QuoteNot much when there is only a few hundred attending.Originally Posted by VinnyDCFC
Btw, you can still buy a ticket if you want...http://www.derrycityfc.net/
You've never heard of match day costs?How would they have made a loss given that this game was part of a transfer deal?
Not much when there is only a few hundred attending.
Btw, you can still buy a ticket if you want...http://www.derrycityfc.net/
Not much when there is only a few hundred attending.
Btw, you can still buy a ticket if you want...http://www.derrycityfc.net/
Changed now Mr P,
No one told me it was changed and I was out last night, only saw it this morning......
Another shambles.
If the statement is true Derry would surely be able to get the money they would have gained anyway from Celtic for breach of contract...
That assumes we inserted a clause in the contract that stated Celtic had to bring over a full-strength squad. I don't know if we did or not, but it's never been confirmed.
If that was the case then cancelling the game would have nothing to do with the squad brought over.
Would love to see Derry taking Celtic to court
As with all legal issues it depends on the wording. I am sure Celtic will argue that they intended to take over the strongest squad that was available to them.
Derry City would have known from the minute this friendly was set up that there couldn't possibly be anything like a full strength Celtic team. For the life of it, it looks like Derry City wasn't happy with the advanced tickets sale and was concerned about the lack of interest and just decided to pull the plug. They could have done this 3 weeks ago.
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It'll be interesting to see what way Celtic react to this. I would like to see it being rescheduled with a full strength team because thats what Derry would have signed up to in good faith.
In my opinion (from what i can see) Derry have lived up to their end of the bargain, the ball is now in Celtics court.
I think all League of Ireland fans should take note of this and remember its outcome.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Oh dear... clearly an act of bitterness there...
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What do you mean?Oh dear... clearly an act of bitterness there...
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
The writing was on the wall for this Celtic friendly for a long time though.
There was very little passion amongst City fans to watch a 3rd string Scottish club yet again, and the supposedly loyal Celtic fans in the area have had plenty of opportunities tro watch their beloved British team over the last year.
It might be a while before you find out.
Then why the 11th hour cancelation?
You do realise that fans and club officials don't always have a completely overlapping view of every situation and that when someone posts something on here it isn't necessarily the view of the club in question
In our own case, our Board's views have diverged significantly from the views of many fans over the last year. Hardly a surprise and referred to on many separate threads recently.
I'm well aware. Hence I asked the poster for his thoughts and not your board.You do realise that fans and club officials don't always have a completely overlapping view of every situation and that when someone posts something on here it isn't necessarily the view of the club in question
In our own case, our Board's views have diverged significantly from the views of many fans over the last year. Hardly a surprise and referred to on many separate threads recently.
Celtic Squad announced
http://www.cliftonvillefc.net/news_c...ws_121009.html
The game is live on Setanta btw.
Because of the voices in their head.
Why do you think.....? The Board may or may not have known how limited the interest amongst City fans was in this game, but probably hoped the Celtic 'massif' would show up to make up the numbers anyway.
Turns out the Celtic massif is in fact miniscule. Unless there's lots of protestant fans supporting the other team for them to goad in a medieval fashion, that is....
Roll your eyes all you want. He gave you his view in his post, then you asked the question.I'm well aware. Hence I asked the poster for his thoughts and not your board.
I'm glad quite a few of our fans still have an independent mind and aren't anyone's patsies. A lot of us are delighted the game is cancelled/postponed. The idea that Derry fans should be contributing to paying the transfer fees of our best players is absurd.
Anyway, enjoy your game with them across the water, based on previous experience, we're not missing much.
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