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Buller
13/02/2006, 5:08 PM
The council have voted 22 to 4 in todays meeting to, without further delay, complete the stadium as to the original specifications;
I.E. as a football stadium for rovers!!!:D
Builders should be back on site within a few weeks... :D
(Bye Bye Gaah!!!;) )
SRFC FORUM (http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=606830&startcat=1&start=16&CategoryID=362984&ThreadID=2435471)
Buller
13/02/2006, 5:13 PM
The first phase will be completed now with government funding, which will include the stand and other facilities around it like the integrated clubhouse and shop and the carpark etc...
Second phase will be completed at a later date when funds are available i suppose.
Im sooooo happy. We finally got what we deserved!:D
I'd been waiting for news all day!!:D
Aertel Football News (http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p229.htm)
BohsFans
13/02/2006, 5:29 PM
and the carpark ect...


It's etc :rolleyes:
pete
13/02/2006, 6:15 PM
This means 3000 capacity for the immediate future?

With all the money spent already & in the future woudl expect more than 1 stand & 3 mud/gravel banks? :eek:
Bald Student
13/02/2006, 8:50 PM
This means 3000 capacity for the immediate future?

With all the money spent already & in the future woudl expect more than 1 stand & 3 mud/gravel banks? :eek:Is that 3,000 capacity or 3,000 seats? Remember you can fit about 1,500 just standing around the pitch.
Roverstillidie
13/02/2006, 9:55 PM
Is that 3,000 capacity or 3,000 seats? Remember you can fit about 1,500 just standing around the pitch.

3000 seats with another 3000 to follow later.


With all the money spent already & in the future woudl expect more than 1 stand & 3 mud/gravel banks? :eek:

yeah turnips cross was always an all seater ground with no gravel and mud.

we beat the gaa and a bunch of property speculators and get the thing done, and thats your tuppence worth? :rolleyes:

and as for bohs fans, we have a stadium, you might not. oh how things change....
De Town
13/02/2006, 9:57 PM
It's etc :rolleyes:
Good God that is low :rolleyes:
daveh
13/02/2006, 9:59 PM
Turners Cross didnt cost €8 million
Roverstillidie
13/02/2006, 10:03 PM
Turners Cross didnt cost €8 million

nor does tallaght. not even approaching that money.
Dazzy
13/02/2006, 10:03 PM
Good God that is low :rolleyes:

It didnt even come from a UCD fan:eek: :eek:
Buller
13/02/2006, 10:24 PM
Good God that is low :rolleyes:
lol, and i was expecting something much worse from the bohs fans...
I say that took loads of brain power!!:p ;)
chippie0001
13/02/2006, 11:09 PM
3000 seats with another 3000 to follow later.



yeah turnips cross was always an all seater ground with no gravel and mud.

we beat the gaa and a bunch of property speculators and get the thing done, and thats your tuppence worth? :rolleyes:

and as for bohs fans, we have a stadium, you might not. oh how things change....

Just home from our AGM and curious, but how the hell do you work out we may not have a stadium. If nothing else we are sitting on prime real estate we own 100% so there is little fear that we won't have a stadium.
Roverstillidie
13/02/2006, 11:16 PM
chippie, i couldnt be arsed.
bohsfans decided that his contribution was a snide comment.
you may be sitting on whatever, but the fact is the sharks are circling. its a silly time for any bozo to be getting smart on the stadium front.
BohsFans
14/02/2006, 1:37 AM
bohsfans decided that his contribution was a snide comment.

:rolleyes: I didn't expect anything less from you.
Your friend Buller couldn't even spell etc FFS, I was just correcting him :)

At the end of the day, we own our own ground, you on the other hand never will :D
BohsFans
14/02/2006, 1:40 AM
It didnt even come from a UCD fan:eek: :eek:

I know, I was surprised! :eek:

Speaking of ground ownership, what's the craic with the Brandywell these days?
De Town
14/02/2006, 8:58 AM
Your friend Buller couldn't even spell etc FFS, I was just correcting him :)
It's called a typo. We all have them at some stage ;) :rolleyes:
Buller
14/02/2006, 9:06 AM
Thank you De Town, I was looking for the word... :o
Now can we get back on topic!!!

Irish Independent:


Rovers delight as council close Tallaght to GAA

Eoin Dunne

.....

The way has been cleared for Shamrock Rovers to move into the new municipal stadium in Tallaght. South Dublin County Council yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of completing the Tallaght stadium as an venue exclusively for soccer.

Despite some vigorous lobbying by the Dublin GAA's county board, 22 councillors voted in favour of the plans, while only four voted against. The decision to keep Gaelic games out of the venue has cleared the way for government funding to be freed up for the stadium. The builders are now expected to begin work within weeks.

It is thought that another E4million will be required to complete the stadium, which will hold 6,000 people when completed and Shamrock Rovers could be playing home games there as soon as next September. However, a more likely date for the opening of the stadium is the start of the 2007 season.

The possibility has also arisen in recent weeks that St Patrick's Athletic could come on board and share the ground with Rovers. This would mirror the proposal that Bohemians and Shelbourne would share Dalymount Park. The two northside clubs have already had some exploratory talks on the subject.

In a statement, Rovers' chairman Jonathan Roche said: "Today is a great day for Shamrock Rovers and we can't wait to bring Eircom League football to Tallaght and finally provide our magnificent supporters with a place we can call home.

"This exciting news means that we can continue our on-going plan of transforming Rovers into a community-based football club, as well as bringing the Hoops back to the southside.

"Our club has been forced to reside temporarily in various locations around Dublin ever since we lost Glenmalure Park in 1987. After a nightmare 19-year wait, Shamrock Rovers are finally heading home," said Roche.

"We would also like to thank the Minister, John O'Donoghue, and all the other elected representatives who have supported Shamrock Rovers and the Tallaght Stadium Project throughout this lengthy process."
Roverstillidie
14/02/2006, 9:25 AM
At the end of the day, we own our own ground, you on the other hand never will :D

hahahaha. are you living in a cave. go onto gypo web and read the howls of panic about the potential sale of 1/2 of dalyer to oily fc. :rolleyes:
BohDiddley
14/02/2006, 9:53 AM
Let's put the childish one-upmanship aside for a minute, because this is in fact a very good development.
It's the first time in living memory that Irish football has put one over on the GAA, so on that score, I'm happy. Ties in nicely with 'De Dubs' being hammered too.
Now, wasn't that mature? Slightly grudging, I'll admit, but mature. :p
Kingdom
14/02/2006, 10:21 AM
It took 12 non Rovers supporters to actually post a "congrats-best-of-luck-with-it-blah" post. I would have thought that given the current tone of the FAI trying to fcuk over the eL that the rival supporters might actually have a bit more comradeship(sp?) than constantly sniping and pulling the p!ss out of each other?

Anyway South Dublin will eventually have a super duper little Stadium smack bang in the middle of probably the biggest suburb of the capital. And the GAA are kept out too. This is good news for the eL. I'd imagine also this new ground would be a prime candidate for hosting the U21 games in the future?

And regardless of who I support a vibrant , settled (!) Shamrock Rovers will be good for the league, non?
Peadar
14/02/2006, 10:37 AM
Just skipped over all the rubbish between the first post and my own.

Glad to hear that the Council backed the ground works.
Regardless of what everyone says, this ground will be good for the league.
If it's finished, it would mean a decent venue for cup games and Tolka would be a distant memory.

Looking forward to playing there as Champions when the ground officially opens.
BohDiddley
14/02/2006, 10:55 AM
Just skipped over all the rubbish between the first post and my own.
Only in Cork ...
Peadar
14/02/2006, 11:14 AM
I'm not sure if this is what you meant...

Not exactly what I meant.
Was referring to something Rico said to me about winning the league again and Rovers being promoted so that we can play them out in Tallaght.

Wasn't expecting that we'd perform the opening ceremony or anything.

I'm surprised at the reaction of Bohs fans.
I'd have expect that they would be glad to have Rovers situated so far away from themselves. It must be jealousy or else they're too cheap to stump up for the Luas fare out.
WeAreRovers
14/02/2006, 11:22 AM
Cheers for the goodwill lads. And cheers to Bohsfan for the typographical information. :rolleyes:

I sincerely hope that Bohs members stand up to Ollie and Delaney and win this battle. All rivalry aside, as fans we have to stick together over the governance of the game.

I don't share chippie's confidence re Dalymount but then again I wasn't at the Bohs AGM last night - my invite was lost in the post. ;)

As I said last week, the Bohs members hold the aces here and a short-term, short-sighted decision could be suicidal. From what I'm hearing there are stirrings of revolution at Dalymount. Let's hope so. One hack described it as 400 club style agitation. :D

KOH
Vitruvian Man
14/02/2006, 11:48 AM
Hey WAR have you a referance on that hacks comments, I think I would like it for my scrap book. ;)

BTW
Well done to Rovers on completing the deal it's a victory for Irish football in the face of massive odds. Enjoy it - then team up with Pats to help them beat the system too.
NY Hoop
14/02/2006, 11:57 AM
Glad the GAA didn't get their hands on Tallaght.

Us too!

KOH
WeAreRovers
14/02/2006, 12:03 PM
Hey WAR have you a referance on that hacks comments, I think I would like it for my scrap book. ;)


It was off the record. ;)

KOH
Schumi
14/02/2006, 12:24 PM
Good news. **** the GAA.
fergalr
14/02/2006, 12:33 PM
Great news for the eL and for Dublin.

Ireland's number 1 club are on their way back.
Poor Student
14/02/2006, 1:20 PM
Should some amazing unexpected rise in popularity of eL football take place will it always be possible to fill in all sides of the pitch with stands to bring capacity over the 6k? It's nice to see a modern stadium being built in Dublin with good facilities. I look forward to seeing it. Good luck with a speedy completion.
Red4Eva
14/02/2006, 1:50 PM
great news especially cos the Gah got told to f*ck off. can't wait for our 1st game there. hopefully the opening of the ground will coincide with the growth of our league and 6k attendances will be the norm in tallaght
pete
14/02/2006, 8:50 PM
I am as gald as anyone that Rovers will have a stand in Tallaght (read any of my other posts over the years). However 3000 seats is surely only a start. Given the experience of incomplete grounds in this country no guarantee it will ever be completed?

As already said 8m for 3000 seats is very expensive which is why the ground sharing issue has arisen.

BTW of turners cross when shed stand completed will be lot less than 2m - main stand cost £200k.
Dr.Nightdub
14/02/2006, 9:22 PM
Well done to Rovers on completing the deal it's a victory for Irish football in the face of massive odds. Enjoy it - then team up with Pats to help them beat the system too.

Bohs are more likely to be able to help us beat the sh1tstem than Rovers.

Delighted by the Hoops' news. Guess I'll have to change my sig elsewhere. ;)
BohsFans
14/02/2006, 10:42 PM
Cheers for the goodwill lads. And cheers to Bohsfan for the typographical information. :rolleyes:

I sincerely hope that Bohs members stand up to Ollie and Delaney and win this battle. All rivalry aside, as fans we have to stick together over the governance of the game.

I don't share chippie's confidence re Dalymount but then again I wasn't at the Bohs AGM last night - my invite was lost in the post. ;)

As I said last week, the Bohs members hold the aces here and a short-term, short-sighted decision could be suicidal. From what I'm hearing there are stirrings of revolution at Dalymount. Let's hope so. One hack described it as 400 club style agitation.

KOH

You just couldn't let it go (twice) could you? :rolleyes:

Anyway, don't worry, we know we hold the aces and aren't going to be rushed into anything, that's for sure!
gspain
16/02/2006, 7:06 AM
Fantastic news now I hope we stuff you in the new stadium.
NY Hoop
16/02/2006, 10:41 AM
Fantastic news now I hope we stuff you in the new stadium.

We'll be in the premier by then.

KOH
gspain
16/02/2006, 12:56 PM
We'll be in the premier by then.

KOH

So will we.
Buller
16/02/2006, 7:23 PM
It might not be over yet...:(
There was a thing in todays Echo about how the Gaah are putting a big legal case together to halt the stadium...
The fcukin bastrads jus wont let it go :mad: