I heard there was going to be a LOI game staged there (possibly Rovers vs Bohs?) prior to the Argentina game as a minit trial, may be in May sometime...is this the case?
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I heard there was going to be a LOI game staged there (possibly Rovers vs Bohs?) prior to the Argentina game as a minit trial, may be in May sometime...is this the case?
Papers a few weeks ago had it that a LOI XI would play Man Utd. Anyone else hear that?
I thought they would have to have staggered events with increasing attendances in order to satisfy the safety certificate requirements, they did with Wembley & here in Cape Town they've been ramping up from 20k in the first trial run back in Jan
i doubt it. the stadium is only due to be handed over late may. the first match is the combined provinces rugby match in early august followed by the Argentina matchQuote:
Originally Posted by Junior
There were strong rumours of a LOI game, or possibly even a double header to "trial" the stadium in August. Bohs/Rovers was mentionedQuote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Paul Lennon ran with the Man Utd story in the Star. He is normally spot on and I understand he is in this case too albeit the game is not confirmed so there may be a hitch.
There most likely will be a smaller capacity game before the rugby on July 31st but I doubt if it will be Rovers v Bohs. It may of course be a rugby match or maybe have a football
and a rugby match on different dates.
Vincent Hogan article in today's Independent about the new stadium: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/co...y-2143079.html
I hadn't heard this before, can anyone confirm or deny?
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The IRFU and FAI are, of course, equal tenants here, but -- in 50 years' time (considered the natural life-span of a stadium) -- the site reverts to exclusive rugby ownership.
my understanding of the situation is as follows:
Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company owns the stadium building.
Government, FAI and IRFU each hold a 33.33% shareholding in this company.
However, IRFU retain legal title over the land on which the stadium is built. They probably leased the land to LRSDC on a 50 year lease. I think the fact they provided the land reduced the cash contribution they had to make towards the construction costs.
Two comments in that article jump out at me:
"Had Croke Park opened its doors in 2001, the Aviva would almost certainly never have been built."
Very true, if Bertie hadnt meddled and given the GAA a nice gift, there is a good chance football and rugby wouldve been played in croker indefinitely. While in theory it might have worked well, as a matchday experience I think LR will be far superior for football, the obvious downside being the 20k+ reduction in available seats.
"Of course, the GAA argued that they had made Croke Park available at a discount price, but maybe they were wildly over-pricing it to begin with. "
This is the obvious disadvantage of croker being the only show in town. If LR wasnt built the FAI/IRFU would have been at the mercy of the GAA who could charge a premium rent as no viable alternative would exist. In fact IIRC the profits to the FAI from a game in the LR will at least be in line with a full house in Croker due to the absence of rent costs and despite the reduction in capacity.
For the record I think a "friendly" involving any foreign club side (just in case anyone thinks I'm EPL bashing) would be a disgraceful way to open the stadium (even if for its trial run)
There was talk previously of having two LOI games on the one day as a trial run. Would def be a good way to get people out to a game who normally wouldnt go to a LOI game, would be great exposure for the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
i would be shocked if the first game wasnt a rugby match. my understanding is that the first match will be the combined provinces rugby match and i doubt that will change
I asked and was told it is total rubbish.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
So also is the claim that the Brazil match had anything to do with compensation for the Henry handball.
Croke Park would have been a terrible long term solution. It has not been a good matchday experience and an awful place to watch football and rugby due to the distance from the pitch.
I hope they make a better job of the pitch than the crowd who look after Wembley.
looks pretty impressive. bit disappointed in the small end, very small amount of seats. mabye they could have incorporated some exec boxes or something to take the bare look of it. been a bowl design it wouldnt be as easy as a square type stadium but im sure the designers could have come up with something? maybe space been the issue
http://parken.dk/images/Billedefolde...or1_parken.jpg
i agree. in the old wembley there was a tier of seats effectively hanging from the roof. maybe something similar could have been done in lansdowne
New pictures.
http://www.lrsdc.ie/gallery/photocat...PCID=34&NCID=0
A massive thumbs up from me. Really impressed with the new stadium.
It was a planning issue. Anything higher than what's there would have overshadowed the houses on Havelock Square too much so they could only build one tier on that end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
ya but i was saying that there is a lot of space from the seats up to the roof. now im not a designer but could there be boxes incorporated somehow within the specic design. maybe not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
They needed the light for the houses. Boxes or seats would have blocked that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
Should the FAI not just have bought the houses on that street and levelled them?
I assume that would be the plan if expansion is needed?
never thought of that..bloody residents anyway. id love to live that close to lansdowne road, all those games on your doorstep.Quote:
Originally Posted by gspain
Sure, it's not like houses in Dublin 4 are expensive or anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by awec
I think it looks great. Can't wait to go whenever I get home; most likely the FAI Cup Final.
My only query is why the scoreboard at the Havelock Sq. end is in the corner rather than the centre.
Looks good, cant say im a fan of that tiny end, think i counted just 13 rows of seats!! Suppose on the positive side it does give the stadium a unique and distinguishable characteristic for a modern stadium.
As someone said previously, would make sense for it to house the away fans for the larger travelling support and a proportion of it for when its smaller.
That is the plan. I asked on my tour as was told the away fans will be in there looking up at 3 sides and 3 banks of home support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Handover is today, according to this post on twitter: http://twitter.com/AVIVAStadium/status/13117311656
Snag list still to be taken care of.
This is all on schedule, correct?
The Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company website, www.lrsdc.ie, is no longer in operation. Instead, you are redirected to the new official website, www.avivastadium.ie.
Anyway, here's some new pics of the interior. The seats look great without the plastic covering.
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/8...5071023484.jpg
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5...5071022372.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9...5071023053.jpg
Official opening next Saturday night.
Soiree at the stadium, with the Great Leader(Cowen) opening it.
Wow look at the team that appears when you click on gallaries. Looks like a list of international has-beens Kavanagh, Carr, Elliot , O'Brien, Finnan, Morrisson, Kenny. Only 2 leftover with real international futures - McGeady and O'Shea and 2 others with questionable futures S. Reid and Kilbane. Was this the last team to play in the old Landsdowne or why have they chosen this picture? http://www.avivastadium.ie/galleries.aspx
I was wondering that myself. It's from the 4-0 friendly drubbing we got from Holland under Stan. That was in August of 2006. The last game to be played at the old stadium was a 5-0 win over San Marino the following November as part of Euro 2008 qualification. I don't understand what the significance of the photo is. They all look pretty glum too, obviously in the midst of a minute's silence. :confused:
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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Was probably the only time they were stood long enough without being embarrassed under Stan.
Team from 17 August 2006:Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Republic of Ireland (4-4-2): Kenny (Sheffield Utd); Carr (Newcastle Utd), O'Brien (Portsmouth), O'Shea (Manchester Utd), Kilbane (Everton); Finnan (Liverpool), S Reid (Blackburn Rovers), Kavanagh (Wigan Athletic), McGeady (Celtic); Morrison (Crystal Palace); Elliott (Sunderland). Substitutes used: O'Brien (Newcastle) for Kavanagh, h-t; Doyle (Reading) for Carr, h-t; Miller (Manchester United) for Reid, h-t; Douglas (Blackburn) for Morrison, h-t; Kelly (Birmingham City) for Finnan, 64.
Looks great it has to be said.
Cant wait to go to a game.
(Hope the small end dosent mean the wind swirls in and around the stadium - a bit like it did it at Twickenam before they finished the 4th side.)
Was it on-time and on-budget?
50000 is far too small. . It should be 60000 at the very least
Someone mentioned the Star ran with this story a few weeks ago but it has now been confirmed that the first soccer game will be an Airtricity League XI versus ManU.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...d-2178044.html
50,000 is perfect for football but about 15,000 too small for rugbyQuote:
Originally Posted by Ciaran W
only for the big games, ie France, England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. They couldn't give away tickets to the Italy game in March, walking down O'Connell Street on matchday, I was stopped three times and asked if I wanted tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
it is what it is now capacity wise. we lived long enough in the old lansdowne with 36,000.