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first up, fair play to bohs, seems on the face of it a great deal, people getting hot and bothered about public transport 4+ years before its built? get real. unfortunatly its a reward for the failure of BFC to do anything with the dump other than build the members a stand while us away fans stood in the cold without even a working jacks for comfort, but life rewards the filth really.

but can any poxer who was at the meeting confirm or deny that the official line form the board is the 27m will be invested in property etc
to defend the clubs long term interests and despite some wet dreams will not be spent on the football side?

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Originally Posted by LFC in Exile

Whats all this nonsense about the time it takes to get to th enew ground from the city centre? Who travels to matches from the city centre? Very few peoplelive in the city centre - the important thing is car access and parking etc. A greenfield site provides scope for parking facilities. Giving up a 10k stadium and €26m because some lad wants to be on a bus route don't make sense.....:)

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When do Bohs Play? Answer Fridays
Where are most humans on Fridays? At Work
Where do many Dubliners work? The City Centre

Pretty obvious point I would have thought!

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Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

first up, fair play to bohs, seems on the face of it a great deal, people getting hot and bothered about public transport 4+ years before its built? get real. unfortunatly its a reward for the failure of BFC to do anything with the dump other than build the members a stand while us away fans stood in the cold without even a working jacks for comfort, but life rewards the filth really.

but can any poxer who was at the meeting confirm or deny that the official line form the board is the 27m will be invested in property etc
to defend the clubs long term interests and despite some wet dreams will not be spent on the football side?

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This seems to be a key issue. 27m could generate a reasonable amount of income to help them on a day to day basis into the future, gambling it on instant success in the hopes of winning a Champions League jackpot or some such thing would seem pretty foolish to me. But the people responsible for cutting this deal seem like sensible people so I reckon Bohs fans can rest easy on that score.

Would property be the right thing to invest in? My bet is that this bubble market may go pop soon, in which case this deal will come to be seen as even better than people are making out now.

Hope this works out, the LoI needs a strong BFC

RTID - the only mention of how to spend money at the meeting was reserved for the €2m which will be used to clear our debt. The major worry for the membership regarding the further €1m annual payments - which are refundable should the project not proceed - was that this money would be used to spend on anything(!). In fact the board are not going to touch the €1m refundable deposits and instead bank them and see what kind of interest they can generate which can be spent.

CTID - While I agree that access is of concern to everybody, I think that the pro's for this outweigh the cons considerably. Not only this but being still in the heartland of the Bohs support, moving out this direction will open up the possibility of incorporating areas such as Lucan, Leixlip, Celbridge, Maynooth into our catchment area as well as moving the club closer to those already living in Dunboyne, Clonee, Ratoath etc.

Not forgetting that a lot of people go home before the matches a considerable number of supporters will be travelling in the opposite direction to the traffic coming from the City Centre.

CT, access from areas like Lucan, Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth would have to be either via the toll bridge then around by Blanch or through Lucan village and around by the back road to Clonsilla. Either option is a traffic nightmare at Friday teatime.

Realistically, your main catchment area is gonna be around Blanch and surrounding areas and then you're talking about the slowest bus routes on the planet. WAR won't thank me for reminding him of it, and personally I still shudder at the memory, but the one time we got a 39 it took an hour and a half to get into town - on a Saturday morning!

From this morning's Indo:

Dublin's soccer landscape to change in ground merry-go-round
Saturday May 6th 2006

BOHEMIANS' move to Castleknock has set the ball rolling on a process that will see the landscape of soccer in the capital change hugely over the coming years and the issue of where they will play their football in the future is one that is playing on all six clubs presently.

The FAI will meet with the board of Bohemians over the coming ten days to discuss the future, but the move obviously puts pay to any possible redevelopment of Dalymount Park.

The government have made no secret that they wish to only develop two stadia in Dublin with Tallaght being one of them and the fact that Bohemians will now not need any funding from the Department of Sport could be good news for St Patrick's Athletic.

The Bohemians meeting on Thursday was not the only one in the capital, as in Inchicore, the supporters group 'Pat's for Richmond' met to discuss the future of Richmond Park.

They have voiced concern about moving away from the venue and with 1,400 names put to a recent petition they have a growing support. They will now begin lobbying local politicians and are due to meet with the FAI in the coming weeks also to discuss what options are available to them.

The St Pat's board have already explored the possibility of expanded Richmond Park, with the cost of such a project to be in the region of €7.3million, increasing the capacity to 5,700. Government funding though is far from guaranteed and with that kind of money not available to the club at present, some complicated negotiations are set for the coming months.

The one stadium that the government has committed to is Tallaght, but presently work remains stalled, pending a date in the High Court. That is fixed for Monday, where local GAA club, Thomas Davis, will be seeking a judicial review into the stadium remaining a soccer-only venue.

That leaves Shamrock Rovers still sharing Tolka Park with Shelbourne and after Thursday's events they could be partners for the foreseeable future, but not necessarily in Drumcondra. Shelbourne's insistence that they will not share with Bohemians in Castleknock, would appear to leave them with little alternative but to relocate to Tallaght.

One thing that is for sure is that UCD will be moving across their campus to the Belfield Bowl within the next year, but with Dublin City looking for a groundshare partner also, there promises to be plenty of negotiations in the coming months.

© Copyright Unison.ie

Incidentally, the figure of €7.3m quoted for upgrading Richmond is wrong - our Board said the cost would be €4.3m for all four sides to be all-seated and covered, with a capacity of 5700, plus an extra €1.5m to incorporate corporate facilities, bar, shops, etc. We've asked them to show us this estimate.

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Shams fans must be green with Envy because of this deal ?

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I wouldn't say envious. Bohs rightly had to go for this deal even with a few nagging doubts(planning permission, access to the ground etc).However once we get into Tallaght I would be surprised if anyone but Cork got bigger gates than us so things would take care of themselves.

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Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Incidentally, the figure of €7.3m quoted for upgrading Richmond is wrong - our Board said the cost would be €4.3m for all four sides to be all-seated and covered, with a capacity of 5700, plus an extra €1.5m to incorporate corporate facilities, bar, shops, etc. We've asked them to show us this estimate.

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The only problem i would say is that the longer yout the costs will continue to rise. Also its unlikely those estimates were 100% accurate so could change when the finer details are discussed if ye got the green light.

Could shels share Dalymount in the next few years while Bohs wait for the their stadium to be build?

Wouldn't be a bad investment for Bohs to buy land surrounding their stadium for future gain. Having discussions with members on how to spend 20-30m is unheard of in irish sport.

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CT, access from areas like Lucan, Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth would have to be either via the toll bridge then around by Blanch or through Lucan village and around by the back road to Clonsilla. Either option is a traffic nightmare at Friday teatime.

Realistically, your main catchment area is gonna be around Blanch and surrounding areas and then you're talking about the slowest bus routes on the planet. WAR won't thank me for reminding him of it, and personally I still shudder at the memory, but the one time we got a 39 it took an hour and a half to get into town - on a Saturday morning!

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An hour and half:eek: try it on a monday morning at about 7:30 wont get near town till about 10am thank god i got my car taxed and insured this week ..bye bye 39 bus

Would imagine Shels would like something more longterm than 3 years.

upgrade to what kind of standard ?

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Tallaght seems to have gove very Quiet Hoopy whats the score with the Ground ? Those GAA Clubs dont look like they are going to give up without a fight !

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they are in the high court on monday, so with a bit of luck, the judge will tell them to sling their hooks.

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Originally Posted by pete

I live on the 37 & 39 route (much closer to city centre) & never get the 37 as takes wide scenic route through Blackhourse avenue. The is no comparison with the 37 & 39 & Castleknock Village is major traffic bkackspot with no room for bus lanes.

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Now dont be complaining about that! Because of that scenic route i get dropped off outside my house!

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

When do Bohs Play? Answer Fridays
Where are most humans on Fridays? At Work
Where do many Dubliners work? The City Centre

Pretty obvious point I would have thought!

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When do Bohs Play? Answer Fridays
Where are most humans on Fridays? At Work
Where do Bohs fans work? They don't

Pretty obvious point I would have thought! :)

Couldn't resist. Are you telling me that most fans in Dublin travel to matches using public transport or on shank's mare? :confused: Maybe - but I think potential and current fans would rather travel to Carpenterstown with excellent facilities than remain in a crumbling Dalymount. I just don't think we'll agree on the traffic, travel arrangemnts of most fans. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

CT, access from areas like Lucan, Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth would have to be either via the toll bridge then around by Blanch or through Lucan village and around by the back road to Clonsilla. Either option is a traffic nightmare at Friday teatime.

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It is when you are coming out of town, but when you are going against the traffic it's not bad at all. I travel in from Leixlip on Friday nights to Dalyer and if I drive it takes me only 25 minutes by the time I'm parked. Anyone from Lucan can start out the Strawberry beds road and take the turn which brings you up past the right hand side of Castleknock G.C. - no traffic. From Leixlip, Celbridge, Maynooth take the Captains Hill in Leixlip, to Westmanstown, past Luttrelstown G.C and you're there in 15 - 20 minutes - again no traffic.

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Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

Realistically, your main catchment area is gonna be around Blanch and surrounding areas and then you're talking about the slowest bus routes on the planet. WAR won't thank me for reminding him of it, and personally I still shudder at the memory, but the one time we got a 39 it took an hour and a half to get into town - on a Saturday morning!

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I agree, Blanchardstown and the rest of D15 is going to be our main area for support, but the move - if it happens just opens up all those other areas for potential support.

In relation to bus routes and travel. Currently - most home games - I get the train to Drumcondra - it takes me 15 - 20 minutes to walk from their to Hedigans for my pre match pint and another 5 minutes to walk to Dalyer from there. It will be easier to sell it to potential supporters from the aforementioned areas (leixlip, Maynooth) who already on the train line as the walking distance from Clonsilla to the new site is still only 20 minutes.

As for the buses, the area in question is one of the fastet growing suburbs in the country and I would suggest that by the time the stadium is built (5-6 years taking planning into consideration) that the area will be better served by Dublin Bus. Also speaking with members of the Board it seems that buses will be laid on by the club to get supporters from our traditional areas to the matches on Friday nights. We will have a number of coach parking spaces at the new stadium.

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Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

The maynooth train from Connolly to the new Ashtown station will be within walking distance
the 37 bus from hawkins st. will go past the main entrance and I'm sure there will be feeder services to the new housing complexes which are sprouting up all around there. in the opposite direstion the 38 and 39 will also leave you within walking/feeder bus distance. as it stands I've to get a 39 to hanlons corner and walk up to phibsboro so this is deffo good news 4 me. say we are blanch bohs say we are blanch bohs

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Ever walked from ashtown to castleknock village? That is some walk. The 37 goes nowhere near the proposed location. Hate to break this to you but the 38 goes straight to dalymount. You could have saved yourself a walk!

I used to live about half a mile from the toll plaza and I will be astounded if a ball is ever kicked there.

On a practical level the nearest bus stop to it is about a 15 minute walk away. No chance of an access road being built from the motorway so anyone driving will have to exit at the blanch roundabout and then negotiate traffic through castleknock village. Also the M50 is due to widen from a two lane to a three lane motorway which will impact on any plans for a stadium.

Seems boez have seen the euro signs and gone for it. At the very least they have ?2m which should clear their debts and keep them afloat for two seasons. Maybe this is the real reason?!!

In effect though they are being rewarded for their consistent failure to do anything with Dalymount. Take away the main stand and the ground is a disgrace. Says it all about boez. Too many unanswered questions though. What about the Albion Properties deal with the famous tramway end which has been closed for "health and safety" reasons for a decade now? What about the recent deal they signed with the Mater hospital? Have the local residents been consulted?

Had to laugh at the sun at the weekend saying they are going to be the chelsea of this league. Isnt the 27m they are getting spread out over 25 years?

I make no apologies I love Dalymount and it will be a very sad day for Irish football if this goes through. But hopefully it wont.........

http://www.joanburton.ie/?postid=375


KOH

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Had to laugh at the sun at the weekend saying they are going to be the chelsea of this league. Isnt the 27m they are getting spread out over 25 years?

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No, it's not.

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Hate to break this to you but the 38 goes straight to dalymount. You could have saved yourself a walk!

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You dont Say. Except for the fact that I live in Hartstown and its about a 3 mile walk to the nearest 38 bus stop :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

You dont Say. Except for the fact that I live in Hartstown and its about a 3 mile walk to the nearest 38 bus stop :rolleyes:

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Hate that.

KOH

So, is there any point building the proposed stand for the Shopping Centre end. Doubt it if that will be built now. Have the board mentioned anything about this? :confused:

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Originally Posted by Raheny Red

So, is there any point building the proposed stand for the Shopping Centre end. Doubt it if that will be built now. Have the board mentioned anything about this? :confused:

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the board sold the option on that back to the developer for a tidy lump sum 6 months ago. Came in handy when the revenue came knocking. We didnt get hit with a winding up order as a result.

Oh right, I didn't hear about that, cheers :)

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Ever walked from ashtown to castleknock village? That is some walk. The 37 goes nowhere near the proposed location. Hate to break this to you but the 38 goes straight to dalymount. You could have saved yourself a walk!

I used to live about half a mile from the toll plaza and I will be astounded if a ball is ever kicked there.

On a practical level the nearest bus stop to it is about a 15 minute walk away. No chance of an access road being built from the motorway so anyone driving will have to exit at the blanch roundabout and then negotiate traffic through castleknock village. Also the M50 is due to widen from a two lane to a three lane motorway which will impact on any plans for a stadium.

Seems boez have seen the euro signs and gone for it. At the very least they have ?2m which should clear their debts and keep them afloat for two seasons. Maybe this is the real reason?!!

In effect though they are being rewarded for their consistent failure to do anything with Dalymount. Take away the main stand and the ground is a disgrace. Says it all about boez. Too many unanswered questions though. What about the Albion Properties deal with the famous tramway end which has been closed for "health and safety" reasons for a decade now? What about the recent deal they signed with the Mater hospital? Have the local residents been consulted?

Had to laugh at the sun at the weekend saying they are going to be the chelsea of this league. Isnt the 27m they are getting spread out over 25 years?

I make no apologies I love Dalymount and it will be a very sad day for Irish football if this goes through. But hopefully it wont.........

http://www.joanburton.ie/?postid=375


KOH

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To respond to your many inaccurate assumptions:

- There are about five lanes spanning the M50 beside the land we own.

- We will receive €26m the day we are handed the keys for our new 10k seater stadium. Anyone who doesn't realise that this will result in dominance is living on another planet.

- Our consistent failure to do anything with Dalmount includes the building of the best stand in the league in very recent times. You should know about the difficulties and expense of building stadiums. In case you have forgotten you have a half built blot on the landscape sitting out in Tallaght for years.

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Originally Posted by ConorE

To respond to your many inaccurate assumptions:

- There are about five lanes spanning the M50 beside the land we own.

- We will receive €26m the day we are handed the keys for our new 10k seater stadium. Anyone who doesn't realise that this will result in dominance is living on another planet.

- Our consistent failure to do anything with Dalmount includes the building of the best stand in the league in very recent times. You should know about the difficulties and expense of building stadiums. In case you have forgotten you have a half built blot on the landscape sitting out in Tallaght for years.

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Inaccurate assumptions?? Since when do boez own land there? Accept your second point though I'll believe when I see it.

That stand was finally constructed in 1999 after decades of having a **** stand. What about the rest of the ground?

Try actually reading my post kid and he calls me silly???????


KOH

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Inaccurate assumptions?? Since when do boez own land there? Accept your second point though I'll believe when I see it.

That stand was finally constructed in 1999 after decades of having a **** stand. What about the rest of the ground?

Try actually reading my post kid and he calls me silly???????


KOH

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Own land?? Where did you get that from. I was responding to your notion that the expansion of the M50 would impact on our stadium building project. There is enough room as it stands to build three lanes due to the extra lanes in place for existing booths.

As I said, the rest of the ground proved difficult to develop while keeping a team competitive in the Premier over the past 5 years. Again, you should know about staduim development costs.

I did read your post ans as stated above, it's silly and inaccurate.

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Originally Posted by ConorE

Own land?? Where did you get that from. I was responding to your notion that the expansion of the M50 would impact on our stadium building project. There is enough room as it stands to build three lanes due to the extra lanes in place for existing booths.

As I said, the rest of the ground proved difficult to develop while keeping a team competitive in the Premier over the past 5 years. Again, you should know about staduim development costs.

I did read your post ans as stated above, it's silly and inaccurate.

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Your quote" There are about five lanes spanning the M50 beside the land we own."

Over the last 5 years? What about the decades before that? There's enough inaccurracies in your own post to make your contributions "silly".

Take away the €27m in my post and the hard questions there are avoided so you can nit pick.

KOH

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Your quote" There are about five lanes spanning the M50 beside the land we own."

Over the last 5 years? What about the decades before that? There's enough inaccurracies in your own post to make your contributions "silly".

Take away the €27m in my post and the hard questions there are avoided so you can nit pick.

KOH

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Fair enough we don't own the land as of yet, however the builder we are doing business does own the land and the signed deal will pave the way for that land to be used for our stadium. Again, your not really in a position to mock about land ownership etc..

There are no inaccuracies in my post and no 'hard questions' in your post.

Notion of 3 lanes causing problems for our stadium - Inaccurate

Notion of us receiving 1m a year - Innacurate

Notion that we have been rewarded for consistent failure etc... - Inaccurate, we have been rewarded for the existence of the membership structure. A similar model that you have used 116 years later to save your club from death.

I actually hope Rovers get into Tallaght and believe that most Rovers fans have said fair play regarding our deal. Don't comfort yourself by thinking that this is luck, the people who found and set up our club allowed this to happen. We are now going to reap the benefit. Our respective positions are down to the individuals involved with our clubs all thoughout our histories.

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Originally Posted by ConorE

Fair enough we don't own the land as of yet, however the builder we are doing business does own the land and the signed deal will pave the way for that land to be used for our stadium. Again, your not really in a position to mock about land ownership etc..

There are no inaccuracies in my post and no 'hard questions' in your post.

Notion of 3 lanes causing problems for our stadium - Inaccurate

Notion of us receiving 1m a year - Innacurate

Notion that we have been rewarded for consistent failure etc... - Inaccurate, we have been rewarded for the existence of the membership structure. A similar model that you have used 116 years later to save your club from death.

I actually hope Rovers get into Tallaght and believe that most Rovers fans have said fair play regarding our deal. Don't comfort yourself by thinking that this is luck, the people who found and set up our club allowed this to happen. We are now going to reap the benefit. Our respective positions are down to the individuals involved with our clubs all thoughout our histories.

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ny isnt mocking anything, he is asking some relevant questions about the deal now the initial fanfare and euphoria has died down. the reality is the bozos are contradicting each other here on the finer points of the deal.

is the 27m going into property or the playing side? if it is the former, how are you going to doinate the league? was it not made very clear to membership NOT to expect a significant increase in the playing budget as a result of the deal?

are you are are you not getting 1m a year until the deal is done, repayable by bozos if it all falls through due to lack of pp on either end?

i think this is a fantastic deal for and by bohs. but cut the crap about foresight and how its down to your membership structure. you got lucky because a fan has made it in property and wants the site. this came about when you canvassed opinion about the commercial value of pox park in light of the groundshare idea.

you let dalymount literally collapse around you and only renovated the jodi for your membership to watch the game in comfort while away fans stood in the cold with no toilets, food or even lights. the kip is literally beyond repair so stop bullshítting thats its part of some grand scheme of 115 years thought.

Just a quick question to the bohs lads who know the details of this deal:
How big exactly is the actual site being handed over with the new stadum when completed? Is it merely the stadium or will it include surrounding lands to allow potential future development of any kind? Btw i dont mean the large areas that will be required for carparking!

Koh

Isn't it 8 acres or so?

Incidentally, I think the Dalyer deal was down as being 5 acres? Where are those five acres?! The football pitch is about 1 acre, and I know there was very little room around the ground to expand (main reason why the 20000-seater stadium idea was rubbish) - so where are the other four acres? Do they own other ground elsewhere, or did I just misread the original deal?

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Originally Posted by ConorE

Fair enough we don't own the land as of yet, however the builder we are doing business does own the land and the signed deal will pave the way for that land to be used for our stadium. Again, your not really in a position to mock about land ownership etc..

There are no inaccuracies in my post and no 'hard questions' in your post.

Notion of 3 lanes causing problems for our stadium - Inaccurate

Notion of us receiving 1m a year - Innacurate

Notion that we have been rewarded for consistent failure etc... - Inaccurate, we have been rewarded for the existence of the membership structure. A similar model that you have used 116 years later to save your club from death.

I actually hope Rovers get into Tallaght and believe that most Rovers fans have said fair play regarding our deal. Don't comfort yourself by thinking that this is luck, the people who found and set up our club allowed this to happen. We are now going to reap the benefit. Our respective positions are down to the individuals involved with our clubs all thoughout our histories.

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After admitting that he was wrong then he says "There are no inaccuracies in my post":D

Re the €27m if you actually read my post I asked whether this was spread over 25 years. I didnt suggest otherwise. No notions there.

Tell me exactly how the widening of the M50 wont impact on your proposed stadium. Remember I know the area very well as a former resident.

You have been rewarded for consistent failure. Totally accurate.

The hard questions which you have failed to answer are in my original post. Try reading it in total. I'm not mocking anyone about land ownership. If you cant get away from these "notions" you have and answer the questions posed then stay away.

KOH

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Just a quick question to the bohs lads who know the details of this deal:
How big exactly is the actual site being handed over with the new stadum when completed? Is it merely the stadium or will it include surrounding lands to allow potential future development of any kind? Btw i dont mean the large areas that will be required for carparking!

Koh

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The site being handed over is 8.5 acres. The site being sold (Dalyount) is 5.07 acres. The developers are building a new 10,000 seater stadium with 290 car parking spaces and (10-15) coach parking spaces. There won't be much if any room left over for future development except to say that the stadium being built will be built in such a way as to allow for the ground to be expaned to 20,000 if the need ever arises (i.e. we'll all be dead then, but like our forefathers, this can be our gist to the future generations!)

PS I know you don't mean to include the car parking spaces as part of your question, but the info we have includes the car parking so I can't break it down for you.

So there will be no youth/training facilities on the site?
Will the stadium incorporate a gym or the like?

It looks as if the stadium, with a little parking, will completely fill the new site. It hasn't been confirmed yet if national toll roads will charge to give us our ball back. It might not be unreasonable for them to impose a quota if we're playing Drogheda. :p
With our expertise gleaned from the patent-pending Liffey Valley Fan Propulsion System (i.e., catapult), we should have no difficulty setting up a mechanical solution to this problem.

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Originally Posted by CharlesThompson

The site being handed over is 8.5 acres. The site being sold (Dalyount) is 5.07 acres. The developers are building a new 10,000 seater stadium with 290 car parking spaces and (10-15) coach parking spaces. There won't be much if any room left over for future development except to say that the stadium being built will be built in such a way as to allow for the ground to be expaned to 20,000 if the need ever arises (i.e. we'll all be dead then, but like our forefathers, this can be our gist to the future generations!)

PS I know you don't mean to include the car parking spaces as part of your question, but the info we have includes the car parking so I can't break it down for you.

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Thanks for that. Suprised at only 290 car parking spaces being proposed though.
I dont suppose its progressed to a stage where they have a general timeline as to how soon before an application can be made to Fingal County Council and indeed the application to Dublin City Council in relation to the rezoning of the Dalymount site? Or will this only follow after negotiations have concluded between the Board & the developer?

Since you and ConorE seem to have gotten bogged down in the usual petty arguments between us lot an you lot, maybe I can answer some of your questions. I'm just being honest so don't get into symantics.

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

On a practical level the nearest bus stop to it is about a 15 minute walk away. No chance of an access road being built from the motorway so anyone driving will have to exit at the blanch roundabout and then negotiate traffic through castleknock village. Also the M50 is due to widen from a two lane to a three lane motorway which will impact on any plans for a stadium.

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I would suggest that the expansion of the motorway will not affect the site at all as the site is right beside the toll booths which are possibly 5 - 6 lanes each in width and won't need to be widened in the future.

I can't foresee an access route from the toll booths either so yes people will have to use the existing access.

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Seems boez have seen the euro signs and gone for it. At the very least they have ?2m which should clear their debts and keep them afloat for two seasons. Maybe this is the real reason?!!

In effect though they are being rewarded for their consistent failure to do anything with Dalymount. Take away the main stand and the ground is a disgrace. Says it all about boez. Too many unanswered questions though. What about the Albion Properties deal with the famous tramway end which has been closed for "health and safety" reasons for a decade now? What about the recent deal they signed with the Mater hospital? Have the local residents been consulted?

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It's not the real reason most people have voted for the deal (to get €2m) although I do know at least one member who voted yes for these reasons.

I think for you to say that we are being 'rewarded' for the mistreatment of Dalymount Park is being a little bit rich. Bohs were given a grant to upgrade the stadium and used it to build the Jodi Stand. That is all the money that was available to do this. I also know that there were/are plans in the offing about upgrading the Connaught St side due to the car park money etc. which we hadn't been getting the full use benefit of until less than a year ago.

As ConorE states, we are in this position because we are a members club. You are in your situation because you weren't a members club. We are being 'rewarded' - as you so put it - because we are a members club and not because of anything else. We are moving because the members want to secure the long term future of our club, something I think that you as a Rovers fan should have a very good idea of.

Of course I would agree that the other three sides of Dalyer are in a shocking state of repair, but we have started losing money only over the last 5 years due to going from Semi Pro to FT Pro (similarly Rovers) and this has basically left us in the situation we are in.

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Had to laugh at the sun at the weekend saying they are going to be the chelsea of this league. Isnt the 27m they are getting spread out over 25 years?

I make no apologies I love Dalymount and it will be a very sad day for Irish football if this goes through. But hopefully it wont.........

http://www.joanburton.ie/?postid=375


KOH

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The remaining €25m will be handed to Bohs in one go once either the pp gets the go ahead or when the keys are swapped (not sure). Where you are getting the €1m per year is that in 12 months from now the developer is giving Bohs a refundable €1m and in every subsequent year this will be the case. As it is refundable, the money is not going to be touched except to put it into a high yeilding interest account.

Hope that clears up your questions.

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Originally Posted by monutdfc

So there will be no youth/training facilities on the site?
Will the stadium incorporate a gym or the like?

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No youth/training facilities on site, however I understand that the developer is taking an interest in sourcing land for us where we can develop it into a training centre, etc. details are a bit sketchy at this point.

There are plans to incorporate a small gym in the stadium, but as we can spec the stadium ourselves I'm not sure if this is something the club desire to have there instead of say, using the space for corporate entertainment, or something else.

Btw, love your ground! Especially drinking pints on the 'veranda' while watching the game. Great stuff!!

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Originally Posted by DvB

Thanks for that. Suprised at only 290 car parking spaces being proposed though.
I dont suppose its progressed to a stage where they have a general timeline as to how soon before an application can be made to Fingal County Council and indeed the application to Dublin City Council in relation to the rezoning of the Dalymount site? Or will this only follow after negotiations have concluded between the Board & the developer?

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Yep 290 is hardly a lot. I understand the SDCC implemented a minimum rule for Tallaght of something like 800 car parking spaces! Big difference!

In relation to the applications etc. I understand that the contracts are being signed this week. It makes no sense for either party to hang around so I would anticipate that the application will be winging its way to the offices of DCC in the immediate future while negotiations are continuing as to the final specifications of the stadium.

Our biggest problem will be the NIMBY's living in Castleknock. Already (the day after the annoucement) Joan Burton has been vocal about meeting our board about all sorts of details. While as a public representative she has every right to do so, the least she can do is to wait and see what the details are as we don't even know yet!

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Originally Posted by NY Hoop

After admitting that he was wrong then he says "There are no inaccuracies in my post":D

Re the €27m if you actually read my post I asked whether this was spread over 25 years. I didnt suggest otherwise. No notions there.

Tell me exactly how the widening of the M50 wont impact on your proposed stadium. Remember I know the area very well as a former resident.

You have been rewarded for consistent failure. Totally accurate.

The hard questions which you have failed to answer are in my original post. Try reading it in total. I'm not mocking anyone about land ownership. If you cant get away from these "notions" you have and answer the questions posed then stay away.

KOH

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By speaking in the third person alt least we now know that this is about playing for the crowd rather than actually engaging with the facts. Perhaps they are a little difficult to digest after 20 years on the streets? I don't blame you to be honest.

Quote: 'Isnt the 27m they are getting spread out over 25 years?'

I think most rational people would agree that this would qualify as a 'notion', and as I stated previously on several occasions...this is an inaccurate notion. I can't make it any clearer for you than that.

What 'consistent failure' are you refering to?

We bought our land and stuck with the membership structure which was seen by many as a ball and chain for us in terms of progress. This very structure meant that no individual could benefit from the sale of club land, ala you know where. Thus, the reason we are being rewarded is that we stuck with sound club ownership structures and not because of consistant failure as you seem to have dreamt up.

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Originally Posted by CharlesThompson

Since you and ConorE seem to have gotten bogged down in the usual petty arguments between us lot an you lot,

Where you are getting the €1m per year is that in 12 months from now the developer is giving Bohs a refundable €1m and in every subsequent year this will be the case. As it is refundable, the money is not going to be touched except to put it into a high yeilding interest account.

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Originally Posted by ConorE

Notion of us receiving 1m a year - Innacurate

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you arent singing off the same sheet, thats the problem. we are trying to tease out what exactly is in the deal when you lot dont appear to know.