Hold the Derbyshire Senior Cup Final at Pride Park Stadium
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This a petition calling for the Derbyshire Football Association to hold the Derbyshire Senior Cup Final at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium.
The competition was launched 125 years ago and, for many years, the final was held at the Baseball Ground, Derby County's former home.
The concept of holding the final at the BBG was scrapped in favour of a two-legged affair. The finalists now play legs both home and away.
This has got to stop. It completely devalues this wonderful competition and the gates in recent seasons have been poor.
Take last season. Belper Town beat Alfreton Town in front of just 248 people at North Street and 266 people at Christchurch Meadow. A far cry from when the Nailers last won the cup at the Baseball Ground, where in the region of 9,000 watched the match.
Of course, the Baseball Ground is long gone, but in its place stands Pride Park Stadium - the ground where the Derbyshire Senior Cup Final should be held.
Other county cup competitions are held at large stadiums. Here are some recent examples:
Durham County Cup - final at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland.
Sheffield and Hallamshire Cup - Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday.
Nottinghamshire Senior Cup - Meadow Lane, Notts County.
Birmingham Senior Cup - St Andrews, Birmimgham City.
Manchester Senior Cup - Old Trafford, Manchester United.
The list goes on and on. Basically, most if not all other counties stage their senior cup final at Premier League or Championship stadiums.
To hold the final at Pride Park would give the competition a massive boost and stop the falling gates - both in the final and in other rounds.
Football fans from across Derbyshire would be more inclined to go and watch if it were held at Pride Park. I know as a Belper fan that I'd be much more inclined to watch Ilkeston, Gresley, Matlock, Alfreton or any other team in a single final at PPS rather than one leg at a non-league ground.
Finally, Derby County have new owners - Americans who are desperate to get Derbyshire people on their side. What better way to do that than by bringing this prestigious, 125-year-old competition's final back to the county's biggest stadium?
Please sign the petition and let's make the Derbyshire FA sit up and take notice. The Derbyshire Senior Cup has been a poor relation, compared to other counties' competitions, for far too long.
Let's make this a happy day for football.
The competition was launched 125 years ago and, for many years, the final was held at the Baseball Ground, Derby County's former home.
The concept of holding the final at the BBG was scrapped in favour of a two-legged affair. The finalists now play legs both home and away.
This has got to stop. It completely devalues this wonderful competition and the gates in recent seasons have been poor.
Take last season. Belper Town beat Alfreton Town in front of just 248 people at North Street and 266 people at Christchurch Meadow. A far cry from when the Nailers last won the cup at the Baseball Ground, where in the region of 9,000 watched the match.
Of course, the Baseball Ground is long gone, but in its place stands Pride Park Stadium - the ground where the Derbyshire Senior Cup Final should be held.
Other county cup competitions are held at large stadiums. Here are some recent examples:
Durham County Cup - final at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland.
Sheffield and Hallamshire Cup - Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday.
Nottinghamshire Senior Cup - Meadow Lane, Notts County.
Birmingham Senior Cup - St Andrews, Birmimgham City.
Manchester Senior Cup - Old Trafford, Manchester United.
The list goes on and on. Basically, most if not all other counties stage their senior cup final at Premier League or Championship stadiums.
To hold the final at Pride Park would give the competition a massive boost and stop the falling gates - both in the final and in other rounds.
Football fans from across Derbyshire would be more inclined to go and watch if it were held at Pride Park. I know as a Belper fan that I'd be much more inclined to watch Ilkeston, Gresley, Matlock, Alfreton or any other team in a single final at PPS rather than one leg at a non-league ground.
Finally, Derby County have new owners - Americans who are desperate to get Derbyshire people on their side. What better way to do that than by bringing this prestigious, 125-year-old competition's final back to the county's biggest stadium?
Please sign the petition and let's make the Derbyshire FA sit up and take notice. The Derbyshire Senior Cup has been a poor relation, compared to other counties' competitions, for far too long.
Let's make this a happy day for football.
239 Signatures
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Andy Darlington
- Please tell us your comments
- Petition author
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town, Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Belper
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paul bennett
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- this cup is the premier cup and should be played at d c f c
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town
- Where do you live?
- belper
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Mike Smith
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- He's right you know - County Cups at major football league grounds !
- Which football club do you support?
- Non-League in general
- Where do you live?
- Mossley, Lancashire
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Joe Winson
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- It just makes sense to have it at Pride Park Stadium!
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town FC
- Where do you live?
- Sheffield
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David Attwood
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town FC.
- Where do you live?
- Belper.
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asa ingall
- Which football club do you support?
- belper
- Where do you live?
- chesterfield
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Ian Robinson
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- Currently the two legged final is a bit of a non event to anyone other than those involved with the finalists.
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town
- Where do you live?
- Ripley
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David Williamson
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby
- Where do you live?
- Littleover
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Glyn Luck
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David Laughlin
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town FC
- Where do you live?
- Fritchley, Derbyshire
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George Mills
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- Brill
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper
- Where do you live?
- Crich
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Andy Duffin
- Please tell us your comments
- Many other County Cup finals are held at Premiership or Championship grounds so why should the DSC be any different.
- Which football club do you support?
- Matlock Town
- Where do you live?
- Chesterfield
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Dave Baines
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Jonathan Hutchinson
- Which football club do you support?
- Matlock Town
- Where do you live?
- Ripley
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Ian Walker
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Ripley
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Chas Gilbert
- Which football club do you support?
- Matlock Town
- Where do you live?
- Belper
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TOM CROWDER
- Which football club do you support?
- MATLOCK TOWN
- Where do you live?
- MATLOCK
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Alex Lawton
- Which football club do you support?
- Matlock Town
- Where do you live?
- Matlock
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Richard Barnes
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Ilkeston
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Alan Rodgers
- Which football club do you support?
- Nailers
- Where do you live?
- Belper
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Tim Harrison
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- I agree the final should be be given the level of importance it deserves by playing it at PPS. The Leicestershire final is played at the Walkers Stadium isn't it?
- Which football club do you support?
- Belper Town
- Where do you live?
- Belper
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Andrew Golds
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- Get the final at pride park !!!!!
- Which football club do you support?
- Ilkeston Town
- Where do you live?
- Ilkeston
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Matt
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
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Chris Thomas
- Which football club do you support?
- DCFC
- Where do you live?
- Derby
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John Meakin
- Please tell us your comments
- Just pure common sense
- Which football club do you support?
- New Mills
- Where do you live?
- Stockport
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Stephen Smith
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Matlock
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Nick Atherton
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- USA
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Richard Bailey
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Simon Randle
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Derby
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Wayne Morledge
- Which football club do you support?
- Ilkeston Town FC
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David
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Leicestershire
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Andy Moore
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- just makes sense really !!
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Ellesmere,Shropshire
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Paul Francis
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- i cant see why nottingham senior cup gets played at Meadow Lane and derby senior cup doesnt. i feel derby senior cups have better teams in the cup aswell. it is pointless having 2 leg final.
- Which football club do you support?
- Ilkeston Town
- Where do you live?
- Ilkeston
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Lee Francis
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- Great idea. Lets hope Ilkeston can make it if that happens!
- Which football club do you support?
- Blackburn Rovers and Ilkeston Town
- Where do you live?
- Ilkeston
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DUNCAN PAYNE
- Which football club do you support?
- ILKESTON TOWN
- Where do you live?
- ILKESTON
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paul riley
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- needs to be at a good ground!!!
- Which football club do you support?
- all
- Where do you live?
- eastwood
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Alan Marsden
- Which football club do you support?
- Matlock Town
- Where do you live?
- Matlock
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Ben Calpin
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- Totally agree, coming from Sheffield never really understood why they do this. Even the other minor cups are at Bramall Lane, Oakwell, Millmoor, Keepmoat etc...
- Where do you live?
- Morton
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Andrew Wearden
- Which football club do you support?
- Buxton Football Club
- Where do you live?
- Buxton, Derbyshire
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Alan Potter
- Please tell us your comments
- Local football should be given this opportunity to play where the proffesionals play
- Which football club do you support?
- Derby County
- Where do you live?
- Derby
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Peter Richardson
- Please tell us your comments
- Hard to believe that any County Senior Cupsor even others going down through the pyramid (Sussex County have many levels for Adult football) are not played at a single ground of some standing ie proffessional ground or County HQ.
- Which football club do you support?
- Buxton
- Where do you live?
- Buxton
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norman bradley
- Which football club do you support?
- buxton fc
- Where do you live?
- buxton
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james wright
- Which football club do you support?
- buxton
- Where do you live?
- buxton
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keith newton
- Please tell us your comments
- but - when did belper town get a 9000 gate? /
- Which football club do you support?
- dcfc
- Where do you live?
- leicestershire
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Bob Fidler
- Please tell us your comments
- I agree with the petition and think it would increase crowds watching the final.
- Which football club do you support?
- New Mills FC
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Gary Taylor
- Which football club do you support?
- Manchester United
- Where do you live?
- Buxton
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John Simpson
- Please tell us your comments
- Would add so much more prestige to a competition that has lost its sparkle in the last 10 years. As an Ilkeston Town fan I would certainly attend more DSC games if the reward was a final at Pride Park
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Mike Barton
- Which football club do you support?
- Buxton
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Robert Arnott
- Please tell us your comments
- i agree 100\% that the derbyshire cup needs to change to survive
- Which football club do you support?
- Buxton fc
- Where do you live?
- Buxton , Derbyshire
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LEWIS GADSBY
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