Your best 5 and worse 5 grounds in country

for quality of stands, floodlights, pitch, changing rooms, toilets, and wheelchair friendly.

best 5
dalymount
tallagh
rsc
brandywell
athlone

worse 5
jackman
finn park
kildare
carlisle grounds
oriel park

whats yours?

Best 5

Turners Cross
Tallaght Stadium
Dalymount Park
Athlone Town Stadium
Terryland Park

Worst 5

Station Road
Finn Park
United Park
Jackman Park
Kingspan Century Homes Park

Best 5
Tallaght Stadium
Dalymount Park
Tolka Park
Terryland Park
Turner's Cross

Worst 5
Kingspan Century Park
Jackman Park
Finn Park
United Park
Station Road

5 best grounds:

Turners Cross (by a mile)
Tallaght
Terryland
RSC
Brandywell

5 worst grounds:
Jackman Park (for obvious reasons)
Dalymount (1 good side but the rest a kip)
Finn Park
United Park
Carlisle Grounds

From what I've been too:

Best:
Inchicore
Tolka Park
Oriel Park
Showgrounds
Tallaght

Worst:
Utd Park
Century Home Park
Station Road
Buckley Park
Morton Stadium

Best 5
Ours
Cork
Derry
Galway
Drogheda

Worst 5 (Can we extend it?)
UCD
Bray
Tolka
Wexford
Connaught St.

[QUOTE=mypost;1199378]Best 5
Ours
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Thats really funny esp. after last week, you shamrockers are going to have to embrace reality at some stage

how did i forget about turners cross :o

Best five:

Tallaght Stadium
Turners Cross
Terryland Park
Tolka Park
Brandywell

Worst five:
United Park
Jackman Park
Morton Stadium
KCH Park
Station Rd

Best:
Turner's Cross
Tallaght
Terryland
The Brandywell
Tolka

Worst:
United Park
Station Road
Jackman Park
Oriel (Simply for the Away Terrace)
Carlise Grounds

Been supporting this league for 20 odd years and the dump Limerick are playing in now is by far the worst.

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Been supporting this league for 20 odd years and the dump Limerick are playing in now is by far the worst.

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I thought you only supported Shels?

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Been supporting this league for 20 odd years and the dump Limerick are playing in now is by far the worst.

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True, but we don't seem to have a choice in venues considering the way the Markets Field plan is going. But yes, Jackman is a complete dump..

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Originally Posted by De Town

I thought you only supported Shels?

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Ha good one, it's obvious what i meant though :D

Although seeing as you are so interested, i did support the LoI in general until about 3 years ago, it's only since then i changed my stance so my statement, even as you pointed it out, still has some merit.

Whats your story? How come your back posting here? Forget your morals?

Best 5(in no particular order):
Showgrounds
Turners Cross
Dalymount
Tolka Park
SDCC Ground

Worst 5(in no particular order):
Oriel Park
Finn Park
Brandywell
Morton Stadium
United Park

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

i did support the LoI in general until about 3 years ago,

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Was that about the time Shels started going bust?

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Originally Posted by sligoman

Best 5(in no particular order):
Showgrounds
Turners Cross
Dalymount
Tolka Park
SDCC Ground

Worst 5(in no particular order):
Oriel Park
Finn Park
Brandywell
Morton Stadium
United Park

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most people would argue with you about the brandywell being in the worst section, but from an away supporters point of view its not great.
as for the sdcc, i wasnt that impressed but when the second stand is finished it will add to the atmosphere. Do the council have any more plans in the pipeline ?

From what I have seen . . . . .
Best 5:
Turners Cross (by a country mile)
Terryland (biased, yes, I know)
Dalymount (home offootball)
Flancare (first ground in country with seating on 4 sides, well done)
Lissywoolen - (if you build it, they - Premier Division sides, and Premier Division football- will come!!)

Worst 5:
United Park - a hole of a place
Jackman Park - kip
Finn Park - I accept funds are being put into new ground
Brandywell - too far from pitch
Showgrounds - how can anyone play fooball on that surface??

ps - (dis)honourable mention to Cobh for Worst 5. Ground reminds me of orders on a submarine - dive, dive, dive

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

Showgrounds - how can anyone play fooball on that surface??

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Ah.....so that's why ye lost the last time ye were up then!!!;):p

Nice to see Belfield not featuring as often as it used to on these threads. :)

Though on the original post -

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Originally Posted by roinuj

for quality of [...] changing rooms

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How many people know what the changing rooms in various grounds look like?!

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Whats your story? How come your back posting here? Forget your morals?

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Meh, got bored one day.

I'm just going by the grounds I've been in

5 Best
1. Athlone Town Stadium
2. Dalymount Park
3. Turner's Cross
4. Tolka Park
5. Terryland Park

5 Worst
1. Station Road
2. United Park
3. The Showgrounds
4. The Belfield Bowl
5. Oriel Park

Best ground: My team's ground
Worst ground: My team's rivals' grounds

Dont understand why people are putting The Shwoground sin thier worst 5. Its in better shape than ever and the surface is much better to play on now than ealier in the season.

Im going by athmosphere generation mainly and a little nostalgia (i prob spelt that wrong). I dont care about pretty new seats (they just get in the way)

Top 5

United Park (covered terreces)
Orial Park (covered terrece and great history)
Tolka (riverside stand and again great history)
Terryland (Old stand very good sound generation)
St Colemans Park (history and behind the goal is good enough despite new seats)

Bottom 5

Tallaght (too open)
Athlones ground (same)
Turners cross (no terrece anymore)
RSC (souless ground, too far back from pitch and only seated)
Brandywell (too far back from the pitch)

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Nice to see Belfield not featuring as often as it used to on these threads. :)

Though on the original post -


How many people know what the changing rooms in various grounds look like?!

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galways away 1 is tiny you would not be able to swing a cat in their:D

Best

Turners X
Terryland
Dalymount
Flancare
Monaghan ( nice bar & Mon dogs)

Worst

Finn Park
Showgrounds
Belfield Bowl
United Park
Oriel

I'm surprised that the Brandywell is in so many top fives. Personally I think it's ****e.

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Originally Posted by Partizan

5 best grounds:

Turners Cross (by a mile)
Tallaght
Terryland
RSC
Brandywell

5 worst grounds:
Jackman Park (for obvious reasons)
Dalymount (1 good side but the rest a kip)
Finn Park
United Park
Carlisle Grounds

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Have to chuckle at the reason for Dalymount being in the bottom five when Tallaght and the Brandywell are included in the top 5!

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Originally Posted by pól-dcfc

I'm surprised that the Brandywell is in so many top fives. Personally I think it's ****e.

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The stand is nice, and I think it was very nice for the league when it was built. It's been passed out since then, but I think people still have it in their minds as one of the better ones.

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Originally Posted by citybone

Orial Park (covered terrece and great history)

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Were you brave enough to go into the shed, because the away terrace is not covered?

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Originally Posted by Celdrog

Were you brave enough to go into the shed, because the away terrace is not covered?

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The away terracing at Oriel is a bit of an embarrassment and I think something should be done about that, though we do allow a certain number of away fans into the stand. The Derry lads would be grand in the Shed, after all, they were made welcome in the Lilywhite Lounge before their last game in Oriel (as were Pat's, Sligo & Bray fans -- and I think even the Galway fan came in for a pint).

Terryland is a grand ground for away supporters, but their portable toilets are shocking. Not only can you not use them but you have to hold your breath till your 20 yards past them. The exact same goes for Sligo, but here stand is s**t.

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Originally Posted by citybone

Im going by athmosphere generation mainly and a little nostalgia (i prob spelt that wrong). I dont care about pretty new seats (they just get in the way)

Top 5

United Park (covered terreces)
Orial Park (covered terrece and great history)
Tolka (riverside stand and again great history)
Terryland (Old stand very good sound generation)
St Colemans Park (history and behind the goal is good enough despite new seats)

Bottom 5

Tallaght (too open)
Athlones ground (same)
Turners cross (no terrece anymore)
RSC (souless ground, too far back from pitch and only seated)
Brandywell (too far back from the pitch)

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oh my god
:D:D

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Originally Posted by eelmonster

The away terracing at Oriel is a bit of an embarrassment and I think something should be done about that, though we do allow a certain number of away fans into the stand. The Derry lads would be grand in the Shed, after all, they were made welcome in the Lilywhite Lounge before their last game in Oriel (as were Pat's, Sligo & Bray fans -- and I think even the Galway fan came in for a pint).

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and the main stand is the uglyest thing i ever seen in any football ground

Even uglier than this?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/conte...36_470x300.jpg

Funny how the Galway fans have the Showgrounds in their bottom 5.
No bias there at all?

I like tolkapark bar the toilets.

Best:
Turners
Tolka (falling down, but i like it)
Finn Park ( " " )
Brandywell
Richmond

Worst:
RSC (although i havent been in it for 2 years or so)
Carlisle
Belfield Bowl (HI STU!)
Century Homes (like the bar though)
SDCC Grounds (just don't like it)

Morton's an awful kip too.

Dont forget the Mon Dogs, I miss those bad boys :(.