QuoteThe word is that it's on Nov 15th - Friday after Cup Final. Not sure if that's officially confirmed.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Any news on the playoff final given it's now confirmed Drogheda are in both it and the Cup final?
The word is that it's on Nov 15th - Friday after Cup Final. Not sure if that's officially confirmed.
Has any club ever won the Cup and been relegated in the same season ? (Having said that, I’d fancy Drogheda to win the play off, so probably won’t happen anyway.)
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Dundalk in 2002
Bray also did the Relegation/FAI Cup double in 1998-99
The Leinster Senior League needs a strong Bohemians
Great to see that the stadium is going to be mostly filled again this year. I think the fact that it sold out last year may have had a positive knock on effect that there are a lot of people who just know they want to go to the cup final and buy their ticket early to get the better seats.
Being able to continually update ticket sales hitting 20/25/30k is some of the best marketing material the FAI could hope for.
I wonder what the split of Derry - Drogs - Neutral fans will be, completely uneducated guesstimate would be 20k - 10k -12k
12,000 neutrals? No chance I fear. I'd say 5,000 or so would be a good showing. It's on TV after all, and the November cup finals have a history of being chilly as feck.
Plus your split there would mean a crowd of 42,000, which won't be happening either.
I'd expect Derry to have a lot more there than Drogheda, but Drogheda could also surprise everyone with how many they bring. So I'd guess 18-20,000 Derry, 10-12,000 Drogheda, and then 3-5,000 neutrals.
Last edited by EatYerGreens; 22/10/2024 at 12:42 AM.
I have a couple of pals who are drogheda fans and they tell me that theyve more or less sold out their allocation of 15,000 and that theyve been given a new block of tickets in the west upper to sell !
Almost hard to believe , but seems theres a serious buzz around that club at the moment
Defo a 30,000+ attendance so for the FAI Cup Final again. The Cup Final is becoming a great domestic event!
No! Apparently it's on Saturday the 16th at 2 o'clock.
Yeah that’s been confirmed now. Fixtures taken from RTE article on it:
Play-off fixtures
Semi-Final 1st legs - Thursday 24 October
Bray Wanderers v UCD, Carlisle Grounds, 7.45pm
Athlone Town v Wexford, Athlone Town Stadium, 7.4pm
Semi-Final 2nd legs - Monday 28 October
Wexford v Athlone Town, Ferrycarrig Park, 3pm
UCD v Bray Wanderers, UCD Bowl, 5pm
Final - Saturday 2 November
UCD/Bray v Athlone/Wexford, Dalymount Park, 4pm
Promotion/relegation play-off - Saturday 16 November
Drogheda United v UCD/Bray/Athlone/Wexford, venue tbc, 2pm
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An expected decision that the promotion relegation playoff would be pushed back a week. Something like that was mentioned on a fixtures list a few years back.
If Drogheda are bringing that many, how many would they expect to follow them for their League play-off decider the following week, especially if they win the FAI Cup?
I suppose the venue for this would then have to be Tallaght!
Th charter train from Derry sold out in minutes, despite the relatively pricey fare of £48.50.
Surprised at the interest this year, thought 2022 may have just been a one-off.
Why what gave you the impression that it wouldnt be as popular this year as it was in 2022. Attendances on the up and the League of Ireland is now becoming mainstream in Ireland.
You are no longer an outlier. Its now cool to be a league of Ireland fan.
Mehh - I preferred it when we were unique.
Hard to know what sport I'll have to move on to next to keep my edginess so. Would there be many at the club basketball these days? I've always had a soft spot for the 'Irish Guide Dogs Ballincollig @MTU' team.
Drogheda have released their new jersey which will be worn in the cup final. Rookie move, everyone knows wearing a new kit in a final is the kiss of death. The jersey itself isn’t great as a home jersey, this years one was better IMO
https://x.com/droghedaunited/status/...569555535?s=46
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Looking to cash in on a game that they'll already be getting a handsome payday from anyway.
Feels a bit grasping tbh ?
Totally understand it financially, just a silly superstition is all
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Design looks like something from a movie poster for a cheap late 90's SciFi/Horror
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