Lansdowne Road Redevelopment Thread

So much for the media conspiracy :)
The Cusack stand was finished first and after complaints about it, they adjusted the plans and extended the Hogan stand roof out by an extra 14m.
But imo no matter if the Cusack roof was extended by the same, it would not do much difference to keeping in the noise of the crowd.
The stadium functions fine for GAA crowds and their type of atmosphere but falls way short with the Ireland soccer games.
This new Lansdowne rd looks to be an acoustic peach of a stadium and tailor made for purpose.

http://www.lrsdc.ie/gallery/photocat...PCID=34&NCID=0 The new ground really has a wow factor, totally unique roof design, even the quirky Northern end is growing on me....roll on August 2010, can't get out of Croker quick enough.

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Originally Posted by SUB of the day

www.lrsdc.ie The new ground really has a wow factor, totally unique roof design, even the quirky Northern end is growing on me....roll on August 2010, can't get out of Croker quick enough.

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I love the shiny roof :)

It's shaping up fantastically and will be the best stadium in Ireland once completed. Can't wait to get out of Croker too. Now if only I could get on the bloody block booker waiting list :mad:

just as well we dont get too much sun in Ireland or there would be lots of cooked fans in there... looks like the worlds biggest green house with all that glass :)

Just wait 'til the fat lady hits that note.

looks super.

Looks class. The ground picture 2 of 4 really captures it magnifcance.

The design looks a bit too gay to be a Rugby venue.

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Originally Posted by geysir

The design looks a bit too gay to be a Rugby venue.

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It can never look too gay to accomodate rugby.

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Originally Posted by SUB of the day

http://www.lrsdc.ie/gallery/photocat...PCID=34&NCID=0 The new ground really has a wow factor, totally unique roof design, even the quirky Northern end is growing on me....roll on August 2010, can't get out of Croker quick enough.

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.The ground shots give a great angle on the huge expanse of the roof.The stand at the Lansdowne end will be perfect for the singing section.

Just back from a tour. Took lots of photos which I hope to post shorty. April finishing date is on schedule. Block bookers, clubs etc get the bottom and very top tiers (33,000 of them). Very few tickets will be on public sale.

Met Giovanni and Marco at a reception afterwards. Just before he headed off to announce the squad.

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Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Just back from a tour. Took lots of photos which I hope to post shorty. April finishing date is on schedule. Block bookers, clubs etc get the bottom and very top tiers (33,000 of them). Very few tickets will be on public sale.

Met Giovanni and Marco at a reception afterwards. Just before he headed off to announce the squad.

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were you up at the back of the very top top tier and if so were the roof beams blocking the view at all? looks a littel dodgy from some photos ive seen

No, we were just being shown the "corporate boxes" ;) The guy on the tour was asked about this and he said that's the concern of the builders. Not a great answer.

Apparently there is going to be some major announcement today at 4 which John Delaney said would be significant.

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Originally Posted by jbyrne

thats not really correct. the cost of extending the roof was £2m (in 1992 prices) for every extra metre of roof cantilever over and above whats there now. it would need a lot more than a 1 metre extension to be a full roof

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Meant to update this earlier but actually forgot what thread it was on.

I spoke to my source again a few weeks ago. He is adamant that the cost was £2 million although it was to put in a full roof not to extend the roof at the planning stage. It may have gone up to £2 million a metre to extend the roof. Seems strange that the same figure applied though.

Anyway hope the Aviva has a proper roof that covers all the fans.

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Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Just back from a tour. Took lots of photos which I hope to post shorty. April finishing date is on schedule. Block bookers, clubs etc get the bottom and very top tiers (33,000 of them). Very few tickets will be on public sale.

Met Giovanni and Marco at a reception afterwards. Just before he headed off to announce the squad.

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Couple of snaps:

http://sites.google.com/site/kilcree...tadiumIII.jpg?


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http://sites.google.com/site/kilcree...aStadiumIV.jpg

Great pics Owls Fan, the roof is starting to resemble a roller coaster.More pics would be great.

The closer this gets to completion, the more worried I am that as a waiting lister I'm not going to get match tickets....

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Originally Posted by SuperDave

The closer this gets to completion, the more worried I am that as a waiting lister I'm not going to get match tickets....

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Yes, it's most unlikely that those not already on a list for tickets will get any.

The away fans will be seated to the right behind the goal in the lowest part of the stadium.

It's looking fantastic, but I still can't warm to that awful little terrace on the Havelock side; it looks so daft against the rest of the stadium. Plus as a spectator you'd feel so much more ... exposed?

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Originally Posted by amaccann

It's looking fantastic, but I still can't warm to that awful little terrace on the Havelock side; it looks so daft against the rest of the stadium. Plus as a spectator you'd feel so much more ... exposed?

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Ireland isn't allowed to have a decent stadium with four sides!

I appreciate why its like that, but could they not have made it a little bit steeper or something to give it more presence...it looks rubbish.

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Originally Posted by boovidge

Ireland isn't allowed to have a decent stadium with four sides!

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But at least Hill 16 in Croker still has a "significant" capacity that offsets that terrible "3 sides and 1 terrace" look. Lansdowne just has that one line of seats that looks like it doesn't seat any more than 1,000, maybe 2,000 people (though my sense of counting is a bit bad at the best of times).

It looks weird just to be able to fit in so few people underneath all that architecture.

I'd assume that every possibility was looked into.

how many seats will that end behind the goal hold? I don't think I have ever seen such a thing for a stadium of this size.

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Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

how many seats will that end behind the goal hold?

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I was on a tour of the ground myself only last week and was informed that the area behind that goal will hold 5,000 people. The capacity of the stadium will be just over 50,000, and as under UEFA/FIFA regulations away supporters are entitled to 10% of the available tickets for any given match, that is where the away supporters will be seated. Whether by design or not, the away supporters will be dwarfed by the three other sides of the ground, which will be a good thing in my view.

On another note, somebody else referred to the fact that they were worried about the prospect of not getting tickets once we go to the new stadium, as they are on the waiting list and are not registered as a full block booker. According to the guy that gave us the tour, all block bookers will return to the original allocation of tickets that they had at the old Lansdowne Road but that unfortunately, they would not be able to accommodate people on the waiting list.

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Originally Posted by Paulie

I was on a tour of the ground myself only last week and was informed that the area behind that goal will hold 5,000 people. The capacity of the stadium will be just over 50,000, and as under UEFA/FIFA regulations away supporters are entitled to 10% of the available tickets for any given match, that is where the away supporters will be seated. Whether by design or not, the away supporters will be dwarfed by the three other sides of the ground, which will be a good thing in my view.

On another note, somebody else referred to the fact that they were worried about the prospect of not getting tickets once we go to the new stadium, as they are on the waiting list and are not registered as a full block booker. According to the guy that gave us the tour, all block bookers will return to the original allocation of tickets that they had at the old Lansdowne Road but that unfortunately, they would not be able to accommodate people on the waiting list.

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FFFFFS..... why does this not surprise me.....

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Originally Posted by Paulie

On another note, somebody else referred to the fact that they were worried about the prospect of not getting tickets once we go to the new stadium, as they are on the waiting list and are not registered as a full block booker. According to the guy that gave us the tour, all block bookers will return to the original allocation of tickets that they had at the old Lansdowne Road but that unfortunately, they would not be able to accommodate people on the waiting list.

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It doesnt surprise me that he said that on a tour of the stadium arranged to sell more premium seats.

The numbers (higher capacity/bb that havent renewed etc) would surely suggest that some of the waiting listers will be offered bb tickets.

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Originally Posted by aidz1

It doesnt surprise me that he said that on a tour of the stadium arranged to sell more premium seats.

The numbers (higher capacity/bb that havent renewed etc) would surely suggest that some of the waiting listers will be offered bb tickets.

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I fired off an email to confirm and I'll let you know the reply. Actually, if it was only a tour designed to sell tickets rather than a general tour, I would treat the answer a little more sceptically. They'd do anything to hawk a few of those premium tickets at this point.

Went past it on the Dart over the weekend and it looks sensational, cannot wait for the first game back

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Originally Posted by SUB of the day

Great pics Owls Fan, the roof is starting to resemble a roller coaster.More pics would be great.

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As requested:

http://sites.google.com/site/kilcree...aStadiumV.jpeg

http://sites.google.com/site/kilcree...StadiumVI.jpeg

Seats look a bit uncomfortable though ;)

I love the fact that the North Terrace end is so small. The slope of the stand is really dramatic, it's a brilliant piece of design/engineering. It also makes the stadium distinctive, which is a rarity these days. Everywhere looks the same.

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Originally Posted by Paulie

I was on a tour of the ground myself only last week and was informed that the area behind that goal will hold 5,000 people. The capacity of the stadium will be just over 50,000, and as under UEFA/FIFA regulations away supporters are entitled to 10% of the available tickets for any given match, that is where the away supporters will be seated. Whether by design or not, the away supporters will be dwarfed by the three other sides of the ground, which will be a good thing in my view.

On another note, somebody else referred to the fact that they were worried about the prospect of not getting tickets once we go to the new stadium, as they are on the waiting list and are not registered as a full block booker. According to the guy that gave us the tour, all block bookers will return to the original allocation of tickets that they had at the old Lansdowne Road but that unfortunately, they would not be able to accommodate people on the waiting list.

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not so , for the Euros the away allocation has supposedly been cut to 5% by Uefa, still 10% for world cup matches

so do all current block bookers for croke park receive block booking fro lansdowne rd. given it has a lower capacity than croker?

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Originally Posted by wexfordman

so do all current block bookers for croke park receive block booking fro lansdowne rd. given it has a lower capacity than croker?

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No. Only those who had block booking in the old Lansdowne.

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Originally Posted by Newryrep

not so , for the Euros the away allocation has supposedly been cut to 5% by Uefa, still 10% for world cup matches

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I hadn't heard that. On the up side, more Irish fans will get tickets for our first campaign in the new stadium. On the down side, getting tickets for some of the away games will be a right pain.

[QUOTE=Paulie;1240924]I hadn't heard that. On the up side, more Irish fans will get tickets for our first campaign in the new stadium. On the down side, getting tickets for some of the away games will be a right pain.[/QUOTE]

The SFA informed the ATAC suposedly about the reduction - could be a real problem especially for some of the smaller grounds 20,000 only officially 1000 away tickets unless the FAI can negoiate more. It will be a right pain if you have to spend what time you have at a foreign venue running around trying to source tickets. Points for away games ?

It looks like we'll be right on top of the pitch which in my opinion is crucial for generating atmosphere. Looks great, though the low bit at the North end isn't ideal.

on the other hand, any noise generated by the away support will be dissipated in the air, whereas the noise from the home fans will be echoed back into the stadium