UEFA Cup 1st Round Draw

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

It would obviously better for Derry to have the game in the Brandywell but would Athlone's stadium be ready if the Brandywell wasn't up to scratch? I think Athlone's will meet most UEFA requirements, not sure on media stuff though.

That's a joke? right?

Originally Posted by Drogman.

PSG have had a poor few seasons by their high standards.

So far this season they have played very bad, and lucky to have got a win in their last game.

They will underestimate Derry and I reckon, especially at home, Derry can cause an upset.

I hope Derry beat them as I hate those Paris c**ts so much, just like Dundalk. I'll actually be in France for the away leg, so I might throw on my Marseille jersey and see if I can get a ticket

ya love us really

Originally Posted by BohsFans

That's a joke? right?

He means the new ground, I assume. Doubt it'll be ready in four weeks' time!

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

He means the new ground, I assume. Doubt it'll be ready in four weeks' time!

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.

Originally Posted by Drogman.

PSG have had a poor few seasons by their high standards.

So far this season they have played very bad, and lucky to have got a win in their last game.

They will underestimate Derry and I reckon, especially at home, Derry can cause an upset.

I hope Derry beat them as I hate those Paris c**ts so much, just like Dundalk. I'll actually be in France for the away leg, so I might throw on my Marseille jersey and see if I can get a ticket

Eh, thought you were going down south. Being half French you'd think you'd know how far Paris is from Perpignan!

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?

14th and 28th. First leg at home.

Jim Roddy confirms on derry website that the games will be played as drawn,home leg first

Originally Posted by Dodge

Should be Mega money for Derry. Loads of French TV stations will want to show that game.

Hopefully it'll be on TV5 - which is available in the UK and Ireland on Sky Digital

Originally Posted by Speranza

14th and 28th. First leg at home.

That cancels our game so. Any idea when that'll be played? Sunday maybe?

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

He means the new ground, I assume. Doubt it'll be ready in four weeks' time!

No know what he meant!

I doubt their new ground would be anywhere near the required standard.

Originally Posted by Réiteoir

Hopefully it'll be on TV5 - which is available in the UK and Ireland on Sky Digital

No. Hopefully it will be on RTÉ so everyone can see the game.

Originally Posted by cavan_fan

Looking at line up three class players going forward in Dhorasoo, Rothen and Pauleta

you obviosuly didnt watch the world cup and portugal

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.

Originally Posted by BohsFans

I doubt their new ground would be anywhere near the required standard.

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.

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.

Originally Posted by superfrank

It will not be easy.

Superfrank: master of understatement.