Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

[nr637]

Maybe the Sligo format could set a pattern for other clubs if they are successful and get funding to complete their stadium plans!

Let's hope they do as they are a very progressive club. :)

[EatYerGreens]

You have to hand it to Sligo. Despite being in a small unwealthy regional town with a static population, and with no other big poulation centres anywhere near them, they manage to defy the odds continuously. Drawing good crowds and adopting a self-help attitude towards their own development. They really are an example to the rest of the league.

[Nesta99]

Sligo's plans are ambitious moreso than impressive in a LoI context. Im not knocking things, just that what they are doing what should be the standard. Impressive would be managing to develop a Cat 4 stadium without being wasteful, a project done under budget and on time (not that common or easy in large scale or over long term). For years, and you will see it said at every opportunity in the Sligo application im sure, 'multi-use' has been key but been lacking in LoI funding applications beyond tokenism. Bang per buck and the complete opposite of how GAA applications were assessed would always have caught the attention in recent years. Duplication of facilities is no longer accepted unless absolutely justified, why the blocking of a DkIT facility at TD level for Dundalk FC, rugby, GAA was very wrong imo and would be done to completion by now (where is Louth's county ground that the DkIT project was scrapped for?). So 1st in is important and Id say Sligo are looking at a regional aspect to their development which could scupper a big ED Park revamp if it were in the works for example (and along with the Connaught Showgrounds in the vicinity), if they get the noses ahead it could see Harps being squeezed on plans for their new ground ticking all boxes for latter European rounds. Its relevant to Dundalk and Drogheda albeit you could justify significant developments for both clubs.

Timing is important from a public perspective and no better time than when Govt. are saying there will be a few billion € surplus posted prebudget. Its the time for all clubs, backed by the FAI, to require having facilities projects in the pipeline and active applications in by all - all as part of cohesive develpments that can be done incrementally by individual clubs and as part of an overall FAI strategy. The focus is needed on spectator facilities, disabilty access, and appropriate multisex accessibility to teams using the facilities( in that, for example, youth training can be combined until development pathways diverge, female officials etc), elite youths and high performance units incorporated, less of the conference facilities as everyone has them but maybe include childcare units where small kids can be left on match nights, allowing parents to to use a facility that couldnt otherwise and have those facilities open in general during the day - actual multi-use amenity. For good measure combine an application with a local school for PE area and kit, auxilliary pitch for use by the school, warm up/training for the club etc etc . These would be ticking boxes that the Dept of Sport love doing so much so a greater number of applications are passed with higher funding. Then we progress to secondary use facilities like training grounds, funding grassroots clubs that are within the FAI (pyramid) system. Even youth clubss enhance their lilihood of successful applications with a clear pathway for players to the senior game whether its at elite or recreational levels but fits in to national physical activity strategys.

Houses need to be in order, tax compiance, ownership, audited past grant use - Ive bashed the Finn Harps project plenty but why is there almost a couple of decades of delays, well usually its cause there are question marks over such issues. Tallaght the same, delays due to funding being ultimately behing witheld, the DoS dont just withhold grants that would put a previously grant funded facility in to use without good reason, say a construction company that isnt tax compliant being used or money going sideways in to other aspects of a club. Dare I say it, why the FAI need to be a big part of an overall hands on development strategy. We look at GAA funding in envy but tbh they get the basics right. HRI/BnaG do things together in almost everything. Maybe water based artificial surfaces could combine football and hockey facilities?

Anyways fair play to Sligo, mainly on their continued focus on facility development when so many others have failed to bother, failed to deliver or needed intervention to do so. But I think we should also be careful about being too impressed and be more demanding of our own clubs and sporting authorities - in that way Sligo are setting the bar.

[EalingGreen]

You have to hand it to Sligo. Despite being in a small unwealthy regional town with a static population, and with no other big poulation centres anywhere near them, they manage to defy the odds continuously. Drawing good crowds and adopting a self-help attitude towards their own development. They really are an example to the rest of the league.Quite.

Sligo is what I would call a "proper Football town". I'm not familiar with the history of Rovers themselves, but I do know that back in the beginning of the 20th century, the Fermanagh & Western FA's remit stretched as far as Sligo, beyond even:
(From the F&W's official history)

"The report of Annual General Meeting of the Fermanagh and Western District Football Association held in May 1907 reveals the origins of the current Divisional Association of the IFA. The Honorary Secretary, Mr J P Gillen, submitted his report which stated that the IFA had been approached with a view to extending the range of the local association to Sligo. The IFA had sanctioned the proposal and arranged a grant of the not inconsiderable sum of £50, with the proviso that the new association was to be absorbed in the North West Football Association. This was unanimously opposed, and a further proposal was made which was acceptable. Thus the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Association was, “in the third year of its existence, transformed into the Fermanagh and Western District Association, controlling the district from Fermanagh to Mayo, with two representatives on the Senior Council, and one on the Junior Council.” As part of their efforts to promote football in the west, the IFA honoured the district by selecting Enniskillen as the venue for the Irish Junior Cup Final of 1908.
While those early meetings were covered in the press, unfortunately no minute books survive from the period, so that records of the various competitions are incomplete. Teams from Sligo, Clones and Cavan were successful in those early days, but it is not clear if any competitive football was played during the Great War."
https://www.fermanaghandwestern.com/content_page/10027715/

Two further notes on the above: 1. Afaik that £50 IFA grant to the F&W was specifically designed to help counter the growth of the GAA locally, which was doing well in the region at the time; and 2. Although Sligo was heavily garrisoned by the British Army in times of trouble, it was not a traditional "garrison town" like, say, Enniskillen. And I've read that the influence of the British Army in speading Football throughout Ireland has often been overstated. At least as important was the growth of the railways, with railway companies often promoting Football as a means of encouraging crowds to attend games on special excursion tickets etc. Indeed, games even between small regional clubs often drew surprisingly big crowds on occasion.

I wonder whether Football in Sligo experienced a bit of a hiatus around the time of Partition, but revived sufficiently (or maybe coalesced?) to allow for the formation of Rovers in 1928? At any rate, the game in Sligo must have benefited from being played in a railway town, then and now.

Footnote: Old friendships have been revived recently with a F&W Representative XI playing a Sligo Leitrim District XI in end-of-season friendlies in recent years:
https://www.fermanaghandwestern.com/news-detail/10091007/

[nr637]

Sligo is what I would call a "proper Football town". Ealing Green quote.

What other current league clubs would you consider as proper football towns!
:confused:

[EatYerGreens]

Sligo is what I would call a "proper Football town". Ealing Green quote.

What other current league clubs would you consider as proper football towns!
:confused:

There are a a number of towns around the country where football was pretty much always the main sport (even if that doesn't mean the team there is currently any good btw). Think Dundalk, Sligo, Athlone, Cobh. Then places like Cork and Waterford where football was always strong, but only alongside oither codes. Probably Harps too.

The one anomaly to both the garrison town and the railway town theory for football/LOI teams is Mullingar. It was a major British base, plus a key railway crossroads (both due to its central location). Yet somehow managed to never spawn an LOI team, despite football being fairly popular there.

[EalingGreen]

Sligo is what I would call a "proper Football town". Ealing Green quote.

What other current league clubs would you consider as proper football towns!
:confused:By "proper" I mean has History and Tradition; and/or punches above its weight; and/or survives and thrives despite otherwise unfavourable circumstances (eg low population, competition from other sports, remote location etc), or supports a lot of teams, even if at the expense of diluting overall resources etc.

I'm not familiar with a lot of LOI clubs, but I'd say Derry City, Finn Harps and Dundalk meet some or all of those criteria, for instance. And though not a town (obv), Dublin clearly "gets" football, in the same way eg as Belfast does. (Apologies to fans of other LOI clubs who I may be overlooking)

In NI I'd say eg Ballymena is (but nearby Antrim isn't); or Dungannon is (but Omagh isn't); Newry is (but am unsure about Warrenpoint?)

[EalingGreen]

There are a a number of towns around the country where football was pretty much always the main sport (even if that doesn't mean the team there is currently any good btw). Think Dundalk, Sligo, Athlone, Cobh. Then places like Cork and Waterford where football was always strong, but only alongside oither codes. Probably Harps too.

The one anomaly to both the garrison town and the railway town theory for football/LOI teams is Mullingar. It was a major British base, plus a key railway crossroads (both due to its central location). Yet somehow managed to never spawn an LOI team, despite football being fairly popular there.Yes, that's what I'm getting at.

Mullingar is interesting, hadn't thought of them.

[Nesta99]

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240708-how-plastic-free-football-pitches-help-the-ocean

[EalingGreen]

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240708-how-plastic-free-football-pitches-help-the-oceanThanks for that.

'Desso' are a leading hybrid pitch installer, under the brand name 'Grassmaster', this short promo video from them shows how it works - basically a bloody great sewing machine!


https://youtu.be/1VNiArKmJ10

While this short Crystal Palace video from 8 years ago shows the preparation (drainage etc) which has to go on to prepare the site for the Desso installation:


https://youtu.be/VRXYYeoRfe0

[Another Bohemia]

Bohs have added a Non-Corporate box to Dalymount.

https://x.com/bfcdublin/status/1811749349904564449?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

It's basically a way to reward fans, members and people from the local community with a unique Dalymount experience. Looks really nice and an interesting concept. Could probably be posted in the promotional activities as well.

[nigel-harps1954]

It looks very well. Non-corporate box sounds ridiculous though. Des Kelly Community Area would have been fine without some nonsense pr stunt.

[EatYerGreens]

Bohs have added a Non-Corporate box to Dalymount.

https://x.com/bfcdublin/status/1811749349904564449?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

It's basically a way to reward fans, members and people from the local community with a unique Dalymount experience. Looks really nice and an interesting concept. Could probably be posted in the promotional activities as well.

This is a great idea. And a great use of dead space by the club.

I know people like to poke fun at Bohs, but they are by a country mile the most innovative annd consistent in what they do and how they pitch their club. It has a very clear alternative/anti-establishment identity. No other LOI club comes even close to havng such a clear image or sense to portray of itself. Fair play to them.

[EatYerGreens]

It looks very well. Non-corporate box sounds ridiculous though. Des Kelly Community Area would have been fine without some nonsense pr stunt.

'Community Area' is all very meh. 'Non-Corporate Box' is bang-on what Bohs is all about. They're building a very clear brand for themselves, and this is just another brick in that construction. They get branding in a way that no other LOI club (and most other football clubs elsewhere) can't even begin to understand. This will all eventually build Bohs a support base and goodwill way beyond Ireland. Just think of what St Pauli do (and how much merchandise they shift as a result of their image/identity). This is what Bohs are doing. You don't get that with weak names like 'community area' ;)

[SkStu]

Bohs have added a Non-Corporate box to Dalymount.

https://x.com/bfcdublin/status/1811749349904564449?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

It's basically a way to reward fans, members and people from the local community with a unique Dalymount experience. Looks really nice and an interesting concept. Could probably be posted in the promotional activities as well.

Looks brilliant and is just a very decent thing to even think of. Who cares what its called - as EYG points out its on brand. Burger looks decent too, wonder if they grow the lettuce for it in the garden stand?

[nr637]

It looks very well. Non-corporate box sounds ridiculous though. Des Kelly Community Area would have been fine without some nonsense pr stunt.

Could it be a bit higher to give a better overall view!

I just think it being at pitch level you could struggle to see the whole of the game! :embarrassed:

What's the menu on offer, is it just coke, burger & chips

[Another Bohemia]

Could it be a bit higher to give a better overall view!

I just think it being at pitch level you could struggle to see the whole of the game! :embarrassed:

What's the menu on offer, is it just coke, burger & chips

No prawn sandwiches anyway :D

[nr637]

Bohs have added a Non-Corporate box to Dalymount.

https://x.com/bfcdublin/status/1811749349904564449?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

It's basically a way to reward fans, members and people from the local community with a unique Dalymount experience. Looks really nice and an interesting concept. Could probably be posted in the promotional activities as well.

Any initiative that improves or adds to the whole experience and enjoyment of attending games on match nights in our domestic national league is worthy of the highest praise.
Well done to all at Bohs.
:star:

[Acornvilla]

The name made me laugh, but I get why they're doing what they're doing, it's cool, always happy to see any LOI club take mad swings and try and improve what the league has to offer.

[punkrocket]

No prawn sandwiches anyway :D
Aye but they're Dublin Bay prawns.

[Buckett]

What's happening with the new stand behind the goal in Brandywell?

[brendy_éire]

What's happening with the new stand behind the goal in Brandywell?

It's essentially built off-site, but there is some work that needs done on the sewers around the around before it can be installed. Should be in place later this year, apparently.

[cláirseach]

Yes, a sewage problem that is a structural issue in the area in which the ground is located. (I know what it looks like I'm saying, but it's not, I promise!)

[Nesta99]

Just call a spade a spade! There is a sh1thole issue around the Brandywell, no need to sugarcoat it.

[legendz]

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/eight-league-ireland-clubs-applied-33318364

Eight League of Ireland clubs have lodged applications with the Department of Sport for a slice of a €120m bonanza under the Government’s Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Funding scheme.

The clubs that are looking to improve facilities in the latest round of the programme are Bohemians, Drogheda United, Galway United, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers, Treaty United and Wexford.

[EatYerGreens]

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/eight-league-ireland-clubs-applied-33318364

Eight League of Ireland clubs have lodged applications with the Department of Sport for a slice of a €120m bonanza under the Government’s Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Funding scheme.

The clubs that are looking to improve facilities in the latest round of the programme are Bohemians, Drogheda United, Galway United, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers, Treaty United and Wexford.

Anyone know how much each club is looking for?

[bohsmug]

Drogheda have put up some details on their application: https://sites.google.com/view/droghedaunitedstadium/lssif?fbclid=IwY2xjawEQmqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcOBGo9 P7ctErZ5XQ_TrtlFECP4v7qRvntRjTI36iBdOuxTJBcKmkEvhE w_aem_0YHSNPtQ91nWgpeP234osA&pli=1

[D24Saint]

Drogheda have put up some details on their application: https://sites.google.com/view/droghedaunitedstadium/lssif?fbclid=IwY2xjawEQmqJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcOBGo9 P7ctErZ5XQ_TrtlFECP4v7qRvntRjTI36iBdOuxTJBcKmkEvhE w_aem_0YHSNPtQ91nWgpeP234osA&pli=1

It looks like an achievable project. They like a lot of clubs badly need more modern facilities.

[Martinho II]

Where in Drogheda will their new ground be in as I havent had time to read it properly?

[Shearer]

Where in Drogheda will their new ground be in as I havent had time to read it properly?
"northeast of Drogheda town centre, adjacent to the new Port Access Northern Cross Route (PANCR)"

[Nesta99]

It'll be barely a mile from their current spot but on a greenfield site on a newish road that will be off the M1 North side of town, closer to Dundalk, further away from Drogheda town centre and rail link but out of the congested and landlocked spot by the hospital. Not that far off one of their other planning applications except the site now would be serviced rather than the pervious effort telling LouthCoCo to pay up a few million é for such works or the club could leave the county, it was rumoured at the time that MeathCoCo offered to pay to keep them out of County Meath much to everyones disappointment. As per the current planning system in this country I may object to the new plans for no other reason than for the craic, and some good old fashioned Irish small minded begrudgery based on some spurious report on added need for cars to get to the new ground so contravenes the county and enviorns development plan 2021-27. Somewhere between Stameen and Laytown and anywhere further south makes much more sense and they could become Meath FC sorting that one out too, win win.

[Straightstory]

This is a great idea. And a great use of dead space by the club.

I know people like to poke fun at Bohs, but they are by a country mile the most innovative annd consistent in what they do and how they pitch their club. It has a very clear alternative/anti-establishment identity. No other LOI club comes even close to havng such a clear image or sense to portray of itself. Fair play to them.

You'd only think Bohs were anti-establishment if it was 1980 and the Catholic Church was still running everything. Bohs are a perfect example of the modern Woke Ireland; the club is very much representative of the established elites which now run the country.
I quite like the 'Non-Corporate Box idea.

[ger121]

Where is the Dundalk application for some moolah?

[Nesta99]

Icomplete and missed the deadline!!!!

[ger121]

Icomplete and missed the deadline!!!!

Not good. Thought you would have gotten something in.

[redobit]

Where is the Dundalk application for some moolah?

They asked other clubs who were making applications to help them with their application.

[Nesta99]

Indeed! Amateur group that lacked all the skillsets required eg Quantity Surveyor, to complete the application. It was a mammoth undertaking that fell short. Things like this imo need to go to specialists in grant applications. Not cheap but a lot less than missing out on grants. Iv year of experience in helping organisations fill in applications as part of an old job with LouthCoCo and ran training days and workshops for all sports across the county in how to fill these, whats needed, whats relevant, buzzwords etc. Id a bunch of old contacts that were specialists that helped out when people got bogged down. With this in mind I said it to Martin Conolly that id like to help, itd be totally voluntary, and if there are curve balls thrown I know people who can handle them. He wrote my name in hs dairy. He hadnt taken name of details at all as the page was untouced when he put the diary down. Id significant time to take off so i could have done it f/t for 7 or 8 minths. Twas fine, I assumed that there were others that could do the same job, until they adertised for a QS for help.

[Nesta99]

They asked other clubs who were making applications to help them with their application.

Id always have encouraged this, new ways and growth of ideas happened all the time when teaching others how to navigate the process. But if they were asking from the off for help with the non-technical sections then the committee has been put together poorly. Hard working people but you need more than elbow grease for these including an inside line on what SI or DoS are being picky on in a particulay grant year,

[redarmyfaction]

We look biggish with the bookies for the CD tonight, I have had as big as 3.65 on Betfair, mostly 9/4ish now across the board, both teams equal on points (albeit Galway have game in hand) and in good form the last few games, shared the spoils the two previous meets this season but the fact we are at home should make us favs, hard to know why some layers chalked up Galway 13/10 early doors.

[SeanDrog]

Indeed! Amature group that lacked all the skillsets required eg Quantity Surveyor, to complete the application. It was a mammoth undertaking that fell short. Things like this imo need to go to specialists in grant applications. Not cheap but a lot less than missing out on grants. Iv year of experience in helping organisations fill in applications as part of an old job with LouthCoCo and ran training days and workshops for all sports across the county in how to fill these, whats needed, whats relevant, buzzwords etc. Id a bunch of old contacts that were specialists that helped out when people got bogged down. With this in mind I said it to Martin Conolly that id like to help, itd be totally voluntary, and if there are curve balls thrown I know people who can handle them. He wrote my name in hs dairy. He hadnt taken name of details at all as the page was untouced when he put the diary down. Id significant time to take off so i could have done it f/t for 7 or 8 minths. Twas fine, I assumed that there were others that could od the same job, until the adertised for a QS for help.

You are dead right - this is a real specialist area - crazy he didn’t take you up on the offer. Consultants for this type of thing are pricey.

[redobit]

Id always have encouraged this, new ways and growth of ideas happened all the time when teaching others how to navigate the process. But if they were asking from the off for help with the technical sections then the committee has been put together poorly. Hard working people but you need more than elbow greece for these including an inside line on what SI or DoS are being picky on in a particulay grant year,

Yeah I wouldn't have a problem with LOI clubs giving each other advice. That said Im not sure how eager a club will be to help another club in the same LSSIF pot. The club giving advice will be working hard on their own submission plus it would be just silly to help your direct rivals when a small pot is up for grabs.

But yeah it does make sense for other LOI clubs to help eqch other. But more likely to happen when both clubs are not putting in applications in the same year. And as Nesta and others have pointed out, you need key consultants and experts in these type of Capital Works applications. They dont come cheap but it is an investment worth making and the outcomes can be game changing.

[brendy_éire]

Not that far off one of their other planning applications except the site now would be serviced rather than the pervious effort telling LouthCoCo to pay up a few million é for such works or the club could leave the county, it was rumoured at the time that MeathCoCo offered to pay to keep them out of County Meath much to everyones disappointment.

Meath offered them money not to move to Meath? Why?

[Nesta99]

Meath offered them money not to move to Meath? Why?

Yeah nobody wanted them, couldnt give them away, especially after demanding money from LouthCoCo for their greenfield site development mid 2000s, it was only a rumour;). It is based on some truth from the time where there was a plan to extend the LouthCoCo boundary further south as the town was crossing 2 authorities and throw Drog Coporation in to the mix and and theres a bunch of job duplication. Meath didnt wnat to give up the rates income and building levies. Louth would have been ok in principle to the bounary being moved north to focus funding on the rest of the county but that would have been damn divisive so was never a runner. The status quo remains and no LouthCoCo are now allowing the town to develop north which had been resisted. I do think there were opportunities to get closer to public transport hubs than the current choice which isnt walkable from the railway station really and a good treck up the hill from the bus station, as close as possible to a town centre is also important imo as out of town can cause a disconnect. Better than playing in an old stadium but I think there were other options looking south of the Boyne if maintaining the 'Louth' address wasnt such a red line for the club - shouldnt matter for a town club what county it happens to sit in.

[redobit]

Anyone know how much each club is looking for?

Sligo Rovers are looking for 18.3m.

I think a even more important question might be ... how far advanced are clubs into the Project Deliverables? Are the Legals sorted (esp if you dont own the land). Is the statutory obligations in place, especially the Planning permission? Have Design Teams been procured and appointed?

Having a plan on paper is one thing but having all those key elements in place will surely influence how mony is distributed!? In other words give it to the clubs who are waiting for the nod to begin construction, rather than the more aspirational applications.

[Buckett]

Any sign of work being done on the Finn Harps stadium?

[Neish]

Meath offered them money not to move to Meath? Why?

It was rumored, highly doubt there is any truth in it. Like the rumor that was flying round Northwest a few season back that Philip O'Doherty was offering Finn Harps a hefty sum to help complete the new stadium project.

Just think if the Meath CO.CO really had offered millions so a project for a team in another council's area does not get built, how would that go down with the people of Meath

[Nesta99]

You are dead right - this is a real specialist area - crazy he didn’t take you up on the offer. Consultants for this type of thing are pricey.

I was available to Drogheda United way back in 2006-8 but Terry somthing or other (Collins?) said there was no need for Louth CoCo assistance with grant applications as they didnt need any grants, the sale of United Park was imminent and wth Euro money, + private investment the new ground (based on IK Starts stadium) was fully costed and covered. I was also told that unlike Dundalk there would be no artificial surface as Drogheda didnt need small amount of income or savings at that level. While walking out of UP after the stadium audit (called a wate of time as the new ground would be built by the following season). I was kindly, not at all in a petty manner, given an envelope with 2 complimentary tickets to Drogheda's next home game so that I "could see a real football club in action"!!

[2 Year Contract]

Little Brandywell update, work on the stand set to start in the next few weeks and is due to be completed early next year

https://www.derrycityfc.net/2024/08/ryan-mcbride-brandywell-stadium-update/

[Nesta99]

Yeah nobody wanted them, couldnt give them away, especially after demanding money from LouthCoCo for their greenfield site development mid 2000s, it was only a rumour;). It is based on some truth from the time where there was a plan to extend the LouthCoCo boundary further south as the town was crossing 2 authorities and throw Drog Coporation in to the mix and and theres a bunch of job duplication. Meath didnt wnat to give up the rates income and building levies. Louth would have been ok in principle to the bounary being moved north to focus funding on the rest of the county but that would have been damn divisive so was never a runner. The status quo remains and no LouthCoCo are now allowing the town to develop north which had been resisted. I do think there were opportunities to get closer to public transport hubs than the current choice which isnt walkable from the railway station really and a good treck up the hill from the bus station, as close as possible to a town centre is also important imo as out of town can cause a disconnect. Better than playing in an old stadium but I think there were other options looking south of the Boyne if maintaining the 'Louth' address wasnt such a red line for the club - shouldnt matter for a town club what county it happens to sit in.

I see there are plans for a Drogheda North railway station. That could be a real boost to the application for the chosen site - It would have to be a lot closer than the existing station!?

[brendy_éire]

I see there are plans for a Drogheda North railway station. That could be a real boost to the application for the chosen site - It would have to be a lot closer than the existing station!?

Though it's probably of limited use as you're unlikely to make the last train north or south after a match.