Live First Division game on RTE

[Schumi]

No great surprise to see a UCD fan asserting the supremacy of the coin-toss over sensible considerations such as capacity, spectacle, fit for purpose etc when determining where big games should be played.....

And no surprise to see a Northerner wanting the rules changed to suit themselves. If you drew Manchester United in Europe would you move your home leg to Old Trafford to make more money and have a better spectacle?

[Réiteoir]

In that case the league cup final should have been at Dalymount surely.

That's what Setanta led us to believe when they requested we move games in the League to facilitate TV coverage for them earlier in this season (which we did - despite taking a hit on attendance figures) - something along the lines of:

"Ah lads, we love coming to Dalymount as it's so good for us to cover games at - ground is perfect for broadcasting from. Move these matches and we'll basically guarantee you'll have the League Cup Final at Dalymount should you get there this season..."

RRS by the TV lot...

[Sam_Heggy]

At least 6,000 when we can use the standing areas

How much of this 6,000 capacity is the standng area behind that bus shelter of yers in the terraced end?

As for the viewing of the game, at least you are close enough to the pitch at FP, to make out the players.

Anywhoo, If its in Ballybofey, Derry or Cobh, the home team won the draw/ coin toss, so this sh!te aint goin to change a thing.

[kev mcq]

At least 6,000 when we can use the standing areas (i.e. not Europe). It used to be as high as 8,000, but since we put seats into the old Jungle this will have dropped. Someone else may have a better idea of the current official capacity currently, but we had at least 6,000 at last year's League Cup Final versus Shelbourne.



At least 20% less than the Brandywell would hold, and we should sell-out a single-legged play-off between us, so less income for both clubs if it was held at Finn Park.

Were there not less than 5,000 at the sell-out Cup game between us in Finn Park last month ? If so - where is the extra capacity you're now talking about going to come from?

As for the Brandywell looking 'cack' on TV.....?!? Aye - cuz Finn Harps looks like the Field of Dreams......

Well the thing about Finn Park is that on tv you can see the crowd in the stand as well as behind the goals, especially the town end, which has been packed for the last nuber of games. In he Brandywell, you can not see any of the crowd because they are so far from the pitch, so I honestly think Finn Park looks better if anyhting

[fbtn]

So your biggest game of the year crowd-wise, and you still couldn't sell it out ? But you still think Finn Park would have a bigger crowd for a one-legged play-off than the Brandywell...?

P.S. Subtle clue as to why I wasn't there. Look at the top right-hand side of every single post I make....

Where did I say that we'd have a bigger crowd in Finn Park than if the match was played at the Brandywell? Subtle clue - I didn't.

Take your time reading it this time...... There would be well over 5000 in Finn Park for it is what I said.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Ok Harps and Derry fans neither of your grounds is so crap that it couldn't be hidden by a capacity crowd.. satisfied?

[Sam_Heggy]

Ok Harps and Derry fans neither of your grounds is so crap that it couldn't be hidden by a capacity crowd.. satisfied?

yup

[CollegeTillIDie]

Well stuff the joint wherever the playoff is held

[dcfcsteve]

Ok Harps and Derry fans neither of your grounds is so crap that it couldn't be hidden by a capacity crowd.. satisfied?

Deal !

You free to start on that Middle East issue at some point....?

[dortie]

Are you coming out with this crap again? If Harps win the coin toss it wouldn't be wrong to have the game at Finn Park, regardless of which venue is better.

No odds to me where it is, we will beat them as usual, can someone come up with the statistics, dont think there is any derby in the world with the win stats we have over Harps, almost guinness book of records stuff if you ask me.

[fbtn]

...... if you ask me.

THERE!

That is the important bit right there

[onephillyhughes]

No odds to me where it is, we will beat them as usual, can someone come up with the statistics, dont think there is any derby in the world with the win stats we have over Harps, almost guinness book of records stuff if you ask me.

Someone do this, I wasn't aware of this

[cheifo]

Our day will come......soon.

[Dodge]

Proper derbies are more than 25 years old

[Sam_Heggy]

Proper derbies are more than 25 years old

ooooohhhhh touchy Our derby is more than 25 years, just not always in the LOI
TBH, we never liked them, so that counts.

[fbtn]

Proper derbies are more than 25 years old

Source?

[AidoP]

Sure lets just play it in Croker. That way then there will be at least one decent soccer game that will have been played there this year

[dortie]

Proper derbies are more than 25 years old

Do Pats have one ? Would love to go to that

[dcfcsteve]

No odds to me where it is, we will beat them as usual, can someone come up with the statistics, dont think there is any derby in the world with the win stats we have over Harps, almost guinness book of records stuff if you ask me.

It's only one defeat in c. 43 or 44 competitive games. That's right - we've only lost to Harps once in 22 years - feck knows how they even managed that win - and we play them pretty much every year thanks to the League Cup. I doubt there is any other win statistic in the league for regular competitiors that comes close to that.

Proper derbies are more than 25 years old

I'll be generous and accept your completely arbitrary and nonesensical view here Dodge, as we have only 3 more years to go before we get anointed by your good self. I'm looking forward to the year 2027 when Rovers are in Tallaght and you poor ignored souls can finally have a proper west/south-west Dublin derby for yourselves.....

[harpskid]

It's only one defeat in c. 43 or 44 competitive games. That's right - we've only lost to Harps once in 22 years - feck knows how they even managed that win - and we play them pretty much every year thanks to the League Cup. I doubt there is any other win statistic in the league for regular competitiors that comes close to that.

While our record against Derry is abysmal, at least get the facts right Steve - 'one defeat in c. 43 or 44 competitive games.' even you should know that we've won more than one...