St Patrick’s Athletic face trip to play Derry City four days before Europa Conference League tie
makes a valid point; a midseason break to play European club qualifiers is not much use if the FAI Cup second round is fixed right beside said break.
“I am not quite sure the way that has landed. Obviously we have to play on a Sunday as Derry are in Europe the previous Thursday. We respect that. It is not their fault.”Winning the FAI Cup has become almost as important as a Premier Division title, with the reward being a direct route into the Europa Conference League qualifiers. The final itself has become domestic football’s signature event, continually selling 50,000 tickets to fill up the Aviva Stadium in November.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I genuinely wouldn’t have taken the job if I didn’t feel there was quality in the group,” said Daly. “They’re certainly not a team that should be where they are, but they are. They’re there because they haven’t got results and it’s important now that we try to back Monday’s win up on Friday away to Shels, who are a really good side. We need to try to get something there too.
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