Ahh. I told Poor Student about the fancy* new jacks, he wasn't best pleased when he got back to the terrace!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
*It's a bad sign for the league when proper urinals are considered fancy but there you go.
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Ahh. I told Poor Student about the fancy* new jacks, he wasn't best pleased when he got back to the terrace!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
*It's a bad sign for the league when proper urinals are considered fancy but there you go.
yeah seats looked well last night, really think need to bulldoze the ground tho and build a new stand.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
nice sausage rolls as well :)
I think it says about the people who get excited about urinalsQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
George Michael?
The seats in Oriel are horrible... They look great yeah but they're far too low... The underside of the seat actually caught the back of my leg first time I sat down... Would be pretty uncomfortable if it was packed there... Anyone with long legs will be chewing on their knees...
Away section packed? Based on the Pats turnout last night, you will not get to test your hypothesis anytime soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doomofman
Bohs and Rovers are the only ones to take a resonable travelling support (and they just don't do knee chewing)
By using the word IF there, he implied it wasn't tested last night. Still, take the easy jab way to avoid his criticismQuote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I think it says about people who get excited about molded plastics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Point taken, but hard to resist seeing how the numbers from St Pats were so disappointing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
The new seats fitted are full spec and are a significant improvement on spectator comfort right around the ground. The point that Doomofman makes is actually more related to the tiered terracing that they are set on. It would be ideal if this terrace was re-developed and this bigger job may be undertaken in the future.
Only 200 away fans attending the tie-of-round 80km from home explains why this may be down the list of priorities
Carlow 1-1 Monaghan; Carlow led for a good while before Karl Bermingham equalised late ish.
Glenville 1-7 Bohs. Glenville had pulled back to 2-1 just before the break.
What were the stadiums like?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Carlow's is just like Wembley Stadium and Glenville's is just like Richmond Park!
Does there be an occasional Gardá on a white horse?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
246 apparently. Still brutal though obviously (and a marked improvement on the amount that went last season too...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
Isn't the plan for home fans to sit there during the Euro games or will that be the away end too?
Depends on who we get, if its a Welsh or NI team, (assuming these will take the biggest away support) it will be retained as an away section. If anyone else/small uptake of away support demand, I think it will be used for home fans.
Seating going into the shed side from tomorrow.
Stupid BlackCurrants... :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
It's a strange criticism to make of a stadium, but there you go.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stuStupid BlackCurrants... :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
Is he a relation?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Must...resist...temptation to infract...
:p
Interesting forum about football stadium developments in the north. Looks like there seems to be more activity going on there. Donegal Celtics ground looks tidy as does Portadowns. Any chance clubs here could get the finger out and start funding new developments.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1131659
Newry City have recently added a new stand(riddiculous for a club with an average attendance of 150) and as you say lots of grounds in the Irish leauge have upgraded of late.
From what i know there is/was a lot more funding available in NI and a lot of it through the peace funding programmes.Im told though that Newry City FC have a rich benefactor,much the same as SP Franchise so expect both to go belly up soon
Put our grounds to shame. Such a pity when the standard of the league down here is better and the crowds bigger.Quote:
Originally Posted by mastershake
What happened there EAFC_rdfl??
not sure, part of the stadium was on fire anyway
Just went up and had a look. No damage done up top to any of the seats. A fair bit of concrete has chipped away underneath though.
Just brings a much needed taste of Saint Mel's to the place! :D
Seats in the shed nearly complete:
http://blackandwhitetown.squarespace...-complete.html
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
how many would ya be able to get in there, looks tiny
around 800.
Seats will be put in the covered and un covered area of the shed.
So is there no more standing room at Oriel Park? Are there not people who will miss it or are a bit peeved about this? (Not saying its a backwards move, it is what you have to do).
Seats going all along the shed side of the ground, looks small in this photo, but this is almost one entire lenght of the ground.
Looks to be 5 rows in total.
While the seats are "permanent" in the UEFA regulations sense, there is nothing to stop the club removing a section in the Shed after Europa and retaining them in storage.Quote:
Originally Posted by fionnsci
It certainly does not mean the end of standing in the Shed!
Updated photos.
http://www.dundalkfc.com/news/100403_BETOP.asp
truth told Ez im thankful for that and it wouldnt work anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
I can see problems ahead at Oriel though, because anybody sitting in the seats right at the front wont be able to see over the perimiter fence and when they stand then those behind will stand up too
The main stand looks the part now. The rest of it looks a bit scrappy but overall it's a worthwhile improvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Photo of Oriel Park (2005) from one of the lads on the Dlk forum. Look at the state of the stand compared to the photos posted earlier. New roof, new panels, all painted not to mention the new seating. The old shed was demolished, and new pitch yet to be layed. What a mess that season was, as it took until Sept for us to play a home game.
looks great oriel well done to all , in the second photo the front row of seats look lower than the fence around the pitch
Aye they are.
I never realised there was so much room between the shed and the pitch. They could easily build a proper stand there if the club wanted.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
New seats have started going in at Hunky Dorys Park apparently. This must have something to do with it.
http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/20.../news_008.html