QuoteWas hoping for one of top Dublin clubs away. Athlone will be a hard sell crowd wise. Hopefully we can get past them and then get a big draw.
FAI Cup second round draw:
Kerry v Athlone Town
No big draw for now. Kerry have a 100% record of getting to the Last 16. Had to beat Cobh away last year to get through. Will expect to advance to the Last 16. The 10 premier clubs avoided each other so there will be a high probability of a Premier opponent in the Last 16 if we advance.
Was hoping for one of top Dublin clubs away. Athlone will be a hard sell crowd wise. Hopefully we can get past them and then get a big draw.
Finn Harps v UCD
Bray Wanderers v Wayside Celtic
Salthill Devon v St Michael’s
Bangor Celtic v Cobh Ramblers
If we get through to the Last 16, it'll most likely be a Premier opponent or a winner from these. Would prefer a Premier club we haven't played before coming to MH Park, otherwise a reasonable game to go further and get a Premier club at home in the quarter finals.
Sports Direct FAI Cup third round draw:
KERRY FC v Cobh Ramblers
Finn Harps v Bray Wanderers
Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town
Cobh will be tough but also presents something of an opportunity to get through to the quarter finals for the first time.
Our First Division rivals Longford Town have been handed a tough tie. Finn Harps v Bray will see at least one other First Division club get through to the quarter finals.
Getting favorable home draws in Cups have been something we need to start capitalizing on. A home game vs Cobh won’t be easy, but certainly the best opportunity to make it to the 1/4 Final for the first time. With a number of home games coming up, an opportunity to also gain a lot of momentum in the build up.
Sligo at home is a great draw. New opponent. Home advantage against a Premier Division opponent. Should be a great occasion.
And the freshness factor should definitely help in ensuring a sellout, which wouldn't have been guaranteed if Cork or Galway had come out of the bowl.
Dundalk away at the end of this month will be a good test ahead of Sligo's visit. We are now in the territory where our away game to Athlone will have to be rescheduled.
WOW - surely greatest comeback in cup history. This will do the club and game in the county no end of good.
A home semi final draw against rovers and 10k in Austin stack park wud do nicely!!!!
Oh and 2 wins away from Europa league too!!!
Did that just happen . Insane game. At 3 down I was hoping it wouldn't be 5 or 6. Some scenes at the end. Great night for the club.
Your well used to success down the Kingdom, but nights like tonight build legends. Enjoy it and milk it for what its worth. May have been a cup game but GLITW!
Must have been something else to have been at that match.
Fair play Kerry. Brilliant stuff.
Fair play to Healy last night for switching formation when 2 down. Can't be easy taking off a player early. Cleary isolated doesn't work. Brosnan is on fire at the moment. Mcgrath looked back in the groove when introduced. Thought Crowe was very good as well. Selection headache for management now.
On Sligo must have been strange getting stick from your own fans then getting applause from the Kerry fans leaving the pitch. First time seen Elding in the flesh. Class act.
congrats to all at Kerry when we joined LOI in 84/85 season it took us 4 seasons to reach FAI Cup semis and in the end cos we played in our old ground Abbeycartron the home leg against Derry City was played in St Mels Park Athlone nearly 30 miles up the road!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Rovers away. Hopefully they put out a weakened side after the European game. Either way it's going tk be tough but should be a great day for the club. Hopefully we can sell our allocation.
Shouldn't be a problem, one would think, if Kerry folk living in the capital descend on Tallaght for the occasion, in addition to the regular away support.
What’s the allocation for a cup semi final, it’s 10% for the league but would imagine if Kerry wanted more rovers would give it to them. With European games coming fast and a Sunday afternoon kickoff as well as 1st division opposition it’s unlikely the locals will be overly enthused by it (I do hope I’m wrong). Would the KDL cancel Sunday matches to allow for a bigger travelling support?? They still own a % of the club as I understand.
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