Setanta Cup Final

[lofty9]

Its just like watching Wimbledon (the old football team)

[carrickharp]

1-1

[Erstwhile Bóz]

Tony Grant scores. On as a sub.

Very much a day for the bald so far in Windsor Park, from the shiny babybum pates of both managers to the receding buzzcuts of both scorers.

[carrickharp]

1-1 Full time extra time to be played.

[Jerry The Saint]

When it comes to us there are no neutrals on this MB.

Is it true that if its a draw after 90 minutes that St Pats will get the trophy?

1-1 Full time extra time to be played.

Dolan has agreed to drop the trophy off in Inchicore on his way home. Nice one.

[carrickharp]

Penaltys.....

[Erstwhile Bóz]

Oooooh. One save each now after four pennos. All square.

Drogs win.

[carrickharp]

Great chance now.....

[Olander]

Yessssss

[carrickharp]

Drogs win 4-3

[Saint MacDara]

Drogheda are a determined side,fair play to them,but they still have problems in goal scoring department.They could have easily whacked in 3 and finished off a poor Linfield side (even by their standards) instead they risked all their hard work by going to penalties.

[LeviathanNI]

Just home, and don't mind saying I am gutted.. completely gutted. Fair play to the Drogs lads, the competition on the pitch was nearly as good as the competition on the stands .. you are a credit to your club, and provided you let us win, are welcome back anytime.

All the best lads, and see you next year...






*******s

[pineapple stu]

Our tickets are selling very well and only a handful left i believe.

How did you work this out? Ground looked only half full.

Edit - also, what was Chris Coleman doing giving half-time analysis? Very random! Unless they had Sanchez lined up, but he became suddenly otherwise engaged!

[Fortuna1886]

How did you work this out? Ground looked only half full.

Edit - also, what was Chris Coleman doing giving half-time analysis? Very random! Unless they had Sanchez lined up, but he became suddenly otherwise engaged!

The 2 stands allocated to Linfield where very full.

Quite a few pics from today at www.southstandsays.co.uk/gallery

[Erstwhile Bóz]

How did you work this out? Ground looked only half full.

Edit - also, what was Chris Coleman doing giving half-time analysis? Very random! Unless they had Sanchez lined up, but he became suddenly otherwise engaged!

That was embarrassingly class when they basically asked him on air to take the IFA manager's job. He said it should be an IFA man.

[pineapple stu]

The 2 stands allocated to Linfield where very full.

Quite a few pics from today at www.southstandsays.co.uk/gallery

But the ground was half empty. Why were the clubs allocated only half the ground's capacity? Especially if, according to the original post, tickets were close to selling out a couple of days in advance?

[superfrank]

But the ground was half empty. Why were the clubs allocated only half the ground's capacity? Especially if, according to the original post, tickets were close to selling out a couple of days in advance?

There is that one stand that's been deemed a fire hazard. That'd explain some of it. Maybe it was just Linfield's allocation that was close to selling out. The stand with the Drogs fans was far from full.

[Schumi]

But the ground was half empty.

Didn't look half empty to me. The stand the Drogheda fans were in was about 35% full, the two Linfield stands were close to full and the fourth stand is tiny and never used as far as I know. I don't know the various capacities but I'd be surprised if the ground was much less than 70% full.

[ger121]

The Indo's report said the attendance was 7700. Does that sound about right? How many did Drogs bring with them?

[oriel]

Well done to the drogs, a fantastic achievement considering their huge injury problems not to mention playing in linfields back yard. I thought they were brilliant in the first half and overall deserved to win. Also fair play to the drogs support, i`ve been critical in the past of the towns luke warm support but last night it looked great, a real family day out and must have been 1,500 up.

So much as it pains me to say (again) congratulations to a great performance and to a very good side.

Also David Jeffrey came across very well on tv, vert dignified in defeat.

Ps david/steve bruce/other lfc fans - could he not have got an up to date training top - the one he wore had 'ifa cup final 2007 v dungannon' on the front !