Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

[outspoken]

Too open for my liking, even a wee shed behind one of the goals or something would be nice.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Even the artists impression makes the pitch look like it has a slope

[Dodge]

Not a bad grant at all for a private company/business. Having the minister for sport as a local TD must have helped, or does Micheal Ring handle this area. What do the Mounted Games Association of Ireland do?

Varadker is not a local TD for any Pats area

[nigel-harps1954]

Derry would have been smarter to push for the same sort of stand put on both sides of the ground curved around the pitch, as outspoken said above, open ends leave a ground feeling very lifeless, like Tallaght stadium.

[Charlie Darwin]

Derry would have been smarter to push for the same sort of stand put on both sides of the ground curved around the pitch, as outspoken said above, open ends leave a ground feeling very lifeless, like Tallaght stadium.

It's not open on both sides, they have a big raised pitch at one of the ends.

[Neish]

It's not open on both sides, they have a big raised pitch at one of the ends.

I'd class it as open if there is no stand/terrace there. And agree with Nigel stadiums with open ends or sides do feel a bit life less always nice to see fans on all sides of the pitch. River end has been closed now for about 10 years I miss it

[Duggie]

we seem to have a phobia about 4 sided grounds in this country....please people finish the ends, and in some cases the sides also!!

[punkrocket]

And a chip van doesn't count.

[BonnieShels]

And a chip van doesn't count.

What about 2 chip vans?

[punkrocket]

No need for 2 The Railway End has a nice stand already

[Flexy]

Artist’s impression of new Brandywell:


Funding approved as well, apparently. Will still only believe it when I see it.
http://www.derryjournal.com/news/fir...well-1-6163519

Went to the fans forum last Thursday re the Upgrading of the Brandywell. came away thinking what a waste of time and what a waste of money.
In the papers work was to begin end of Oct start of November, now phase one isnt due to start till mid March. First part is to move the Greyhound track ( Mid Season ) to the Showgrounds, from there work will be done on the current stand in the Southend stand to bring it up with H&S legislation, from there they will then close the opposite side knock down the Old Glentoran stand and replace it with a stand containing 945 seats with new changing rooms etc, and then install the new 3G or 4G pitch.
Thats all the funding they have in place at the minute, all this about the picture above is nonsense and is the PLANNED finish at the end of Phase 3. When I asked the question will Phase 2 and 3 happen all I got was cant say at the minute, as funding needs to be brought in and also to see does DCFC tick all the boxes ie attendances etc, whats the point in having a 6k seated capacity when your only getting attendances of 1500 a home game. Complete waste of time while Belfast gets 3 new stadia in Casement pk, Windsor and Ravenhill ( only Ravenhill is filled evry second week.

[Nesta99]

It is not nonsense to improve what is there on a phased basis. There is no point in having 4000 empty seats more often than not! Ok it isnt going to be the finished ground as per artists impression but it seems to be a lot further on than previous Brandywell plans. Far from a waste of time to have necessary improvements funded from capital development. The inclusion of 3g or 4g pitch probably is to tick the box of being a community amenity, if not then redirect the installation costs to replace the Glentoran stand?

[Flexy]

It is not nonsense to improve what is there on a phased basis. There is no point in having 4000 empty seats more often than not! Ok it isnt going to be the finished ground as per artists impression but it seems to be a lot further on than previous Brandywell plans. Far from a waste of time to have necessary improvements funded from capital development. The inclusion of 3g or 4g pitch probably is to tick the box of being a community amenity, if not then redirect the installation costs to replace the Glentoran stand?

Nesta read what ive put. N.irelands second
city has a derelect stadium. Crusaders got a whole revamp three yrs ago still loads seats empty every second week. Casement pk when redevelopped will be full once a yr for the ulster final. Windsor pk home of linfield will have 18k empty seats every second week and will be full three four times a yr for n.ireland games. Only ones deserve that is at ravenhill were it is packed every 2nd week so again three new stadia in belfast wereas we are second rate again. Get ur fingers out and produce a stadia our city deserves

[Nesta99]

N.irelands second
city has a derelect stadium.

Hey! Newry Showgrounds is far from derelect!

[nigel-harps1954]

Latest update from Harps is a picture of ongoing work on the admin block behind the main stand, similar to what is at Tallaght supposedly.

[Charlie Darwin]

You should build a Square behind it for added effect.

[nigel-harps1954]

You should build a Square behind it for added effect.

I'll wait for the builders to finish and then I'll get to it.

[MeathDrog]

Some good progress being made there. When do they expect it to be finished?

[Charlie Darwin]

In true Tallaght style, they're aiming to have it finished about 18 months ago and will eventually unveil it in 2026.

[El-Pietro]

You should build a Square behind it for added effect.

it's spelled Pyramid.