Setanta Cup

gimmick

Looks like the league cup will be actually worth something this season, as it offers a spot in the Setanta cup for next season.

Read

Great idea IMO, as it will actually add a bit of prestige to the League cup. No-one really cares about it anymore. Now at least it may become a bit competitive.

Big Ears

I agree , maybe they could even have semi-finals now .

eirebhoy

Well the winners of the Northern league cup gets a spot but they haven't decided what to do down south. It most likely will be the league cup winner and should be. Its either that or 3rd place in the league I suppose.

thejollyrodger

good idea IMO

redspider

I think that the league cup for LOI clubs should be scrapped. Most countries have a league and just one cup competition, the latter being an open draw 1-legged system in most cases. That is the romance of "the cup".

England has a league cup, which is a two-legged affair, and a better reflection of ability than their FA Cup. Ireland's league cup is CL-esque with group stages. But LOI clubs would be better off playing top league games in a 10-club premiership (36 games, 4 games per opponent) and just one cup, either 1-legged or two-legged. My suggestion would be to get rid of it.

The Setanta Cup competition could get two teams from the FAI league and the two finalists from the FAI cup, and similarly from the IFA.

Redspider

gimmick

^ The group stages no longer exist.

Slash/ED

I'd rather it went to the third place in the league. It'd mean a better standard in the competition and reflect better on the league

Pigman II

I agree with Slash. Tho that said perhaps the better teams will take the cup more serious anyway now that theres a place available

Either way tho in the interest of fairness I hope the next SetantaCup is played at a time in the season that suits us a little better. Having it in April really does our sides no favours.

KdjaCL

Do they have a league cup up the north?

Letting the league cup winners in means theres possibly a crap team in it (**** could be us) who will get thumped which will look good on tv.


At this rate of adding one more team a season how long before the Setanta cup is the all ireland league.

Well done Setanta never have a i seen a Tv company actually make a difference and do something useful rather than overhype games and show highlights at 3am.


Plyd tbh


kdjac

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Slash/ED wrote:

I'd rather it went to the third place in the league.

So Shels can play?

Slash/ED

seansouth wrote:

So Shels can play?

that's probably a bit optimistic at this stage