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It won't be all bad, you'll get your own thread on it to read the same comments over and over!Quote:
Originally Posted by blueblood
I'm not sure if many on here watch the Irish League highlights on bbc1 on sat evenings, I record it, like seeing seeing the goals and players, anyway one thing I noticed today that seems to be common in some Irish League grounds is (wire) fencing.
Cliftonville have a brilliant away end stand, looks quite new too, seems perfect view, but it's ruined by shabby almost mesh wire, seems totally unwarranted. I can't think of a single LOI ground that has wire up anymore. Why is there a need for this?
I'd be interested to hear from any IL guys on here as to their thoughts on this.
Ps awful mistake by Cherrie for the Crusaders goal today, ended 1-0 too, he seemed to have started well too.
Although I haven't seen it I was told we have some sort of wire fencing up in the away section. It was up for the Pats game so maybe the Pats fans would be the ones to tell us what it's like. I know if there's fan encroachment onto the pitch the club can be fined. So I suppose it was put up for that reason.
It was a metal fence (painted green). Didn't bother me at all tbh as it wasn't very high so didn't block any of the action
Brand new dressing room are as good as ready in Deacy Park. They're wired, tiled and plumbed. They're located under the newer of the two stands now known as The Comer Stand. Teams will emerge from a tunnel under the stand. There are currently offices and a hospitality room located under the stand. Michael D has his own parking space outside the door.
It's unclear what will happen to the current dressing rooms. That building is over 20 years old. Speculation that a bar will be opened but is unlikely. It's also unlikely to be an exhibition room to display the success of Galway United in the League of Ireland since 1977.
Next phase will start in May which will see both ends of the Comer Stand insulated with glass. No more cold breezes coming in from the Corrib, even on balmy summer evenings.
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Originally Posted by Paddyfield
Sensible option for Galway FA is to demolish the old clubhouse and build a small simple stand at that end similar to that of Showgrounds.
Like outspoken, I believe it to be one of the nicer stadiums in the league, but I really dislike stadiums with open ends.
I sat in the 'G' one night... Never again!! :excruciating:Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
Yeah that's the only thing I don't like about terryland but with both stands roofed and relatively low the noise really stays inside the ground so the atmosphere isn't affected. A small stand behind the goals though would be epicQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Shels fans not keen on a Dalymount move: http://dublinpeople.ie/article.php?id=4813&l=100
Just been confirmed the official opening date for the Markets Field will be June 5th vs Drogheda. An absolute disaster in my eyes and I wouldn't be surprised if the place is half empty. Missing the chance for the Cork match is a massive missed opportunity to build it up massively and pack the place out.
On the other hand...you could get lucky and the ground could be half full.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jofspring
[QUOTE=Mr A;1814904]Shels fans not keen on a Dalymount move: http://dublinpeople.ie/article.php?id=4813&l=100[/QUOTE
Very short sighted from Shels.They will ground share wilth Bohs when Tolka is closed down on Fire and Health and Safety grounds.
I dunno, better chance of a result against Drogs at least. You can imagine the deflation if a crowd turned up for the Cork game and a repeat of Turner's Cross happened.Quote:
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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I'd expect a decent enough crowd. I hope I'm wrong but at the moment we don't look like we would beat Drogheda. So we could be looking at an average at best crowd and a bad result where as a good crowd and a loss to one of the top teams might have been a bit easier to take. Hopefully I'm wrong, a big crowd comes and we trounce Drogheda but experience tells me we won't.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
I had a think about this, if and when another stand is warranted, we could build at the carpark end. Float the stand over some car park spaces. Easy enough. What does the new shed in Cork hold? No reason we couldn't build that our better. Any Ideal what it cost?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
A kind of rule of thumb is €1mil per thousand seats. Id imagine that would include under stand offices and toilets etc. Something like behind the goal in Sligo with a roof could be doable and raised enough to keep some parking. I doubt it would be near €1mil for a similar type of stand of 1000.
In Ireland you have to double that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Is that what SDCC say when they collect the rent?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Dunno, the FAI pay our rent in between organising money-spinning friendlies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
2mil for 2,000 seats?Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Well at SDCC rates it's no wonder FAI finances are a mess then!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
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The Markets Field dressing rooms beginning to take shape.
A-Bomb proof, as ordered.
I got the grand tour of underneath the new stand at EDP on Friday. What a great facility! Bringing EDP upto and beyond UEFA standards.
Two big dressing rooms (seating 35 each) with great shower facilities etc, medic room, refs room, groundskeeper office (well deserved), tea room (already in use), 5/6 storage rooms for the Galway FA, some offices, a room that can be used as shop or similar at the away end and a very impressive entrance/tunnel ("run out onto the pitch area") in the middle of the stand.
Walls are painted and the dressing rooms are nearly finished (and to a very high standard), internal doors are up and painted. The floor covering is to be laid throughout the stand, I would imagine this will take a couple of weeks.
I didn't ask for a completion date, but I would imagine it will be ready to go by the end of June at the latest.
Most of these facilities were located behind the goal on Dyke Road weren't they?
Any news on what they might do behind the goal once its done?
Ya everything apart from the chippers, sweet shop, kit shop and the tea room are located in the club house behind the dyke road goal.
No word on what they will do with the clubhouse yet. Upstairs is being currently used as a media briefing room (10/15 seats facing an interview table) and the security room/Public announcing room. And storage rooms. Down stairs there is dressing rooms, refs room and some small offices and toilets.
Good article in Dundalk democrat today, interview with chairman on plans for oriel park. It's suggesting if the current owners get full ownership of the lease, and they've made a bit of progress on that (it's held by previous owner Gerry Matthews, or his company), that they could use some of the European prize money for ground redevelopments.
This can't start until the lease is sorted, as they can't apply for anything more than 20k capital sports grants until they have ownership, plus they will need to use their own money together with grants, as obviously the costs will be major. So hopefully things might move in the right direction on ground redevelopment in the not too distant future. All roads pointing towards that lease though, they need to get that under their control first.
We shall see how this develops.
Assuming the lease issues can be worked out, what are the most immediate plans for OP? Long way off yet I'm sure, but just curious.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Crisps and coke shop for when Longford visit.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
Even if the lease was sorted tomorrow though, the current round of Sports Capital Grants is already closed to applications.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
I'd say permanent structures to be built would be a priority as the stadium clearly needs a facelift on almost every side. Also there are no toilets on the shed side, and only temporary ones at the away end, and this is just unacceptable in this day and age.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufcfan
The floodlights will also need to be upgraded. The main stand may possibly be looked at with a view to extend, (pending planning issues) additional seating all over the ground, covered if possible, and upgrading or more likely relocating the away end. It's a long long list to take the stadium into the modern era, and even if they can apply for grants, it won't happen overnight.
The pitch will be changed at the end of this season regardless, as it's the final year of the current version. The options will be an upgrade to next version artificial or a return to grass, as much as I'd like to see the latter, I can't see it happening. There would be far too much ground work required, but I could be wrong.
While the pitch and floodlights are pressing (although not necessarily by the end of this season), I would be amazed if there is any other significant stadium development in the foreseeable future.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Getting into the next round of Champions League might accelerate the process marginally
Yep, I'd agree with this, taking into account everything, any redevelopments would more than likely be very gradual.
Update on the Markets Field on Facebook today.
https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...ac&oe=55D56ADC
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Great progress at the Markets Field. Things really being done to a high spec. It should give the side a great boost in 4 weeks time.
Why have they (deliberately) not got a bar licence? A bar can be a decent earner for a club.
They gave an explanation for that too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yossarian
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Originally Posted by Markets Field
New toilet(s) in EDP with a two up front feel.
https://twitter.com/paulgaillimh/sta...700110336?s=09
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