Altogether now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
Your ground's a cowshed
Your fans are i...
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Altogether now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
Your ground's a cowshed
Your fans are i...
..ice-cream?Quote:
Originally Posted by A N Mouse
Well we do seem to have rather melted away this summer..
In case you genuinely didn't know here's the full lyrics to that chant:Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
You are a culchie,
A smelly cuchie,
You're only happy on market day,
Your ground's a cow-shed,
Your fans are inbred,
You're only sheep-shaggers from Ballybofey.
- Sung to the tune of You Are My Sunshine
Funnily enough, there's a full page of Wikipedia about the Derry/Harps derby. I assume it's the same Danny Invincible as the one on here who was the main contributor for that page based on its history.
In fairness...I'd rather watch from our own cowshed, than a council owned dog track.
Haha! It was indeed. I included that pseudo-encyclopaedic item of information with tongue ever so slightly wedged in cheek.Quote:
Originally Posted by horton
Any update on Sligo's new stand? Will it be ready in time? Pictures please.
Had a look dong. Concrete lintel externally with a steel I beam beside it. You can sleep easy now.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
Word on Orielweb that Oriel will revert back to a grass pitch in 2014 should the club survive..
How can Matthews make that statement(because thats where its coming from) if he is leaving end of season ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
That is an absolute nonsense statement to make. Of all the things to be worrying about right now... Sounds like the kind of muppetry the GUFC directors were at.
http://www.sligorovers.com/latest-ne...-to-go-on-sale
New stand in Sligo.
Looks well ^^ is there a roof going over it??
Eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by SPXcyan
Thats brilliant, shaping up to be a lovely ground now.
That's class looking now. Are they going to do anything with the open end of the ground now? Should have thought of a temporary stand for that end for the European games this time.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-16199238.html
So I wonder will it be done before The Brandywell is fixed up.
Maybe some progress on Harps stadium plans.Quote:
Finn Harps will be holding an open meeting for all supporters on Monday 27th August 8.30 in Jacksons Hotel. Agenda will include new Stadium, league format for next season and financial update. The chairman and board would be grateful if all those who support the club would make an effort to attend.
Pat was on 95fm this morning. He said all the pre-planning is done, the plans have been agreed on and finalised by limerick FC and the LEDP. It is being lodged in two weeks. Unless someone places an objection to the markets field it should be ready for kickoff of the 2013 season.
Hopefully the keep us updated from here on.
Ye've no chance of being in there for the start of the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
Unfortunately sports stadiums always require further information and/or objections. Even if the plans were submitted today (has the application appeared in a local paper?) the time period for planning is 12 weeks (10th January not including Christmas week).
Requests for further information (even after Pre-planning) are usually nailed on for large applications and due to our planning system some do-gooder somewhere will object.
And all that doesn't even start to consider the necessary works ye are looking for planning for.
However, a submitted planning application should suffice for your premier license. Ye'll be kicking off in Jackman or Thomond though.
Ps- Congrats on promotion.
Sorry just re read your post, submitting in 2 weeks. That mean 24th Jan as earliest possible decision
The very best of luck with this, great to see a club like yourselves getting the sort of home you deserve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
"Unless someone places an objection on the markets field". Somebody objecting to a planning application? Never...
I see Pat says in the Irish Times that we can work away on things already within the ground so even if we didn't have a start on the new stands etc… that probably require planning permission then I'm sure things like the changing rooms (maybe temporary), pitch, bar, toilets etc…. could all be worked on. That would mean we could work away on the ground as the season progresses. That would surely be enough to acquire a license?
I can't imagine you'd be allowed build a bar without planning permission.
If Hunky Dorys Park can get one, then I'm sure a ground with what you've mentioned above will suffice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
I'd say you could build a "big room" though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Think there is already a bar there so it would just be a matter of fitting out or re-fitting what's there. This may not be in the plans but it's just another possibility of what might be able to be done without planning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Surely you can still work on the existing stand without planning permission too? It's just being renovated, not knocked and re-built?
but you forget that Delaney hates Limerick and they need to be spot on in their application, while other teams only need to be close, or in the case of Salthill/Mervue they don't need to even need to submit a license.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000
Now, now. The independence of the licensing body is absolute.
Some craic if they only get a first division licence! Delaney will be like the Lundy of Limerick!
Back of a fag packet plans have been enough for licencing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
I was thinking this myself. Is that the way?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
If the capacity is being increased, you'd need planning permission afaik.
dedpends on the extent of the 'renovation' and whether it changes the structure (size/height etc) of the current stand. given a project such as this it would be a lot safer to err on side of conservativeness regarding planning permission.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Without planning permission I presume we could only make sure the stand is safe and put seats into it as that would not need to change the actual structure of the stand.
What is the minimum requirements seating wise for a premier license?
It was supposed to be 1500 for prem and 500 for first div but if you have plans drawn up that will do ye !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
What would the seating capacity of the stand be in the Markets if seats were installed. I am guessing about 1000.
On the old grandstand side??Quote:
Originally Posted by Partizan
1800 along the length of it I'm told.