Pre Season Friendlies

[brandyball]

We play against the Candystripes today...

Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch... In Spain

https://twitter.com/derrycityfc/status/ ... CqJlA&s=19

When you consider that it's a behind closed doors friendly, and that both teams involved have travelled a long way to get game time and preparation work there - surely another pitch could've been found somewhere in the area to have a game on ? There will be Spanish 3rd tier clubs nearby, for example.

Someone on another forum suggested Aalborg cited illness and injuries.

[marcoloco]

Maybe they didn't fancy beforehand it but at the same time we need to move away from playing in poor conditions. Adopt a professional approach. There was quite a bit of standing water so it would be no good to either team.

[brandyball]

Maybe they didn't fancy beforehand it but at the same time we need to move away from playing in poor conditions. Adopt a professional approach. There was quite a bit of standing water so it would be no good to either team.

Just like Finn Park then.

[marcoloco]

Maybe they didn't fancy beforehand it but at the same time we need to move away from playing in poor conditions. Adopt a professional approach. There was quite a bit of standing water so it would be no good to either team.

Just like Finn Park then.

Just like the Brandywell. That will be unplayable very soon.

[stevebradley]

Maybe they didn't fancy beforehand it but at the same time we need to move away from playing in poor conditions. Adopt a professional approach. There was quite a bit of standing water so it would be no good to either team.

Just like Finn Park then.

Just like the Brandywell. That will be unplayable very soon.

I doubt that personally. I think the condition issue is being overplayed to force the change of the pitch.

Not say it's never happened, but I don't personally recall ever seeing standing water on the Brandywell pitch ?

[marcoloco]

Just like Finn Park then.

Just like the Brandywell. That will be unplayable very soon.

I doubt that personally. I think the condition issue is being overplayed to force the change of the pitch.

Not say it's never happened, but I don't personally recall ever seeing standing water on the Brandywell pitch ?

The Club released a short clip of the pitch inspection and it clearly showed standing water in the centre of the pitch.

The Brandywell pitch will soon be unplayable due to it non-complicity with elite level football (warns FAI). More to do with it being made of concrete, plastic and sand than anything else.

[Nige92]

Mixed messages. Aalborg saying we couldn't field a team?

https://twitter.com/Irish_Grounds/statu ... TuMrQ&s=19

[marcoloco]

Mixed messages. Aalborg saying we couldn't field a team?

https://twitter.com/Irish_Grounds/statu ... TuMrQ&s=19

Hangbags? Derry claiming pitch and Alborg claiming we pulled out due to lack of a team. Probably a bit of truth in both then.

[TenaciousDee]

Institute are advertising the Billy Kee Cup game on social media for Monday night (February 6th) at the Brandywell.

[stevebradley]

Mixed messages. Aalborg saying we couldn't field a team?

https://twitter.com/Irish_Grounds/statu ... TuMrQ&s=19

That's weird - as presumably we have our entire squad out there.

There's also the video of the very wet pitch

[Neutrino]

Friendly against Bray is off due to circumstances beyond Bray's control.
Hope we can get another game organised at short notice.

[brandyball]

Friendly against Bray is off due to circumstances beyond Bray's control.
Hope we can get another game organised at short notice.

The Billy Kee cup game against Institute is on Monday night 1945 kick off @ The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

[Neutrino]

Friendly against Bray is off due to circumstances beyond Bray's control.
Hope we can get another game organised at short notice.

The Billy Kee cup game against Institute is on Monday night 1945 kick off @ The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Yeah, but that is just rescheduled from earlier in preseason. We will have had the Aalborg and Bray games cancelled still. Not ideal.

[brandyball]

Friendly against Bray is off due to circumstances beyond Bray's control.
Hope we can get another game organised at short notice.

The Billy Kee cup game against Institute is on Monday night 1945 kick off @ The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Yeah, but that is just rescheduled from earlier in preseason. We will have had the Aalborg and Bray games cancelled still. Not ideal.

I know but we wouldn't be able to fit in another friendly before The Presidents Cup game.

[Keyser Soze]

A poor pre-season in terms of decent friendlies for the players.

[marcoloco]

A poor pre-season in terms of decent friendlies for the players.

Ironically the switch to summer football was designed to improve standards and avoid playing through the winter months which are affected by bad weather. Whilst this is proving a major success the flip side is our early season preparations which get serious in January are often affected by "bad weather". This year we do seem to be unlucky - stute, alborg and bray all called off. My biggest gripe is playing pre season games against clubs from the same division. Pleased that we've avoided that this year though appreciate the the Presidents Cup could be classified as a friendly.

[barry]

We're playing Carrick tomorrow at 7pm, away.

[footman]

We're playing Carrick tomorrow at 7pm, away.

Just read that in the Derry News

[stevebradley]

Just like the Brandywell. That will be unplayable very soon.

I doubt that personally. I think the condition issue is being overplayed to force the change of the pitch.

Not say it's never happened, but I don't personally recall ever seeing standing water on the Brandywell pitch ?

The Club released a short clip of the pitch inspection and it clearly showed standing water in the centre of the pitch.

The Brandywell pitch will soon be unplayable due to it non-complicity with elite level football (warns FAI). More to do with it being made of concrete, plastic and sand than anything else.

But I'm talking about the Brandywell. That video of standing water was in Spain, not the Brandywell. Where I have never seen standing water ever personally (?)

I'm also suggesting that the condition issue of our pitch may be being overplayed to accelerate getting it changed. It's only the FAI who are making the claim about its fitness for use, and it would be helpful to know what analysis they've made of the surface to reach that conclusion ? It would also be interesting to hear what the supplier/installer had to say in-response.

[marcoloco]

I doubt that personally. I think the condition issue is being overplayed to force the change of the pitch.

Not say it's never happened, but I don't personally recall ever seeing standing water on the Brandywell pitch ?

The Club released a short clip of the pitch inspection and it clearly showed standing water in the centre of the pitch.

The Brandywell pitch will soon be unplayable due to it non-complicity with elite level football (warns FAI). More to do with it being made of concrete, plastic and sand than anything else.

But I'm talking about the Brandywell. That video of standing water was in Spain, not the Brandywell. Where I have never seen standing water ever personally (?)

I'm also suggesting that the condition issue of our pitch may be being overplayed to accelerate getting it changed. It's only the FAI who are making the claim about its fitness for use, and it would be helpful to know what analysis they've made of the surface to reach that conclusion ? It would also be interesting to hear what the supplier/installer had to say in-response.

The FIFA Certification expires this year. It appears that the FIA statement relates to the current condition report of the playing surface which may no longer satisfy minimum standards for elite level competition. Of course the Club should use this to their advantage but I dont believe any of this was initiated by the Club.