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Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Fixed that for you.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
That all sounds brilliant. Even better that the Galway fa aren't involvedQuote:
Originally Posted by gufct
Just curious to know how much would it cost to concrete the Town end at Oriel for terracing?Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Any builders in the know?
And if it was done what would be the safe capacity for that end........1,000+ maybe!
It would really clean up that end of the ground and make it look more inviting than the dirty looking white washed walls and muddy grass bank of ground.
Any hope of that happening!
Were rovers fans in the normal away end last night? Hearing the toilet facilities were disgraceful, like worse than cork last year disgraceful.
There's good toilets around the back of that stand but I'd guess they were fenced off to prevent access to away fans. I noticed fencing behind the stand at away fans end at the Bohemians game which I hadn't seen before. Were there portaloos at Rovers end?
3 potaloos on grass, on a rainy day with 400 fans no prize for guessing how that went. And women had to argue with stewards to gain access to the designated women's toilets, a licencing requirement. A lot of people not impressed at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by trevy
Disgraceful that a club closes off proper toilet facilities to away fans.Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
I know what you're getting at but in the instance youre wanting to bring up was different as it was a reaction to past behaviour in the ground by that set of supporters, also the portaloos weren't then put on grass in the rain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
Probably the stadium owners who made that decision!Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
Thankfully Rovers fans have no history of bad behaviourQuote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Yes, and your lot are pure as the driven snowQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.inde...-34416679.html
Certainly not - nor have I made such a claim.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
For what it is worth, in the case that you linked - a conviction for violent disorder in July 2013 - I think the individual involved can have no complaints about the 6 months sentence he received.
Well done to the legal system for convicting him and sentencing him. We could do with more of it when there is trouble at matches. Decent people want to be safe on match evenings and do to want to to be associated with trouble like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
You wont find defence of the indefensible among general Dundalk fans. No excuses, blaming others, claiming bias! Scumbaggery is scumbaggery and we dont want scumbags anywhere near the club. It is both refreshing and a relief that progress has been made with the recent bannings and reports such as the one above offer an amount of satisfaction to read.Quote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
One man, a Bohs fan, whom Gardai found unconscious on the ground, told them to 'f**k off' when he came round and claimed he had fallenQuote:
Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy
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That would have seemed the logical step to take when they had the concrete in last week, and I`m sure it could have been completed in under a week also. Disappointing but not unexpected they only did the bare minimum, perhaps they have other plans for that area, but this was the time to have cleaned it up, and they should have done a little more. There might be more 'gradual' improvements during the season, as the new owners have used that word quite a lot (gradual) and they also mentioned looking to upgrade the away area too.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
I would have been very sceptical of anything major happening, probably still am, but at least that job last week was done right I suppose and it wasn’t announced either, first most knew about it was from the club photos online, as I said earlier maybe they have more plans for later in the season.
There is no reason to expect any further upgrades in Oriel Park this season, unless there is European licence problems
Even then, presumably it would be easier to just use Tallaght? Ye'll have to go there anyway for later roundsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I think Dundalk should be ok to host two rounds of the EL this season, obviously assuming we get through the first round!
If the owners warrant it necessary, I think you are permitted if applied for 6 weeks or so in advance, and as long as this is erected on a solid surface, to put up a temporary stand. DFC put one up twice in the past few seasons, EA Sports Cup final Sept 2014, and the final league game v Cork a month later. It’s a bit of gamble though as you probably will not know your opposition until a few weeks or less before the game, plus Dundalk will be seeded so rules out any big teams they can draw. It will still be a European game but if they don’t make any adjustment, the attendance will be limited to 3,100 I think.
There might be other permanent items to improve, but as suggested by Ezeikial, these will probably be only due to UEFA licencing, and they might be only quick fixes, but there is a long list of those in the ground !
Cliftonville got permission to build a temporary stand the full length of the pitch when they drew Celtic.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
No reason why UEFA wouldnt allow us do the same
We had a temporary stand in the Showgrounds on the Railway End (before permanent stand was built) when we played Vorskla Poltava in 3rd round Qualifying of Europa. Its something odd like if you have a permanent structure in place you can put a temp stand on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
A solid/permanent base so behind the Carrick Rd end of Oriel would be ok but not the town end goal with the grass bank. That was one of the reasons for hoping that that whole area of the ground would have a full bay of concrete laid rather than just the path being widened.
There's something romantic about a grassy bank behind a goal but from a practical pov tarmac makes more sense. Although maybe the fact they didn't do that means they've bigger plans for behind that goal in the near future? We live in hopeQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I saw most of their press conference. They were politely answering questions on the ground but not giving any indication that major improvements are in any way a priority for them.
They were much more specific. They clearly outlined that major improvements were not a priority.Quote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
The priority outlined was footballing success; they indicated that they would consider reinvesting in infrastructure subsequently.
The only commitments made were to the Puddle Project, and "looking at" anything needed for Europa League early rounds
What sort of structure is the seating behind the goal in Richmond Park, is it a permanent structure or a temporary type structure there permanently?
Mal Rodgers the new CEO later said they would look at improving the away end. Another term used was any future and longer term redevelopment would likely to be comimg from earned income from Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
It's a scaffolding type structure, but there is a concrete base beneath it. Temporary looking, but it's been there since 2007. There was some repair work carried out a few years ago. There was a grassy hill there previously which was levelled out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
I remember the advertisment hoardings on the bank all right. It also meets UEFA requirements i's sure. It would be a temporary solution that would ideal behind the Town goal after the right prep work. Dont suppose there is any guesstimate on the cost? Can it be dismantled for reuse elsewhere if say a new stand was to be bult?
Contractor on site today at Harps new ground
Any images as this is a rare view and nobody will believe you. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Will swing by on the way back from work and take a picture of a digger so...it's nothing overly exciting. They're clearing off some of the site behind there they've done work previously. Would assume they're getting ready to move in for building work again.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Value of housing developments recover and the contractor is back on site in Stranrolar. Land swap for Finn Park must be worth the developer's while again...
Banks offering interest only buy to let mortgages, nearly €5 a pint, its all very de ja vu!
Wikipedia names the new Harps stadium as one of the venues for next year's U17 Euros. No source of that information is given though. Does anyone know anything about that?
Strange one that. Wouldn't expect it to be completed by then.Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewayspasser
Took a friend to his first League of Ireland game lately and when I googled the Markets Field to show him where we'd be sitting I came across this artist's rendition from a 2013 Limerick Leader article of what the grounds could potentially look like. What he have is a fair far cry!
https://www.limerickleader.ie/resize..._developed.jpg
I think that's the amount to date spent on Harps new stadium.:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewayspasser
A good rule of thumb when you look at plans for a LOI ground and want to know how it'll actually turn out is to halve the number of stands and quadruple the time needed to build it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer