'Robbie Keans's quiet relationship' were the FAI not hiding that they were paying him to do nnothing?
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'Robbie Keans's quiet relationship' were the FAI not hiding that they were paying him to do nnothing?
I wasn’t able to go to the Italy match but still remember cycling to Lansdowne on the Sunday before the match to watch them train- and got Mazzola,and Fachetti’s autographs and others ; there was no security etc. and it was great to see what to me were almost ‘gods’ in the flesh ( right up there with our own Mick Leech) whom we’d all got to know via TV coverage of the 1970 World Cup finals….. innocent timesQuote:
Originally Posted by EalingGreen
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Originally Posted by Nesta99
What exactly is the quiet relationship we have with Robbie Keane? Its so quiet I'm a supporter and don't know about it :)
I know he is mates with a few of the staff and shows up from time to time but AFAIK that's it.
Might have a youngster in the Academy as well i think but i don't think he has any official role.
That article is a bunch of rehashed blah blah
By "quiet relationship", do they mean 'hush money' ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
He still dreams of playing for rovers I think.
Knowing the FAI, probably about €100,000 a year contract that is still running! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
100K would be nice. It's actually over 250K per year he's getting from the FAI for sitting on his Swiss - 5K per week!Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
It's still running as far as I know.
Is that the going rate for a spy these days! Is it true that he really isnt considered a good coach or is that just rubbing it in for why he got the job and has since refused ambassador roles, academy coaching guesting around the country, wouldnt go the mutual termination route or pay reduction, refused outside job offers that dont pay as much for a new inexperienced coach. For all that JD has done this episode almost worked - managed to appoint the 2 popular choices to the same job while getting his eyes and ears on the ground and where his man was intended to be learning the ropes to be next in the job. It was probably one of his most impressive schemes if he had lasted long enough to see it through
The Irish Times piece on Monday said the fourth stand in Tallaght is 2,500, and will increase capacity to 10,500. Where did those extra 500 seats come from? I had thought it'd just be a replica of the one at the other end
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...the-dark-ages/
Tallaght currently has capacity in and around 7,300, give or take some seasts on East stand as a buffer for away fans, so an additional 2,500 seats would see prospective attendedances of around
9, 800 if full.
Tallaght is 8000 without the buffer zone at the away end and the blocked seats at the front of the east and south stands. South stand holds 2160. North stand will be bigger.
All this talk about Tallaght and its stands, what about other clubs. Most don't even have proper stands. Finn Harps, Drogs even Shels, UCD and Dundalk. And we won't even go to the First Division.......!
What is it about Stadium building projects here over the years, Build one stand to start with and they will come!
Field of Dreams - People Will Come!
Athlone would beg to differ!Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Athlone are unique in a number of ways, never really fit the norms. I agree that Finn Harps should have one main stand in Stranrorlar and playing there on a purpose laid pitch rather than a bit of a field that gets an occasional cut, and they'd not be still going from scratch today. The single stand would have been a platform to kick on from for harps who still have an attachment to their community. Athlone could be playing home games in Croke Park and the people of Athlone would barely notice.
Couldn't disagree more, would have current Finn Park in its currents state over a soulless one stand venueQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
You and me both. Athlone situation was the nightmare scenario for Harps. Would have been devastating for the growth of the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
A means to an end! Athlone's experience should not influence the decision making elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
Can this be shown or is a matter of opinion? The issue with a single stand if it all stops at that forever and and a day. Now I know there is some contradiction, even irony, to believe that finishing the main stand and moving in would have expedited further development, but It is my opinion, one that I cant back up, is that at a minimum Harps would have the stand and at least 2 terraces behind each goal done and it would not be implausible that a 2nd stand was done also as to have had the 1st one completed would mean that there werent the issues that delayed the whole project.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
That said, I can completely understand the negative response to a single stand in terms of atmosphere etc. But to take Tallaght as an example, it was one stand finished initially and the stadium then in use and additional developments came in reasonably quickly afterwords. The relief to have a place called home for Rovers fans probably dampened any concerns about moving in with a single stand in place. (At least I think there was just the main stand for a while while the ground was used by Rovers).
A single stand ground was not acceptable to us. No or very little atmosphere, hard to build the match night experience that draws people in and keeps them coming, soon people are saying the other stands aren't needed. Tallaght was different as a council was driving it and they were coming from no home at all to a massive catchment area.
The council ended up driving it, it was an initial 1 stand development by the club only as a stepping stone to further development.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Even if they closed in the ground a bit in Athlone it would feel better. Like the way it is in Broadhurst park for FC United.
Yeah the high cover on the two sides with spectator stands make a huge difference there. Class little ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by bohsmug
Even though it hasn't worked for Athlone it is a nice solid stand, and with the camera finally facing the stand for the game over the weekend it certainly looked better, one would imagine that a solid Finn Harps team would easily fill that stand on a regular basis, so a second stand would surely follow quickly even if it were to end up as a one stand thing.
The RSC certainly improved a lot with the added second stand all those years ago so I definitely know what it's like to sit in a stadium with a single stand, the atmosphere was just odd, even with a big away crowd.
So when exactly is the end?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Its been one stand in Athlone for just as long if not longer than the new Finn Park project has been mooted.
Has there or is there been any real movement to expand the venue?
Elsewhere, when the crowd spectator facilities are done, and a secondary completion when things like onsite/under stand gyms etc are completed. Athlone is not a comparative example for a number of reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
Not a fan of the gantry position in Dalymount for tonight's match at all. Hope that's not going to be a permanent position until the new stand is built - it's far too low.
All grounds should just copy gantry position at Tolka. I've always thought it's perfect at Tolka.
Totally agree with the positioning of the gantry at Dalymount tonight, terrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
Posted in another thread how bad the camera angle was. I feel I was nearly sitting beside Long in the dugout.
Maybe when they look back at it again later, they will see the poor angle and realize they should be positioned higher. Hopefully someone with a bit of technical know how will be able to advise for the next game!
Stuck with it till the end of the season, according to a tweet from the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Yea the construction is going on so fair enough if it's just until the end of the season I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Hopefully they raise it much higher next season. The height of the gantry has a big impact on how the ground/match is perceived.
A small extra scaffolding would probably sort out the height, if they really wanted to improve the angle!Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
The height wasn't too bad it's the off centre position. When demolition is beyond the halfway line just move the gantry up to the halfway line.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
! Sometimes my world is very simple !
I thought the opposite. IMO the height is by far the most important factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Of course the camera should be on the halfway line, but I'm able to look past that at the moment with the construction works ongoing. Can't stand that low camera angle though. I wouldn't pay for that.
I wonder is that really how it works with health and safety and all that. The demolition site may remain the same size until it's signed off possibly. I say that from a position of absolutely no knowledge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
They have built a pretty elaborate expensive looking structure an extra even middle section just housing a camera would have been easy enough.
Strange they didn't think of it
You are most likely correct regarding H&S however a bit of forward thinking could have solved it, at one point Bohs weren't at home for 5 or six weeksQuote:
Originally Posted by bohsmug
Did RTE have any input...Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Yeah they did, but they wanted to position the camera in Tallaght.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
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Originally Posted by ger121
Quality banter here :D
That floored me, nice!