Following Sligo Rovers' extra-time victory in the FAI Cup Final yesterday, Drogheda's Philip Hand tweeted out a photo of one of the runners-up medals.
I thought silgo rovers were very good ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/VGIxK2XRoR
— Philly hand (@Philman3) November 4, 2013
[UPDATE] It seems the error was more widespread than a single runners-up medal., as Graeme Taylor brought to our attention.
@ballsdotie the winners medals had silgo on them too (via @danny23v ) pic.twitter.com/LfchwiDv5P
— Graeme Taylor (@scoopsdcfc) November 4, 2013
This would be understandable if the medals were personalised and had to be engraved after the final whistle. But this should surely have been carefully prepared long in advance.