway? Can you not just celebrate the goal in the confines of the away section?

**gufc2000** · 05/06/2010, 9:59 PM

It finished:

Belgrove 2-1 Avondale Utd

Tullamore 1-3 Salthill

**tom da gom** · 06/06/2010, 10:02 AM

sligo were awful bad on friday lucky to beat athlone so they were

**Ezeikial** · 06/06/2010, 3:16 PM

Originally Posted by Doomofman

The steward was trying to fight with our supporters... That's not appropriate in any ground... Can't believe people defend these characters...

I am not defending anyone.

I did not see exactly what happened, and if the steward was using excessive force he was out of order. I imagine that at all grounds the stewards and Gardai are under instructions to use reasonable force, if necessary, to remove / restrain pitch invaders.

The starting point is that spectators should not invade or encroach on the pitch at any match.

**Ezeikial** · 06/06/2010, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

The first one was a bad lunge but I don't think he'd have been sent off if Quigley was sent off 3 weeks ago. I feel refs wold be anxious to avoid the ban that hancock received and would rather send the lad off, than let him play and have TV footage show them up.

I think you are probably right. There is a deep irony that an absurd decision by one ref (in the Quigley incident) may have influenced a harsh (but technically justifable) decision by another in a different game.