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10/11/2006, 12:47 PM
pineapple stu

Last game in Belfield Park

Seeing as Athlone have their own thread too...

Think tonight's going to be our last game in Belfield Park after 76 years (I think) there before moving across campus to the Bowl by the Sports Centre. That's going to depend on when the upgrade works there get finished, so we may start out next season in Belfield Park. Got a grant of E1.25m from the Government - which I think is only 50% of total capital costs? - so there's up to E2.5m going into improving the existing Bowl. This after a certain Derry chairman called J Roddy - no that's too obvious...Jim R - personally assured me that the Government weren't interested in "wasting" money on clubs as small as ourselves or Athlone!

Anyways, good to see the league taking tangible steps forward after the shambles of this season.
10/11/2006, 12:59 PM
Ash

Phase 1 of our new stadium cost in the region of �4 million
10/11/2006, 1:26 PM
Jerry The Saint

Last game in Tolka Park...

Thread title in the not-too-distant future.
10/11/2006, 1:29 PM
Dodge

Good riddance to Belfield Park. Soulless anti-Pats kip
10/11/2006, 1:44 PM
John83

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Originally Posted by Dodge

Good riddance to Belfield Park. Soulless anti-Pats kip

Don't worry, we'll continue to draw tedious games with you in the Bowl.
10/11/2006, 1:51 PM
Dodge

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Originally Posted by John83

Don't worry, we'll continue to draw tedious games with you in the Bowl.

Jeesh, you couldn't even allow me the idea taht things might improve... Harsh
10/11/2006, 1:54 PM
Celdrog

Stu, much as I am delighted that Belfied will be a much better place next season, how did UCD manage to get a grant of �1.25M form the government. Will it be used for a lot of other things?
10/11/2006, 2:02 PM
Dodge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celdrog

Stu, much as I am delighted that Belfied will be a much better place next season, how did UCD manage to get a grant of �1.25M form the government. Will it be used for a lot of other things?

Rugby for a start. Dressing Rooms etc are shared by loads of sports
10/11/2006, 2:11 PM
Peadar

Don't see any mention of free admission into Belfield? Not that it would make any difference anyway.
10/11/2006, 2:13 PM
Calcio Jack

Quote:

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Seeing as Athlone have their own thread too...

Think tonight's going to be our last game in Belfield Park after 76 years (I think) there before moving across campus to the Bowl by the Sports Centre. That's going to depend on when the upgrade works there get finished, so we may start out next season in Belfield Park. Got a grant of E1.25m from the Government - which I think is only 50% of total capital costs? - so there's up to E2.5m going into improving the existing Bowl. This after a certain Derry chairman called J Roddy - no that's too obvious...Jim R - personally assured me that the Government weren't interested in "wasting" money on clubs as small as ourselves or Athlone!

Anyways, good to see the league taking tangible steps forward after the shambles of this season.

More like the Irish Govt won't be interested in giving grants/wasting money on a club not based in the ROI
10/11/2006, 2:19 PM
londonhoop

I for one always enjoyed a trip to belfield.
RIP old fella.:(
10/11/2006, 2:24 PM
Soper

I also liked Belfield, had a lovely charm about it.
10/11/2006, 2:29 PM
Stuttgart88

My second favourite ground after Milltown.
10/11/2006, 2:35 PM
DvB

I have to be honest, i've never liked Belfield, ist always been a souless miserable place to go at the best of times, however, enjoy your last outing & best of luck with the Bowl next season, however games v Kilkenny & Kildare will hardly pull the cowds, fnar fnar!! ;)

Koh
10/11/2006, 2:55 PM
Mouthpiece

The Bowl is not likely to be ready for the start of the season so we'll have the joy of Belfield for a couple more games.
10/11/2006, 3:43 PM
Peadar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mouthpiece

The Bowl is not likely to be ready for the start of the season so we'll have the joy of Belfield for a couple more games.

I pity the first division teams who have to go there at the start of next season.
10/11/2006, 4:28 PM
dublin15bohs

i didnt like it until this season when 2 bohs fans fell down one of the gaps in the stand and didnt spill a drop out of there cans
10/11/2006, 4:32 PM
John83

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Originally Posted by dublin15bohs

i didnt like it until this season when 2 bohs fans fell down one of the gaps in the stand and didnt spill a drop out of there cans

Yeah, fantastic anti-spillage design. Pity the bear trap didn't work though.
10/11/2006, 4:35 PM
pineapple stu

Quote:

Originally Posted by Celdrog

Stu, much as I am delighted that Belfied will be a much better place next season, how did UCD manage to get a grant of �1.25M form the government. Will it be used for a lot of other things?

Why wouldn't we? As Ash noted, Athlone got far more, and Bray got over half a million as well, so crowd size isn't a factor. We're a club in our own right, so entitled to whatever's going for the rest of the clubs, so any link with UCD is irrelevant. And as Dodge noted, the rugby club play there too, so it covers two sports.
10/11/2006, 5:17 PM
DmanDmythDledge

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Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

Is that for sure that they (UCD) will be in the First next year ?

No, December 8th I think is when everything is announced.

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