FAI Cup

**superfrank** · 10/10/2007, 8:32 PM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Cark longford final would be best final for a host of reasons.

KOH

They being?

**Macy** · 10/10/2007, 9:18 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Heated balls indeed.....

Does every FAI Cup thread have to bring up the blazers trip to Sun City?

**Sam_Heggy** · 10/10/2007, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Does every FAI Cup thread have to bring up the blazers trip to Sun City?

Yup, why you ask?
I hope Delaney gets a really bad sun burn too

**pineapple stu** · 10/10/2007, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Am I missing something, or is it not inevitable that if UCD get knocked out that Longford will be in the final......?

You are missing something. As usual, it's sarcasm...

**pateen** · 11/10/2007, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by superfrank

They being?

Cork for one will bring bigger support that Bohs.
Longford have brought a decent crould to their prevous cup final meetings and I think they would for this game too.
Think thats the main reason

**dcfcsteve** · 11/10/2007, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

You are missing something. As usual, it's sarcasm...

No - it was just a very poor attempt at humour. That's not sarcasm.....

**dcfcsteve** · 11/10/2007, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by pateen

Cork for one will bring bigger support that Bohs.
Longford have brought a decent crould to their prevous cup final meetings and I think they would for this game too.
Think thats the main reason

You're probably right that Cork- Longford would have the biggest crowd.

I'm not sure how many fans Longford could magic-up thoguh. They would doubtless get bandwagoners out, but there has been a clear downward trend in the level of interest in the club locally over the last few seasons.

I doubt Cork v Longford would be much of a spectacle - though the Town might lift their game for the occassion and prove me wrong. Am I the only one who would suspect UCD would be difficult to watch in a final ?

**superfrank** · 11/10/2007, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by pateen

Cork for one will bring bigger support that Bohs.

You really think that more fans will trek up from Cork?

How?

Bohs are from Dublin. It'd be cheaper and quicker to get to the RDS from Phibsboro than from Cork. And we all know clubs fanbases swell when they reach a cup final.

**Bald Student** · 11/10/2007, 2:05 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Am I the only one who would suspect UCD would be difficult to watch in a final ?

The grass in the RDS is kept very long for the rugby so it should suit us.

**dcfcsteve** · 11/10/2007, 2:32 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Bohs are from Dublin. It'd be cheaper and quicker to get to the RDS from Phibsboro than from Cork. And we all know clubs fanbases swell when they reach a cup final.

All the above didn't do much for Pats in last year's game.....

Cork had 13-15,000 at the 2005 final. Bohs definitely would not bring that many to any game. Dublin club's just don't have the local identity and goodwill to tap into for these big occassions. Cork has a whole city that can identify with them and that will turn out for the big events.

**superfrank** · 11/10/2007, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

All the above didn't do much for Pats in last year's game.....

Pats had about 4,000 (at least) at last years. With all due respect to Pats, I'd imagine Bohs would get more fans than that.

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Cork had 13-15,000 at the 2005 final. Bohs definitely would not bring that many to any game. Dublin club's just don't have the local identity and goodwill to tap into for these big occassions. Cork has a whole city that can identify with them and that will turn out for the big events.

That was also when Cork were the best team in the country and a lot of their fans believed their own hype. I honestly doubt they'd bring that much again. But hey if I'm wrong, I'm not bothered. It'd be a good turnout for a cup final.

**pineapple stu** · 11/10/2007, 7:32 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

No - it was just a very poor attempt at humour. That's not sarcasm.....

Now, the day you act as the barometer of humour on foot.ie...!

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Am I the only one who would suspect UCD would be difficult to watch in a final ?

Probably. It certainly couldn't be much worse than the drivel served up by Derry and (probably more so) Bohs on Tuesday.

Was talking to someone there at a stag during the week - never met him before, but as I was coming direct from a UCD match, the subject came up. He said he'd only watched one of the live eL games this season, which happened to by our win in Drogheda. He noted that he was actually very impressed with the way we played that night. Setanta have been waxing lyrical (almost to a patronising degree) about how well we've performed in our three live games to date - away to Rovers, Pat's and Drogs.

So I would imagine (certainly hope) that your fears are unfounded. Certainly appears to be no point singling us out over anyone else.

**michaelguineys** · 11/10/2007, 7:52 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Pats had about 4,000 (at least) at last years. With all due respect to Pats, I'd imagine Bohs would get more fans than that.

That was also when Cork were the best team in the country and a lot of their fans believed their own hype. I honestly doubt they'd bring that much again. But hey if I'm wrong, I'm not bothered. It'd be a good turnout for a cup final.

I think we would bring that many.
We are still one of the best teams in the country and the sunshiners always come out for the big occasions.
If we get to the final, i could definitely see us bringing 15,000 again