I think most people would argue it's Bray.
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I think most people would argue it's Bray.
Bray, no question at all.
Tallaght has a weirdly cold wind tunnel affect too.
The old belfield was 'orrible too
Obviously none of you have been at a Wexford Youths game in the hail and wind :)
Actually now you mention it, the Youths first ever friendly was in the Carlisle in a February and I do seem to remember doubting if I'd ever regain the feeling in my fingers.
I think it's fair to say that fitting heaters into the stands at all grounds is now the primary goal for all clubs.
I was shivering the whole way through extra time and the shootout on Monday, and I'm fairly sure it wasn't just the tension!
My vote for coldest ground definitely goes to Salthill, it was pouring with rain when the Youths visited last season, god knows how many fans were lost by sinking into that bog...The Bray-Mons game last monday was a very close second.
Can anyone name a warm LOI ground?
In winter. Most grounds are fairly warm in the summer depending on the time the games are played. Would the grounds, eg. the Flansiro and Lissywoollen, technically be the warmest grounds as most of their games are on Saturday's and in the afternoon? I'm open to correction on this.
I know for one thing... Station Road was fupping freezing!
I think the temperature in LOI grounds depends mostly on the prevailing ambient temperature at the time. That is the temperature depends on the weather rather than any inherent in the design or location of the grounds themselves. By that logic, the coldest grounds are likely to be those in the midlands like Athlone and Longford, as these suffer more severely from frosts than other regions.
In any case, there's no such thing as bad weather- just the wrong clothes.
Stop ruining our fun with common sense.
I once discovered a rat which had frozen solid in the Flansiro. In mid-stride.
Bray's still colder though - it's that sea breeze.
Nah, you need warmth for a sea breeze: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze
(Nothing ruins everyone's fun faster than citing a wikipedia article! ;) )
Coldness in LOI grounds is measured as follows
1) Score. Nil alls are freezing. 5-0s are either ecstatic or blood boiling. Either way
2) League position. Relegation fights are freezing. European chases aren’t
3) Amount of alcohol consumed. God bless the loving warmth of Carlsberg
4) Distance travelled. Tough one as games in Dublin are usually ok, and long distances are cancelled out by 3) above. Mid range efforts like Bray and Wexford suffer
5) Location of ground. Exposed fields are freezing, anything related to the sea likewise. Enclosed grounds help
6) Actual weather conditions
As such, a 0-0 relegation play off played in bray watched by a sober man in November is as cold as it can get
By the end of our 6-0 win in Bray in May, I was so cold I was being mocked by MNS for my crap typing on Twitter. I shudder to recall those 0-0s in Bray in December...