Your best 5 and worse 5 grounds in country

[roinuj]

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http://www.ifgrounds.com/rsc01.jpg


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

[Dunny]

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

[roinuj]

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 :eek:

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/ireland/dundalk_oriel.jpg

:D

[De Town]

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]

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

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

[roinuj]

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

it is our ground.

[Dunny]

The council own the ground.:rolleyes:

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

[roinuj]

The council own the ground.:rolleyes:
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]

best 5
dalymount
tallagh
rsc
brandywell
athlone

worse 5
jackman
finn park
kildare
carlisle grounds
oriel park

whats yours?


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.

[Dunny]

and have giving waterford united lifetime tenancy rent free.

My point still stands.


show me a new one then?

Watch MNS...;)

[Longfordian]

These best and worst threads are one of the most annoying things on here in my opinion. They always turn into petty bickering with some people unable to accept that others think they don't have the prettiest wife at home as Wenger would say. Over and out.

[Mr A]

That's one of the worst givey outy posts ever on this forum. Bottom five easily.

[chatterbox]

Best:

1. Tolka
2. Inchicore
3. Tallaght
4. Turner's Cross
5. Brandywell

Worst:

1. Kingspan century Monaghan
2. RSC Waterford
3. UCD bowl
4. Oriel Park (Used to be better but has been wrecked recently)
5. Showgrounds Sligo

Haven't been to Limerick, Wexford, Athlone or Kildare.

[Dunny]

Best:

1. Tolka
2. Inchicore
3. Tallaght
4. Turner's Cross
5. Brandywell

Worst:

1. Kingspan century Monaghan
2. RSC Waterford
3. UCD bowl
4. Oriel Park (Used to be better but has been wrecked recently)
5. Showgrounds Sligo

Haven't been to Limerick, Wexford, Athlone or Kildare.

Wrecked in what way?

[Nesta99]

I think chatterbox means that Oriel was a top ground but never kept pace with improvements and now is far from up to scratch and lags behind many other grounds. Although compared to 4-5 years ago its come on a bit

[Black and White]

It is lagging behind but its up to date all over, very stable surroundings and infrastructure although I do admit Im ashamed that we provide uncovered terracing for away support whereas the majority of other grounds provide covered seating! We badly need to put in a stand behind the Carrick Road end goals for away fans, it would be better in the long run, a Wexford Youths type of job!

[chatterbox]

I think chatterbox means that Oriel was a top ground but never kept pace with improvements and now is far from up to scratch and lags behind many other grounds. Although compared to 4-5 years ago its come on a bit

Precisely. Uncovered away terrace is a big drawback. I think the ground is far too open now compared to what it used to be. A lot of the atmosphere is lost. The away fans entrance is very poorly maintained and not lit properly. There isn't even a proper entrance its just a laneway. The view from away terrace is pretty bad and its an expensive ground to get into. There are plenty of good things about it but its not been developed well enough. In terms of matchday experience, I can't see how its improved recently (last 5 years). Maybe from a home fan perspective it has????

[christo]

I choose mine based on nostalgia/sentimental value, facilities and practicality

Top 5

Station Road (obviously and it is nice when the bar is actually open)
Terryland (nice with the new stand and is always a good trip down to Galway)
Dalymount (home of our best win, which we probably won't emulate for a long time)
Oriel (they have a nice enough bar and we never bring a large enough crowd not to be put into the away terrace)
Monaghan (nice bar, stand is a bit far away and crooked but there's nowhere else really, actually maybe Ferrycarrig but is a toss up)

worst 5

Lissywollen (total waste of space IMO)
United Park (just didn't like it)
Morton (not great)
Finn Park
Jackman (although it's not the worse place Limerick has played in and I like the way it's beside the bus and train station so I don't have to find it)

On the subject of Turner's Cross, I've never been so I can't really comment and on the RSC it's not that nice really.
While Tallaght is nice it is uncomplete at the moment

[Snoop Drog]

Wrecked in what way?

Fakey rubber grass perhaps?

[Lionel Ritchie]

In a week when one of the countrys biggest clubs is going out of business it's great to see Irish football supporters sticking together and discuss the important things without resort to snotty pettiness and cheap point scoring.

:ball:

[forza rovers]

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i bet most clubs in the league would love it as their home instead of the kips they call home.it mite be good when its not raining or windy which it always is their

[Ezeikial]

Precisely. Uncovered away terrace is a big drawback. I think the ground is far too open now compared to what it used to be. A lot of the atmosphere is lost. The away fans entrance is very poorly maintained and not lit properly. There isn't even a proper entrance its just a laneway. The view from away terrace is pretty bad and its an expensive ground to get into. There are plenty of good things about it but its not been developed well enough. In terms of matchday experience, I can't see how its improved recently (last 5 years). Maybe from a home fan perspective it has????

All you say is valid. While Oriel Park has undergone modest upgrades over the last few years (which have enhanced the matchday experience for home fans), the facilities for away fans in the terrace is poor. This has not been a particularly high priority while languishing in the graveyard division over the last 7 years - Shels only team who took any decent travelling support.

Hopefully the club will be able to improve this over the coming years.

[oriel]

I think if we covered the away terrace and installed some kind of seating behind even the town end goal, this would really clean up the ground.

Its still a cracking atmosphere for such a large ground when there is even 3,000 + at a game.

But I can totally understand comments from away fans, that area they are put in, is simply nowhere near the standard for a premier div club. This area (when there is a small away crowd) and the non town end goal, looks very poor on tv.

[roinuj]

it mite be good when its not raining or windy which it always is their

not as much rain and wind as ye get up in sligo :D
everytime i went up around galway or sligo the place was flooded and 2 story houses looked like bungalows because the bottom halfs were under water.
waterford is like the costa del sol compaired to the weather ye lot get.

[Nesta99]

Precisely. Uncovered away terrace is a big drawback. I think the ground is far too open now compared to what it used to be. A lot of the atmosphere is lost. The away fans entrance is very poorly maintained and not lit properly. There isn't even a proper entrance its just a laneway. The view from away terrace is pretty bad and its an expensive ground to get into. There are plenty of good things about it but its not been developed well enough. In terms of matchday experience, I can't see how its improved recently (last 5 years). Maybe from a home fan perspective it has????

Dundalk FC as an entire club is a work in progress. Work that is being done in a measured manner. Compared to a few years back....new roof on the stand, work on pitch and floodlights, new terracing and subsequent covering of the shed. New toilets and changing rooms at Town end, shop, offices and refurb of changing rooms under the stand, 'glass' in the side of the stand, new press facilities, Boundry wall and tarmacing behind Carrick end. All since 2007 or so. All criticism accepted but issues with away fan terrace/entrance will be addressed, the old adage of Rome wasnt built in a day fits!
On topic
Turners Cross
Richmond
Terryland
RSC
Dalymoint

worst
St Mels
Jackman
Finn Park
Belfield
Santry

[atfconline]

Come on now, we got rid of Mel's to stop being in these damn lists!

[roinuj]

Come on now, we got rid of Mel's to stop being in these damn lists!


anyone know who use to play here

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[eelmonster]

Limerick?

[Fry]

Limerick?

It's Kilcohan Park in Waterford.

[Mr A]

How strange that a Waterford fan would need to ask that.

[roinuj]

Limerick?

looks abit like the markets field alright, :confused:

[sligoman]

not as much rain and wind as ye get up in sligo :D
everytime i went up around galway or sligo the place was flooded and 2 story houses looked like bungalows because the bottom halfs were under water.I don't really want to get into a discussion about the weather on a football forum, but what you've just said there is just a load of crap.

Can't wait til September and posters like this are back at school.

[Dunny]

Fakey rubber grass perhaps?

http://www.greenfieldssa.co.za/images/fifarecommended/FIFA_2_star_01.jpg

[roinuj]

I don't really want to get into a discussion about the weather on a football forum, but what you've just said there is just a load of crap.

Can't wait til September and posters like this are back at school.

your the one who brough it up about the wind and the rain "on a football forum". not me.

[CarrickFan]

anyone who has the Showgrounds in their worst 5 has'nt been up here in a while..the surface has been in great condition fot the last few matches...the main stand is as good or better than most in the league..

most of ye were Galway fans...i quite like Terryland..i dont do petty begrudgery:):)

[sligoman]

your the one who brough it up about the wind and the rain "on a football forum". not me.Check again, wasn't me.

[Rovers1]

Check again, wasn't me.

I think it was.

[Da Real Rover]

Funny how the Shligo fans have the Showgrounds in their top 5 when most of the others don't. No bias there at all?
No comparison between supporters putting their clubs ground in the top 5 and the majority of an opposition fans putting their rivals ground in the bottom 5.
Just reeks of bitterness tbh.
No need for it really.

[Candystripe]

Top five

No bias here



Turners X (best all round)
Terryland (two nice stands)
Dalymount great main stand although half the ground should be condemned)
Oriel (bad for away fans but the bar makes up for it)
Tolka (only because it has 3 1/2 proper stands)

Worst five

Finn Pk (no need for comment)
Brandywell (one great stand but everything else is a joke)
Limericks (see Harps comment)
Mons (great wee bar but that's it)
Utd park (**** hole)

[Paddyfield]

No comparison between supporters putting their clubs ground in the top 5 and the majority of an opposition fans putting their rivals ground in the bottom 5.
Just reeks of bitterness tbh.
No need for it really.

You lost me when you used the word "rivals". Are you implying that Sligo Rovers are Galway United's only rival? Every other LOI club is our rival too. Thats the purpose of the League and Cup competitions.

Wake up and smell the coffee DRR

[mypost]

Worst 5 (Can we extend it?)
UCD
Bray
Tolka
Wexford
Connaught St.

UCD: A pain the balls to get to, one of the few remaining grounds with no rail link, and when you eventually find it, you have to wade through about 20 faculties in order to finally get into it. Much preferred their old ground.

Bray: Broken seats, collapsing walls, far goal closed off, poor lighting. Bottom 5

Tolka: Dodgy pylons, poor lighting, no drainage system, goal end closed off, half a roofed Stand.

Wexford: Few facilities, wall too low, awkward to watch a game in, middle of nowhere.

Connaught Street: Shambles. Enough said.

[ATFC-1887]

Best 5:No Order
Turners Cross
Athlone Town Stadium(and no im not bein bias...its clearly one of the better staiums)
Terryland Park
Dalymount....Could do with a whole new set of seats though lol
Tallaght Stadium

Worst 5:No Order
Station Road
Oriel Park(hate that kip)
Morton
Ferrycarrig
Finn Park

[dong]

UCD: A pain the balls to get to, one of the few remaining grounds with no rail link, and when you eventually find it, you have to wade through about 20 faculties in order to finally get into it. Much preferred their old ground.

Bray: Broken seats, collapsing walls, far goal closed off, poor lighting. Bottom 5

Tolka: Dodgy pylons, poor lighting, no drainage system, goal end closed off, half a roofed Stand.

Wexford: Few facilities, wall too low, awkward to watch a game in, middle of nowhere.

Connaught Street: Shambles. Enough said.

Surely that's a bit unfair. I know Bray are struggling but this is an extreme way to keep clean sheets. Wonder could we try it at the showgies?:D

[Da Real Rover]

You lost me when you used the word "rivals". Are you implying that Sligo Rovers are Galway United's only rival? Every other LOI club is our rival too. Thats the purpose of the League and Cup competitions.

Wake up and smell the coffee DRR
I suppose thats why Galway fans sing "we hate sligo" at games we arent even playing you.
A bit of cop on wouldnt go astray.

[pineapple stu]

UCD: one of the few remaining grounds with no rail link
Get the DART to Booterstown and walk 15 minutes. Nearer a train station than most other LoI grounds. Not to mention, of course, the ten or so bus services which either run into or outside campus.


and when you eventually find it, you have to wade through about 20 faculties in order to finally get into it.
Eh? You're doing well if you can find it from the other side of the campus, looking through 20 faculty buildings. When you find it, you enter it. Same as any other ground. Finding it can be tricky if you don't know where you're going (self-explanatory really), and in fairness now there's a load of building work going on around the place and new temporary pedestrian routes going up all the time (saw two of our players get lost a couple of weeks ago), but your post is, as usual, uninformed rubbish.

Also laughed at this bit -


Wexford: awkward to watch a game in
WTF?! :D

[davidatrb]

Stands
best: Terryland (covered stands on both sides and close to the pitch)
worst: Jackman park (no seats if I remember right just small covered terrace)

Accessibility
best: To be honest probably Ferrycarrig because I think that it's the only ground in the LOI that has both sign posts to it and car parking in the ground. For ppl getting public transport Ferrycarrig is probably the worst so I'll give Tallaght I mention here too I guess.
worst: UCD (can never find the pitch)

Facilities (toilets and chipper is all I care about!)
best: Is there anywhere that has this right yet? I can't think of one - bear in mind that I dont get around to the Premier division grounds often!
worst: Jackman

Bar
best: Ferrycarrig, I guess the bar is neat and you can watch the match from the windows.
worst: The multitudes of grounds where the bar cant be found or doesnt exist.

[Straightstory]

Nice to see Belfield not featuring as often as it used to on these threads. :)


That's because no one's ever been there.

[sheao]

5 best stadiums
Turners Cross
Tallaght
Terryland Park
Dalymount Park
Brandywell
5 Worst stadiums
Showgorunds
Finn Park
Station Rd
Jackman Park
RSC

[Ezeikial]

worst: The multitudes of grounds where the bar cant be found or doesnt exist.

What? You've been unable to locate the bar?

A lifetime exemption from Alcoholics Anonymous for you then.

[pineapple stu]

That's because no one's ever been there.
Possibly, though Jackman's getting a fair few votes.


worst: UCD (can never find the pitch)
Just in front of the stand there; can't miss it.