Incredible work from Sligo.Quote:
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Incredible work from Sligo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah
Work re-commenced on the completion of the gym at Ferrycarrig Park (the vacant building beside the clubhouse for those familiar with the ground).
4th Tallaght stadium stand is gradually making progress as seen during the Sham v Shels game.
Louth GAA joins Westport United in getting stadium funds from the Immigrant Investor Programme - €14.8m from 37 individuals each contributing €400k for a "golden passport", not the most ethical option, but if the money will be allocated regardless, possibly worth clubs considering.
There's not much difference between the largest soccer pitch and the smallest gaelic football pitch, it enrages me that no ones ever thought to build a ground that can accommodate both. Louth GAA and Dundalk FC would be prime candidates
You're talking about 20 metres in both width and length. That's quite signifcant on any football pitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by GUFCghost
True - Would it be a make or break situation though?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Think DundalkFC board would snap the arm of Louth Gaa for a chance to play there. The proposed stadium is in the town area which is a huge factor.
Would any LOI team use that as a reason to turn down the chance to play in a brand new top class facility? I doubt it. Perfection is the enemy of the good.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
If Dundalk did theoretically play in this new gaa stadium they could just put the soccer pitch up against the main stand and for the vast majority of matches that would be perfect. They wouldn?t need to put the pitch right in the middle of the gaa one.
Sounds like the RSC, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
130m x 80m is minimum for a GAA pitch, 120m x 90m is maximum for a football pitch. So, assuming they wouldn't want to go minimum with the GAA pitch you'd probably be adding maybe 12-15 meters beyond what would be need for football alone. Not massive, and I'd say a good bit less that with an athletics track, but the smaller the stands the bigger the gap would probably seem. It never looked too bad in Croke park, but the stands dwarf the pitch in any case.
RSC example is spot on for dimensions, it has a 97m width distance between the two stands on google maps.Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Plus they'd have the cost and hassle of repainting the pitch for every game there. That's ok for Lansdowne, where games aren't that frequenct and the money involved is huge. But for an LOI club and a small GAA County - would they want the cost and hassle ?Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Has anyone bothered to ask why they want to invest in GAA facilities, and more pertinently, Louth GAA facilities.
I won't pretend to be up to speed with who does what succeswise in the aul bogball, but don't remember louth "troubling the scorers much" in my lifetime.. Could dundalk or a joint effort of drogs/dundalk not convinced them that their citizenship can be bought using football facilities, with teams that have at least "troubled the scorers" in the past
Lots of talk about about why Dundalk can't ground share etc. Large part of the new gaa stadium is standing, wouldn't comply with UEFA requirements therefore they'd still end up in Tallaght. The whole idea of a new stadium in Dundalk or an upgraded Oriel is they can have big European nights in the town.
Surely its the State that decides where and when this money gets allocated ? I don't think a cosy chat from a couple of clubs is going to change much in all honesty. There will presumably be very clear processes re applying for funding from it. I don't think Irish football really wants to open the pandora's box of performance-related public fundingQuote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
I think the State only checks out the investors/philanthropists to make sure they're not too dodgy.
What Sport or arts facility they donate to is up to them but obviously has to be one of the things listed in whatever Act allows this "cash for visas".
The gaa ground wouldn?t be perfect, but so what if they still had to use Tallaght every now and again.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Is it really worth building a 10k all seater for euro games that may never actually happen. Dundalk average attendance is about 3k.
Exactly..Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Louth GAA seem to be proposing a 4080 capacity seated stand(could change < or >) which is Cat 2. For Cat 3 your looking for only 420 extra seated accom - which isn't beyond doable.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Maybe worth nothing in long term but it's also worth some consideration that the guys from StatSports are the current shirt sponsors of the Louth GAA Senior team and have built up a great relationship with them in recent years.
https://louthgaa.ie/wp-content/uploa...ed-900x600.jpg
UEFA Categories are about much more than just capacity though. GAA stadia tend to prioritise capacity over facilities, where many of the stadia around the 32 counties have capacity for UEFA category 3 or 4, I'd wager that none of them, bar perhaps Croke Park, would pass all Cat 4 requirements, and even Cat 3.
Heard the interview on Johnny Wards and Dan McDonnells podcast hes one of the Mr Men isnt he Nigel?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Indeed he is
You can read even more in depth blethering here: https://www.extratime.com/articles/2...or-the-future/
Great stuff! That video is Galway United DVD material.
Great that Finn Park is being retained for the academy too, massive bonus.
Is that concrete shell of a stand that currently exists being retained in the new stadium? The seated stands in that video looked very small only 5 or 6 rows tall.
Well the video may not be exactly how it will look but 6 row of say 20 seats is 120 x 15 or so blocks and its 1800 seats in one standQuote:
Originally Posted by Buller
Current existing structure is being kept yeah. I think it's something like 1950 seats in it, so there'll certainly be much more than 5 or 6 rows in that. The far side will be slightly smaller though, about 1,400 seats, so could be looking at that side having 7 or 8 rows deep.
When I heard the piece on the podcast, I was wondering if he and the Mr A on here, were one and the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Can only assume you're thinking of GAA pitchside stands cos I'd have that as about a 50% overestimation. Pitchside stand would be circa 200 seats per row, give or take.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
It's a great way to build a stadium I think. An impressive main stand and then decent functional (and covered!) stands for the rest. I hope they get the camera pointed at the main stand.
Pretty sure we are. Never been in the same room as another one anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Yeah the existing structure will remain part of it so the main stand part of video is slightly inaccurate as in reality it will be more substantial- we will have a better version in time but with draw approaching used what we had.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
hint hint the first time I heard of ye guy was from yer fanzine. Think I ordered a handful of fanzines from ye from guts of 20 yrs ago now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Ha! Down to the River to Pray (DTTR).. Mr T and I drove that, while also doing a bunch of club stuff too. Nowhere like an LOI club for having plenty of hats.
And of course we both ended up owed money, but sure you'll have that
Tonight is the night of the big Harps draw! If you are sick of the terrible away facilities at Finn Park, this is your chance to help change that, and sure you might win €20,000 in the process.
https://annualdraw.finnharpsfc.ie/
Looking forward to the call telling me I've won the €20k!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Was at the Rovers match in Tallaght last night and new stand looks steeper and taller than any of the others. I think having the structure there is already helping to increase the noise level and atmosphere. With the improved corporate facilities etc. that it's going to bring it should be a fantastic facility once it opens.
I thought the same when I saw it last night. I should have got some pictures and posted them here now that I think of it. It kind of dwarfs the main stand a bit. It will be significantly higher than the main stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
I’m guessing they’ll put their own singing section there and then move away supporters to the south stand?
More importantly - does it stifle the wind ? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
The South Stand is the trickiest to manage regarding away fans though, as they'd have to go past the home fans to get there. So from a crowd safety and security point of view - and acknowledging the fact that issues regarding an element of Rovers support are not exactly unherd of - it would surely makes most sense to house away supporters at a point nearer to where they can be separated and get in and out of the area with minimum contact with home support ? Or is that worrying too much about all of this ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
I'd say the away support will be kept in the East stand as it is now.
That would be a shame. It would be some spectacle to see the home fans in the big new north stand and the away fans filling the south stand - mainly thinking of the derbies against Bohs. Pats and Shels who could pack out the south end.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
There is no chance of the away fans getting near the South Stand. Keep them in the east stand at the square end. I don't think the North stand will be opened for most of the games tbh, as the attendences will not require it. No opposition LOI fans would bring more than 1,100 to Tallaght anyway, except maybe for latter stages cup games or potential top 2 meetings I'd say. Hopefully the European games will see enough interest to have all 4 stands open.