Setanta Cup 2011

**sligoman** · 13/12/2010, 4:41 PM

From the club's facebook:

Sligo Rovers Have been drawn to face either Linfield or Dundalk in the quarter-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup. The first leg will be in the Showgrounds on March 7th with the away leg on March 14th.

**Dodge** · 13/12/2010, 4:51 PM

Crusaders website say they dn't know who they're playing in quarters as it will depend on what Northern teams are left...

Nice and simple

**El-Pietro** · 13/12/2010, 4:55 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Happy to be visiting a new ground.

Linfield/Dundalk proves the draw isn't fixed.

dunno about that, Linfield hate travelling. Isn't Dundalk the shortest distance they could go?

**Dodge** · 13/12/2010, 4:57 PM

Yep, but the one that neither FA or police force wanted.

**legendz** · 13/12/2010, 5:46 PM

The BBC is the first website I came across at a glance with news on the Cup draw:
Setanta Sports Cup first round
Linfield v Dundalk
Bohemians v Portadown
Cliftonville v St Patrick's Athletic
Sporting Fingal v Lisburn Distillery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...sh/9283434.stm

**jinxy lilywhite** · 13/12/2010, 5:55 PM

Looking forward to welcoming Linfield to Dundalk. I only hope some clowns of our support treat their supporters with the respect they deserve.
Would have no probs with heading to windsor as numerois irish clubs have gone their in this comp without incident.

Happy we got Linfield because we are going to have to put the events of 79 behind us. Since then Dundalk and linfield have done the dunfield youth project and some previous dundalk side have since travelled to windsor and those games have passed off without incident.
I just hope every nut within 25 mile radius of dundalk looking for trouble stays away.

**Ezeikial** · 13/12/2010, 6:06 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Linfield website says winners play us, Dundalk website says winners play Glentoran.

Any site that has the full draw?

As I understand it both websites are correct - in that the draw for the quarter finals is variable depending on who wins the First Round ties.

From Dundalk's perspective is definately Glentoran in the event of progressing.

If Linfield win out they play Sligo.

Who Sligo play if Dundalk win....thats beyond me!

Originally Posted by sligoman

From the club's facebook:

Sligo Rovers Have been drawn to face either Linfield or Dundalk in the quarter-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup. The first leg will be in the Showgrounds on March 7th with the away leg on March 14th.

Not correct!

Originally Posted by Dodge

Crusaders website say they dn't know who they're playing in quarters as it will depend on what Northern teams are left...

Nice and simple

Sounds about right!

**SolitudeRed** · 13/12/2010, 6:19 PM

First time we have gotten a Dublin team so its a good draw for that reason, there should be a good crowd of Reds making the trip down the M1 down for this. Will be good craic I hope.

**PartySaint** · 13/12/2010, 6:31 PM

Delighted with the Draw, As Dodge said its a new ground to visit and wont have all the poxy security stuff we have to go through when we played Linfield, Apparently some Rovers fans are going to our home game to support the 'real Reds'

**sligoman** · 13/12/2010, 7:27 PM

Originally Posted by PartySaint

Apparently some Rovers fans are going to our home game to support the 'real Reds'

Think they have some weird love-in with some of their fans alright.

**Dodge** · 13/12/2010, 7:37 PM

They're not popular with all their support though. There's a Pats fan who's a regular at Solitude. According to him most Cliftonville fan either dn't care about Rovers, or don't like them

As ever, fans from Belfast will be made welcome by us amd I'd be confident Pats fans would be made welcome in Belfast

**SolitudeRed** · 13/12/2010, 9:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

They're not popular with all their support though. There's a Pats fan who's a regular at Solitude. According to him most Cliftonville fan either dn't care about Rovers, or don't like them

As ever, fans from Belfast will be made welcome by us amd I'd be confident Pats fans would be made welcome in Belfast

Pats fans will I'm sure be made welcome I know the Cork boys that were up enjoyed themselves anyway.

Theres been a connection dating back to the 70s I think but yeah a lot don't really care and some want nothing to do with Rovers, Theres a thread about this at the moment on the Cliftonville ILS forum wasn't at the match on friday night against Linfield but apparently there was some Rovers men up and a couple who were off their heads were acting up. I'm sure they are not representative of all Rovers fans though and I'm not having a go like every team has undesireable elements in its support!

I believe Cliftonville played Pats in a friendly a few years ago was there much of a crowd down for that then?

**TenaciousDee** · 13/12/2010, 9:07 PM

I don't understand the seeding system for this year's competition. I read on Derry City Chat that the League of Ireland teams to be seeded were Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers yet Bohemians, last year's Setanta Cup winners are not. I recognize that the League and Cup winners from both sides of the border have been afforded the seed rankings but surely it would make more sense to give the Bohs the seeding.

**PartySaint** · 13/12/2010, 9:23 PM

Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

Pats fans will I'm sure be made welcome I know the Cork boys that were up enjoyed themselves anyway.

Theres been a connection dating back to the 70s I think but yeah a lot don't really care and some want nothing to do with Rovers, Theres a thread about this at the moment on the Cliftonville ILS forum wasn't at the match on friday night against Linfield but apparently there was some Rovers men up and a couple who were off their heads were acting up. I'm sure they are not representative of all Rovers fans though and I'm not having a go like every team has undesireable elements in its support!

I believe Cliftonville played Pats in a friendly a few years ago was there much of a crowd down for that then?

Did yous not have an connection with Bohs back then due to both of yous being an amateur club, Payed a friendly every season??

**Dunny** · 13/12/2010, 9:49 PM

Delighted with that draw! Dundalk/Linfield had to happen! Cant wait for it

**Dodge** · 13/12/2010, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by TenaciousDee

I don't understand the seeding system for this year's competition. I read on Derry City Chat that the League of Ireland teams to be seeded were Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers yet Bohemians, last year's Setanta Cup winners are not. I recognize that the League and Cup winners from both sides of the border have been afforded the seed rankings but surely it would make more sense to give the Bohs the seeding.

I don't understand why its an issue.

League and cup winners north and sourth every year means there's no confusion (going forward)

**Oldred** · 13/12/2010, 10:41 PM

I don't understand the seeding system for this year's competition. I read on Derry City Chat that the League of Ireland teams to be seeded were Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers yet Bohemians, last year's Setanta Cup winners are not. I recognize that the League and Cup winners from both sides of the border have been afforded the seed rankings but surely it would make more sense to give the Bohs the seeding.

If Bohs are seeded then one of the League and Cup winning sides on some side of the border is not. Which one? I agree with Dodge. Keep it simple.

**Boots9** · 13/12/2010, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

They're not popular with all their support though. There's a Pats fan who's a regular at Solitude. According to him most Cliftonville fan either dn't care about Rovers, or don't like them

The feelings mutual.

**TenaciousDee** · 13/12/2010, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I don't understand why its an issue.

League and cup winners north and south every year means there's no confusion (going forward)

Well in other cup contests such as The World Cup/ Euro Championship/ CL etc the winners have been giving a seeding, in this case it would be best to take away the cup holders of the country the team.... in fact I am going to stop there. Why am I defending Bohs?