QuoteFinn is overageOriginally Posted by Dermobohs
Getting ahead of things, but the cup final and playoff final are down for the same weekend.
Don't think it's ever been an issue in the past?
Finn is overage
Mea culpa , I meant to write Shels not Sligo.
Although how stupid am I suggesting boez could get to the cup final eh!
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Though Treaty did threaten to force the issue a few seasons back when they reached the Cup semis.
And if the non-league clubs were automatically given home advantage, as happens in the French and German cups - might seem a cosmetic measure, but the PD/FD teams having to travel would reduce the gap slightly, even if not levelling the playing field to a huge extent.
Shels highlights didn’t show the 3 penalty shouts and 2 disallowed goals from Fridays game . Would have loved to see them.
I would guess 99% of non league grounds are unfit to hold any sort of decent crowds
Nothing stopping you from watching the game back on LOITV. Our first penalty shout was a blatant dive and Jimmy should've been booked. Cunningham also blocked a cross with his hand.
Hopefully it will be 2 out of Derry Bohs and Shels in the final, and even then, I don’t think it will get anywhere near last seasons crowd. It’s a shame, we need the cup final to be a major occasion every year. What was the attendance for Derry/Shels 2 years ago ? Maybe a Dublin Derby of Bohs/Shels might craw a good crowd.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Maybe we should just let the teams with the biggest fan bases compete in it then ? The crowd will be the crowd but I hope another group of supporters who haven’t had a good day out recently get to experience one this year…..
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Not yet. AFAIK the playoff final will be rescheduled if a playoff finalist makes the cup final. Some provision like that was mentioned many years ago.
Wexford have played two non league teams so far and could be playing athlone, ucd, treaty (maybe kerry
Ten years ago we got to a semi final by beating Belgrove,Wexford and Avondale in a replay! Got hockeyed in the Semi 6-1 by Pats but it was a catalyst for us and got people engaged again,that was kinda of my point above,big days can make a difference for smaller clubs !Wexford have played two non league teams so far and could be playing athlone, ucd, treaty (maybe kerry
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
I get where you’re coming from, and of course it’s great for supporters of clubs like Harps to reach a cup final. At the same time though, you can’t deny that, for instance, a Wexford v UCD final would be an awful look for the domestic game. Not saying that the bigger clubs don’t have to earn the right to be there, of course they do. Last year just showed what the league here (and the cup final) could be.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
We’ll agree to disagree Tony!
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
1-1 in Kerry,Kerry’s equaliser looked fairly clearly offside though….
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
2-1 to Bohs now, sadly Kerry have been making a habit of conceding soon after scoring, but certainly not out of it yet!
Can't understand how the Kerry commentators could say it was 'just onside' - I guess they might not have a straight face saying it?
Mind you, we're poor - nervy stuff which is unsurprising given our league form.
Wow just seen a replay of the Kerry “goal”.
Ffs it’s two yards off, Neil”the hoop” obviously ****ed off .yet another obvious call missed by a Lino in the loi, truly the worst officials anywhere.
Bohs have been way too slow so far, Kerry doing quite nicely, couple of tidy players there. Some rapid improvement from when I last saw them midway through last season, great to see.
Ah lads, that's a free out? No?
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