BEST:
Tolka ... 10,000 shiny seats occupied by 700 arses
St Mel's.... it wasn't pretty but it was er, atmospheric.
WORST:
Terryland (pre 93)....no seats, no toilets, no nothing!
Rathbane.... as above except that your car wasn't safe
Abbeycarton...as above plus the ball often rolled off the pitch
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Nobody knows us, we don't care
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My car "lost" its hubcaps twice outside Rathbane. Well my Dad's car.
Hated the place but couldn't stop going.
Favourite - Tolka
Best is Turners Cross.
Worst by mile is between Rathbane and Jackman park.
Christ all i say is rathbane is some dump to say least.
As for the worst I would say it would be hard to beat St Mels .
Of the grounds I visited in the 1990s, the best was probably Tolka.
Certainly, for me, the worst in that spell was the RSC the year we moved in, though that wouldn't qualify as a "Stadium" by the grandest stretch of the imagination.
Kilkenny was never bad by national standards, and became quite flashy in later years - the only thing about it was the trip there - Kilkenny roads are not noted for being good, straight or well signposted.
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I didnt travel to away games in the nineties but I would agree with the point that Abbeycartron wasnt the best.. It was convient to go to but the facilities were outdated and the pitch swampy.. the local schoolboy league use it now..
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Best Tolka Park great playing surface
Worst Abbycarton terrible pitch , terrible dressing rooms
Abbeycarton unquestionably worse than St. Mels, although the nastiness of the oiks in the surrounding area to St. Mels makes it pretty much equal. Rathbane not far behind.
Pitch at Tolka was historically and for a long time a disgrace (sloping mudbath for half the season) but in fairness when they were spending money the pitch was improved and I seem to recall they were among the first to employ a full time groundsman.
Tolka was always a ground I liked visiting for away games. Richmond and United park (Drogs) always seemed to have a good atmosphere but that may be due to the cramped "away" conditions. Dundalk and sligo have an authentic football feel about them (mainly down to fans).
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Best: Jackman Park / Rathbane
Worst: Priory Park / Hogan Park
"Daithi McMahon went off to America, and he took our dreams with him." - Paul O'Riordan, April 2nd.
Best: RDS
Worst: Monaghan
The only football ground where cows form part of the attendance.
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Keep Rovers Tidy, throw your rubbish in the Jodi.
sorry cheap shot
best dundalk
worst mels
I wish i did not know then what I dont know now
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