Brandywell Petition- Please all read

[MariborKev]

Right lads

You might have heard about our group-Save Our Stadium(SOS) who are trying to get the Brandywell redeveloped

We have launched an online petition

Please sign it and pass it on to any other eircom league fans that you know to get them to sign it

Online Petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html)

If you want to know more about our group then e-mail us at save_our_stadium@hotmail.com

[MariborKev]

Thanks for all your support

Keep signing and keep emailing it on to others

[MariborKev]

Copy and paste this, forward it to everyone you know


Dear Friend,

This is an email from a group of concerned Derry City fans. We have formed a group called SOS, Save Our Stadium in order to publicise the impasse regarding our stadium, the Brandywell. We have set up an online petition for you to pledge your support. Please forward this e-mail to anyone who supports football so they can add their support. It only takes a second to sign but your support is vital. If you can, leave a short message

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

Derry City are a football club who play in the eircom League Premier Division. We are tenants of the City Council at the Brandywell Stadium. The stadium is famous throughout Ireland and last year was in the top 10 of “atmospheric grounds” in a poll conducted by BBC Online.

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

Derry are a famous club, unique for having competed both in the Irish League in Northern Ireland and currently in the League of Ireland in the Republic. Derry have played teams such as Steaua Bucharest, Vitesse Arnhem, Benfica, Anderlecht among others in the European Cup. In the last four years the Brandywell have hosted sell out friendlies with Celtic, Manchester United, Real Madrid and in August we played Barcelona.

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

At present the capacity of the stadium is 9,000 but due to new UEFA safety guidelines this will be reduced to 2,500 next season. One whole side of the ground will be closed and “the Jungle”, the standing area which is the spiritual home to the City faithful will be off limits. We understand that change must come, but at present there are no plans for redevelopment.

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

The problem lies that the lease for the ground lies with Derry City Council. For years they have refused to refurbish the ground and they appear unwilling to budge from this position. The ground is a shameful advertisment for a sports arena in the 21st century. SOS can understand that a total redevelopment may not be financial viable for the council, with only a limited budget. However the football club are not able to access any sources of funding such as Lottery, Sports Council etc as Derry City FC do not hold a long term lease on the ground.

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

The club needs a ground which generates revenue throughout the week, not just once a fortnight when a game is played there. Save Our Stadium believes that the club would be in the position to apply for significant funding if they were granted a long term lease of the ground. This funding would allow the football club to redevelop the ground privately to ensure the Brandywell is a venue that all citizens of Derry can be proud of.

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

We believe that rather than further procrastination then the Council are duty bound to give the fans and people of Derry an answer. They can either

Agree to a full redevelopment of the Brandywell into a modern stadium.


Grant Derry City FC a long term lease in order that the club may pursue alternative funding for redevelopment.


Release a statement stating that they are unwilling either to grant a lease to Derry City or to redevelop the ground themselves, thus allowing Derry City to search for a site for a new stadium.


If you would like to learn more about or group, have any ideas, or just want to drop us a line, please e-mail us at save_our_stadium@hotmail.com, or check out the msg board at www.derrycityfc.net

http://www.petitiononline.com/dcfcsos/petition.html

[dahamsta]

Maribor, one more crosspost (http://foot.ie/f32.htm) on Foot.ie and you're banned, understand?

http://foot.ie/info/rules.htm#crossposting

adam

[MariborKev]

Apologies- just trying to get as many names as possiblem any chance of it getting made an announcement

Did you sign it?:D

[John83]

Originally posted by Maribor
Apologies- just trying to get as many names as possiblem any chance of it getting made an announcement

Did you sign it?:D

No chance, you've angered him! ;)

[dahamsta]

You guys really need to learn the difference between anger and just plain modding. Believe me, anger is a whole lot worse. :)

Maribor, no, I didn't sign it. I don't sign petitions for stuff I don't know anything about, and I don't know anything about this. If I get the time to look into it, I will.

adam

[A face]

It's good to talk !! (http://www.derrycity.gov.uk/contact-details.htm)

www.derrycity.gov.uk

[John83]

Originally posted by Vetinari
You guys really need to learn the difference between anger and just plain modding. Believe me, anger is a whole lot worse. :)

To be sure, but there's modding and then there's modding with a smile.

And no, I didn't mean a smilie ;)