Setanta Cup Final could be at the Cross

**micls** · 24/04/2007, 1:24 PM

If we get there...

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/scripts...ArticleID=1032

**GavinZac** · 24/04/2007, 1:28 PM

what better incentive!

**Risteard** · 24/04/2007, 1:31 PM

Ya, will be gutted if we lose in Belfast now.
This'll be a great occasion if we make it.

**pete** · 24/04/2007, 2:13 PM

Originally Posted by GavinZac

what better incentive!

Exactly.

Good decision by Setanta given the options available.

**crc** · 24/04/2007, 2:45 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Good decision by Setanta given the options available.

Sensible enough decision, they could hardly have held it in either Richmond or United Park! It would be nice for the Cross to get a big game so soon after opening the new Shed (which looks fantastic, BTW) but for the health of the competition I think I'd prefer to see Linfield get to the final

(did I really just say that

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**ccfcgirl** · 24/04/2007, 4:30 PM

It would be fantastic if City beat Linfield ,a final at the cross would be brilliant ..A hard task for city especially without Roy O Donavan .But what a great incentive now ...

**dcfcsteve** · 30/04/2007, 10:42 AM

Focus on beating Linfield first !

What size of crowd are yees bringing up for it ?

**Fortuna1886** · 30/04/2007, 11:38 PM

147 was the official figure.

**dcfcsteve** · 01/05/2007, 1:10 AM

What was the total attendance then ?

P.S. Linfield were completely out-played tonight. You're bloody lucky Cork can't finish.

**LeviathanNI** · 01/05/2007, 1:15 AM

Yeeooo!! The 'official' attendance was 2.5k, or round about that, but it was closer to 3-3.5k. It is a pity the Cork fans had so long to travel, and the train company didn't lay a train on... or that the match wasn't on a Saturday.

By God, we are lucky

**YankExile** · 01/05/2007, 3:13 AM

Lucky or not, a hearty congrats.

**David** · 01/05/2007, 8:45 AM

Originally Posted by YankExile

Lucky or not, a hearty congrats.

Many thanks. We were slaughtered for most of the game but ultimately it is about sticking the ball in the net.

**Peadar** · 01/05/2007, 9:09 AM

Thought your support was rubbish!
Aside from a few bars of the British National Anthem and Rule Britannia, you were muted for 85 minutes.
All crowd shots on TV, showed stunned blues, who were in disbelief at how their side were so completely outclassed.

We've only ourselves to blame.
The better side lost, due to a single mistake by the Man of the Match. Can't say that I care who wins the final because yourselves & drogs are as bad as each other.

**Risteard** · 01/05/2007, 10:04 AM

Christ, that match was unbelievable.
Think i'll stick to the cricket from now on.
Best of luck to Linfield.

**Steve Bruce** · 01/05/2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Thought your support was rubbish!
Aside from a few bars of the British National Anthem and Rule Britannia, you were muted for 85 minutes.
All crowd shots on TV, showed stunned blues, who were in disbelief at how their side were so completely outclassed.

We've only ourselves to blame.
The better side lost, due to a single mistake by the Man of the Match. Can't say that I care who wins the final because yourselves & drogs are as bad as each other.

Outplayed yes - Outclassed NEVER!.

We played very badly, it was more to do with our bad playing rather than your good play. We went out with no intent on playing any football and we succeeded at doing that. But the mark of champions is the ability to win ugly and buy george we done that last night.

**Steve Bruce** · 01/05/2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Risteard

Christ, that match was unbelievable.
Think i'll stick to the cricket from now on.
Best of luck to Linfield.

Cheers, good luck to you to.

**harry crumb** · 01/05/2007, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

Outplayed yes - Outclassed NEVER!.

We played very badly, it was more to do with our bad playing rather than your good play. We went out with no intent on playing any football and we succeeded at doing that. But the mark of champions is the ability to win ugly and buy george we done that last night.

Don't know how Linfield do it. Any game Ive seen them, they have been outplayed for large periods of the game but they have a great atitude.

**GavinZac** · 01/05/2007, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

Outplayed yes - Outclassed NEVER!.

We played very badly, it was more to do with our bad playing rather than your good play. We went out with no intent on playing any football and we succeeded at doing that. But the mark of champions is the ability to win ugly and buy george we done that last night.

"winning ugly" implies restricting the oppositions opportunities and taking your own when they come. you did the second part, but you certainly didnt restrict our opportunities, if we had a decent striker on the field we could've won by 5.

you were certainly outclassed, you simply could not pass the ball, your defence was terrible, your number 9 looked like an intellegent footballer but lacked any pace. I (cant believe i will say this) hope you get what you deserve from Drogheda in the final as I'd hate for you to imagine that you weren't pathetic tonight.

And as the song went, where was your famous home support? I got a good laugh out of jeffries claiming the crowd kept the team going, he must have thought we were the home fans!

**pete** · 01/05/2007, 12:17 PM

I don't know if Linfield played that poorly as from what I observed City stopped them from playing in every area of the pitch. Long balls were shutdown by the central defenders & no space in midfield.

To say we dominated the game would be to say last years final was an even contest. Every week i send the same text updates "domination but can't score".

Took a while to get going but great atmosphere by the City fans - maybe 150-200 in total.

Thanks to the Linfield Supporters club for invite to their bar before the match.

**Steve Bruce** · 01/05/2007, 1:09 PM

Originally Posted by harry crumb

Don't know how Linfield do it. Any game Ive seen them, they have been outplayed for large periods of the game but they have a great atitude.

We beat Drogheda well, it was an open game and both teams had loads of chances. Linfield where just better on the night.

Home Drogheda we drew but where the superior team

Away to Derry City we where outplayed totally in the first half and early part of the 2nd. But in the last 25 minutes we had the best of the exchanges and when we scored our first, Derry City went into hiding.

Home to Derry, we deserved our win, we where the best team of the two.

Against Cork, we where terrible, very bad as bad as I can remember playing. But we won and that's what this sports about.