FAI Cup 2013

**Candystripe** · 06/10/2013, 3:24 PM

Mr A, the 2nd was a brilliant piece of defending.

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/10/2013, 3:34 PM

What the story with ballboys throwing extra balls on the pitch?

**Yossarian** · 06/10/2013, 3:41 PM

Well no matter what,it'll be an easy win for Sligo or Rovers in the final. Drogheda had an hour with 2 extra men and were woeful. I thought we deserved a draw out of it.
I've not felt so deflated after a defeat for a long time. The first red was a silly challenge but it was a joke for the second, shields won the ball brilliantly.

**WindmillWarrior** · 06/10/2013, 3:56 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

, with less than 1,000 home fans bothering to turn up, I give up.

Where you getting that number from? Not a bitter mind I hope!

As I understand it the game was as good as sold out on saturday night. Capacity was 2,400. Most of the crowd on the home side were standing on the terracing at the back of the stand, avoiding the rain soaked seats further down.

**White Horse** · 06/10/2013, 4:00 PM

Originally Posted by WindmillWarrior

Where you getting that number from? Not a bitter mind I hope!

As I understand it the game was as good as sold out on saturday night. Capacity was 2,400. Most of the crowd on the home side were standing on the terracing at the back of the stand, avoiding the rain soaked seats further down.

Home side was at least 1/3 empty. The terrace area you mention must be included in the capacity figures.

Anyway, good luck in the final. It is not Drogheda's fault that the ref ruined the game.

**sheao** · 06/10/2013, 4:07 PM

No way was the 2nd red a sending off.

Dundalk can feel hard done by in the way they went out. But to be fair to them they put in a decent effort given they had 9 men.

**peterpan** · 06/10/2013, 4:10 PM

1st was a red card defo but second wasn't even a foul, poor decision. Stephen kenny and Stephen o Donnell could be in hot water also for the comments during and after the game.

**legendz** · 06/10/2013, 4:27 PM

Congrats to Drogheda on making the final!

**NeverFeltBetter** · 06/10/2013, 4:35 PM

All kicking off now.

**oriel** · 06/10/2013, 4:49 PM

Very disappointing result, but of course this is not Drogs fault.

Just a pity the game was not allowed to continue as a fair contest, but Buthead saw to that. I watched the pen a few times, Shields got the ball, contact was made with O'Brien, but after the ball was won. Another mistake was the red, there was another defender infront of Shields.

Shocking display by Buthead as felt we would have got a replay with even 10 men on, and a cup final appearance would have been a decent reward for this seasons efforts.

Good luck to the teams left, Drogs and looking like Sligo.

**SeanDrog** · 06/10/2013, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Very disappointing result, but of course this is not Drogs fault.

Just a pity the game was not allowed to continue as a fair contest, but Buthead saw to that. I watched the pen a few times, Shields got the ball, contact was made with O'Brien, but after the ball was won. Another mistake was the red, there was another defender infront of Shields.

Shocking display by Buthead as felt we would have got a replay with even 10 men on, and a cup final appearance would have been a decent reward for this seasons efforts.

Good luck to the teams left, Drogs and looking like Sligo.

Before the sendings off it was anyone's game as neither side created anything of interest. At the time I felt both where sendings off but on watching replays when I got him I think the first was a red (dangerous tackle leading with studds). Second I think would always be given as a penalty but he didn't look like last man back so not a sending off IMO . Of course ppl can analyse slow motion replays and argue he brushed the ball etc but in live time IMO these kinds of tackles result in a penalty.

Hard to know who would have won if there where no sendings off as I believe till then neither side dominated .

Hard to breakdown a concentrated defence (as Dundalk was in second half) and when Dundalk came out in the last five mins drogs got two great chances and wasted them (although Dundalk keeper did make a great save). I think drogs did find it difficult to break down the packed defence and where too cautious but they got the result .

Overall strange game due to the decisions.

All in all I am of course over the moon to be in the final .

**bennocelt** · 06/10/2013, 5:04 PM

I Guess Croly is still happy with the two cups Shams won then this season

**MiniMourinho** · 06/10/2013, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Quite an unbelievable game. Ist red was just messy, had to go. 2nd wasn't even a penalty.

Ref ruined the game, simple as that.

If that's the standard or reward for a side getting to the FAI cup final, with less than 1,000 home fans bothering to turn up, I give up.

Even considering the dodgy ref decisions, the conduct of some of the Dundalk supporters and their chairman in particular was nothing short of a disgrace. Absolutely disgraceful way for the leader of the club to behave at half time. Actually embarrassing!

I didn't realise that you had to have a large support in order to qualify for cup finals either?

Third final of the year! For a club with less 1000 supporters! :-)

**legendz** · 06/10/2013, 5:14 PM

Congrats to Sligo as well for making the final!

**dong** · 06/10/2013, 5:26 PM

It seems nobody's afraid of the big bad wolf anymore.

**MeathDrog** · 06/10/2013, 5:27 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Quite an unbelievable game. Ist red was just messy, had to go. 2nd wasn't even a penalty.

Ref ruined the game, simple as that.

If that's the standard or reward for a side getting to the FAI cup final, with less than 1,000 home fans bothering to turn up, I give up.

I take it you're done with LOI so.

**White Horse** · 06/10/2013, 5:27 PM

Originally Posted by MiniMourinho

Even considering the dodgy ref decisions, the conduct of some of the Dundalk supporters and their chairman in particular was nothing short of a disgrace. Absolutely disgraceful way for the leader of the club to behave at half time. Actually embarrassing!

I didn't realise that you had to have a large support in order to qualify for cup finals either?

Third final of the year! For a club with less 1000 supporters! :-)

Fair play to Mick Cooke for coming over to a group of Dundalk fans and saying we were robbed. No wonder he is being thrown out of Drogheda. He has too much class.

**SeanDrog** · 06/10/2013, 5:49 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Fair play to Mick Cooke for coming over to a group of Dundalk fans and saying we were robbed. No wonder he is being thrown out of Drogheda. He has too much class.

ROFL ... I believe you .... Many might think you just made that up but I believe you

On Cooke isn't it amazing 3 cup finals and he is being let go ! Seriously if it is just a clash of personalities you would think someone would bang heads together and bring both parties together ... Amazing stuff altogether.

Watching Sligo on tv ...... Tough game for us coming up .

**MiniMourinho** · 06/10/2013, 6:00 PM

Its not just a clash of personalities though. The board clarified that much. More more serious than that.

All the Mick Cooke contract stuff aside, and I know were in a third final and its hard to argue with results, but we are awful this year. There was no football at all played by us today. Most Drogs fans were delighted with the result today, but embarrassed by the football.

**White Horse** · 06/10/2013, 6:02 PM

Originally Posted by SeanDrog

ROFL ... I believe you .... Many might think you just made that up but I believe you

On Cooke isn't it amazing 3 cup finals and he is being let go ! Seriously if it is just a clash of personalities you would think someone would bang heads together and bring both parties together ... Amazing stuff altogether.

Watching Sligo on tv ...... Tough game for us coming up .

Hopefully, getting to a third final will knock some sense into the powers that be.