Graham Cummins: High time the FAI Cup delivered some surprises

Reading some of Galway manager John Caulfield’s comments earlier in the week, it seems he is looking to give some fringe players an opportunity in the FAI Cup, predicts Graham Cummins. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

As one of the most predictable cup competitions in recent years begins tonight, let’s hope we have a few surprises in this season’s FAI Cup.

For the past six years, three teams have appeared in the final — Dundalk, Cork City, Shamrock Rovers — and as much as I admire what the Lilywhites have achieved by reaching six cup finals in succession, I don’t want to see them back in the Aviva in November.