Promotion / Relegation Play - Offs 2012

**El-Pietro** · 25/10/2012, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by corkery

I really hope it's not Longford that comes up, that place is just not a proper away trip, the stadium is in the middle of nowhere and the away fans go out in that gammy open stand and it's always cold. Waterford be a nice handy trip for Cork too.

Longford is one of my favourite away trips. Away fans last year were in the main stand under the roof.

**L.T.F.C.** · 25/10/2012, 12:17 PM

Anyone going from Dublin to the game and would like to offer a lift? :P

**brendy_�ire** · 25/10/2012, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

Longford is one of my favourite away trips. Away fans last year were in the main stand under the roof.

Agreed, easily one of my favourite trips too. Last time we were down, we were put under the main stand too. Would love to see them come up. Besides, Waterford is wile far away.
Couldn't see either of them beating Dundalk though, I reckon.

**Fermoy Blue** · 25/10/2012, 1:00 PM

Originally Posted by brendy_�ire

Agreed, easily one of my favourite trips too. Last time we were down, we were put under the main stand too. Would love to see them come up. Besides, Waterford is wile far away.
Couldn't see either of them beating Dundalk though, I reckon.

Good point perhaps a solution would be to promote both teams, let Dundalk be and tell the Candystripes to feck back into the Irish League

**nigel-harps1954** · 25/10/2012, 1:28 PM

Longford is one of my favourite away trips too. Proper stadium. Lovely ground, don't care how far out of the town it is. If Harps get our new ground to be half as good I'll be delighted.

**Charlie Darwin** · 25/10/2012, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Longford is one of my favourite away trips too. Proper stadium. Lovely ground, don't care how far out of the town it is. If Harps get our new ground to be half as good I'll be delighted.

It's a couple of miles outside. It's hardly in Sarajevo.

**El-Pietro** · 25/10/2012, 1:48 PM

if i was a home fan the fact that its out of town might bother me, but sure I'm coming all the way from Cork anyway...

**Longfordian** · 25/10/2012, 2:45 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

It's a couple of miles outside. It's hardly in Sarajevo.

The club got something like 13 acres out there in a swap for their old office in town back in the late 80s or early 90s apparently. No loans secured on it now either, other than directors' loans.

**bluewhitearmy** · 25/10/2012, 2:55 PM

Nothing against any of the other 2 but i would love if Dundalk could stay up would love to visit there again next season. Could definitely see Waterford beating them though.

Is there a real chance that if Dundalk were to beat them that Waterford would pull out i wonder.

**corkery** · 25/10/2012, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by El-Pietro

if i was a home fan the fact that its out of town might bother me, but sure I'm coming all the way from Cork anyway...

I know we're coming all the way from Cork but there's no pubs near the place so it has no match day atmosphere for away fans. I agree, if I were a home fan I'd likely not go to as many games, like Cork in Bishopstown.

**Charlie Darwin** · 25/10/2012, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by corkery

I know we're coming all the way from Cork but there's no pubs near the place so it has no match day atmosphere for away fans. I agree, if I were a home fan I'd likely not go to as many games, like Cork in Bishopstown.

Well maybe if your lot brought more fans some budding entrepreneur might think about opening a bar there

**brendy_�ire** · 26/10/2012, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by corkery

I know we're coming all the way from Cork but there's no pubs near the place so it has no match day atmosphere for away fans. I agree, if I were a home fan I'd likely not go to as many games, like Cork in Bishopstown.

We just drink in the car park. Classy bunch, us.

**nigel-harps1954** · 26/10/2012, 4:13 PM

Drinking is precisely what the bus journey is for.

**outspoken** · 27/10/2012, 9:40 AM

2 very poor teams in a very poor play-off I can actually see dundalk staying up.

**adamd164** · 27/10/2012, 11:46 AM

But Dundalk are also very poor :O

**SPXcyan** · 27/10/2012, 12:07 PM

not as poor as us, believe us :0

**adamd164** · 27/10/2012, 12:49 PM

Maybe neither team will win?

**outspoken** · 28/10/2012, 8:19 AM

The standard of the first division this season was bog standard at least dundalk have been playing against some good passing teams this season. If dundalk can sort out their defence they will do it.

**oriel** · 28/10/2012, 7:57 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

But Dundalk are also very poor :O

Adam, you'd love it wouldnt you.

By all reports there will be some crowd up on Tuesday night, huge interest in the game, I think 8 mths exp in playing in PD and Mark Griffen will be the difference, so we'll see.