How on earth does that make sense?Quote:
Originally Posted by SMorgan
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How on earth does that make sense?Quote:
Originally Posted by SMorgan
What has sense got to do with anything. I think we should play off with Galway for the league personally...Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Hope Derry survive, take whatever punishment is coming their way, and come back again
ToucheQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
According to Breakingnews.ie theres an FAI Board meeting today at 1.30pm to decide Derry's fate.Anyone for fudge??
I don't think this time no. Derry are relegated only thing uncertain is what they are relegated to?Quote:
Originally Posted by eamo1
No fudge Eamon .There is a Press Conference Timed for 2.30pm. Nothing should have been said about this until today ruined the last night of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by eamo1
My big worry is that Derry will drop out of football entirely which would be criminal with their magnificent fans.
Despite all the problems this year, the league was so close to having no *'s on the league table..so close..
We deserve to have the book thrown at us and we'll be back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Where you come back to will be the remaining question though.Quote:
Originally Posted by MariborKev
Mr P,
Like the unrequited lover, it won't be the IL.
It may be a year out of senior football and back to the A League for the 2011 season.
Is there a reason you'd have to take a year off?
Even if the A League application deadline is gone, I think a special case could be made for Derry applying next year, given they couldn't have applied before the deadline. It'd make no sense to penalise the club by having them out of business for a season.
Surely if Derry have applied for a Premier licence, they can be dropped down to A on the basis of it being a lower level of the 'same' licence structure, like Cobh were?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I think jurisdictional issues along with the fact that the FAI exemptions etc would have to be sorted would complicate things.
But I agree that a way should be found to at least have a DCFC team in the A League next season.
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
That is what we'd have to hope for Stu.
Any new club is exactly as it says, "new." That being the case it will still need to register with the IFA before it could even put a case together as to why they should be granted special dispensation from them to play in a league outside of their jurisdiction.Quote:
Originally Posted by MariborKev
The fact that any new team would have to start in a much lower division, the chances of any contentious games are minimal. Given how things have changed in the North and the fact that any team can now play at any venue without any major difficulties, I cannot see how any request for such special dispensation would be supported nor can I think of any reasons why it would be.
So the IFA would kill the idea of a 'new' DCFC in the LOI just for the sake of it?
That sounds mad.
But entirely plausible.
Mr P,
Two options
- Purchase of the Derry City FC name from the existing company. DCFC is a member club of the FAI
- If not, and we have to reform as a new name, then we could challenge on the basis of the League of Wales clubs v FAW precedent.
It would not be "just for the sake of it." It would be on the basis of no justification for doing so imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
The purchasing of the name option is out following rule changes both at the IFA and HMRC following the Coleraine/Calver case.Quote:
Originally Posted by MariborKev
I am not familiar with the League of Wales clubs v FAW precedent.
The only good thing out of all this will be supporting a team who will be playing for their shirt. And if we are defeated realising it isnt costing us 20k a week.