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Finlay Harp
02/05/2019, 4:35 PM
It’ll never happen. They might be up for travelling but I’d doubt the Donegal teams will reciprocate.
bohsmug
02/05/2019, 5:18 PM
It’ll never happen. They might be up for travelling but I’d doubt the Donegal teams will reciprocate.

They'd only be asked to travel within their province. The same thing they do in the other provincial leagues.
A N Mouse
02/05/2019, 9:08 PM
They'd only be asked to travel within their province. The same thing they do in the other provincial leagues.
Other provincial leagues, the Dublin and district, the cork and district and the we couldn't be arsed.

As was pointed out up the page, it couldn't even be called the Donegal and district. More like the inishowen and swilly league, think that covers everyone bar harps, and not sure teams want to travel as far as ballybo.

They be handier applying to Leinster. Might be able to get to a few games with under two hours travel
joey B
02/05/2019, 10:02 PM
Its a stupid league anyway where 2 don't care how they do,only 2 can usually win it and there's now only 6 teams in it!
Harps never play at home in it either ......
nigel-harps1954
03/05/2019, 8:15 AM
Apparently the current USL teams have given the go-ahead.
fionnsci
03/05/2019, 9:35 PM
Application confirmed.

It's an interesting approach, not drawing as much attention as an LoI application. Presume they still IFA approval for it, and can't see them getting it.

http://www.donegalsporthub.com/belfast-celtic-make-application-to-join-ulster-senior-league/

I don't know specifics but instinctively I would think that the IFA can't stop a football team from playing in whatever league they want. Happy to be corrected but I doubt that power exists.
marinobohs
07/05/2019, 12:08 PM
I don't know specifics but instinctively I would think that the IFA can't stop a football team from playing in whatever league they want. Happy to be corrected but I doubt that power exists.

I suspect a phone call to Abbotstown would sort that out (presuming there is anybody there :rolleyes:)
EatYerGreens
07/05/2019, 5:17 PM
I don't know specifics but instinctively I would think that the IFA can't stop a football team from playing in whatever league they want. Happy to be corrected but I doubt that power exists.

Under EU Competiition and Constraint of Trade laws they can't.

Even when (if ?) the UK leaves the EU, they'll still be incorporating EU law into UK law and then unpicking the bits they don't like. So in shot - they can't legally be stopped.

I doubt they're that clever or strategic about things, but maybe the USL move is just a rouse to establish the principle of them playing in the south now before Brexit kicks in, in order to make it easier to later transfer to the LOI ?
RathfarnhamHoop
07/05/2019, 7:08 PM
Under EU Competiition and Constraint of Trade laws they can't.

Even when (if ?) the UK leaves the EU, they'll still be incorporating EU law into UK law and then unpicking the bits they don't like. So in shot - they can't legally be stopped.

I doubt they're that clever or strategic about things, but maybe the USL move is just a rouse to establish the principle of them playing in the south now before Brexit kicks in, in order to make it easier to later transfer to the LOI ?

I'd say that's it alright, USL is just a placeholder and to test the water as regards to quality with two reserve sides in there, no point going to the LOI if Harps and Derry reserves can thump you