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dublin_owl
26/02/2009, 10:45 PM
Can be seen right across the southside apparently...
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/b_uzz/main-1.jpg
That looks awesome!
sligoman
26/02/2009, 10:50 PM
That looks awesome!One side(minus the seats) of it does.
LeixlipRed
27/02/2009, 8:55 AM
The seats are a joke though. Wtf were they at??? Even I'd be getting a little excited looking at that tbh. Don't tell anyone though :p
So does United Park meet these dimensions?
The minimum size of the playing area is therefore:
• Width 68.5 m (75 yds)
• Length 104.5 m (115 yds)
dublin_owl
27/02/2009, 9:41 AM
Even I'd be getting a little excited looking at that tbh. Don't tell anyone though :p
Heh, since it's just down the road from me I might end up at more Rovers than Youths games! :eek:
Celdrog
27/02/2009, 10:07 AM
So does United Park meet these dimensions?
The minimum size of the playing area is therefore:
• Width 68.5 m (75 yds)
• Length 104.5 m (115 yds)Well you are the one who said the pitch didn't meet criteria and alleged the FAI are allowing the Drogs to play with a pitch that doesn't meet requirements. So you tell me what the pitch dimensions are to back up your statement.
I only asked how it didn't comply. I have no idea of the pitch size and had no idea of the requirement
I've searched for details on DUFC's pitch size but can't find any. I certainly recall plenty of stuff from DUFC themselves on why United Park couldn't be used for the premier without the derogation due to the new ground and these included space issues.
Celdrog
27/02/2009, 10:23 AM
I've searched for details on DUFC's pitch size but can't find any. I certainly recall plenty of stuff from DUFC themselves on why United Park couldn't be used for the premier without the derogation due to the new ground and these included space issues.It was extended 2 years ago. Still no idea what the size is.
So in summary lets throw Dundalk out and keep Drogheda in:D
ndrog
27/02/2009, 11:11 AM
So does United Park meet these dimensions?
The minimum size of the playing area is therefore:
• Width 68.5 m (75 yds)
• Length 104.5 m (115 yds)
According to our chairman the other night and the meet and greet with supporters our pitch meets all requirements , as well as being a fantastic playing surface .One of the best in the leauge dont you know :D
SMorgan
27/02/2009, 11:20 AM
According to our chairman the other night and the meet and greet with supporters our pitch meets all requirements , as well as being a fantastic playing surface .One of the best in the leauge dont you know :D
1.0 That's the same chairman that said at the same meeting that none of the Directors were involved in the Stadium relocation for the money and they had only the interests of DUFC at heart!!
2.0 I measured the length of United Park using Auto-Cad. It is LESS than the minimum requirement. Did the FAI even measure their own pitch as part of the licensing procedure?
and finally
3.0 I would have been of the opinion that United Park had one of the best playing surfaces. Did you see the state of the surface on Tuesday evening? If its like that before the start of the season what will it be like next October. It appears that pitch maintenance work fell by the way-side due to your finance troubles.
Celdrog
27/02/2009, 11:28 AM
2.0 I measure the length of United Park using Auto-Cad. It is LESS than the minimum requirement. Did the FAI even measure their own pitch as part of the licensing procedure?.I think we used one of those measuring wheel things. Did you do it at half time the other night?
SMorgan
27/02/2009, 11:37 AM
No. Only Drogheda Hooligans were allowed on the pitch!!
Buller
27/02/2009, 5:50 PM
Heh, since it's just down the road from me I might end up at more Rovers than Youths games! :eek:
Not unless you still haven't bought a season ticket... ;)
Rovers1
27/02/2009, 5:58 PM
Not unless you still haven't bought a season ticket... ;)
expecting a sell out every game??
HarpoJoyce
27/02/2009, 6:58 PM
Limerick FC and FAI looking at developing Market's Field with Bord Na gCon moving on.
Irish Times Article
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0227/1224241893111.html
REPRESENTATIVES of Limerick Football Club, the FAI, Bord na gCon and a number of other organisations will make a presentation to a specially convened meeting of Limerick City Council on Monday afternoon as part of a process that could result in the first division club returning to the Markets Field this summer – 25 years after senior football in the city moved away from what many still regard as its spiritual home.
Talks about the club switching from its current base at Jackman Park to the greyhound stadium on what would initially be a temporary basis are at an advanced stage. However, the prospect of the move being completed depends on a package being put together for the purchase of the stadium from Bord na gCon and its transformation into a multi-sport municipal stadium.
The FAI and Bord na gCon recently commissioned Gilroy McMahon, the firm of architects behind the redevelopment of Croke Park to produce “a vision” for the 5.3 acre site and Des McMahon is due to present his ideas to Monday’s meeting.
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In total the proposals are estimated to have a price tag approaching €12 million with a third of that likely to go to Bord na gCon, who plan to move to a new stadium at Dock Road next year.
“A lot of stars still have to become aligned if it’s going to happen, but so far there certainly seems be a will to move it forward and that’s a start,” says Limerick FC’s American-based owner Jack McCarthy.
The club’s CEO, Andrew Mawhinney, will be amongst those at Monday’s meeting and he is hopeful that the club could start playing there either after the mid-season break or at the start of next season while remaining pessimistic about the future if the move doesn’t come off.
“I think from the point of view of the club, the Markets Field is do or die at this stage,” he says. “The club needs to offer something that’s attractive to the spectator if it’s going to survive.
“The football we played last year was good, but you only have to look at the size of the crowds we attracted to see that that isn’t enough. I’m not saying it would be easy but at the Markets Field there is at least the possibility of putting some serious numbers together.”
The FAI has been extremely supportive of the proposal with John Delaney and Richard Fahey, the association’s Director of club Licensing and Facilities Development, having already attended a considerable number of meetings in relation to the scheme.
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Tallaght land looks like Cardiff's Leckwith stadium (r.i.p.)...decide for yerselves if that's a good thing
Poor Student
28/02/2009, 9:36 AM
What's the story with the long proposed redevelopment of the Brandywell? Are Derry still trying to secure ownership of the ground before pushing on with something?
What's the story with the long proposed redevelopment of the Brandywell? Are Derry still trying to secure ownership of the ground before pushing on with something?
Derry's proposal involved getting £5 million from governments North and South which was unlikely before and even less so in the current climate.
One would expect a scaled back proposal at some point.
corkharps
28/02/2009, 10:17 AM
Derry's proposal involved getting £5 million from governments North and South which was unlikely before and even less so in the current climate.
One would expect a scaled back proposal at some point.
Did Harps apply to the Norn Iron "government" for grants for Finn Park 2?
Dassa
28/02/2009, 11:38 AM
Did Harps apply to the Norn Iron "government" for grants for Finn Park 2?
why would they?
Sam_Heggy
28/02/2009, 11:48 AM
why would they?
I think he is getting at Derry applying to both North and South for their stadium grants.
ndrog
28/02/2009, 12:21 PM
1.0 That's the same chairman that said at the same meeting that none of the Directors were involved in the Stadium relocation for the money and they had only the interests of DUFC at heart!!
2.0 I measured the length of United Park using Auto-Cad. It is LESS than the minimum requirement. Did the FAI even measure their own pitch as part of the licensing procedure?
and finally
3.0 I would have been of the opinion that United Park had one of the best playing surfaces. Did you see the state of the surface on Tuesday evening? If its like that before the start of the season what will it be like next October. It appears that pitch maintenance work fell by the way-side due to your finance troubles.
:D You personally measured the length of United Park using Auto-Cad .Really ? please inform the rest of us what the minimum requirement is and how much short our pitch is . As for our playing surface , its still one of the best in the leauge and was in a good state the other night .Been a pretty hard winter and our groundsman has done a great job considering he wasnt being paid .How your rubber field doing ? passed its exams yet :eek:
passinginterest
01/03/2009, 9:53 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQIr7n310o
The floodlights being tested in Tallaght.
thischarmingman
01/03/2009, 10:18 AM
Yup, I just watched a youtube of lights going on. Where did it all go wrong?
Seriously though, I'd be excited about it too if it was us. Can't wait to visit.
SunnySweeney
01/03/2009, 1:22 PM
Yup, I just watched a youtube of lights going on. Where did it all go wrong?
Seriously though, I'd be excited about it too if it was us. Can't wait to visit.
My wife caught me watching this - a video of floodlights to a backing track from Journey. She thinks I've officially lost my mind.
Women - they don't really understand though - do they?
Dunny
01/03/2009, 11:10 PM
Must say the (Oriel)pitch was fcuking fantastic today, sure to pass the tests IMO.
Black and White
02/03/2009, 8:58 AM
Must say the (Oriel)pitch was fcuking fantastic today, sure to pass the tests IMO.
Its very slow compared to the other one, was that the problem with the last one in the first palce though, it increasing the speed of the ball ratehr than slowing it up, otherwise I thought it looked brilliant for a job that was very rushed in the end!
oriel
03/03/2009, 10:22 PM
My wife caught me watching this - a video of floodlights to a backing track from Journey. She thinks I've officially lost my mind.
Women - they don't really understand though - do they?
Thats hillarious SS ! it could have been worse, she could have caught you watching chris waddle + glenn hoddle on top of the pops 87, the u tube for that was on the right of this 'fascinating video' (whch of course i watched too - floodlights one I meant)
Roll on the football and the season to start !
Buller
04/03/2009, 3:53 PM
My wife caught me watching this - a video of floodlights to a backing track from Journey. She thinks I've officially lost my mind.
Women - they don't really understand though - do they?
Ahahaha! Brillient! I must have had some odd looks from around me when I was watching it in college....
Still watched the whole thing; breathtaking for me anyway!
RSC Getting Floodlight Upgrade Also, Finish Date, In Time For U21 Friendly Vs Spain
passerrby
04/03/2009, 5:11 PM
My wife caught me watching this - a video of floodlights to a backing track from Journey. She thinks I've officially lost my mind.
Women - they don't really understand though - do they?
where was you hands
where was you hands
Attached to his arms I presume.
GalwayTillIDye
06/03/2009, 4:41 PM
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/b_uzz/main-1.jpg
That looks awesome!
That stand looks manky (begs the question, why they need to light it up...??), how many refurbed/rebuilt grounds did they collect the seating from.
It's just wrong. Fact...!
GalwayFrancis
06/03/2009, 5:11 PM
That stand looks manky (begs the question, why they need to light it up...??), how many refurbed/rebuilt grounds did they collect the seating from.
It's just wrong. Fact...!
in terms of economy of scales, i dont understand why they didnt just install green seats. simple is sometimes alot better than complexity.
ShnaeGuevara715
07/03/2009, 5:42 PM
Been through this before here. The seats are random colours to give the impression that its fuller than it might be, á la the Estadio Alvalade in Portugal.
Tallaght Stadium is a quality little place with immeasureable potential so it shouldnt be knocked. Everyone should just be happy for Rovers finally finding a home, which is a fantastic thing for the league.
http://www.geocities.com/hugomvaz/alvalade.jpg
Been through this before here. The seats are random colours to give the impression that its fuller than it might be, á la the Estadio Alvalade in Portugal.
Tallaght Stadium is a quality little place with immeasureable potential so it shouldnt be knocked. Everyone should just be happy for Rovers finally finding a home, which is a fantastic thing for the league.
http://www.geocities.com/hugomvaz/alvalade.jpg
i really hope that you are joking... look at the two pictures posted - how are they even comparable. One looks like a crowd, the other looks like a kids lego/duplex experiment.
apart from that the stadium is great so far.
fergalr
07/03/2009, 8:42 PM
Been through this before here. The seats are random colours to give the impression that its fuller than it might be
As you say its been dicussed at length already. Anyways it won't matter - the stand will be full so you won't see the seats.
Lamper.sffc
11/03/2009, 2:09 PM
The planning permission has been approved for our new home in Lusk.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/loi/news.asp?n=36061
holidaysong
11/03/2009, 2:28 PM
The planning permission has been approved for our new home in Lusk.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/loi/news.asp?n=36061
Is it being 100% funded by Fingal Co. Co.?
sligoman
11/03/2009, 2:46 PM
Everyone should just be happy for Rovers finally finding a home, which is a fantastic thing for the league.I really hate all this Shams love-in that has come up all of a sudden. I couldn't care less about them or their move to a council ground. They don't own it, they're tenants. Why should everyone be happy for them? I care about my team, no one else.
Lamper.sffc
11/03/2009, 3:01 PM
Is it being 100% funded by Fingal Co. Co.?
Not sure. Id say there might be some investment from outside the fingal Co. Maybe Anglo Irish Bank, OH wait:D
The facility will be created to promote different sports in the north county area. It will have facilities for soccer, GAA and Rugby amongst others. Sporting will be tenants.
Jicked
11/03/2009, 3:04 PM
I really hate all this Shams love-in that has come up all of a sudden. I couldn't care less about them or their move to a council ground. They don't own it, they're tenants. Why should everyone be happy for them? I care about my team, no one else.
Because your club benefits from a strong league, with good facilities, better public image, more fans and at least a few clubs being run on sound financial basis. It's hardly rocket science.
excuse me while i puke...
You should be happy for Shamrock Rovers sligoman,stop being so patriotic
Yeah Sligoman, once again you're embarrassing youself with your pride in your country. Exactly the sort of thing that's holding this league back.
Sort it out FFS.
"they are the model club for the league"
Sell your ground,
wander aimlessly for a generation,
spend stadium development grants on players and wages,
rack up loads of other debt to the point of extinction,
pay back creditors 4%,
leave the party for a year,
finally get act together,
hop back in to SDCC stadium with no outlay,
stick a few ads on the LUAS
and suddenly theyre an example to us all...
thats some great long term strategic planning from Rovers!!
Jealous?? Of course i am, we're only at stage one of that strategy and we cant even f*ckin do THAT right!!!
"they are the model club for the league"
Sell your ground,
wander aimlessly for a generation,
spend stadium development grants on players and wages,
rack up loads of other debt to the point of extinction,
pay back creditors 4%,
leave the party for a year,
finally get act together,
hop back in to SDCC stadium with no outlay,
stick a few ads on the LUAS
and suddenly theyre an example to us all...
thats some great long term strategic planning from Rovers!!
Jealous?? Of course i am, we're only at stage one of that strategy and we cant even f*ckin do THAT right!!!
I recognise that with red and black tinted glasses on it's difficult to differentiate between those who did points 1-4(and caused point 5) and those who took over at point 5.
However I would wager anything that if you took those glasses off you would jump at the chance to have the current Rovers board(or a Bohs equivelant in terms of quality and ideas) as opposed to the dumb and dumber show you have at the moment. I know I would.
The way the club are running themselves NOW is an example to all LOI clubs on how to do it right when you get the chance. I hope we can do the same in the future.
....and to think I was on sligomans side until you posted ;)
I recognise that with red and black tinted glasses on it's difficult to differentiate between those who did points 1-4(and caused point 5) and those who took over at point 5.
However I would wager anything that if you took those glasses off you would jump at the chance to have the current Rovers board(or a Bohs equivelant in terms of quality and ideas) as opposed to the dumb and dumber show you have at the moment. I know I would.
The way the club are running themselves NOW is an example to all LOI clubs on how to do it right when you get the chance. I hope we can do the same in the future.
....and to think I was on sligomans side until you posted ;)
shut up!
:D
GalwayTillIDye
11/03/2009, 9:14 PM
"they are the model club for the league"
Sell your ground,
wander aimlessly for a generation,
spend stadium development grants on players and wages,
rack up loads of other debt to the point of extinction,
pay back creditors 4%,
leave the party for a year,
finally get act together,
hop back in to SDCC stadium with no outlay,
stick a few ads on the LUAS
and suddenly theyre an example to us all...
thats some great long term strategic planning from Rovers!!
Jealous?? Of course i am, we're only at stage one of that strategy and we cant even f*ckin do THAT right!!!
In fairness the Kilcoyne's completely shafted the Club & Supporters back in the early 80's by disgracefully flooging off Glenmalure Park and pocketing the lot. If they knew then how land prices were going to go through the roof, they may have held onto the ground a little longer and there may have been the funds for Rovers to re-build elswhere with being a drain on the economy of SDCC...
Rovers were buggered once the ground was gone. Personally think it's good that they have a permanent home once again in their traditional South Dublin base....
damn you both GTID and micls.
We deal with FACTS! on this messageboard - not history, reason and circumstance.
;)
gufc2000
11/03/2009, 9:37 PM
Right,a recap on new stadiums under construction...
Bohs - Proposed new ground in Harristown near Airport,10,000 seater,is it happening?
Cork - would say in time be wanting their own ground,although they probably have the best ground at present.
Derry - New 7,000 seater revamped Brandywell ?
Drogheda - Proposed new 10,000 seater gorund outskirts of town,plans abandoned for the time being
Limerick - moving into Markets Field in 2010, 7,000 seater
Pats - 8,000 seater ground in St michaels estate,inchicore,date unknown
Both of them unlikely to happen I'd say, the money just ain't there
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