They're just changing the name to "Sour Cream and Onion Hunky Dorys Park".
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They're just changing the name to "Sour Cream and Onion Hunky Dorys Park".
where did ye have to play yer games instead?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Drogheda and Monaghan anyway I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Yeah started off with a few away games, then it was obvious it would take months, moved to Drogs, then Mons until end of Aug. Check out the attendance thread and look at our avg for 2005 !
Total and utter mess of a season.
PS Good news Drogs getting seating installed, I always thought they should have put seating into the terrracing side, one of the easier jobs around the grounds to install, I would have thought.
Looking forward to seeing photos, will clean up the old place very nicely.
why would ya bother, united park or hunky dory park is an eye sore......Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
Outstanding work by the webmaster,pay rise i reckon!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
That concrete that the seats are bolted into looks a bit crumbly to me.
Surely that more or less halfs the capacity of that side of the ground. What did it hold beforehand? Not more than 1,500 I'd say.....
Anyone who can win there thinks its all right ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by danthesaint
Capacity is now 1500 seating with 1000 standing on the home terrace and about 800 standing in the away terrace
Most importantly it means that Drogheda now comply with licensing criteria for number of seats.
Is there still standing space in part of the shed at Oriel Park? If so, is this the only terracing remaining in the ground and what does it hold? Basically I'm wondering what the total capacity is because I wouldn't imagine that it can be much higher than 4,500 if all of the rest of the ground now holds just 3,000.
I really like United Park, nice clubhouse and decent away section.
Only problem is, its a bitch to get to from Sligo
I havent been up since the seats were put in to the shed but as far as i know that whole side of the ground is full of seats,but behind the back row it looks like you could fit one row of people standing.Quote:
Originally Posted by fionnsci
also there is still terracing in front of the stand behind the dugouts. and also the home terrace were the seats were put in there is still a good bit of terracing behind them seats.
some people still stand behind the town goals.dont know if thats up to standard though...
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Originally Posted by srfc1928
Yeah I'm found of it too. One of the few grounds that feel like football grounds (Sligo is similar)
I always found the terracing on both sides in Utd Park extremely dangerous, the height between the steps are unsafe, hence the restrictions to 2,000 a few yrs ago by the Fire Brigade !
The seating on the far side will really clean the ground up - looking forward to seeing more photos on this, they should seriously think of switching camera sides for TV, would show up the ground so much better now.
Fair play btw for installing seats, I wonder where these came from (ha)
Has any Drogs fan got a photo of those new seats yet in Utd Pk ?
I tried to post up a photo of our shed which is fully complete now with 6 rows of seating, but it didnt turn out too good - no point posting it up.
http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/20...dufc_seats.jpg
Same as some of the seats in the shed.
is there not more room to fit a few more rows because 6 just looks a bit silly?
Thanks Dunny, I saw that one before, was just curious to see if any better photos were available.
founds these photos of united park with the new seats installed. in fairness it looks like an awfull kip in the photos. seats dont make it look any better.
http://groundhopping.de/droghedaunited.htm
No more a kip than most LoI grounds. Still a kip though by any other standards.
Nice to see a neutral say we outsang the Drogheda support. :)
yep, its 2010 and these are the facilities our top division has. pathetic really.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
i wouldnt mind, but isnt that an FAI ground???Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
some shocking grounds about alrite
Jeez that site isnt bad, was on it for more than an hour:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Duggie
I'm always so impressed by the Flan Siro every time I see it!Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Edit: And I use that name for it at every opportunity!
pity the locals dont come out though.. a fantastic facility on their doorstep and they never come out. bunch of muppets the ones that go to the big matches and not the normal matches..:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by peadar1987
anybody know what the story is with:
- Bohs and Dalymount? I thought they had agreed or were on the verge of agreeing a new deal last November
- Fingal's new stadium - When is this starting?
- and Finn Harps' new stadium?
Here is a post I posted a while back. (Just scroll down a bit) http://foot.ie/threads/43132-Stadium...ubs%29/page106Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayjames
The last i heard on this is that we will be breaking ground on the project this year. The recession has hit us all badly and this project has been delayed due to that fact.
breaking wind is more like it lamper:D
http://www.finnharps.com/site/index....news&Itemid=90Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayjames
According to Galway Bay FM News today, Salthill Devon FC have been granted permission to build a covered seated stand at Drom Soccer Park plus a new access road/entrance.
I will post a link to a local newspaper when the news is published.
praise be the lord for that! the coldest ground in the league and the worst access road to a ground ever!!:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
The new bar in the new Youth Development Centre in Oriel Park opens tonight, booked for a function.
Also the European Seniors Badminton Championship starts in it on Monday.
http://www.euroseniors2010.com/node/1
Can we get a new term or word to replace 'stadium' when it comes to talking about LOI grounds? Every time I see the word in conjunction with Drogheda/Harps/Derry/whoever it just looks laughable...
How about 'footy hollow' or 'hoofer patch' or 'burger van enclave'?
And not one of them has a running track of the exact length of the stade in Olympia. It's a disgrace, I tell ya.
Our greyhound track is close though, so we're OK.
Yeah that centre looks to be a great addition now, and hopefully this along with the usual rise in bookings for pitch rentals over the winter will bring in some badly needed revenue from Nov - Feb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
PS Dunny, why have you adopted a crest from our Derry friends ? Just wondering