Brandywell Stadium Development

[DC-2010]

Think he should be staying out of such discussions tbh

[barry]

Think he should be staying out of such discussions tbh

Really the man who single handily keeps our club going isn’t entitled to an opinion?

[gary]

Think he should be staying out of such discussions tbh

Why?

As Chairman of the club, a pretty fanatical fan, and someone who has hugely backed the club financially through think and thin?
If he isnt entitled to an opinion, who on earth is????

[cousin kev]

Think he should be staying out of such discussions tbh

Nurse !! DC-2010 has fallen outta bed again.

[pmac]

No doubt he has his own personal opinion, but I would have thought as chairman of the club. he should try and represent the supporters.

[gary]

No doubt he has his own personal opinion, but I would have thought as chairman of the club. he should try and represent the supporters.

Surely as chairman and owner, he needs to represent the club and players and staff too.
And what he believes is the right direction to go for everyone.

As a matter of interest who said he isnt taking the view of fans ?
(Or at least what a number of fans want - there doesnt seem to be an agreement among fans)

[TenaciousDee]

No doubt he has his own personal opinion, but I would have thought as chairman of the club. he should try and represent the supporters.

I think he should represent the Board of Directors opinion. Regardless of what way the supporters opinion sways there will still be disagreement and people will feel that POD is ignorant to their wishes as a paying customer.

[DC-2010]

The one thing POD isnt afraid to do is voice his opinion of which he is very much entitled to . I just think with an issue like this which does divide supporters maybea more neutral stance should be taken. Publicly i mean.

[pmac]

No doubt he has his own personal opinion, but I would have thought as chairman of the club. he should try and represent the supporters.

Surely as chairman and owner, he needs to represent the club and players and staff too.
And what he believes is the right direction to go for everyone.

As a matter of interest who said he isnt taking the view of fans ?
(Or at least what a number of fans want - there doesnt seem to be an agreement among fans)

There may not be a total agreement among the fans, but this poll shows how many feel.

http://www.derrycitychat.com/forum/view ... =2&t=15944

That is the only poll we have at the minute, and i would say it's not too far wrong, as almost everyone I've spoken to does not agree with POD's opinion.

[stevebradley]

Here's the news article on it : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i ... t-43042753

Disappointing that it doesn't outline any reasons for his stance, or acknowledge the fact that views are clearly split amongst the support base. But sure - we're only the supporters, after all....

Another great communication job by the club.

[marcoloco]

Its not unusual for the Club to have a stance on matters. Is this POD's view, the Club's view (including the position of Directors and Manager) as its not the supporters view which we know is mixed. Regardless of who's view it is he's still entitled to an opinion just like the rest of us!

[DC-2010]

Off course he will have an opinion and if he had said this is my personal stance then no problem. But it didnt come across like that in the interview.

[rodgers]

Perhaps shareholders might get a chance to vote on it at AGM.

[Marty]

No doubt he has his own personal opinion, but I would have thought as chairman of the club. he should try and represent the supporters.

I'm pretty sure Ryan was a supporter of Derry too.

Plenty of supporters support this.

[mickyroddy]

I personally think a fitting tribute and happy medium would be The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium .

[brandyball]

I personally think a fitting tribute and happy medium would be The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium .

This is what Phil is supporting sure!

[pmac]

No doubt he has his own personal opinion, but I would have thought as chairman of the club. he should try and represent the supporters.

I'm pretty sure Ryan was a supporter of Derry too.

Plenty of supporters support this.

I'm pretty sure Ryan was a supporter of Derry too.

There are supporters who do support it, but would you agree that it appears that the majority (vast maybe) do not support it.

[pmac]

Derry City want Brandywell renamed after late skipper Ryan McBride

According to the Tele he now speaks for Derry City. The inference being it's not only his personal opinion.

[gary]

I'm pretty sure Ryan was a supporter of Derry too.

There are supporters who do support it, but would you agree that it appears that the majority (vast maybe) do not support it.

Where does this opinion that the vast majority of supporters dont want it,
there seems to be a definitely split, but a lot of either neutral and dont mind
or would like the name change, the Manager, Chairman and local players clearly want the change
the locals in the area and Ryan's family want the change.

I dont see how anyway can just declare the fans are for or against it,

[stevebradley]

I'm pretty sure Ryan was a supporter of Derry too.

There are supporters who do support it, but would you agree that it appears that the majority (vast maybe) do not support it.

Where does this opinion that the vast majority of supporters dont want it,
there seems to be a definitely split, but a lot of either neutral and dont mind
or would like the name change, the Manager, Chairman and local players clearly want the change
the locals in the area and Ryan's family want the change.

I dont see how anyway can just declare the fans are for or against it,

The only thing we have to go on re the view of supporters is the poll on here - which is very conclusive. No-one has shown any similar evidence for claims that the people of the Brandywell area are in favour of it btw - yet you're just accepting their views being declared. And the fact that the Foundation said that the views of local people were more important than the fans suggests that they know they don't have majority backing from supporters. Otherwise why would they have said it ?

The whole thing appears to be being steam-rollered through, with PoD caught under the wheel. I believe he and the board have been approached specifically to circumvent the lack of support for the idea amongst the club's fans. Otherwise they would've been approached from the start (as should fans btw). Even if he was luke warm or not in support of the idea, it would've taken serious balls to meet the family and tell them he wouldn't back the name change.

Whether we like it or not, it looks like we're getting a formalised hierarchy of tragedy amongst our players - past, present and future. God forbid that tragedy strikes again, but the nature of life and football is that it inevitably will at some point. And then what ? What is the Farren family had similarly got pressure going over the stadium name, meaning that the chance to call it after Ryan was now gone ?