Your best 5 and worse 5 grounds in country

**dublinred** · 27/07/2009, 1:52 PM

Likes
Monaghan
United Park
Oriel Park
Tolka
Dalymount

Dislikes
Fingal
Bray
Brandywell
Richmond
Ballybofey

**Paddyfield** · 27/07/2009, 2:15 PM

Originally Posted by Da Real Rover

Funny how the Galway fans have the Showgrounds in their bottom 5.
No bias there at all?

Funny how the Shligo fans have the Showgrounds in their top 5 when most of the others don't. No bias there at all?

**Paddyfield** · 27/07/2009, 2:24 PM

TOP 5
1.Turners cross
2. Terryland
3. Flancare
4, Dalymount
5, Richmond Park

If this was the top 6, I'd give the Showgrounds a vote!

BOTTOM 5
1, Jackman Park (or even Pike Rovers ground)
2, RSC ( I haven't been there since they built 2nd stand)
3, St Mel's RIP
4, Carlisle Grounds
5, United Park

* I have never been to Brandywell, Finn Park or Athlone's new ground.

**Darkglasses** · 27/07/2009, 3:01 PM

I'll only go on the ones i've been to:

Best 5:

1.Turner's Cross (Partly the memories, but it's still a smashing stadium)
2. Tolka Park (Even it is a kip and makes me wish i'd seen it when it was full, I'll miss it when its gone)
3. Flancare
4. Belfield
5. Ferrycarraig (Blatant bias

)

Other than Jackman Park and Bishopstown I've never been to a ground I seriously disliked, although Morton Stadium and the KCP are pretty bad...Not a big fan of Station Road either...If the RSC stands were a few metres nearer the pitch it'd be a great place I think! And if/when Ferrycarraig gets its permanent stand it'll be actually be one of my favourites, rather than just basically bias and a great pitch...

**Dunny** · 27/07/2009, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by roinuj

and the main stand is the uglyest thing i ever seen in any football ground

You obviously haven't met Tom then.

**roinuj** · 27/07/2009, 4:11 PM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

TOP 5
1.Turners cross
2. Terryland
3. Flancare
4, Dalymount
5, Richmond Park

If this was the top 6, I'd give the Showgrounds a vote!

BOTTOM 5
1, Jackman Park (or even Pike Rovers ground)
2, RSC ( I haven't been there since they built 2nd stand)
3, St Mel's RIP
4, Carlisle Grounds
5, United Park

* I have never been to Brandywell, Finn Park or Athlone's new ground.

so how can you make judgement on a ground you never saw fully finished.
the rsc is one of the most modern grounds in the country and has top class facilities.
and so what if it has a running track, most of the top grounds in world football has running tracks.

**sligoman** · 27/07/2009, 4:18 PM

Originally Posted by roinuj

most of the top grounds in world football has running tracks.

Really? Name some.

**osarusan** · 27/07/2009, 5:09 PM

I'd say the only reason any poster doesn't have Jackman park in the bottom five is because they haven't been there.

**Blue-Army** · 27/07/2009, 5:43 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

Really? Name some.

WC 06 final -Olympic Stadium, Berlin - has a running track.
Euro 08 final - Ernst Happel Stadium - has a running track.

The last 5 Champions League finals have been held in Stadia with running tracks.

**bennocelt** · 27/07/2009, 5:50 PM

Originally Posted by citybone

Im going by athmosphere generation mainly and a little nostalgia (i prob spelt that wrong). I dont care about pretty new seats (they just get in the way)

exactly

i havent gone to as many LOI grounds to rate a top 5, bottom 5 but loved the atmposhere in Tolka, and thought Athlones new stand - thanks to mary o rourke

- is pretty cool

**roinuj** · 27/07/2009, 6:07 PM

i bet most clubs in the league would love it as their home instead of the kips they call home.

**Dunny** · 27/07/2009, 6:09 PM

Anyone else getting sick of this guy's wankfest over the RSC?

**roinuj** · 27/07/2009, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

Anyone else getting sick of this guy's wankfest over the RSC?

take a closer look at your own ground before making comments on other grounds

**De Town** · 27/07/2009, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

Anyone else getting sick of this guy's wankfest over the RSC?

Yes, becoming very tiresome. Going on like its the feckin Nou Camp.

**Dunny** · 27/07/2009, 6:15 PM

Originally Posted by roinuj

take a closer look at your own ground before making comments on other grounds

I made a comment about your little obsession. And btw, its not your(WUFC's) ground.

**roinuj** · 27/07/2009, 6:20 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

I made a comment about your little obsession. And btw, its not your(WUFC's) ground.

it is our ground.

**Dunny** · 27/07/2009, 6:22 PM

The council own the ground.

And you really need to find better pictures. The stand is nothing like that anymore.

**roinuj** · 27/07/2009, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

The council own the ground.

and have giving waterford united lifetime tenancy rent free.

And you really need to find better pictures. The stand is nothing like that anymore.

show me a new one then?

**Paddyfield** · 27/07/2009, 8:00 PM

Originally Posted by roinuj

best 5
dalymount
tallagh
rsc
brandywell
athlone

worse 5
jackman
finn park
kildare
carlisle grounds
oriel park

whats yours?

Originally Posted by roinuj

so how can you make judgement on a ground you never saw fully finished.
the rsc is one of the most modern grounds in the country and has top class facilities.
and so what if it has a running track, most of the top grounds in world football has running tracks.

FFS. On that basis, how can you make a judgement on the 10 grounds you have rated? Are they all completed? I was in the RSC circa 1996 and was nay impressed. I didn't know that there was going to be a 2nd stand a decade later.