QuoteIs that not the final weekend of the league?Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
For what it's worth the 18th November is mentioned here...
Is that not the final weekend of the league?
low lie the fields of Bishopstown......
No, that's the week before. Nevertheless I'd say your man is just foolishly presuming that things would be done right.
No, that's the 11th
No I wouldn't, that's why I said recent, and probably why it stood out for me more. You did have a dig on the Bohs shirts issue too though remember.
'Disaster' is a way over the top word and what other way could we look at it only having a dig?
We would never have had 2000 at the match.
Building works, the timing of which was beyond the club's control bear in mind, and the H&S guy, put a cap of 1240 on proceedings. That put everyone into a panic about getting tickets, an unnecessary panic as it turned out, but not without just cause. We had 3000 against ye first match of the season, and 1500-odd more recently.
Waterford were forced to make a best guess at home attendance, gave ye what seemed to be a generous allocation based on percentages, more when the local take-up started to look slow, and more again when it became apparent that it was pathetic. What more did you want the club to do?
This last tranche was largely returned, fair enough for some it might have been too late, but not for the vast numbers of Cork fans you seem to be suggesting would have attended with more notice. For the attendance to have been anywhere near 2000 at least half the crowd would have had to be Cork fans (being generous to our sunshiners) and are you really telling me that over 600 of them said, 'nah, it's too late now, I'm not going'?
The home support was p!ss-poor, but that's not a 'disaster', it's just sad, and it's indicative of the way the last couple of seasons have gone. It's got nothing got to do with the organisation for this match.
Last edited by stann; 24/09/2007 at 9:49 PM.
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Thats what i am saying, if there was more notice then there would have been more Cork fans. Stann, there would easily have been more Cork fan there. I was speaking to guys on Friday would i know for definite would have travelled but the conversation ended with them saying theres no point if you're not even in with a chance of getting a ticket and its on telly anyway.
If City fans knew they would get tickets throughout the week then you would have moved the rest of them. Surely someone could have seen that.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
And if I knew Saturday's Lotto numbers last week I'd be a millionaire.
I know there would have been more Cork fans there had they had more notice, but not nearly enough to make the attendance 2000, and I'm maintaining not even enough to have brought it up to the 1240 that was in reality all it could have been no matter who wanted to go.
But hindsight is 20:20. Hanging on to some tickets in the week of the game to see if the home fans would take them up is hardly a 'disaster', or 'brutal organisation', is my point.
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Alright, we'll agree to disagree.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Over on ccfcforum.com, one of the lads said he rang the FAI yesterday regarding the date of the final and nobody could give him an answer.
However the secretary told him that she thought it was (and i quote)
"sometime next May"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great to see incompetency runs right throughout the FAI
low lie the fields of Bishopstown......
from todays indo
WITH no final venue and no confirmed date, the FAI Ford Cup is in chaos.
FAI chiefs are hastily trying to defuse the extraordinary crisis which is threatening to hold the Blue Riband event of domestic soccer up for ridicule.
The FAI had targeted the RDS on November 25 for the final but no contracts have been signed with the Royal Dublin Society -- eight weeks before the due date.
When asked if the RDS was still available on November 25, a spokesperson said: "We are in negotiations with the FAI and cannot make any further comment."
Closed ranks
Likewise, the FAI has hastily closed its ranks on the final impasse.
"There is a bit of work to be done before we can confirm Cup final arrangements," said a spokesperson.
It's understood the FAI are stymied by the UB40 concert at the RDS on Monday, November 26.
They are now looking at staging the final a week later, on Sunday, December 2 with the RDS still the preferred choice of venue.
The use of Dalymount Park, or even Turner's Cross -- strong Ford connections there -- as alternative final venues is complicated as both Bohemians and Cork City are in the semi-finals.
Ironically, switching the final from November 25 could appease the sponsors, Ford, as it would mean avoiding a direct clash with the World Cup qualifying draw in Durban that day. But a week's delay would force the two finalists to stump up an extra week's wages for players and staff -- an issue which would not be taken lightly.
Possibility
Cork City joined Bohs, UCD and Longford Town in the last four of the competition after their replay defeat of Waterford United on Tuesday night, thus fuelling the mouth-watering possibility of a repeat of the 1992 final between City and Bohs, or Bohs v Longford in 2001.
While the draw for semi-finals has to be finalised both ties will take place on Friday, October 26 and Sunday, October 28, respectively. Both will be televised live on RTE.
What a load of typically confused and negative balls from the Indo. It's a massive ****-up on behalf of the FAI (fetch the smelling salts) but it's hardly the end of the world, particularly the Dalymount/Turner's Cross scenario. Finals have been hosted by participating clubs in the past decade, and indeed such is current policy for the League Cup final. As for the FAI Cup final clashing with the World Cup draw...!
A leading authority on League of Ireland football since 2003. You're probably wrong.
The UB40 gig is in the Main Hall, not the Stadium and its the day after - i can't for the life of me see why it would be a problem; it's not as if they could be using the venue the day before either, since they're in Belfast on the Sunday. This smells a bit.
A patriot is someone who knows how to hate his country properly.
I heard reliably that the actual reason for the **** up here is because the draw for the WC Qualifiers falls on the same day as the Cup Final and there will be a number of FAI 'suits' over for the (p!ss up) ehrm, draw.
So effectively for the sake of a few administrators, who probably only go to the one game a year anyway, everybody else has to suffer.
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If true, and I would well believe it, that's a disgrace !!!I heard reliably that the actual reason for the **** up here is because the draw for the WC Qualifiers falls on the same day as the Cup Final and there will be a number of FAI 'suits' over for the (p!ss up) ehrm, draw.
So effectively for the sake of a few administrators, who probably only go to the one game a year anyway, everybody else has to suffer.
Bohs Will Be Back!!!
anyone who doubts the complimentary extravagance of a Sepp Blatter gala bash - and the corresponding willingness of the world's football administrators to indulge themselves - should read the extraordinary exposé "Foul" by Andrew Jennings.
The Football Association of Ireland is pleased to announce that the 2007 FAI Ford Cup Final will take place at the RDS on Sunday, December 2.
The venue will have a capacity of 18,000 of which 16,500 are seated and the game will be screened live by RTE with the kick-off time to be announced at a later date.
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"It's time for the FAI to grow up." John O'Donoghue, Minister for Sport, RTE , Sunday 7 Nov 2004
Joke. What's wrong with the 18th? Cup Final in December is ridiculous especially as it will be 3 weeks after the league finishes.
And they dont even have a kick off time? Oh dear.
KOH
Are they going to pay players wages for the extra 2 weeks?
I can see some clubs wanting to lose Cup Semi's so they dont have to incur further unnecessary costs!!
Bohs Will Be Back!!!
Roll up roll up to the circus FAI.
They clearly forgot to book it having been too busy worrying about the monumental ****up.....ahem senior international trip to Czeck and Slovak republics.
Wales v Ireland on the 17th so they'll all be on another junket
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