2025 FAI Cup

**Glen Of Aherlow** · 01/10/2025, 12:40 PM

Wonder if there's any chance that the Semi final in Cork won't go ahead what with Storm Amy due to hit on Friday ?

**desaintsno.12** · 01/10/2025, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow

Wonder if there's any chance that the Semi final in Cork won't go ahead what with Storm Amy due to hit on Friday ?

i would say there is a very strong chance of it being called off. the rain is absolutely horrendous thursday and most of friday

**legendz** · 01/10/2025, 2:36 PM

Originally Posted by culloty82

The Kerryman reporting in this week's edition that 930 away tickets were sold as of yesterday, so it can be safely said that will reach 1k+ at least by the weekend.

Considering MH Park capacity, very impressive!

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

We never saw anything like that with clubs like Sporting Fingal, Kildare County etc. So fair play to Kerry, who seem to be successfully tapping into the county despite being a new club and not setting the league table alight.

League form hasn't galvanised support but yeah, supporters are getting behind the club's cup run.

**sbgawa** · 01/10/2025, 3:52 PM

Id say there were only around 1300 Rovers supporters at the Longford FAI cup match if Kerry have 1000 there it will be sopme backing on the day

**Longfordian** · 01/10/2025, 5:52 PM

Originally Posted by legendz

Considering MH Park capacity, very impressive!

League form hasn't galvanised support but yeah, supporters are getting behind the club's cup run.

Taking after their GAA equivalents who only get any way interested at the semi final stage!

**listowelceltic** · 01/10/2025, 6:11 PM

Bit of a bandwagon alright but bring them on. If we gain another 50 regulars out of the cup run then its all good.
I'd say some of Sundays support will be Dublin based though.

**Crosshead** · 01/10/2025, 6:47 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Did I hear correctly that there's talk of a fans protest at Turners Cross this weekend? Strange timing, no?

Originally Posted by placid casual

That'll really help cork in their quest to get to a cup final eh!

The idea is to do it while the eyes are on us. Usher has alienated the fans and has broken several promises, it's an attempt to highlight that.

There was one for earlier in the season which he tried to pre-empt by meeting supporters but nothing has changed since then it was all talk

**Buckett** · 01/10/2025, 8:14 PM

Originally Posted by Crosshead

The idea is to do it while the eyes are on us. Usher has alienated the fans and has broken several promises, it's an attempt to highlight that.

There was one for earlier in the season which he tried to pre-empt by meeting supporters but nothing has changed since then it was all talk

What changes are ye looking for?

**sbgawa** · 01/10/2025, 8:23 PM

Protesting before a semi final strikes me qs supporter groups thinking theynare more important than the club or players. Get behimd your team for the semi and them do whatever u want. Anyome who thonks protesting at the semi final will mean anything are deluded. Do u think Usher doesnt know how u feel. So whats your protest about ? To let supporters of other clubs know how u feel?

**outspoken** · 01/10/2025, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Protesting before a semi final strikes me qs supporter groups thinking theynare more important than the club or players. Get behimd your team for the semi and them do whatever u want. Anyome who thonks protesting at the semi final will mean anything are deluded. Do u think Usher doesnt know how u feel. So whats your protest about ? To let supporters of other clubs know how u feel?

I'd agree, the amount of fan groups releasing statements this year has been utterly bizarre. When I was a young fella going to matches the height of the diplomacy in section O was who was bringing the flags and the drum and had we enough to run a bus away.

**Crosshead** · 02/10/2025, 6:27 AM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Did I hear correctly that there's talk of a fans protest at Turners Cross this weekend? Strange timing, no?

Originally Posted by placid casual

That'll really help cork in their quest to get to a cup final eh!

Originally Posted by Buckett

What changes are ye looking for?

He's gone back on so much he promised when he took over - he said he wouldn't run the football side of things but bar one brief stint where Liam Buckley was director of football, he's been overseeing everything and hasn't a clue. Two relegations in three seasons says it all. Then there's the ticket pricing, the most expensive in Ireland. There is a long list of other issues but they're the main two

**Crosshead** · 02/10/2025, 6:28 AM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Protesting before a semi final strikes me qs supporter groups thinking theynare more important than the club or players. Get behimd your team for the semi and them do whatever u want. Anyome who thonks protesting at the semi final will mean anything are deluded. Do u think Usher doesnt know how u feel. So whats your protest about ? To let supporters of other clubs know how u feel?

Usher knows - but has done nothing about it, that's the point. If he had it wouldn't have come to this but he's literally done nothing to show he gets it

**outspoken** · 02/10/2025, 6:40 AM

Find the whole thing bizare. Cork fans have stepped in a couple of times in recent years to save the club and then just handed it off to a randomer only to end up losing control and back in the s#it again.

**legendz** · 02/10/2025, 8:24 AM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Id say there were only around 1300 Rovers supporters at the Longford FAI cup match if Kerry have 1000 there it will be sopme backing on the day

Bigger fish to fry. Understandable. Three home European games coming up over the next few weeks.

**nr637** · 02/10/2025, 8:54 AM

Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow

Wonder if there's any chance that the Semi final in Cork won't go ahead what with Storm Amy due to hit on Friday ?

Is that the weather or the 7/800 St.Pats fans that are due down for the game!

**Cosmo** · 02/10/2025, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by Crosshead

He's gone back on so much he promised when he took over - he said he wouldn't run the football side of things but bar one brief stint where Liam Buckley was director of football, he's been overseeing everything and hasn't a clue. Two relegations in three seasons says it all. Then there's the ticket pricing, the most expensive in Ireland. There is a long list of other issues but they're the main two

Go on, what are the other issues…

That supporters statement released is embarrassing - sounds like it was written by a 10 year old

**TVFBLOCKF** · 02/10/2025, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Go on, what are the other issues…

That supporters statement released is embarrassing - sounds like it was written by a 10 year old

Agreed, thought it was very poorly written. They don't make it clear what they actually want to see happen which should surely be the bones of any statement.