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?