On the brink of greatness

WHICHEVER side wins tomorrow's FAI Cup final, history is destined to be made.

Drogheda United go in search of an unprecedented cup triumph and, for the first time since the club came into being, Cork City look to finish the season with the coveted 0double, a feat which was last celebrated on Leeside when Cork Athletic delivered the two trophies back in 1951.

And the stage is certainly set for high drama at Lansdowne Road. With big numbers travelling from Cork and Drogheda, 20,200 tickets had been sold by lunchtime yesterday, suggesting that the final attendance could be around 25,000. That would make tomorrow's game (kick off 3.15) the best attended final since Bray Wanderers beat St Francis in front of a crowd of 29,000 at the same venue in 1990.