League Cup Final

[oldyouth]

In fairness as excited as I am about going to the game Dodge, for other people with a family and a mortgage it's a 6 hour trip to see a first division team in a week when they'll be shelling out for the Cork cup replay on Tuesday, and then Linfield and Celtic on Tuesday and Wednesday of the following week. An adult and 2 kids to those last 2 games comes in at around £90 not including programmes, food and drinks.

Not complaining about fixture congestion, prices or Wexford themselves, it's just the timing.

Aside from all that, I've been thinking about it all week, can't wait to get down there and can't wait for the game. If Wexford (last game, lost away to Waterford, placed second bottom of Div 1) win it would be one of the biggest upsets of all time, not least because we take it seriously.

I fully understand the above sentiments. Derry have a full programme of games and bigger fish to fry. This is our 1st senior final and has really captured the imaginagtion.

Derry were allocated 200 seats in the covered stand, a full 520 seater behind the goal and an 800 seater along the touchline in addition to approx 200 standing tickets. The paper has it that 400 tickets have been returned and I have it directly from a long grey haired 'source' (who shall remain nameless) that it might end up twice that many.

Looking forward to meeting as many Derry fans as we can around the town. Wear the colours and we'll stop for a chat

[gustavo]

Is there much buzz down in Wexford for this game?

[OneRedArmy]

I'm surprised we're bringing so many.

Lot of long away trips in the last while (Cork x2, Cobh) & now 6 odd hours to Wexford.

Should be a good occasion.

[garyderry]

I'm surprised we're bringing so many.

Lot of long away trips in the last while (Cork x2, Cobh) & now 6 odd hours to Wexford.

Should be a good occasion.

im actually shocked we sold that many, know one seems to be interested with all the games we have at the moment

[passinginterest]

Richie Winter appointed to referee.
Any opinions?

http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...=3625&Itemid=9

[brendy_éire]

We're going to keep our allocation to sell until Friday afternoon at 4.

[oldyouth]

We're going to keep our allocation to sell until Friday afternoon at 4.

Very hard to try and shift them at that stage if there are many

[Réiteoir]

Richie Winter appointed to referee.
Any opinions?

http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...=3625&Itemid=9

Good appointment imo - in recent years they've put one of the non-FIFA Listed guys onto it.

[thischarmingman]

Looking forward to meeting as many Derry fans as we can around the town. Wear the colours and we'll stop for a chat

That's one of the things I'm most looking to. meeting some of the local fans and enjoying the Wexford welcome!

Very hard to try and shift them at that stage if there are many

Derry people leave everything to the last minute.

[Sniffer]

Might be repeating what's already been said, but it's refreshing and inspiring to see the Youths qualify for and host this final. It's a fine reward to Mick Wallace for the effort he especially and others have put into the game in Wexford. A win would be unthinkable; let's just hope they don't get a roasting.

[dublin_owl]

A win would be unthinkable; let's just hope they don't get a roasting.

A roasting, crikey and there was me thinking it was only the English footballers got up to those sort of shenanigans!

Incidentally, beating Cork City at Turners Cross in the semi was also unthinkable! The Youths thrive on the unthinkable.

[thischarmingman]

I also suspect that many Derry fans are not travelling because they consider the result a gimme against weak opposition - although I reckon it'll be a very tight game.

Sadly I tend to agree although you can see where they're coming from. We last lost a league cup game a couple of weeks before the European Championships of 2004, we've won the last three running, and the team standing in our way are second from bottom of the first division.

That said, Wexford will be so up for this, it will mean far more to them than it did to Bohs last season for example.

[holidaysong]

I hope you will have the pink jersey on sale, I want one!

[5ForKeeps]

I think if we not concede an early goal the game will be competitive. Derry fans will be suprised, Wexford play a great passing football style and espeically with the classness of the pitch at Ferrycarraig should make for a good game. The problem with us is we lack an out and out goalscoring striker plus a bit dodgy from set plays and at times we are lacking some experience but we make up for that in honest and hard graft. The one thing Derry's players will know they are in a game come Sat nite.

Before I see the Derry City fan's on Sat nite, great credit to you guys who come all the way down. Hardcore support and you guys should be proud, great support according to some of the fans on your offal site. 1000 to 1200 expected down in the Sunny south-east for this tie.

I need one of the hoodies we have, guaranteed to be a cold nite on Saturday.

[thischarmingman]

great support according to some of the fans on your offal site.

Hey, I appreciate the Brandywell isn't the Nou Camp, but...

[5ForKeeps]

Hey, I appreciate the Brandywell isn't the Nou Camp, but...

Well it's not many times I've seen away support come in such huge numbers in terms of the Eircom League, besides Waterford in our first home game of the season.

[oldyouth]

Hey, I appreciate the Brandywell isn't the Nou Camp, but...

Class post, I'll explain it to my colleague

[Candystripe]

Derry fans being defensive, there's a shock.

Great support alright. All I said was it was disappointing that they returned 400 tickets (which it is)

Thanks for the info passinginterest

EDIT; Here's that post claiming (or at least implying ) that 3,000 would make the trip (same bloke claimed that they could've got 15,000 to the UEFA Cup a few years ago too...)

EDIT 2; For balance Not all Derry fans are as deluded, Some claim upwards of 500 will travel.

Apologies for the earlier generalisation that "Derry fans" had made ridiculous claims

So how was I being "deluded" in that post?

I posted a link to youtube showing two games where we had 3,000 fans at!

No where did I say we would bring 3,000 to this game!

As for "(same bloke claimed that they could've got 15,000 to the UEFA Cup a few years ago too...)" Could you find a link to that post please?

If we had of been forced to move the P.S.G. game to say Windsor park I do think we would of brought well over the 12,000+ we also brought to Landsdown when we out numbered a certain Dublin club more than 3-1 in a cup final the same year!


Apoligy will be accepted whence given.

Thankyou and goodnight

[Dodge]

As for "(same bloke claimed that they could've got 15,000 to the UEFA Cup a few years ago too...)" Could you find a link to that post please?

Here you go

Exact quote;

We refused to move our European games (including the PSG game)for the sake of the people of Derry even though we knew we were restricted to the 3,100 seats when we could have sold 15,000+ at another venue

Apoligy will be accepted whence given.

Thankyou and goodnight

Shove it up your arse

[Krstic]

Here you go

Exact quote;





Shove it up your arse

Ah Dodge you're moving the goalposts there buddy.

I think he was referring to moving Derry's home tie with PSG to somewhere like Windsor Park in order to facilitate the demand from Derry, not the away game in Paris.