Athlone. What deaf huck is going on

[Nesta99]

They had the debt of building it cleared also didnt they?

[Guitd]

Was also told that a new 4g allweather is to be laid in the coming weeks replacing the grass pitch which has has no maintenance for over a year and is in poor condition .

[sbgawa]

Another 4G pitch.
Its def the right approach from a cost and usage perspective but that's Derry , Dundalk, (bohs and Shels if Dalymount happens) plus Athlone ..........that's 25% of the clubs in the league

[mcgonigle]

Another 4G pitch.
Its def the right approach from a cost and usage perspective but that's Derry , Dundalk, (bohs and Shels if Dalymount happens) plus Athlone ..........that's 25% of the clubs in the league

Maintaining a 4G pitch is not cheap if done properly. Like them or loath them at least they bring some level of consistency. There are too many poor grass surfaces in this league and it is accepted. The playing surface is right up there with players ability as the most important way to improve the product but is regularly overlooked

[nigel-harps1954]

Their 4G pitch is to be the training pitch though behind the goal to the right of the stand as far as I know. The main pitch is staying as a grass surface.

[Guitd]

Their 4G pitch is to be the training pitch though behind the goal to the right of the stand as far as I know. The main pitch is staying as a grass surface.

No its defo the main pitch as I was talking to an Athlone offical about the poor condition of main pitch ,said thay have not spent anything on it because its been replaced with a 4g in a few weeks .

[outspoken]

Their 4G pitch is to be the training pitch though behind the goal to the right of the stand as far as I know. The main pitch is staying as a grass surface.

That was my understanding also.

[nigel-harps1954]

No its defo the main pitch as I was talking to an Athlone offical about the poor condition of main pitch ,said thay have not spent anything on it because its been replaced with a 4g in a few weeks .

https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/athlone-town-fc-can-access-200000-grant-458006.html

"Athlone Town soccer club can now draw down a €200,000 government grant for a proposed new astro-turf training pitch, following an agreement in the High Court."

[Guitd]

https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/athlone-town-fc-can-access-200000-grant-458006.html

"Athlone Town soccer club can now draw down a €200,000 government grant for a proposed new astro-turf training pitch, following an agreement in the High Court."

yep thats true and stadium will be used for training as well

[nigel-harps1954]

Unless they get a two month gap of no home games they're not laying a new surface on their main pitch.

[Lim till i die]

The 4g is going on the main pitch.

Mickey Collins told me at the Galway game. (The Athlone coach not the other one)

[mcgonigle]

Unless they get a two month gap of no home games they're not laying a new surface on their main pitch.

Like some sort of off season type thing?

[nigel-harps1954]

Like some sort of off season type thing?

If they were doing it during the off-season that'd be fair enough, but doesn't match up to this:


No its defo the main pitch as I was talking to an Athlone offical about the poor condition of main pitch ,said thay have not spent anything on it because its been replaced with a 4g in a few weeks .

[Longfordian]

They’re pulling out of LOI and going back to LSL and winter football.

[Burnsie]

LSL is making a pitch for a summer season (and I understand that essentially all football in Ireland will be summer by 2020 or so, per FAI diktat - although that information may be out of date).

Also, the LSL policy has been to admit new members (mostly migrating from AUL or UCFL) no higher the Sunday Major 1 division, i.e. the second highest junior division and the sixth tier overall. This in turn has made it very hard for clubs bobbling around near the top of the junior section to survive and thrive, so I would expect any effort to parachute even an LOI club in at intermediate level would be met with resistance.

[outspoken]

Listening to the 98fm pod it does seem athlone want to replace their main pitch with a 4g. Apparently it was one of the demands Roddy made before going to Derry they just couldn’t afford it at the time

[Longfordian]

LSL is making a pitch for a summer season (and I understand that essentially all football in Ireland will be summer by 2020 or so, per FAI diktat - although that information may be out of date).

Also, the LSL policy has been to admit new members (mostly migrating from AUL or UCFL) no higher the Sunday Major 1 division, i.e. the second highest junior division and the sixth tier overall. This in turn has made it very hard for clubs bobbling around near the top of the junior section to survive and thrive, so I would expect any effort to parachute even an LOI club in at intermediate level would be met with resistance.

For the avoidance of doubt I wasn’t being serious but that is interesting, genuinely. Particularly that the FAI have plans to push everyone to summer football.

[ATFC-1887]

its going on the main pitch, but it wont be happened anytime soon as the high court case is going to appeal or a retrial (not 100% sure yet). Alot of dodgy goings on with the original case.

[Battery Rover]

http://www.the42.ie/darren-kavanagh-interview-athlone-4110445-Jul2018/

[Battery Rover]

http://www.the42.ie/darren-kavanagh-interview-athlone-4110445-Jul2018/
Article removed by 42.ie. Screenshots available @ Athlone Town Fans page on Facebook.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Presumably someone didn't like some of the comments, though I didn't see anything I thought was libelous.

[Battery Rover]

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/1005/1001191-former-athlone-players-fail-in-appeal-over-gambling-ban/

[sidewayspasser]

Their 12 months ban must be nearing its end now anyway. But I guess if their appeal was successful, they would try and look for compensation or something like that.