Come Here To Me!

I’m really, really excited about the FAI Cup clash later today between Saint Patrick’s Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. For us, it offers a chance to get something out of this season, and a trophy is long overdue in Inchicore. The incredible support we brought to Tallaght for the Setanta Cup Final against Bohs was an indication of the desire that is there among the rank and filers, and clashes with Rovers never dissappoint. For the most part, they’ve come out on top this year.

It offers my first trip to Tallaght on the Luas, with the car being used elsewhere. Our ticket sales indicate an excellent travelling support too, and no stadium in the league has matched the vocal support Shamrock Rovers fans produce for their team. I have rarely seen them silenced, though the last time I did was a two nil Pats victory there. I’d take the same today.

The real question however is not who will win the cup, but rather will we see another of these?

Pete Mahon’s comments in advance of this one are very interesting too, and he raises a good point regarding the venue and date.

Home ground does give teams an unfair advantage and I don’t see anything wrong with playing games like these in neutral venues – tonight’s game (Bohemians V Sligo) could easily have been played in Tallaght and our game could have been played in Dalymount.

It would also have made more sense to have played tonight’s game on Sunday to accommodate travelling supporters from Sligo with our all-Dublin game being played on a Friday night”