Stadia

**inchicore_saint** · 26/07/2009, 6:49 PM

Surely its achievable for every Premier team to have a decent stadium with at least 4,000 seats.

**don ramo** · 26/07/2009, 7:08 PM

Originally Posted by inchicore_saint

Surely its achievable for every Premier team to have a decent stadium with at least 4,000 seats.

yes it is, the problem is they want it now, these thing take time and commitment, the key is for every new supporter that walks in the gate to have a satisfying expierience that will entice him to return

**Flexy** · 26/07/2009, 7:12 PM

think the Molde stadium is excellent even if you had 7 or 8 rows of seats all around the ground would be sufficent and an excellent ground. No ambition in our league with clubs and the councils

**bennocelt** · 27/07/2009, 8:32 AM

Originally Posted by bishbash

i dont think that the gaa is as big a factor as people say. if you go back to the 70s when waterford played rovers they were pulling in 20000. the gaa was just a strong back then

dont agree with this at all - just turn on rte at any time and they are always showing some Gah junk from celebrity ban, the sunday game, pride of the county, etc etc etc - the free promotion the GAA get is so not funny

**endabob1** · 27/07/2009, 9:02 AM

http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/r...d_diamonds.htm

I used to live quite close to Rushden (although strictly speaking they were the enemy) I always thought their ground was the perfect model for a LOI club, capacity of about 6,500 with a good mix of seats & terrace, proper facilities with 2 bars and a restaraunt for sponsors, full training pitch & gym on site with the shop & all the clubs offices also housed in the stadium

http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/Ne...,10784,00.html

**Black and White** · 28/07/2009, 11:10 AM

I couldnt be arsed going looking for the thread on LOI grounds but one question I want to ask is, didnt the FAi grant Drogheda a licence on severla grounds this season one in particular that temporary seating was to be put in place to bring it up to Premier Division regulations? So are these seast in now or whats the story with them?

**ndrog** · 28/07/2009, 11:42 AM

No blackandwhite the seats arent going in and the whole issue will be fudged by the fai because they love us so much , anyway they have enough to be dealing with cork going bust and bohs on the way

Any chance you could get some cover for away fans and maybe a footpath to enter and exit the grouind without getting soaked and covered in mud .Theres a good lad .

**Nesta99** · 28/07/2009, 1:21 PM

Originally Posted by ndrog

No blackandwhite the seats arent going in and the whole issue will be fudged by the fai because they love us so much , anyway they have enough to be dealing with cork going bust and bohs on the way

Any chance you could get some cover for away fans and maybe a footpath to enter and exit the grouind without getting soaked and covered in mud .Theres a good lad .

Was a valid question ndrog, but your response is typical in its defensiveness and deflection. A straight answer would have negated any mischief making BandW was indulging in if even thats what he was at

**MeathDrog** · 28/07/2009, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Was a valid question ndrog, but your response is typical in its defensiveness and deflection. A straight answer would have negated any mischief making BandW was indulging in if even thats what he was at

He makes a good point.

**ndrog** · 28/07/2009, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Was a valid question ndrog, but your response is typical in its defensiveness and deflection. A straight answer would have negated any mischief making BandW was indulging in if even thats what he was at

And the judgemental holier than thou attitude displayed by dundalk fans after coming up from 7 years in the graveyard is getting tiresome beyond belief

**Nesta99** · 29/07/2009, 9:44 AM

Did i say defensiveness?? Should have said paranoia!!!

**Mr A** · 29/07/2009, 9:46 AM

Ironically the more time goes on the more some of the Dundalk posse remind me of certain Galway fans after they got up a few years ago.

**Drogman.** · 29/07/2009, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

Was a valid question ndrog, but your response is typical in its defensiveness and deflection. A straight answer would have negated any mischief making BandW was indulging in if even thats what he was at

The FAI own the ground and they indicated at the start of the season that they will add seating to Utd Park, the home terrace area.

I think that the time involved won't be until next season so don't expect to see anything soon. Engineers have been up to look at how it can be done and apparently a plan has been approved.

It's just a matter of wait and see I suppose.

**Duggie** · 29/07/2009, 10:11 AM

drogman how many seats are we talking ? is it both ends or what. dosent seem to be that much space behind the goals though.

**ped_ped** · 29/07/2009, 10:30 AM

The teams - Premier League, mainly - really need to improve slowly and steadily, without boxing themselves into a situation where they can no longer extend.

If possible, whether your stadium has 2,000 or 4,000, you should first focus on cleaning the stadium up (a problem with most LOI grounds), improving the shops/toilets/whatever, but if at all possible, teams should be ready for a situation where, if circumstance dictates, they can extend the stadium from 2,000, 4,000 gradually upwards towards 8,000, 10,000 and beyond.

Basically there's no point having a 20,000 seater stadium for 2,000 supporters, but there's also no point in having a beautiful, flawless 4,000 seater and if the situation arises where you could be bringing in two or three times that amount you have no surrounding lands in which to extend.

**John83** · 29/07/2009, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by ped_ped

The teams - Premier League, mainly - really need to improve slowly and steadily, without boxing themselves into a situation where they can no longer extend.

It's a nice idea, but in practice, most of the Premier teams which own their grounds are busy selling it to pay for a league title. If we reach a point where teams are on a steady footing financially, we can think about gradually improving the infrastructure - essentially what licensing was supposed to do.

**oriel** · 29/07/2009, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by ndrog

No blackandwhite the seats arent going in and the whole issue will be fudged by the fai because they love us so much , anyway they have enough to be dealing with cork going bust and bohs on the way

Any chance you could get some cover for away fans and maybe a footpath to enter and exit the grouind without getting soaked and covered in mud .Theres a good lad .

There is no doubting our away end is a disgrace, and as I have said many times, not fit for Premier standard.

Hopefully this will be addressed in the not to distant future.

**Duggie** · 29/07/2009, 12:45 PM

i like oriel park have to say. seems to me it has great space to upgrade it if they have the money. artificial surface, has the potential to be a top ground there.

**Black and White** · 29/07/2009, 1:00 PM

Originally Posted by Drogman.

The FAI own the ground and they indicated at the start of the season that they will add seating to Utd Park, the home terrace area.

I think that the time involved won't be until next season so don't expect to see anything soon. Engineers have been up to look at how it can be done and apparently a plan has been approved.

It's just a matter of wait and see I suppose.

Thanks Drogman, thats all I was really asking about but of course Ndrog has to turn it into a pitiful slagging match whihc nobody cares about....Typical

**ndrog** · 29/07/2009, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by Black and White

Thanks Drogman, thats all I was really asking about but of course Ndrog has to turn it into a pitiful slagging match whihc nobody cares about....Typical

You have my sincere apologies blackandwhite .I did indeed turn it into a pitiful slagging match and for that im truly sorry .The wounds are still open after our horrendous showing in oriel pk on friday night , i would like to publically and sincerely wish my fellow Louth men all the best for the rest of season .Love Ndrog .....