HA ! As bad as or cup history is, i believe we stand better than your own club! Care to tell me your cup history?Originally Posted by Allstar
It's a daft uidea taking the final out of Dublin.
It should only be considered if it's a pairing of two teams geographically far form Dublin yet close to each other : e.g City v Harps, Sligo v Galway etc.
Thomond Park would be damaging to the Final as a location, unless it involved two teams from Munster.
GUFC have been in 2 FAI Cup Finals and 3 League Cup Finals in the last three decades.Galway in a final?? I'll see pigs fly first id say!!!
Nobody knows us, we don't care
No Dodge, JC agreed with your opinion and i didn't.
I dont care who mentioned rail, because i already said that the majority of fans would travel via hired coach. Of course you can pick the most protracted route to somewhere and hold that up as a point against, but i'll discredit it and tell you that no one picks a route to complete a journey that is the longest path/hardest path, Dykstra would turn in his grave if you did.I never mentioned rail, kingdom did. As the only Limerick man to post on this, have a read of osarusan' post. Might be too sensible for most here though
I was on about Thomand Park ..... not the moon. Its a small island Dodge with every place being fairly accessible, no journey is insurmountable. Ye are clutching at straws in my opinion.
No again, you can name loads of reasons and i'd argue aganist it if the point doesn't hold up, and to date i haven't seen a point that does. What are these other reasons you mention. Are you afraid of change Dodge, is that the real reason behind this?There are plenty of reasons for having it in Dublin, and as far as I can see the only reason to not have it in Dublin is, eh, to not have it in Dublin.
Do me a favour, answer this ...Why should it be outside of Dublin?Why shouldn't it be in Limerick?
Last edited by A face; 07/07/2008 at 9:51 AM.
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.
Why so? seriously why so.
I would have thought having it is a world class stadium would be far better than that crumbly kip that is the RDS.
I dont see anyone arguing against that funnily enough? Why? Because you wouldn't have a leg to stand on, Thomond Park WILL BE the best stadium for the final at that time. It SHOULD be held there if possible.
It is a brand new stadium, with brilliant stands and facilities.
It will have the most up to date media facilities.
It is serviced by an airport, train station and good roads that have never posed a problem in the past.
It is a ground that is well used to holding events of this size over the last 10 years or so.
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.
I'll go if it's in Dublin, but I won't be travelling an hour and a half if the Blues aren't in it. I'd imagine that many other neutrals will be in the same position.
Foot.ie's entire existence is predicated on the average idiot's inability to ignore other idiots
I think Thomond is a viable option as only in Ireland would thew RDS be considered a good facility. Three uncovered temporary stands in November.
I am not even sure if attendance would be any worse for two Dublin clubs as numbers will be low for the RDS anyway.
Latest pictures of Thomond
Thats my point, there would be very few people attend a game if their club isn't in it. There could be 2,368 clubs in Dublin and there still will only be two clubs in the final, unless they change the rules beforehand.
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.
Name them. What are they?
Thomond Park is a good stadium, granted, but it's not the only option.
The only reason I can see is to give fans outside Dublin a chance to have a cup final in their area.
and that's why God created the Munster Senior Cup
Kom Igen, FCK...
Honest to god, the inferiority complex from the Langers on here is embarrassing.
Where else? Can you name possible grounds
Ah no, what about having it in a World Class Stadium? Is that not enough reason. Sheeze people who are saying 'Dublin or nothing' aren't giving us much reason to credit them with a response.The only reason I can see is to give fans outside Dublin a chance to have a cup final in their area.
No, not the MSC anymore .... its the CCFCSC, its our cup ... we just let others have it every now and again.
That would be superiority complex, you know how it works dont you .... it better therefore its superior. You should have paid more attention in school instead of just looking out the window.
Still no valid credible plausible reason to have it anywhere other than Thomond.
Why Dublin? I dunno do you have to say it out load over and over to yourself or what but some people need to put in an extra special effort on this one. When you are asked a question ...... what comes next ...... come on ..... you can do it, i know you can .... i have great faith in you ..... what comes next .... YES, the answer. We'll give it a go shall we?
Why Dublin? Why not somewhere better .... like Thomond?
Last edited by A face; 07/07/2008 at 1:53 PM.
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.
I have changed my mind. The cost of staging a final in Limerick with Dublin teams would be prohibitive as would need to supply Sat Nav to all those traveling.
Or they could stick the ball up their jumper saying 'its my ball and i'm not playing' and none of them leave the pale. Talk about not getting outside your comfort zone, and to be fair, with that in mind it could be a great learning experience for the Dubs
"Anto, wha daya meaon wez goin fur-thar? My mate Deco sez da if yez go too far down da Naaser [dual carriageway] da yez fall aff de edge of da worald n'all. He sez da his mate Grego, Stevo, Trevo and Sparrow went out dar woune and wear never seen again"
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.
We could all call a truce and hold the final in Lissywoolen.
Perfect for Thomond Park?
It'd only make sense if at least one of the clubs is from Munster, otherwise it's a stupid idea. Unless it's all been lies about public transport links in the west the whole time - no need for a western rail corridor, no need for a western motorway etc etc.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
There are a lot more uncovered spots in Thomond than the RDS.I think Thomond is a viable option as only in Ireland would thew RDS be considered a good facility. Three uncovered temporary stands in November.
The two stadia are of similar size and facilities. It'd be nice for me if the game was held in the one I can walk to from home but I didn't go last year and probably won't go this year so i won't get myself worked up about it.
Nonsense, look at the map, Galway Waterford, Athlone, Longford, Kildare, all the Dublin clubs can all get to it grand, Sligo, Harps and Derry would have a bit further to go but worth it for a World Class Stadium
No there isn't, last year we got soaked. Ask any of us that were there last year do we want to have the same again this year. We want to go to a proper stadium, like Thomond this year.
No they're not ....The two stadia are of similar size and facilities.
Thomond -> 26,000 - 17,000 seated and covered
Royal Dublin Society -> 18,000 -> all seater, 8050 covered
Thomond has two terraces at each goal as well, which is great for a cup final.
Exactly my point, why are Dublin fans getting worked up when there is only a chance of two clubs getting there. The rest wont bother, same as last year.It'd be nice for me if the game was held in the one I can walk to from home but I didn't go last year and probably won't go this year so i won't get myself worked up about it.
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.
There's a roof on the 2 main stands in the RDS now* and whether you get soaked in the goal end stands with no roof depends entirely on whether it rains. It's not in any way logical to say that you got soaked at a match in Dublin so therefore the uncovered terrace in Limerick will be much better.
Also, the RDS has 2 small terraces which the FAI had closed on the day of the FAI Cup. I presume this was to make the place look fuller but that's only a guess.
*When I say 'now' I mean after the horse show when the stand is put back up.
I'm telling you now, it's alot easier to get from Longford and Athlone to Dublin than it is to get to Limerick (and I know people that would've commutted weekly to Limerick from Longford). I can't believe the quality of the stadium would make it worth the hassle for Sligo, Harps or Derry either.
Like it or not, every club's fan base at cup finals is bolstered by part timers - why would you make it harder for these people to go to the match? Why would it be better to have it in a better, but even emptier stadium? The overriding factor is ease of access, not quality of stadium. Biggest problem for the cup final is the timing, not the stadium.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
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