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Derry City

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Drakhan, Dec 2, 2014.

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  1. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Just noticed when looking through Europa qualifications as well as CL that Derry City. although they play in Republic of Ireland league and are based in Northern Ireland, any coefficient they earn goes to the Republic of Ireland.
    Bet Norther Irish FA are * off
     
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  2. Gabriel Beidh an lá linn Gold Member

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    They get a league of Ireland qualifying place so the IFA have no reason to care
     
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  3. Jozo The Provo

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    They probably wouldn't want them in that little * league anyways
     
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  4. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    They'd love them in it now.
     
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    Should just have an All-Ireland league I say most of the northern teams wouldn't want to play in it becomes they would get hammered instead of any political reasonings
     
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  6. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    They could not afford it.

    Loi is years ahead of the Irish league.
     
    faw cough, Dec 3, 2014
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    I agree we should have just the one league. It would raise interest and crowds all around. Not saying things would suddenly be all fine and dandy. But it would help I think. Although it does have to be said that in the Setanta Cup which is the All Ireland Cup competition the Irish teams really have dominated over the last few years.
     
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  8. Miles Platting Irish Mancunian Gold Member

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    An All Ireland Premiere League would be good, 12 teams, this is my 12

    Cliftonville
    Linfield
    Glentoran
    Crusaders
    Derry City
    Dundalk
    Drogheda United
    Bohemians
    Shamrock Rivers
    Cork City
    Sligo Rivers
    Limerick
     
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  9. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Current UEFA rankings for all irish teams

    261 - Shamrock Rovers
    269 - Linfield
    289 - Cliftonville
    291 - St Patricks Athletic
    299 - Sligo Rovers
    354 - Bohemian
    377 - Crusaders
    388 - Derry City
    389 - Dundalk
    400 - Glentoran
    401 - Portadown
    413 - Sporting Fingal
    432 - Drogheda Utd
    436 - Glenavon

    Irish is in bold and N Ire is not.
     
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  10. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    Swap Limerick with Portadown.
     
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  11. Jozo The Provo

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    How are sporting Fingal still ranked if they went bust about 4 years ago :confused:
     
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  12. Jozo The Provo

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    St pats for Drogheda
     
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  13. Seosamh Máirtín

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    Mon the Portadown! :smiley-laughing002:
     
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    What they shud do is just have a United ireland
     
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  15. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    It take 5 years before the rankings come off.
    That is what is happening with Oldco rankings.
    The Sevconians think it's their rankings that is in UEFA ranking table but it is actually Oldco's. Sevco havent played in Europe so they can't be ranked (except rotten :icon_mrgreen:)
    It will still be there until 2017/2018.
     
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  16. TheHolyGoalie

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    Derry City's fans are mainly republican I take it?
     
    TheHolyGoalie, Dec 4, 2014
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  17. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    From the Nationalist side of the community yeah.
     
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  18. Jozo The Provo

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    Would more people be GAA fans up there don't think I've seen the brandywell full
     
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  19. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    Same as most clubs.

    Decent crowds when playing well.
     
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    I've always thought Derry wasn't much of a GAA city.I think they would be more into football. You'd need to ask one of the Derry lads on here. Derry City get good crowds especially when they're doing well and have good fans. I'm not sure of the attendances to GAA matches though.
     
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