FAI seek Derry exemption

[marinobohs]

Anti Bohs bias from a UCD fan? He he hee

UEFA do care, and as hinted earlier the Coleraine situation only 60 miles down the road is the key indicator there.

P Stu a UCD fan he he hee. hardly news that he has an anti Bohs agenda (on here at least) now is it ?

If Uefa are as short on fudge as you suspect FAI application could face an uphill struggle. Not so sure the FAI should be highlighting the "boom/bust/back again" culture that has spread in LOI

[A N Mouse]

UEFA do care, and as hinted earlier the Coleraine situation only 60 miles down the road is the key indicator there.

Dodge what's the point of reference for your distance calculation?

Astana lost on the last day of the season or they would be in exactly the same situation as derry. Preventing a repeat of last year, when they were barred from taking part.

It's probably going to come down to some technicality. Like this being the fourth european season of this iteration of dcfc's existence.

[nigel-harps1954]

P Stu a UCD fan he he hee. hardly news that he has an anti Bohs agenda (on here at least) now is it ?

If Eufa are as short on fudge as you suspect FAI application could face an uphill struggle. Not so sure the FAI should be highlighting the "boom/bust/back again" culture that has spread in LOI

I'm sorry, but your quality miss-spelling just made my day.

[BonnieShels]

Their results were not expunged. Their license was revoked (after all games played) but the results counted (unlike Dublin City's in 2006)

Sorry I meant in expunged with regard to Derry themselves. They finished on zero as result? Think that's right?

[Dodge]

No, otherwise they'd have had to amend the table for everyone

[BonnieShels]

No, otherwise they'd have had to amend the table for everyone

Yeah. Had a proper look. I could have sworn I once saw a table with them removed from the final table.

Either way... Cheatin' ba*****s.

[Réiteoir]

There any timescale on when a decision will be made either way?

[Mr A]

From their forum I gather that Derry will not be allowed to play in Europe this year.

[Charlie Darwin]

Confirmed on the club's twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/derrycityfc/st...48431831597057

[Shannonsider]

Wasn't that the old Derry City? The new Derry City are the ones we are discussing, the club that the FAI is trying to help get into Europe.

Is this the new Derry with the same ground, the same crest, the same history, the same club colours, the same fanbase?

[refjohn]

Is this the new Derry with the same ground, the same crest, the same history, the same club colours, the same fanbase?

Almost - they changed the crest

[Shannonsider]

Almost - they changed the crest

Meh.. Heard they were doing that anyways.. Modern club and all that

[Sam_Heggy]

Almost - they changed the crest

Nope, it still has founded in 1928 on it.

[dcfc_1928]

Nope.

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w...628/405343.jpg

http://inform.fai.ie/statsportal/Clu...px?clubID=1316


http://www.derrycityfc.net/wp-conten.../cwlogo_wp.png

Nope, it still has founded in 1928 on it.

[Mr_Parker]

Is this the new Derry with the same ground, the same crest, the same history, the same club colours, the same fanbase?

A new club according to their chairman today.

"We paid a lot of football debts that were nothing to do with us, but from the previous club" So I hope theiy are not claiming the old clubs history.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17116759

[SwanVsDalton]

A new club according to their chairman today.

"We paid a lot of football debts that were nothing to do with us, but from the previous club" So I hope theiy are not claiming the old clubs history.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17116759

Me too, I'm still waiting for the treble winners to come back into existence so I can bang on about it.

[dcfc_1928]

Yet UEFA's decision would suggest that it's not a new club.

Confused? I know that I am...

A new club according to their chairman today.

"We paid a lot of football debts that were nothing to do with us, but from the previous club" So I hope theiy are not claiming the old clubs history.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17116759

[Charlie Darwin]

UEFA's decision suggests it is a new club, as far as I know. A club has to be in existence for three years before it can compete in European competition.

[Dodge]

UEFA's decision suggests it is a new club, as far as I know. A club has to be in existence for three years before it can compete in European competition.

Nope, Sportng Fingal began playing football in March 2008, and played in Europe in July 2010.

Holding company has to be operating for 3 years (have financial records for 3 years) apparently

[CSFShels]

Yet UEFA's decision would suggest that it's not a new club.

Confused? I know that I am...

I don't think UEFA'S decision does suggest that. I don't have the wording of the rule to hand, but from what I've gathered in reading about this case, the rule relates to reformed clubs from the ashes of a liquidated club or one that went out of existence. In the same way that a club who has been in administration can't be in Europe for a certain amount of time. Difficult enough to govern but the fact that UEFA don't have to answer to the courts really, (as illustrated by Sion/Celtic) makes it easier for them to do the right thing.