Derry City are mulling over a difficult decision after landing a dream UEFA Cup first round clash against Paris St Germain in today's draw in Monaco.
Derry's Brandywell ground can house only 3,000 supporters but any choice of alternative venue carries significant political, historical and geographical implications.
The Candystripes have played their football in the eircom League since 1985 and are set to reject offers - including reportedly one from Linfield - to play their big match in Belfast.
However the only other viable alternative is to play 150 miles away at Lansdowne Road and Derry chief executive Jim Roddy admitted the decision to leave the Brandywell would therefore be a tough one.
Roddy said: 'It's a big decision to take the game away from our city. It's not really what we want to do, so over the next 24 hours we'll decide what will happen.
'We don't want to get into any political issues. We just want to play football. But that doesn't concern us as much as stripping the city of something that's going to belong to it for ever more.
'There are so many different ramifications, in terms of the tourist industry and putting the city on the map. If we go to Dublin - and it would be Dublin, not Belfast - you lose some of your identity, and we don't want to be part of that.
'If you also go to a larger venue you incur much larger costs. If you fill that venue, then fine, but we're 150 miles away from Dublin and it's a arduous task to ask people to travel midweek.
'If it was to be in Dublin we would have to have 14,000 to 15,000 people at least, and that is an awful lot for a city of 100,000 people.
'You would also be hoping for a lot of other people just to come and watch and support, so it's a big decision.
'It's not all financial, but of course finances play a big role in what we do.
'The main reason is we represent a city that is very proud of itself, and we've a moral obligation to the people of the city to sell it.
'So if we were to move from Derry to Dublin, it would be something we would do with a very large heart.'
Despite the problems, Roddy is still looking forward to what is a mouthwatering clash, and with no fears.
The current eircom League leaders have already beaten two-time former UEFA Cup winners IFK Gothenburg en route to reaching this stage.
For that reason Roddy believes his side cannot be discounted as he said: "If we were to win it would be like a dream come true.
'When we drew Gothenburg people said the same. Everybody ruled us out straight away, but I think we surprised quite a few people.
'I'm not going to make rash predictions and say we will beat Paris St Germain, but we will give it our best shot and try to do everybody proud.
'At the end of the day winning the league is our most important objective. Anything else is just a bonus.'
