I suppose they can do a risk/damage assessment fairly quickly. Still seems like something you should err on the side of caution over.
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I suppose they can do a risk/damage assessment fairly quickly. Still seems like something you should err on the side of caution over.
Put on the popcorn lads, I sense a Kenny Sheils rant is coming...
Is the match still going to be on the box anyone know?
If this match goes ahead then it's a disgrace. The ground in its current condition isn't fit for purpose and should be rearranged
A disgrace why? It's obviously safe enough, so play away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flexy
I'm sure the people making this call have actually reviewed the damage and assessed how safe it is. You have seen a few photographs and are able to say it isn't fit for purpose? Maybe wait and see what happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flexy
Respect to those making the decision. Unless there are any contrary indication it should be assumed that full health & safety considerations have happened.
Is the fire officer from Inchicore!
Armchair specialists as usual. The professionals involved assessing it definitely know more than you do. Cop on to yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flexy
If it goes ahead it will be because it's been assessed as safe. The stand will be closed but luckily it's the smallest stand. No way we'd sold all the tickets for there yet. No regular fan will miss out. Shame that some who would want to be there will miss out, but still better for 5000 of our fans to get the chance to maybe see us win it than the amount that would travel to Pat's.
Be delighted if it's safe enough to go ahead.
Cork City confirm game is going ahead tomorrow at 7.20pm
Very surprised from a health & safety standpoint that decision has got the go ahead so quickly
If they close the stand and remove the debris and an engineer is genuinely satisfied that the rest of the ground is ok then I don’t see a health and safety issue.
Ha ha �� He certainly has my thanks anyway. Will be cheering on Cork tomorrow night. It's weird when a game with two other teams who are well ahead of us in the league could have such a bearing on our fate. If Cork win it tomorrow then, with the best will in the world it's hard to see them being really up for it on Friday (I hope.) Shouldn't have come to this for us this season, but there you go. Still sick about the two points we left behind in the Limerick game. We'd be just about safe if we'd won that I think, and we should have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
It's their public liability insurer who will ultimately decide.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't that stand back onto houses? How are they going to remove the roof without bringing heavy machinery onto the pitch?
It does back onto houses. Not sure what the plan is, heard it's expected to be completed by lunch tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by White Horse
No plan,problems could arise before or after the lifting of the remains of the stand and this match has a thumbs up for k/o from the FAI :rolleyes: Not slagging Cork here but the decision seems a bit rushed?Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Why would we assume there's no plan? The engineers have been in and checked all the stands. They're comfortable with the safety and that it will be removed safely tomorrow long before kick off. I don't see any reason to doubt them unless someone more qualified than them knows more about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado
It wasnt the clubs decision to make either way. I don't see a reason to assume it was rushed.
If I remember correctly, the stand behind the goal in Saint Mel's Park was wrecked by a storm in the early nineties, the area was cordoned off games were played there soon if not directly after. If there are ant Athlone fans left on here perhaps they can tell us.
I was at the match after the end stand blew down in St. Mels. What I remember is the shock of seeing it gone and laughing at the time at what I thought were terrible engineers who constructed a back wall without any place for the wind to pass though. I am not a qualified engineer so in hindsight the roof might have lifted quicker had there been port holes of a type in the wall. Safety was not a big issue back then but it was all galvanised sheets that were easy to move. One main backer of the club was Tony Knight a builder so it was not a big deal to sort as far as I recall.
Not an engineer either but I thought the same thing, the stand in effect was a kite waiting to fly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrufil
Finn Park shed is still standing.
Take that Cork.
Thanks for the offer but I think we'll be fine 😁Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Unfortunately it's the only thing staying up belonging to Harps......Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Derry City social media post
https://www.facebook.com/derrycityfc...903906/?type=3
What happens is a few hundred away fans turn up?
Not saying they will!
Currently Cork have 26 articulated trucks on the pitch helping to remove the old stand. The engineers have been in direct contact with Ollie Horgan who has confirmed they used 27 trucks on the pitch before they played Dundalk so should be no issue with the game going ahead...
5% for away fans, Same as always I'd have thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by dundalkfc10
Ye gotta love all the keyboard structural engineers doing the rounds atm.
An away group that size would be in the St Annes anyway. I'm sure the club has a decent idea how many away fans will be there. Clubs communicate about this stuff. I couldn't see there being any issues with Derry fans anyway.
I thought Derry were originally satisfied with the game on Tuesday, and only wanted the game postponed 24 hours as that's easier than just going home and making another journey down soon.
If that is the case, then am I the only one that can't see what Derry are even objecting to?
Roof has been cleared. The game is definitely going ahead now.
Any chance of dumping the stars and bars waving thrash in the skip while its there? There is a particularly clear photo of them on Extratime.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
I'm disgusted about that. Hope everyone involved is banned. At least two board members were informed on the night. I don't know who those in the picture are though. Recognise yer man in the blue alright but don't know his name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Game officially sold out tonight.
Im relatively new to this guys , what is the issue with the flag??Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Am I missing something? what is it supposed to represent
It's the Confederate flag. Some people on here would HATE Dukes of Hazzard episodes.
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Originally Posted by KrisLetang
I always liked that daisy girl
Is keeping the hoods up a Klan thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dalymountrower
Come on cork get the flipped job done
Cork look like they are going to nil nil their way to the League Title tonight.
Derry should be in front. Poor miss by Monaghan there from a corner.