FAI CUP Final Nov 3 RTE2

sReq | uTeK

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Great game. Well done to Sligo, but Drogheda were part of a Super Cup final.

It had everything. Drogs can feel hard done by for Sligo 2nd. Ref made cock up. But was great move for the goal and North did the damage when he came on.

18k was it? Considering the crap day it was also that was pretty good crowd. I'd have said in around 13-15 at start of week.

Crap day? Yea it was cold but it there was barely A wind and bone dry, perfect weather for a match in November, you could t ask for a better day

That_Guy

lala88 wrote: »

I wonder where all the so called ''best fans in the world'' were today'? enjoying the Welsh Darby im sure

Why would regular LOI heads go to a game their team isn't involved in?

carlop

That was my first taste of Irish domestic football for around 8 years or so.

Excellent match and a great atmosphere, though you have to feel for the two Sligo fans who lit flares after Elding's 'goal' in the 37th minute, only to see it subsequently disallowed.

Drogheda ran their socks off and forced Sligo into some very sloppy passing, but they just didn't have enough in the tank to maintain that sort of intensity for the full 90.

Gavin "shels"

Great match minus about the first 25 minutes of the 1st Half. Not a great support from Drogs in the Havelock at all. Atmosphere for the majority of the match was poor too, on par with the past 3 years.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

carlop wrote: »

That was my first taste of Irish domestic football for around 8 years or so.

Great to hear new supporters giving Irish Football a chance, it proved itself yet again today as deserving of far more support from the Irish football public than it currently gets.
The state of the pitch in the Aviva at the Havelock Square end left a bit to be desired.

doncarlos

Pighead wrote: »

Makes no sense. I'm no lover of the Drogs but karma would have been Sligo beating eleven Anthony Buttimers courtesy of a dodgy reffing decision.

Not really Drogs players fault that Buttimer made a dogs dinner of the semi final.

A team that unfairly progressed through both quarter and semi finals with the aid of bad refereeing decisions becoming victims of one (maybe two although haven't seen replay of disallowed goal) in the final. Of course that's karma.

Two wrongs don't make a right but I had a smug sense of satisfaction with what happened today.

overshoot

Pighead wrote: »

Makes no sense. I'm no lover of the Drogs but karma would have been Sligo beating eleven Anthony Buttimers courtesy of a dodgy reffing decision.

Not really Drogs players fault that Buttimer made a dogs dinner of the semi final.

Hey harps were also raped in the QF by connolly and rodgers!
happy to see them lose, refs werent their fault but they probably should have lost both & basically got byes both games. didnt deserve it in my eyes. (altho i could have lived with it if it meant no europe for derry )
edit-somehow missed doncarlos reply, same thing

great game tho, i get to the odd sligo game and had been giving out about north too but he was really on form today! sligo fans were brilliant all game, drogs as well when they were at it. cracking atmosphere.

anyone for a gif or 2 of eldings goal?

kksaints

Congratulations to Sligo.Great game. Good atmosphere at it aswell. Was slightly surprised with how small the Drogs support was. Drogs were in control for around 35mins of the 1st half but when Sligo took control they looked really dangerous. I was in line with both of the disallowed goals, the decisions for both were correct. The ball was certainly over the line for the Sligo one and it looked like Brennan pushed the defender for the Drogs one. Some ending I felt sorry for the Drogs fans but it was extremely enjoyable. Well worth the tenner.

Omackeral

I've been talking to a few neutrals and all of them loved it. Sometimes all you need is a spark to ignite the flame. Hopefully some of them return and catch the bug full time. People are seemingly unaware that this football lark exists week in week out in this country. It's not just a tv show!

Mint Sauce

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Crap day? Yea it was cold but it there was barely A wind and bone dry, perfect weather for a match in November, you could t ask for a better day

Agreed. In four finals in five years, it was the best weather we had at a final.

Now as for the weather up and down from Sligo, that was cr@p.

Oat23

Great day. Superb game. Nobody there will ever forget that!

Djilali was my MOTM even after North's heroics. He was fantastic whenever he got on the ball (which wasn't enough IMO). If I had to choose between re-signing Baraclough or Djilali it would be an easy decision for me to be honest. Hopefully Peers' is alright. It didn't look good though.

I uploaded a 19 min clip of the game here so I can watch repeatedly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeNMVMAEiTA

Coillte_Bhoy

That_Guy wrote: »

Why would regular LOI heads go to a game their team isn't involved in?

What? Are they not 'football fans' as well?? Why wouldn't they go the the big day out for the league?

Antifa161

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

What? Are they not 'football fans' as well?? Why wouldn't they go the the big day out for the league?

It's completely patronising to suggest fans of clubs not involved in the final, who might even dislike either or both teams, should pay for tickets and travel to go to it. Fair enough if you lived in the vicinity and had nothing else to do but for anyone else that's a stupid suggestion.

This is a pretty small country where soccer is the 3rd or 4th sport and the only densely populated area has too many clubs. It's unlikely any club fixture would ever sell out the Aviva.

markc1184

Couldn't have asked for more from the Drogs lads.

Captain Havoc

Awesome game, well done Sligo. We had a great day out, our annual trip up to the Aviva for the cup final has not disappointed us yet.

iDave

Great game but disappointing result. Really felt extra time would of been fairer but that's football. Anyway great going out to support Irish teams instead of sitting on the couch watching 2 Welsh teams.

Skid X

Just see this on twitter - Philly Hand's Runner Up medal has an embarraassing typo ...



https://twitter.com/Philman3/status/397360108239601664

I thought silgo rovers were very good 😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/VGIxK2XRoR

Not good.

red sean

Joseph N'do donated his winners medal to be auctioned for the Gary O'Neill fund.
Well done Joey!

GLaDOS

red sean wrote: »

Joseph N'do donated his winners medal to be auctioned for the Gary O'Neill fund.
Well done Joey!

Donated 3 medals

3 medals generously donated by the inspirational Joe N'do to be auctioned for the Gary O'Neill fund #legend pic.twitter.com/HDQrgZdCb4

Some man

SantryRed

All the medals, winners and runners up, spell Sligo as Silgo. What a ****ing jokeshop of an organisation. Surely they'd check something like that before accepting it?

iDave

SantryRed wrote: »

All the medals, winners and runners up, spell Sligo as Silgo. What a ****ing jokeshop of an organisation. Surely they'd check something like that before accepting it?

So now we can add not being able to read onto the FAIs list of problems.

AgileMyth

What a way to win it. Perfect day.

Joseph is an absolute legend. We'll never see the likes of him again. Give us one more year please.

For those asking I haven't changed my opinion on North. Hes the best striker in the league when hes fit but I don't think hes ever going to bother getting fit again. Some impact coming off the bench though..

Sign up The Beast.

AgileMyth

SantryRed wrote: »

All the medals, winners and runners up, spell Sligo as Silgo. What a ****ing jokeshop of an organisation. Surely they'd check something like that before accepting it?

Would we not be better off just changing the name of the town?

We are Rovers, Silgo Rovers

Oat23

AgileMyth wrote: »

Joseph is an absolute legend. We'll never see the likes of him again. Give us one more year please.

If he retires now, I'll be gutted. There should be statues of him everywhere. Children and schools should be named in his honour. A legend like no other.

Yeats county?? N'do County.

AgileMyth

Oat23 wrote: »

If he retires now, I'll be gutted. There should be statues of him everywhere. Children and schools should be named in his honour. A legend like no other.

Yeats county?? N'do County.

Yeats was nothing but a gay poet. Joseph is king.

godtabh

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Donated 3 medals





Some man

What medals are they?

Oat23

godtabh wrote: »

What medals are they?

L-R World Cup 02 participation medal. African Nations Cup 2002 (winners medal I think, maybe participation medal). Last is an FAI Cup winners medal. Either yesterdays or the one from the Shams final as he gave the one from the Shels final to a fan.

Mint Sauce

Oat23 wrote: »

If he retires now, I'll be gutted. There should be statues of him everywhere. Children and schools should be named in his honour. A legend like no other.

Yeats county?? N'do County.

Did i not hear/read he was going on to coaching?

Oat23

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Did i not hear/read he was going on to coaching?

It's a shame there will be no mayor position anymore because he would have been perfect for that.

I hope he will be player/coach next season. As long as he stays with us I am happy.

markc1184

Oat23 wrote: »

If he retires now, I'll be gutted. There should be statues of him everywhere. Children and schools should be named in his honour. A legend like no other.

Yeats county?? N'do County.

Thats what I was expecting when the PFAI tweeted they'd be releasing a statement with him to the press. He'll definitely be a miss to the league when he does hang up his boots. Magician with a football.

Captain Havoc

Yesterday when North was coming on for Cretaro, I said to my mate that was a mistake as he's a bit tubby and has missed a lot of the season, well, how wrong I was.

cson

You could easily see N'do was the most technically gifted player on the field there yesterday, his legs are gone though (having said that, not easy being the fulcrum of a 3 man midfield as he was yesterday).

Alfa Quadrifoglio

Ndo one of the most gifted players ever to have played in our League, technically outstanding, supremely fit and a nice guy. Watched the goals again on MNS, incredible quality under the pressure of a Cup Final. Deserved a full house rather than just 18,000.

LoonyLovegood

Oat23 wrote: »

L-R World Cup 02 participation medal. African Nations Cup 2002 (winners medal I think, maybe participation medal). Last is an FAI Cup winners medal. Either yesterdays or the one from the Shams final as he gave the one from the Shels final to a fan.

It is a winner's medal. Fair play to him, the ones with his national team must mean an awful lot to him.

doncarlos

cson wrote: »

You could easily see N'do was the most technically gifted player on the field there yesterday, his legs are gone though (having said that, not easy being the fulcrum of a 3 man midfield as he was yesterday).

Apart from a moment of genius I actually thought he was very poor yesterday. Lost the ball a few times when there was simple passes on including a 3 on 1 breakaway

That_Guy

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

What? Are they not 'football fans' as well?? Why wouldn't they go the the big day out for the league?

Would Man United fans go to a Man City game in the Champions League if one of their teams got knocked out? No. I'd rather go to the AVIVA if Bohs were involved, ten euro or not.

BOHtox

That_Guy wrote: »

Would Man United fans go to a Man City game in the Champions League if one of their teams got knocked out? No. I'd rather go to the AVIVA if Bohs were involved, ten euro or not.

That's your prerogative. I went and had a great time!

red sean

That_Guy wrote: »

Would Man United fans go to a Man City game in the Champions League if one of their teams got knocked out? No. I'd rather go to the AVIVA if Bohs were involved, ten euro or not.

Why should we always copy what they do in England.
Depends how much you love the game more than hate other clubs.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

That_Guy wrote: »

Why would regular LOI heads go to a game their team isn't involved in?

If all League of Ireland fans went to the FAI Cup Final and filled the Aviva it would enhance the image of the whole League and add to the occasion, a sports event with 50,000 would attract far more media coverage.
Great value at €10 (well done FAI for a change) lets hope next years Final attracts more than 18,000. Pity so few were in for the womens final, good game of football with great goals, well done to Raheny United.

NIMAN

N'do a legend, would be a shame if he packs it in (although admittedly he does appear to be getting a lot slower this season). Always a pleasure watching him play.

I think he should come up to the Brandywell and do his final season there!

red sean

NIMAN wrote: »

N'do a legend, would be a shame if he packs it in (although admittedly he does appear to be getting a lot slower this season). Always a pleasure watching him play.

I think he should come up to the Brandywell and do his final season there!

We got ye into Europe, don't be greedy!

Gavin "shels"

That_Guy wrote: »

Would Man United fans go to a Man City game in the Champions League if one of their teams got knocked out? No. I'd rather go to the AVIVA if Bohs were involved, ten euro or not.

Sometimes there's personal enjoyment, seeing Pats lose to Derry last year in the flesh was beautiful to say the least!

listermint

That_Guy wrote: »

Would Man United fans go to a Man City game in the Champions League if one of their teams got knocked out? No. I'd rather go to the AVIVA if Bohs were involved, ten euro or not.

for a tenner, of course they would.

Are you actually mad ? No football fan would turn down a champions league ticket for a tenner.