Re: Derry City "V" FCB Magpies - 11-07-2024
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2024 8:55 pm
More rubbish. Bruno's Bar got 350k Euro for their involvement this season whilst we got 150K Euro. Add the gate receipts and streaming rights and you could add another 50k Euro. In addition to that your players gain from the experience of playing a top side and players looking at a move from England and Scotland don't think your Club is a laughing stock.mokendismucker wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 7:01 pmWe wouldn’t and no other side would have got past Copenhagen so the decent money argument is redundant.marcoloco wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 3:27 pmWinning the league delivers greater rewards in Europe. Maybe now you can understand our frustrations with this season's league campaign. Rovers will be back next season with a significant pot of money to spend on reinforcements. This season presents a huge opportunity to others to nick a league title and break up their dominance.mokendismucker wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 2:48 pm Actually winning the league gives an easier route to the group stages. Get knock out of champions league qualifiers you drop down to Europa league qualifiers . As shams have done this year win one tie and Conference league is guaranteed. Lose and you drop into final conference league qualifier. Guaranteed minimum 3 ties. So it does matter than you win the league. The 100k is insignificant in comparison. Win one of the 3 guaranteed matches and you have Conference league place.
Pats might have a good run this year in Europe but without a top 3/4 finish they will need all the dough they can get. So yes the FAI cup mattered to them massively. Just another example of how you consistently down grade Derry…..
Pats are a different story. After winning the Cup they changed their manager and their squad. They brought in Kenny and he's delivered instant success in Europe. That money has already seen them improve their squad and they are now reaping the rewards. A top 4 finish is still not beyond them but its a big ask, I agree. Nevertheless, they'll net serious money for next season's rebuild.
So my point stands. Winning domestic titles and cups is important but really they only give you a shot at making serious money - that's what matters to the big teams. We've still got an outside chance in the league this season but have blown any chance of making decent money in Europe thus making it more difficult to compete with the Dublin teams long term.
So defeat to Bruno's Bar cost us 250k plus all the associated damage. Another sign you're out of touch...