Move to Belfield Bowl confirmed

[pineapple stu]

You'll never attract 2,000 people into a ground that won't hold them

The Bowl will hold them. Let's get 2000 to games before we start planning for more.

There is something like a minimum seat capacity requirement of 1,200 for starters.

There are 1500 seats.

I have been at UCD V St. Pat's games in Belfield when they were winning Leagues and there were more than 2,000 at some of those games.

The Bowl will hold that.

I don't think 2,500 seats would be in any way over the top given that we got 1,900 for a League Cup game last year.

Irrelevant. The ground holds 3000 including standing capacity. Which part of this is confusing you?

If we had won the League Cup and qualified for the Setanta we could well have had gates of 2,000 against one or two of the Northern Clubs you'd never know.

This despite the fact that Setanta attendances have been average enough - i.e. we'd be doing well to get 1000 at a game.

Seriously, the plans for the new ground are perfectly satisfactory. There is scope for improvement if needs be. It marks a 77% increase in seated capacity and a 58% in overall capacity on Belfield Park. It's grand.

[CollegeTillIDie]

CTID, if you want to reply to more than one post at the same time, please do so in just one post. It's very annoying to have several posts in a row by the same person.

Am I the only person who does that?

[pineapple stu]

Yes..

[CollegeTillIDie]

Yes..

You will find if you examine all the threads in the UCD section alone, that you are greatly mistaken.

[DmanDmythDledge]

You will find if you examine all the threads in the UCD section alone, that you are greatly mistaken.

Give an example then to prove you're right.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Give an example then to prove you're right.

Pineapple stu had two back to back [#30 & #31 ]in this very thread
but then there are none so blind as those WHO REFUSE to see.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Pineapple stu had two back to back [#30 & #31 ]in this very thread
but then there are none so blind as those WHO REFUSE to see.

I just asked you to back up what you said.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Besides people are more likely to read two short to medium sized posts than a HUGE one !

[Buller]

now now kids, stop your incent bickering... your both right!
regardless of only having 1500 seats the bowl will definatly be a step up from that kip, "dont worry be happy"... besides, in the plans there looks like there's plent of room for expansion should need ever arise...

[CollegeTillIDie]

Nice of you to notice Buller

And we look forward to visiting Tallaght... one day

[Schumi]

Pineapple stu had two back to back [#30 & #31 ]in this very thread

That's because they were originally in different threads but I moved a load of posts about the Bowl and attendances from another thread and they coincidentally ended up together.

Besides people are more likely to read two short to medium sized posts than a HUGE one !

I know I rarely read a second post by the same person in a row, and certainly not a third or subsequent one.

[CollegeTillIDie]

So has there been any more developments on the Bowl front?

[pineapple stu]

I think there's a decision next week to decide the exact timetable for the improvements.