Hoops hoping to humble Pat’s in capital Cup clash

SHAMROCK ROVERS will be aiming to do all their talking on the pitch in Tolka Park tonight after the management and players decided to boycott the media in the run-up to their FAI Carlsberg Cup semi-final against St Patrick’s Athletic (kick off 7.30pm).

Hoops boss Pat Scully, angered by the €5,000 fine imposed on him for recent comments he made about the eircom League on TV3, has declined to take part in media duties this week and his players have followed suit.

Scully will doubtless have plenty to say behind closed doors, however, as he wrestles with the problem of facing Pats without no less than nine members of his squad.