LOI: FAI Ford Cup Semi Finals; Oct 7, 2012

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Sunday 7th October 2012

Derry City v Shelbourne - (1.45PM) - The Brandywell

Dundalk vs St. Patrick's Athletic - (3.55PM) - Oriel Park

FAI Cup Information and Stats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAI_Cup

Top 10 FAI Cup Winners

Shamrock Rovers - 24
Dundalk - 9
Shelbourne - 7
Bohemians - 7
Drumcondra - 5
Sligo Rovers - 4
Cork Athletic - 4
Derry City - 4
Waterford United - 2
St. Patrick's Athletic - 2

General Information

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Shelbourne FC
Derry City
Dundalk FC
St. Patrick's Athletic

Gavin "shels"

Can't wait for Sunday, early morning will kill me mind you!

doncarlos

Really not looking forward to this. Worst Dundalk side in 10 years (when we last won the cup.

dreamers75

Really not looking forward to this, Best Pats side in 20 years.

Stupid cup anyway

Pighead

Dundalk have lost their last seven league games in a row. Conceding 21 goals and scoring just three. Our best striker Mark Griffin is suspended for the game and our opponents St Pats are unbeaten in ten games.

All of the above points to one inevitable result. A narrow 1-0 win for the super Lilywhites with Derek Foran forming a one man barricade to repel the plucky Dubliners.

Think Pats have 700 tickets so there should be 1500+ at the game for the first time in ages. Wonder if teen sensation Bob McKenna will get his chance.

NIMAN

Derry v Shels.

Hopefully we can pinch a win to lift the gloom around the Brandywell, but I'd say its a 50/50 gam.e

Our home form has been pretty poor this season, and I think we would have more chance of making the final if we were away from home.

Fingers crossed. Would love a wee trip to the Aviva.

ohyesthefinest

In the event of a draw when are these replayed?

Zebra3

ohyesthefinest wrote: »

In the event of a draw when are these replayed?

Wednesday.

Should be a very even game in the Brandywell with Philly Hughes being the difference between the sides. :cool:

Lawrence1895

Whoever wins the final will be in the Europa League next season, am I right?

For some reason, I think, it will be draw at the Brandywell. The Bar in Tolka attracts me in a certain way

NIMAN

Yeah I think Europa League. And maybe Setanta entry too if I'm not mistaken?

Gringo180

Pats have only won the cup twice in there history, now theres a stat that shocks me:eek:

Zebra3

Lars1916 wrote: »

Whoever wins the final will be in the Europa League next season, am I right?

Yep, and if Pat's win it, 4th in the league gets into Europa League as well.

uch

While I'm a Rovers man and a Pats win will keep our hopes of Europe alive, in my heart I'd like to see Dundalk win the Cup.

CSF

Confident about our chances for Sunday but not overly so.

Lawrence1895

CSF wrote: »

Confident about our chances for Sunday but not overly so.

PP only give 23/10, but never mind. I don't think, I wasted that Fiver

CSF

Lars1916 wrote: »

CSF wrote: »

Confident about our chances for Sunday but not overly so.

PP only give 23/10, but never mind. I don't think, I wasted that Fiver

I think that's a good price anyway

dan1895

Think we have the ability to do it on Sunday but whether we actually do it is another matter.
Could of said that about nearly every game this season mind.

Pride Fighter

Not long now. Hopefully Pats can win so I can go to Lansdowne Road and be tortured again when we lose.

6 defeats and a draw in finals since the last time we won. An atrocious statistic.

dreamers75

****ing hate this poxy cup......

dfx-

Pats will win it this year...

Zebra3

dfx- wrote: »

Pats will win it this year...

Nailed on.

All Pats fans agree. :pac:

antomorro-sei

Buzzing for later.

Dundalk are one the worst LOI sides I've seen, and we're pretty good. Wonder how we'll lose it tho

Pighead

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Buzzing for later.

Dundalk are one the worst LOI sides I've seen, and we're pretty good. Wonder how we'll lose it tho

Same way you lost to us in Richmond a couple of months back maybe. We may be awful but we have a chance today.

Prepare yourself for disappointment. The second most successful cup team in the country are looking for number ten.

TangyZizzle

Shels Dundalk would be hilarious in the final. Two equally awful teams going for it in front of a crowd of five or so thousand.

The_Kew_Tour

Shels and Pats to get to final for me.

applehunter

Dundalk are poor team. Expect a comfortable Pats win there.

Derry game is close one but always fancy Derry at home.

Oat23

Hopefully Pats don't win it and Shams will be without European football.

Mr.Crinklewood

Derry:-

Doherty, McCaffrey, Molloy, Greacen, McEleney, Deery, McDaid, McEleney, Patterson, McLaughlin, Madden

Shelbourne:-

Bennion, Boyle, Paisley, Cronin, Cassidy, Hughes, Dawson, Kavanagh, S Byrne, P Byrne, Ryan.

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To those who don`t watch our own league, look out for Philly Hughes ( Shelbourne ). He may be rather large, but his quality is bigger than his size.

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GET IN !!!!

Casso -oh!

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What a save from Bennion!

Sr. Pirotecnic

Any reason why these games are Ireland Only on RTE.ie?

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Because RTE are fcking shíte.

Fine pending.

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Jesus, free header there for Shels from a corner.

the commentators are correct, long high balls in from Derry are being eaten up by the Shels defence.

We looking better as an attacking team, least we looking to play ball.

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HT 0-1 still.

Looking good, if we can shut Derry out for the next 45 as well as we have for the first half we won't really need to do much more.

markc1184

Pat Dolan talks some amount of tripe!

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Fúckin longball

Mr.Crinklewood

1-1 McDaid.

Lovely goal, shambolic defending though.

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Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Lovely goal,

lol

markc1184

Thought Bennion should have done a lot better there.

If Shels played with the intensity they did in the 2nd half on Monday night they'd have this game wrapped up by now.

Mr.Crinklewood

Derry should have scored there, poor decision making.

Great save from Bennion.

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Sub booked for "audible obscenity".

Fúck off ref.

Conan Byrne on now for Casso.

Hmmmm

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another decent stop from Bennion

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Shít, lots of blood.

Sparks43

Des wrote: »

Shít, lots of blood.

Wont do him any harm seeing as though he is thick enough to play for shels

Sparks43

Pats XI

Murphy, O'Brien Bermingham Kenna Browne, Chambers Carroll Forrester, J Kelly O'Connor Fagan

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Sparks43 wrote: »

Wont do him any harm seeing as though he is thick enough to play for shels

what the fúck kind of shíte is this?

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Bennion MOTM is probably a fair shout so far.

Sparks43

Des wrote: »

what the fúck kind of shíte is this?

Hard to resist:D



Draw fair result

Come on Pats

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We take Derry back to Tolka on Wednesday, very doable, now hopefully Dundalk do the biz against SPA.

gimmick

Glad to see the draw there. Hopefully Shells will be that bit more tired before we play them on Saturday.

Sparks43

Des wrote: »

We take Derry back to Tolka on Wednesday, very doable, now hopefully Dundalk do the biz against SPA.

Typical


I really hope its a Pats Shels final and we absolutely hammer the crap out of you

Although i remember the last Pats Derry final

Pissed rain freezing and we lost in one of the best matches i have ever seen


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