Derry City FC vs Paris Saint Germain

finnpark

The Brandywell it is, just annouced. Good to see common sense prevailed. Still a near impossible task for City. Looks like Darren Kelly will have to mark Pauletta :eek:

Big Ears

Gonna cost a good bit of money to get the place ready(press section , extra seats , tv etc) so Derry must really fancy their chances of causing the upset , as there were much cheaper options available) .

Im in a good mood , Derry 1-1 PSG , return leg: PSG 2-2 Derry . Derry progress on away goals and into the group stages .

The realistic part of me says 3-1 to PSG on aggregate but never mind that .

finnpark

£25 per ticket which is only £77500 in gate receits for the 1st leg. Thought it would be much steeper entry fee. I think moving it to Dublin would result in a crowd of about 8000 but when you take the costs of putting up a team for the night, travel, rent etc into account its not much difference.

Cannot see Derry progressing. This side is just too good. Their attacking potential is excellent. I think Derry's only hop is to attack - they must dictate the game. It will be difficult. I hpe Paddy Mc Court is back for the game.

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Just announced?

:eek:

Stephen Kenny interview after last night's game

finnpark

seansouth wrote:

Just announced?

:eek:

Stephen Kenny interview after last night's game

Like Ireland's population -25 Im not a Shels fan so wouldnt be on their site.:D

MrJoeSoap

PSG only finished 9th last season, let us not forget. Derry can put up a good fight and have a great home record and incredibly strong side, with plenty of height and good technical ability. I'm not expecting a scalp, but I certainly won't be ruling them out.

MrJoeSoap

finnpark wrote:

Like Ireland's population -25 Im not a Shels fan so wouldnt be on their site.:D

But you were on the Derry site I assume?

applehunter

When Cork City played Nantes in the Intertoto we played them off the park for large patches and should have maybe scored 2/3 as it was we drew 1-1.

And this Derry team is just as good as that Cork team was.

It will be interesting at the Bradywell.

Johnny_the_fox

they should put a big screen into celtic park (gaa ground) - and make more money of it.

i dont think it would fall under any rules

Töpher

Dissapointed as it rules out me getting to the home leg (a trip to Paris may be on, yet to confirm ), happy as it gives Derry the best chace of progression. They are nigh on invincible up there. And we all saw what happened to Gotherburg

Chucky the tree

7/1 in the bookeis. Definitly a bit of value there.

Ronan|Raven

Wonder will the **** in RTE show this game as they may see it as a "glamour " tie?

cournioni

Ronan|Raven wrote:

Wonder will the **** in RTE show this game as they may see it as a "glamour " tie?

I don't think you even have to ask that question RR, its beyond a doubt.

Bateman

Saw PSG away to Sochaux last night on Setanta's Le Championnat round-up; for all Pauleta's failures on the big international stage, he looks a lethal poacher at club level. I wouldn't give Derry much of a chance, but they could surprise us.

MrJoeSoap

Bateman wrote:

Saw PSG away to Sochaux last night on Setanta's Le Championnat round-up; for all Pauleta's failures on the big international stage, he looks a lethal poacher at club level. I wouldn't give Derry much of a chance, but they could surprise us.

47 goals in 89 international caps is an incredible record.

Bateman

MrJoeSoap wrote:

47 goals in 89 international caps is an incredible record.

Agreed. Maybe it's poking holes, but a lot were penos, friendlies, and filling his boots against the bottom-tier minnows, and I was more referring to his record in the big televised tournaments every 2 years. He will be a danger though, no doubt about it.