Cup Final Match Thread

**micls** · 05/12/2007, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by wexfordned

According to Mick Wallace in the local paper Dolan has been offered
a minimum of €200,000 + expenses per year to take Cork job. New owners willing to allow him to continue with setanta if he feels he can do both jobs

Not a clue about the figures but the rumoured job he was offered was director of football not manager.

**dcfcsteve** · 05/12/2007, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Not a clue about the figures but the rumoured job he was offered was director of football not manager.

�200,000 plus extras for any job in Irish football - bar building a brand new stadium single-handedly - is just crazy.....!

**micls** · 05/12/2007, 4:40 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

�200,000 plus extras for any job in Irish football - bar building a brand new stadium single-handedly - is just crazy.....!

Id agree. But as I said, I dunno what the figures are. Seems inflated.

**sonofstan** · 05/12/2007, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Seems inflated.

Much like Dolan used to.

**TonyD** · 05/12/2007, 8:41 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

That's a sensible suggestion, and very different from criticising the FAI for not having it 7 days earlier because of the weather, which is what a lot of people have been doing.

In 2003 it was the October bank holiday weekend(Pats v Longford) After Pats defeat the arse just fell out of the rest of our season (and there were lots of complaints at the time if I remember about the showpiece game not being at the end of the season. So I've some sympathy with the FAI on this one

)

The June or August Bank Holiday might be a better solution, have the cup nearer the start of the season. That would mean theres too much of the season left to just peter out aimlessly for the losers (mind you, it also takes away the consolation of a good cup run for teams struggling in the league after mid season.) There's no easy answer really.

**sonofstan** · 05/12/2007, 9:58 PM

I agree it should be at the end of the season, but a cup final a week or two before the end of the league campaign wouldn't have any material effect on anything much and there would at least be the chance of halfway decent weather in mid- october. The league cup should be over by July and should probably start a week or two before the league proper

**dcfcsteve** · 06/12/2007, 1:05 AM

Originally Posted by TonyD

In 2003 it was the October bank holiday weekend(Pats v Longford) After Pats defeat the arse just fell out of the rest of our season (and there were lots of complaints at the time if I remember about the showpiece game not being at the end of the season. So I've some sympathy with the FAI on this one

)

The June or August Bank Holiday might be a better solution, have the cup nearer the start of the season. That would mean theres too much of the season left to just peter out aimlessly for the losers (mind you, it also takes away the consolation of a good cup run for teams struggling in the league after mid season.) There's no easy answer really.

The suggestion was to shunt the league forward into February - enabling the Cup Final to be both at the end of the season and at a genuinely earlier time (e.g. late October/Early November).

A February start would also help teams with their match readiness for the Setanta Cup. If February is good enough weather-wise for the Setanta tournament, why not the Eircom League ?

**CollegeTillIDie** · 08/12/2007, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

The suggestion was to shunt the league forward into February - enabling the Cup Final to be both at the end of the season and at a genuinely earlier time (e.g. late October/Early November).

A February start would also help teams with their match readiness for the Setanta Cup. If February is good enough weather-wise for the Setanta tournament, why not the Eircom League ?

Very wise Ob1