FAI Junior Cup 2008/09

**smellyfeet** · 20/08/2008, 1:48 PM

Anyone know when this starts. I was also wondering if any of you heard anything about Teams being seeded this year.

**duffbeer** · 21/08/2008, 6:58 AM

It was proposed that the top five teams that finished from certain leagues highest divisions would go to round 3 I believe. However, although it makes some sense, what about last seasons last sixteen or eight? They should be given the same reward.

Last year was one of the most open competitions and hopefully this season its the same.

Very few of the usual suspects got very far with the exception of Killester and Carrick - that should give every club the onus to enter this year and have a crack at it.

**keith.henn** · 01/09/2008, 10:20 PM

the draw for last years junior cup was held in the first week of september. should know your fate soon enough. there are only 13 clubs from the sligo/leitrim league entering this years competition. the best side in sligo(abbey utd) foldedthis year. they used to be knocking about at the last eight stage in recent seasons

**duffbeer** · 02/09/2008, 7:03 AM

The draw is this evening. Abbey folded?; very surprised, between them and manor rangers - they were the number 1 side in that region.

It'll be an interesting competition this season.

With the likes of Redcastle and Moville making some noticable progress last season, with Waterford being as strong as ever and Limerick still not at the races, not to mention the levelling of progress from allot of dublin teams other than the usuals - it should be good.

Sherrif YC are favourites to win premier A this season with a close run from Killester, Sherrif United, WFTA and maybe St kevins. Portmarnock seem to be struggling as too are Ballymun if but only in comparison to the previous teams mentioned.

How have the likes of Clonmel town come on since last season?

Good luck to all.

**leather** · 02/09/2008, 7:14 AM

lets try and guess how many of the limk premier teams will be drawn againist each other once again???

**Spudd** · 02/09/2008, 7:52 AM

Originally Posted by leather

lets try and guess how many of the limk premier teams will be drawn againist each other once again???

Its all the one really because they are all going to be knocked out at some stage in the tournament.

**leather** · 02/09/2008, 8:17 AM

That was not the point...best of luck to park

**Spudd** · 02/09/2008, 8:52 AM

Originally Posted by leather

That was not the point...best of luck to park

If there was 1 premier team that you think could go all the way this year,who do you think it would be leather? be great for limerick soccer to get an f.a.i back in the town again.

**leather** · 02/09/2008, 9:09 AM

Would say Fairview, Regional and Maybe Balla

**Tipperary_Man** · 02/09/2008, 8:51 PM

any word on the draw yet? it was supposed to be on tonight?

**keith.henn** · 02/09/2008, 9:08 PM

that fai website is rubbish......indo might have it tomorrow

**zizu's head** · 02/09/2008, 9:43 PM

Originally Posted by keith.henn

that fai website is rubbish......indo might have it tomorrow

It's the worst site ever, isn't it? They might have the ties for this round on it by the time the semi-finals are on!

**Tipperary_Man** · 02/09/2008, 9:46 PM

went on the fai website today and they had the first round draw up for the 2006-2007 season so i say we will get this draw in another 2 years

**EAFC_rdfl** · 03/09/2008, 8:20 AM

still no word anywhere??

**le tizz** · 03/09/2008, 9:18 AM

couldnt find any news on the draw but these are the proposed tie dates that we were given in cork

Round 1 13th/14th September 2008
Round 2 11th/12th October 2008
Round 3 1st/2nd November 2008.
Round 4 22ndth/23rdth November 2008
Round 5 13th/14th December 2008
Round 6 10th/11th January 2009
Round 7 31stJanuary/1stFebruary 2009
Round 8 21st/22nd February 2009

they better get a move on if those 1st round games are gonna go ahead

**progress** · 03/09/2008, 9:57 AM

Originally Posted by leather

Would say Fairview, Regional and Maybe Balla

cant see regional doing anything to be honest

**EAFC_rdfl** · 03/09/2008, 10:48 AM

draw won't be taking place for a few days as there has been a delay! nice to see the FAI as organised as ever

**MikeBassett** · 03/09/2008, 11:59 AM

I presume the draw is being done this evening as the draw for the FAI Youths Cup is definately on this evening so they'll probably do the Junior as well

**Closed Account** · 03/09/2008, 1:24 PM

FAI Umbro Junior Cup Galway Area
C B Trotters V Gort at Castleblakeney 14/09/2008 11:00

This is a fixture on the Galway FA website. Would suggest to me that the draw has been made.....

**leather** · 03/09/2008, 1:48 PM

Probably dont want to make it public until they look after their friends and foe's
lads, this is the FAI we are on about....this is a crowd who couldnt organise footballs for a football team...unfortunatley we play football under their umbrella