FAI Cup Final at RDS?

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Originally Posted by half_full

Derry fans, has there every been injections at the Brandywell?

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I've never heard of the need for any after the dogs.

Also - unlike the RDS where the horses are all over the playing surface, at the Brandywell the dogs are largely kept off/away from the pitch, so the risk of contamination issues is much lower. Plus - City players spend less time rolling around on the ground than Rovers do..... :p

Do Leinster get jabs for the RDS ? Surely if the risk for Rovers was that high when playing at the RDS, then players of opposition teams should also have got the jab ?!? :confused:

[QUOTE=dcfcsteve;744832]Also - unlike the RDS where the horses are all over the playing surface, at the Brandywell the dogs are largely kept off/away from the pitchQUOTE]

Oh, cos i remember the last time I was at the dogs, they were all over the grass area before the race:eek:

RDS is a kip.The final should be in a better stadium

The RDS is the first place i think of when i hear the good ol' "tree for a pound" back in the day when Rovers played there.

Never thought it was the best venue for football at that time.Any body able to track down some recent pictures

Also saw one of my favourite concerts there, Blur, Supergrass and Black Grape, great day out, probably about 98?

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

RDS is a kip.The final should be in a better stadium

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Suggestions?

The only (potentially) available stadium that's better is Croke Park ;). Turner's X would be next on the list but the anti-Cork illuminati would never allow this.

So... Flancare? Lissywoolen? Whatever's left of Dalymount or Tolka by December? Pats could put that temp stand back up if you like:confused:

RDS will be fine.

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

My point was that it wasn't just showing signs of wear and tear from horses (i.e. cut-up), but that it seemed to have much more fundamental issues as well - e.g. noticeably uneven throughout. Even a Dub should understand that horses hooves wouldn't alter the overall undulation of a pitch.... :p

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Who's a Dub?

I've been pitchside and on the pitch during the Leinster season, and you can't compare it to the state it is during the Horse Show. It'll be grand.

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

RDS is a kip.The final should be in a better stadium.

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I hear Drogheda have a new 10,000 seater stadium coming on stream for sometime last November. We could use that. ;)

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Originally Posted by Burny89

Also saw one of my favourite concerts there, Blur, Supergrass and Black Grape, great day out, probably about 98?

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June 96, same day England beat Spain on penos in the European Championship Quarter Finals at wembley!

I remember that day well, a great gig!!

Koh

'96 phew!!!! time flies when your having fun ;)

The new pitch/surface definately isn't uneven, but it has been cut up a fair bit.

Presumably they'll take a roller to it and maybe hollowtine it to reduce the compaction and try to get rid of the hoof marks.

But Stu I'd still be surprised if it gets anywhere near a decent surface for football. A wet autumn will also knacker from the scrums.

It won't be perfect alright, but there's no point comparing it to the current state, after three days of horses running all over it.

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Originally Posted by half_full

Oh, cos i remember the last time I was at the dogs, they were all over the grass area before the race:eek:

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To be fair - we have more to worry about catching something off of the Drogs who p!ss on our pitch, rather than the dogs..... :D

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Originally Posted by OneRedArmy

The new pitch/surface definately isn't uneven, but it has been cut up a fair bit.

Presumably they'll take a roller to it and maybe hollowtine it to reduce the compaction and try to get rid of the hoof marks.

But Stu I'd still be surprised if it gets anywhere near a decent surface for football. A wet autumn will also knacker from the scrums.

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A worrying knowledge of grassy surfaces there ORA. You sure you're not from down the country.....? :)

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

A worrying knowledge of grassy surfaces there ORA. You sure you're not from down the country.....? :)

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Derry is down the country in an up kinda way :o


kdjac

IMO Dalymount would be the best option. Can get plenty into it and is a nice big pitch to play on.

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

A worrying knowledge of grassy surfaces there ORA. You sure you're not from down the country.....? :)

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I don't live to far away from the RDS so I get a look at it regularly. In fact, have been known to have the odd kickabout on it (re-creating Liam Coyle's wondergoal from the Rovers era being a personal favourite) :D

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

To be fair - we have more to worry about catching something off of the Drogs who p!ss on our pitch, rather than the dogs..... :D

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:D

ah yes, didnt JPK take a lash up there recentley behind a dugout:eek:

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Originally Posted by half_full

:D

ah yes, didnt JPK take a lash up there recentley behind a dugout:eek:

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Ah sure it was only some UK team's ground.;)

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Originally Posted by niallsparky

Ah sure it was only some UK team's ground.;)

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*****!!!

if i put this smilie in does that mean its not offensive ;)

When Rovers played Pat's in the first ever soccer game at the RDS, there were well over 20,000 people there as it was the first time the Hoops had played a home game in the southside of Dublin in donkeys years; if memory serves me right, there were 23,000 people there. [Could a Rovers or Pat's fan confirm this?]

Unfortunately, the game ended in a drab 0-0 and about 90% of them didn't return. Rovers won the League there under manager Ray Tracey.

And yes, every player who played on the pitch got an injection to prevent infection from horsesh!te.

Bohs had a fanzine at the time who took inspiration from the fact that Rovers played in a horse showjumping venue; it was called Only Fools And Horses :D

I was at 2 games in the RDS and it was surreal experience but enjoyable (especailly when Galway United won 5 - 2 )


Finally, Rep of Ireland played Wales at the RDS too :o


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I thought the RDS was holding up well to the horse traffic given the weather.

Not sure why Rugby being played on the RDS would be more of an issue than Lansdowne Road - the main pitch was used at least once a week afaik, whereas Magners League would be 9 (?) plus maybe only 3 in the European Cup (I think it's only Leinster games that will be played in the RDS?).