“If things are so bad, then why is it going to be so tight for Republicans?” Brennan asked Scott.īiden marks Slavery Remembrance Day: ‘Great nations don’t hide from their history’ And, I believe Joe Biden is going to be our key here.”īrennan also played Scott a clip of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) during a “Fox News Sunday” appearance saying he believes this year’s elections for control of the Senate will be “very tight.” The Democrats are outracing us, but we have good candidates. “We have 21 Republicans up, only 14 Democrats. It’s going to be a hard year,” Scott told Brennan. “I mean, they have to defend inflation, high gas prices, you know, the Afghan withdrawal, an open border, critical race theory, defund the police, that’s what they have to defend because that’s … what Biden is known for, and that’s what that’s basically what Democrats are known for. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, immigration and inflation, adding that his party has “good candidates” even though Democrats are “outracing” them at the moment. “Give me the nights St Pat’s had and Shamrock Rovers have had and the ones we had previously and then you deal with those headaches on a Sunday,” he said.In response, Scott pointed to critical race theory, the U.S.
We want our teams to do well in Europe because it helps everybody, but we’ve a job to do.”ĭundalk boss Stephen O’Donnell said he is envious of the clubs involved in Europe this year and that colours his view of any sympathy for them as regards congestion. “If roles were reversed, would they ? We’ve to look after Derry City Football Club.
You can’t say it’s OK to play an FAI Cup game but it’s not OK to play a league game “I don’t think you can decide who you want a game on against and who you want a game off against. “We were in Riga and got back on a Friday evening and played Finn Harps on a Sunday evening,” said Higgins, whose side exited continental competition at the first hurdle. However, it’s understood the FAI indicated to Rovers that from the third round onward they would be expected to fulfil their fixture commitments at home.ĭerry weren’t willing to budge as regards dates, with Ruaidhrí Higgins explaining his stance after his side’s 1-1 draw in Dundalk on Friday, arguing Rovers were OK to play against non-league Bangor Celtic just three days after a European tie. Rovers did try to get this coming Friday’s league trip to Derry refixed and if they progress past Shkupi of Macedonia in the Europa League tomorrow then they will be on the road again next week to face either Qarabag or Ferencvaros. That came between Rovers’ away days against Hibernians of Malta and Ludogorets in Bulgaria and league rules do say clubs can look for a game to be postponed if they have to travel on successive weeks. The Reds’ frustration is enhanced by the fact that another big home match with Rovers – which was in the diary for July 15 – was lost because of the Hoops’ European run. Shels boss Damien Duff is known to be furious. They merely said the game “would not go ahead as scheduled” and a “further announcement will be made in due course regarding next steps”. Significantly, the FAI statement did not say the match had been postponed and would be rescheduled at a later date, the standard line used when fixtures are shelved. “Because of the current difficulties in the aviation industry, which are well known, we and our travel brokers have had immense difficulty sourcing charters, the result of which has left the players and staff in Sofia and not in a position to return to Dublin until the early hours of Sunday morning.” They said season ticket holders and ticket purchasers would be contacted in relation to refunds.
St Patrick’s Athletic will strongly defend their position, claiming matters were taken out of their hands and the FAI’s disciplinary wing will have to consider the case, with language in a statement from Shelbourne strongly hinting they are looking for the points rather than a rescheduling. Late on Friday night it was confirmed the game was off after St Patrick’s Athletic informed the FAI they would only be arriving back into Ireland on Sunday morning, after a delayed return from Bulgaria following Thursday’s big European win over CSKA Sofia.Ĭharter issues lay behind their delayed return en masse, but Shels are understood to be furious, believing arrangements could have been made to get the team into the country earlier.
The FAI will today review the circumstances that led to yesterday’s Dublin Derby between Shelbourne and St Patrick’s Athletic not taking place as scheduled, with tensions running high around the loss of another game on account of European matters.
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