I think most people would argue it's Bray.
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I think most people would argue it's Bray.
There's a few of us going for that title but by far the coldest ground I've been in is Ballybofey. My Jesus its savage cold! Bray on a bad night isn't far behind it!Quote:
Originally Posted by corkery
Bray, no question at all.
Tallaght has a weirdly cold wind tunnel affect too.
The old belfield was 'orrible too
Obviously none of you have been at a Wexford Youths game in the hail and wind :)
I have actually. Bucketed down for the Pats cup game there 2 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Bray was colder.
Actually now you mention it, the Youths first ever friendly was in the Carlisle in a February and I do seem to remember doubting if I'd ever regain the feeling in my fingers.
I think it's fair to say that fitting heaters into the stands at all grounds is now the primary goal for all clubs.
I was shivering the whole way through extra time and the shootout on Monday, and I'm fairly sure it wasn't just the tension!
Having planning permission for the purposes of licensing and actually planning on building something are two very different things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Anyone who was at the Ireland Argentina Jaguares game last year was frozen to death.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Also wouldn't like Ballybofey in the rain and cold...
very cold in ballybofey. although if the wind is blowing just right in derry, the rain gets blown right up to the back of the stand, no protection at all. very open ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfx-
liked monaghans ground, plenty of potential, but feck me gortakeegan is cold.
My vote for coldest ground definitely goes to Salthill, it was pouring with rain when the Youths visited last season, god knows how many fans were lost by sinking into that bog...The Bray-Mons game last monday was a very close second.
Can anyone name a warm LOI ground?
I think we've basically agreed that Ireland's cold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darkglasses
In winter. Most grounds are fairly warm in the summer depending on the time the games are played. Would the grounds, eg. the Flansiro and Lissywoollen, technically be the warmest grounds as most of their games are on Saturday's and in the afternoon? I'm open to correction on this.
I know for one thing... Station Road was fupping freezing!
I think the temperature in LOI grounds depends mostly on the prevailing ambient temperature at the time. That is the temperature depends on the weather rather than any inherent in the design or location of the grounds themselves. By that logic, the coldest grounds are likely to be those in the midlands like Athlone and Longford, as these suffer more severely from frosts than other regions.
In any case, there's no such thing as bad weather- just the wrong clothes.
Stop ruining our fun with common sense.
I once discovered a rat which had frozen solid in the Flansiro. In mid-stride.
Bray's still colder though - it's that sea breeze.
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Originally Posted by John83
Nah, you need warmth for a sea breeze: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze
(Nothing ruins everyone's fun faster than citing a wikipedia article! ;) )
Cold as it is, I don't think Bray is quite at absolute zero.Quote:
Originally Posted by peadar1987
Coldness in LOI grounds is measured as follows
1) Score. Nil alls are freezing. 5-0s are either ecstatic or blood boiling. Either way
2) League position. Relegation fights are freezing. European chases aren’t
3) Amount of alcohol consumed. God bless the loving warmth of Carlsberg
4) Distance travelled. Tough one as games in Dublin are usually ok, and long distances are cancelled out by 3) above. Mid range efforts like Bray and Wexford suffer
5) Location of ground. Exposed fields are freezing, anything related to the sea likewise. Enclosed grounds help
6) Actual weather conditions
As such, a 0-0 relegation play off played in bray watched by a sober man in November is as cold as it can get
By the end of our 6-0 win in Bray in May, I was so cold I was being mocked by MNS for my crap typing on Twitter. I shudder to recall those 0-0s in Bray in December...
So...Tolka Park would be the warmest one? Shels scored the most home goals in both divisions in an enclosed stadium (So Sligo and Waterford are out). The bar is big boost to tempertures, and the convenient location in Dublin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Just on local radio here that appeals by locals against the construction of a new stand, TV gantry, car park and entrance to Drom have been withdrawn, so the project looks to have gotten the green light
http://www.galwaynews.ie/16044-objec...all-club-standQuote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
Mervue also have planning permission but who will fund either is the question.The new stand in Terryland could be completed underneath for about €100,000 but it remains unfinished due to lack of funds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
The madness in Galway soccer has to end soon or we will have no club in the league and 2 of the best clubs in the country forsaking their under age structure for a pipe dream for the titular heads of both clubs.
Delaney and FAI carry out Mervue inspection
http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/4665
That's great news but is the construction of the stadium predicated on the main contractors staying in business? I know nothing about them but just wondering given the dire state of the construction industry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
The link didn't work for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
The link must have been taken down.
This is what was said
Work to start on Harps stadium
Work on Finn Harps new €6 million stadium could begin in the New Year, the Post can reveal.
Complex legal issues are close to being finalised and the way will soon be open for Finn Harps to start drawing down already allocated state and lottery funding.
Harps chairman Joey O’Leary confirmed this week that the club is expecting “a significant draw down of grant monies.”
And he predicted that “there will be men on site in January.”
Initially the new 6,600 all-seater stadium was expected to cost in the region of €9 million.
However, the drop in construction costs and related matters means that the figure could now be one third less.
The new stadium will be built on a new site off the Railway Road in Stranorlar, less than one kilometre from Finn Park.
It is understood that state funding – including sports capital grants and lottery funding – amount to about 40% of the cost.
The main contractors Joseph McMenamin and Sons Ltd, will be funding a considerable amount of the cost as part of a deal that will see them getting Finn Park in exchange.
Although Finn Harps Football Club is currently in debt, the development of the stadium is being administered by a separate committee.
It is expected that the stadium will take two years to complete.
This news will be widely welcomed by Finn Harps fans, although there will continue to be some doubts about the project based on the length of time that it has taken to get this far.
Planning permission was obtained in 2005. In 2007, it was announced that Harps were getting a €750,000 sports capital grant for the project. Further funding has yet to drawn down
Looks like Mervue are back in Fahy's Field next season, judging by whats on the fixture list anyways
Fingals new ground finally available after what has been a long wait. And people said we would never get it done.
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium...dalymount2.jpg
You never know there an election up here soon.
Monies finally announced for sports stadia by assembly http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-15110370.html
Should see Brandywell improvements go ahead, sometime in the next 6 years.
Thanks to the fat people of Monaghan the wall on the Railway End has to be removed before the start of the 2012season
what happened that night red army???:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Army
They ate to many Mon dogs over the season then leaned against a wall in Bray but it couldn't take their weight and fell.All walls in league of Ireland football have to now reach a certain standard so the one in the railway end needs to be replaced.
Hmm..Quote:
Originally Posted by Lamper.sffc
so what is the status on sporting fingals new ground??
Who ?Quote:
Originally Posted by sean r
Harps finally cleared for first tranche of grant money: http://www.donegaldaily.com/2011/05/...finn-harps-fc/
Club press release will follow over the weekend. Hopefully full steam ahead from here.
Brilliant news for the club obviously, and for the region as this will ensure vital jobs.
Im a bit confused by that press release Mr A! is the grant for finn park or are ye still movin across the river to Stranolar??Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
New Stadium, we'll be looking at moving in for the 2013 season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II