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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
That's a joke? right?
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Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge
That's a joke? right?
ya love us reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by Drogman.
He means the new ground, I assume. Doubt it'll be ready in four weeks' time!Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
If if will be I've just after checking that it will only be phase 1 that will be ready, which is one 2,000 seater stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Eh, thought you were going down south. Being half French you'd think you'd know how far Paris is from Perpignan! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Drogman.
Not a bad draw at all for Derry. Frenchmen being just that will underestimate them, and perhaps they can sneak a 1-0 at home or something like that. I'd like to see the game at Lansdowne but I understand the yearning to stage it at the Brandywell.
URE taking that from their Heineken Cup form?
At first I wanted the tie moved to Dalyer but with the draw I hope we can patch the Brandy up and give PSG a culture shock. Teams can't help but feel intimidated when they play us at the Brandywell and we PSG to feel uncomfortable to stand any chance.
When's the game(s) to be played?:confused:
14th and 28th. First leg at home.
Jim Roddy confirms on derry website that the games will be played as drawn,home leg first
Hopefully it'll be on TV5 - which is available in the UK and Ireland on Sky DigitalQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
That cancels our game so. Any idea when that'll be played? Sunday maybe?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Speranza
No know what he meant!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I doubt their new ground would be anywhere near the required standard.
No. Hopefully it will be on RTÉ so everyone can see the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
you obviosuly didnt watch the world cup and portugal:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by cavan_fan
As someone with an interest in French football, I would say PSG are arguably the 2nd or 3rd best team. They had a terrible season (by their standards). They didn't really get going til November and then they came very close to CL places, iirc.
A few highly-talented players there. Dhorasoo is technically a really good player. He was at AC Milan the season before last and was part of the Lyon team under Jacques Santini and then Paul LeGuen. Rothen is probably one of the best left-sided midfielders in Ligue Une, he's veryu fast. Pauleta is Portugal's all time top-scorer and he regularly gets around 20 goals a season. If he gets a chance he's more then likely to finish it easily. They also have Bonaventure Kalou up front who is a big strong forward with plenty of skill and also pace. He's the type of player that terrorises defenders.
Also in the summer they signed Mickael Landreau from Nantes on a free. He's the French number 3 goalie, behind Barthez and Coupet. Nothing to be ashamed of, imo. They also signed Chaouki Ben Saada from Bastia. Still very young, 22 I think, but very talented and lots of potential there. He's a Tunisian international.
It will not be easy.
I would hope it was, to be honest. Certainly when finished, it'll have a decent number of seats and be generally modern. I odn't know the details of their plans, but I'd hope that things like floodlights, which can hold grounds back, would be up to a decent sort of spec.Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
I was at PSG's first game of the season (they lost 3-2 at home to Lorient). I reckon they will be too strong from Derry but they are no great shakes, just make sure you get plenty of balls into the box and you will cause their shaky defence problems. I was really impressed with the atmosphere in the ground though. Much better than the atmosphere I have experienced at La Liga or Premiership grounds.
Superfrank: master of understatement.Quote:
Originally Posted by superfrank
at least they call them DERRY! that is progress since my days!Quote:
Originally Posted by cavan_fan
KOH
Am I the only one to find it amusing to see fans of certain dublin clubs complaining about Derry being referred to as a British club? "What's it like to serve a queen?" and "You're Brits and you know you are" are regular taunts from the self same fans.
Don't worry anyway guys as they'll be Irish again if the lose
That's just banter ;) all about winding up the oppostion, just ask Stue Byrne*
*Though I still don't know what he did?
As posted above Turners Cross was good enough for the Uefa 1st round last year although I do not think the Brandywell lights as good.
I think Derry would maybe get 10-12k at Lansdowne whoch would probably mean making a loss on rent v gate receipts. However french tv would be much more likely to want to show the game at Lansdowne as facilities better for media & cameras...
Why are PSG better than Lille ??Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Think your wrong there
As time goes on it is becoming clear that the Brandywell is where the match will be played if the club can bring it up to spec on time. Most City fans don't want to take something like this to places like Dublin or Belfast, we are a proud people and the Brandy is our home. I support City because of my immense pride in Derry and although I would understand the decision I would be saddened if we had to take it away from the Randy Brandy. Lawernson and Dixon agreed with this view on Football Focus today!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete
Don't forget maggie thatcher's red and white armyQuote:
Originally Posted by gspain
I find its even funnier when they are sung by those dressed head to toe in Stone Island and Burberry looking like regular Jonny Englishman the football hooligan.Quote:
Originally Posted by gspain
Irony not their strongpoint.
Ah it's all in good spiritQuote:
Originally Posted by OneRedArmy
man missed that on football focus, bloody typical..my electricity fcukin went off for one hour.yeah from 12 to 1....so missed football focus,,was hoping to see them talk about RoyQuote:
Originally Posted by Speranza
so what did they say about derry city then?
Fair dues to Football Focus today - not one mention of Derry being a Brisith side, but when they put up the selected UEFA Cup ties and asked what one sprung out, Lawro jumped in and said the Derry game and how it was great for them to draw PSG and that the game should be in the Bradywell.
I dont understand how the game going ahead in the Brandywell is best...
You wont fit in all the Derry fans nevermind all the people who would like to see this match. Its not about pride its about common sense. Lots of teams the world over move their games when their own stadium doesnt meet the needs.
To play a UEFA Cup 1st Round game against PSG in the Brandywell would be very very wrong in my opinion. I just dont think Lansdowne or even Tolka/Dalymount would lose you anything????
You'd have the lions share of support in any of them venues and all the crowd would get behind Derry.
I dont see 3,000 people putting the frighteners on PSG, sorry !
I said it before,Dalymount is the best option for profit and acoustically.
Possible choices?
- Brandywell
- Dalymount
- Longford
- Lansdowne
- Belfast
From a selfish point of view it would be nice to have the game in Dublin however I think it should be played in Derry.
Derry do have a chance of going through and the Brandywell is definitely the best from a football point of view. I think the home fans would be happy to pay another tenner a head to keep the game in Derry and save on the expense of a trip to Dublin.
Tolka & Dalymount are a no no. Why incur the extra cost & annoyance of moving the game 150 miles for an extra 3 or 4k seats.Quote:
Originally Posted by higgins
Conversely, I`m sure if we were guaranteed 20,000 we`d stage it in Lansdowne, but remember Lille! We will likely get a small six figure amount for TV rights anyway so the gate money becomes less important.
We have a slim chance of going through & that chance is dependent on us playing in the Brandywell.
As long as Irish teams move games like this they are not going to progress. We'll enjoy the game by all means, but make no mistake- Stephen Kenny is committed to winning this tie. I'm sure if he had the power, he'd abolish phrases like, "big day out for the players and fans," from being allowed in the media for the next month. If the Brandywell gives us our best shot, then so be it. The more unfamiliar it is for PSG, the better. If walking from the changing rooms across a field to get to the players 'tunnel,' makes them even the slightest bit more complacent, then so be.
I was initially in favour of moving the game to Dublin, but the more I think of it the more I reckon the Brandy is the right decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by higgins
The Brandywell is a bizarrely intimidating stadium in every way. Firtsly - the facilities are prehistoric. Our players are well used to it, but the dimaond-earring wearing pampered premadonna's of PSG won't know what the feck has happened when they turn up at the away changing rooms in the Brandywell ! There's not even enough room for a full team in them. That'll make their pre-match preparations as spartan and uncomfortable as possible = an advantage.
Secondly, even with large chunks of one side of the ground empty, the Brandy is an intimidating atmosphere. The topography of the place (in a valley/hollow) means it'll genuinely sound and feel like there's 10,000 in there.
Thirdly, there'll be feck all PSG fans at it, and they won't get a song in edge-ways with the Derry crowd.
Finally - Stephen Kenny wants it there, and that's enough for me. He has worked miracles at our club, and is undoubtedly the best manager in Irish football - north and south. I'm glad that he's viewing this as just another game for us to look to win, and isn't being fazed by the stature of his opponents.
I fancy us to get a draw at the Brandy, though I fear it'll be 2 or 3:0 away. But one thing's for sure - it'll be one hell of a night in Derry !! :D
reminds of the time then that the fancy dans from italy, went to athone
funny
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Originally Posted by mypost
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