FAI Cup 2018

**total hoofball** · 11/09/2018, 6:01 PM

Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado

RTÉ usually like to have a double header of live Semi-final matches on the Sunday iirc

It was always normally one semi-final on the Friday night and the other on the following Sunday afternoon until 2012 when the first double-header was on a Sunday afternoon. 2015 and 2017 reverted to previous scheduling

2012 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2013 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2014 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2015 - Friday night/Sunday afternoon
2016 - Double-header on the Sunday afternoon
2017 - Friday night/Sunday afternoon

**EatYerGreens** · 11/09/2018, 7:42 PM

Originally Posted by Candystripe

Dundalk v Cork would attract the biggest crowd followed by Dundalk v Derry then Dundalk v Bohs.

Cork have bene the best supported team in the league for a while now, so they'd be one half of pretty much every permutation for a best supported final.

I'd therefore pout it at :

1) Cork v Dundalk
2) Cork v Derry
3) Cork v Bohs
4) Dundalk v Derry
5) Dundalk v Bohs

**oriel** · 11/09/2018, 10:58 PM

Cork have absolutely the best league support for any club in all of Ireland, and their averages back this up over the past few seasons.

I’m not sure this is transferred to cup finals though, I think Dundalk sold more tickets in two of the last 3 finals. In saying that most of these finals were modest attendances, 25k or so, we really should be getting 30k. Tickets start at a tenner. No excuses from any fan really from any club.

I’d disagree btw with the Dundalk v Bohs suggestion, that could easily be one of the bigger attended potential finals.

**Louth4sam** · 12/09/2018, 6:49 AM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

Cork have bene the best supported team in the league for a while now, so they'd be one half of pretty much every permutation for a best supported final.

I'd therefore pout it at :

1) Cork v Dundalk
2) Cork v Derry
3) Cork v Bohs
4) Dundalk v Derry
5) Dundalk v Bohs

Dundalk massively outnumbered Cork over past three finals. It's a lot easier for a casual fan or a day tripper to nip an hour up the road to a game than across country.

**Ezeikial** · 12/09/2018, 6:50 AM

This is a 'made for foot.ie' topic. Hypothetical situation that people can argue furiously over, yet can never be proven

**Poor Student** · 12/09/2018, 7:16 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

This is a 'made for foot.ie' topic. Hypothetical situation that people can argue furiously over, yet can never be proven

Welcome to the internet discussion forum, Ezeikial.

**Kingswood Rover** · 12/09/2018, 8:01 AM

Potentially the first final in years for Bohs they may bring more fans than either Dundalk or Cork.

**Real ale Madrid** · 12/09/2018, 8:04 AM

Originally Posted by Louth4sam

Dundalk massively outnumbered Cork over past three finals. It's a lot easier for a casual fan or a day tripper to nip an hour up the road to a game than across country.

What is your definition of massively outnumbered because I'd have said the last 2 finals were pretty much 50/50. Dundalk had more in 2015 for sure.

**oriel** · 12/09/2018, 8:26 AM

Originally Posted by Kingswood Rover

Potentially the first final in years for Bohs they may bring more fans than either Dundalk or Cork.

I wouldn't rule that out, you could be right, but Bohs have probably the hardest route to get there, tough away game to Derry and then up against the cup holders if they make it, albeit at home, its possible though.

Good point made by DFC fan above on distance, its 50 mins to the Tunnel exit from Dundalk, and you can see the Aviva once you get to the Port, 3 hours from Cork.

**Straightstory** · 12/09/2018, 9:58 AM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

This is a 'made for foot.ie' topic. Hypothetical situation that people can argue furiously over, yet can never be proven

Well, if it is a Bohs v Dundalk final, we can then compare attendance with those of recent Dundalk v Cork finals. Bohs v Dundalk obviously hypothetical at the moment - but not completely unlikely.

**Ezeikial** · 12/09/2018, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

Welcome to the internet discussion forum, Ezeikial.

Thanks Poor Student - that's the first welcome I have received here in almost 10 years

**holidaysong** · 12/09/2018, 2:10 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Thanks Poor Student - that's the first welcome I have received here in almost 10 years

Blow in.

**micls** · 12/09/2018, 6:07 PM

I think the final last year was close to 50/50 in the end? I wasn't there the previous year. If we make it again, we're probably looking at 10k ish from here. I'd imagine Derry would match that? Given the season overall has been disappointing so it'd be a big day out? Not sure about Bohs, would they have that amount of casual/daytruppers? Obviously easier to get there when you're in Dublin and a different team could get some more neutrals potentially.

**Martinho II** · 12/09/2018, 6:50 PM

tbh if bohs make it i would be confident they would have a huge fanbase. they havent got to a fai cup final since pat fenlons side in 08 which I attended.

**marinobohs** · 13/09/2018, 8:44 AM

Originally Posted by micls

I think the final last year was close to 50/50 in the end? I wasn't there the previous year. If we make it again, we're probably looking at 10k ish from here. I'd imagine Derry would match that? Given the season overall has been disappointing so it'd be a big day out? Not sure about Bohs, would they have that amount of casual/daytruppers? Obviously easier to get there when you're in Dublin and a different team could get some more neutrals potentially.

A cork fan talking about 'casual/daytrupper' support

just wow.

**Poor Student** · 13/09/2018, 9:09 AM

It's always going to be easier for a non-Dublin club to draw a bigger crowd of day trippers as the likes of Cork and Derry can encapsulate an entire urban identity if not even a county wide identity whereas Bohs would not have the same broad regional appeal.

**bohsmug** · 13/09/2018, 10:18 AM

In fairness, I think micls was asking do we have casual/daytripper support. And the truth is for the most part we don't. Not to the extent of provincial clubs anyway. There was about 5,000 Bohs fans at our last cup final. Much higher than our home gates but not enough to make a dent in Lansdowne. But it's hard to tell. The club has received more positive news coverage in the last few years than it would normally so hopefully that could result in more people having a soft association with the club and coming out for a big day.

Hopefully Bohs get there and we'll all have the opportunity to find out the answer

**micls** · 13/09/2018, 12:06 PM

Yeah, that wasn't an insult at all. We have a huge daytripper support. It's great. The more the better. It was a question rather than an insult! The "Great Cork Sporting Public" love a bandwagon.

**dundalkfc10** · 13/09/2018, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Yeah, that wasn't an insult at all. We have a huge daytripper support. It's great. The more the better. It was a question rather than an insult! The "Great Cork Sporting Public" love a bandwagon.

Same as Dundalk and unfortantley due to a **** up by our club about 1/2 of the 300 odd tickets Cork have given us for next week has ended up in the hands of bandwagoners.

Have a home end ticket myself so not too worried

**micls** · 13/09/2018, 5:43 PM

Originally Posted by dundalkfc10

Same as Dundalk and unfortantley due to a **** up by our club about 1/2 of the 300 odd tickets Cork have given us for next week has ended up in the hands of bandwagoners.

Have a home end ticket myself so not too worried

How'd that happen?

Seen the drama about the 300 allocation. Think it's a bit over the top, 300 seems reasonable enough to me, that'd be what ye usually bring. But, if half have gone to non regulars I can understand the frustration.

To be honest, I'd be surprised if it sells out. The league is done as far as most city fans are concerned, I can't imagine there being the buzz about it that there should have been, had we done the job against Sligo.