Stadium discussion

So far as it stands

According to DI Meath cc unanimously agreed to review the development plan! After this, it needs a percentage of people to vote for it out of 20 odd people - 3/4's or something?? According to one councillor last night, if all goes to plan, building can still commence in 6 months - and he thinks it will!!

Can someone correct me if im worng on teh above please?

Good coverage in teh DI this week - especially gerry kellys piece basically saying that some people are objecting to it for their own reasons!!

I think we all knw what he means by that!!

What a smables teh drogheda borough concil meeting was too - people making t!ts of themselves :rolleyes: !!

5000 is an enormous amount of houses - but the reality is, one of the main opponents of letting drogheda united go ahead with it has said on his website that in reality there will be 5000 houses built there in 2 years time - with or without drogheda united involvement!!

I reckon Meath cc have 2 options:

- have another disaster like laytown in 2 years time and have 5000 houses with f*** all facilities, amentities, etc - well done on that one lads!!

- or have 5000 houses built with a stadium, sports campus and alot of other things that are proposed!!( basically drogheda united reckon theyve all angles covered - with schools, new road, etc that the developer will buiild all in the proposal)

Had to laugh (if not i'd cry) at a certain meath councillor who is bragging in the Drogheda leader this week about getting a new pitch for the Gaa club in Donecarney (name escapes me at the moment) on the back of a developer building some houses. In other words he rekons he has pushed or will push through the planning in order to get the pitch. Same thing, smaller scale.

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Originally Posted by sduffy

They will argue that the housing should be spread around the region rather than confined to a single location.

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Stephen, ye dont seem to fully understand - there will be 5000 houses in that 'region' regardless of what drogheda united do or dont do within a couple of years!!

How the f*** is it right for an estate agent who sells houses in new developments in that area allowed to be a f***ing councillor and have a say in this! It stinks :mad:

Looking at things as how they could stand in a handful of years for a minute.

The stadium being so close to these houses would, I imagine, bring in more, prehaps many more, fans in the turn-stiles. That would be terrific boost to the club's long term future, in relation to year-to-year finances. It makes things a little clearer to see why they are determined to see so many new houses and with that, people, around the stadium. In theory, it's win-win and then we too might win-win-win. However...

Back to reality. When can we expect a decision to be announced on this Cosmo? Any idea? If it goes against us a project of this potential will surly still see the light to day, including Drogheda United with it, I hope.

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Originally Posted by Coltron

If it goes against us a project of this potential will surly still see the light to day, including Drogheda United with it, I hope.

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If it goes against us, we're up sh!t creek coltron!!

According to ged nash, it will be a couple of months before the main vote!!

Hopefully citizen smith registers on here as his info is always spot on and would be alot more accurate than mine :o

stephen is there any chance that you could go away and leave people to discuss what is a very serious and sensitive issue .We dont need or want your smart arse comments on here or on the drogs forum .Your a wum and nothing more .Back to division 1 with ya .

[QUOTE=sduffy;647323]There's that f**king word again?

In case its escaped your attention you can't get my opinions on the stadium on the Drogs forum because Sean has decided that the single most important issue relating to DUFC is not to be discussed. So you won't be getting mine or ideed anybody else's opinion on the matter on that particular forum. Does that not bother you?

Also, I have every right to discuss the matter because DUFC have got a license on the basis that they'll be moving into a stadium that at this momemt in time appears to be little more than a winkle in somebody's eye. That's the business of every single person that supports an Eircom League

give me a break with your self righteous crap will ya .IF a Drogheda united supporter said black youd say white .Its a fact that you are a wum and a bad one at that .WE are football supporters and dont give a flying fcuk if they build 10000 houses as long as we get our stadium .What do you suggest we do object to the plans due to the number of houses etc ?

He's even written his own blog which is referenced on eastmeath.org.
http://thelilywhite.blogspot.com/
Hadn't even the guts to use his name. Some pretty libellous statement there as well.

I used to think this guy was intelligent, but I'm not sure now.

Remember he told us we'd never won anything, then it was we never repeat it. Then we'd make a show of the country in Europe. Then he starts on the fact that we are not a real club unless we win the league. Now he has the inside info on the stadium. Its fairly obvious to me that he is getting very very nervous that it may come off and we will win trophies for years to come.

Tell me Stephen - why the hell do you care what happens south of Drogheda, as you are from Craptown and live in Belfast? The only thing I hope for outside my hometown is that the border with the North is brought five miles south.

Anyway I'm off to get ready to see the match in our Setanta cup group - something Craptown have never played in or are likely to in the next ten years.

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.Its a fact that you are a wum and a bad one at that

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Originally Posted by sduffy

Oh yes??
read what Celdrog has written and think again.:p

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Originally Posted by Celdrog

I used to think this guy was intelligent, but I'm not sure now.
Tell me Stephen - why the hell do you care what happens south of Drogheda, as you are from Craptown and live in Belfast?

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QED

You didn't even answer the questions so you are a bad wum, a scaredey one as well. Run along and tell you mammy that the big boys are giving out to you.

What's the latest on the stadium? Any deadline dates set? Any contingency plans if it goes pear shaped?

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Originally Posted by paddigol

What's the latest on the stadium? Any deadline dates set? Any contingency plans if it goes pear shaped?

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Its not going ahead, planning permission refused. We cannot play in United Park next season, money men are pulling out and we will have our licence rescinded by mid-season.
But I'm sure some Cork fans will organise an online petition for us seeing as you expect the league to support your ongoing battle with FIFA.

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Originally Posted by Celdrog

Its not going ahead, planning permission refused. We cannot play in United Park next season, money men are pulling out and we will have our licence rescinded by mid-season.
But I'm sure some Cork fans will organise an online petition for us seeing as you expect the league to support your ongoing battle with FIFA.

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I asked a few questions - what's with the attitude? How am I supposed to get updates without asking questions? I hope you get your stadium but you can stick your bitterness up your h@le.

All is going to become apparent in the next couple of weeks .A statement is on its way from dufc and lets just say im fcukin chuffed with what i have been told :p

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Originally Posted by paddigol

I asked a few questions - what's with the attitude? How am I supposed to get updates without asking questions? I hope you get your stadium but you can stick your bitterness up your h@le.

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Serious chill pill required. Can you not recognise a bit of sarcasm. I read you comments on the petition page and you accuse me of having an attitude.:D
Go and ask on Langerweb - they know everything.

Drogheda United when they built United Park back in the mid 1970's were doing something about improving facilities at that time. This new stadium proposal is another progressive step, but it is important not only for your club I would contend , but the League as a whole that your new stadium gets built. Other clubs will be able to follow your example if you are successful with this venture.
If you are not able to build the stadium , your present home is far from having the required number of seats for a Premier licence so things could get ropey in the medium term.

Good luck with the new stadium planning permission. Drogheda United FC need it, the area in general needs the other infrastructure being proposed to coincide with the new Stadio Fabio ( well at least until you get a sponsor for the name :D)

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Drogheda United when they built United Park back in the mid 1970's were doing something about improving facilities at that time. This new stadium proposal is another progressive step, but it is important not only for your club I would contend , but the League as a whole that your new stadium gets built. Other clubs will be able to follow your example if you are successful with this venture.

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I'd echo those sentiments. When you look at some of the commercial and even residential developments that get the go-ahead around the country, it's a disgrace that sports organisations seem to constantly have to fight so hard for every little development they seek.
Money talks clearly.

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Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Drogheda United when they built United Park back in the mid 1970's were doing something about improving facilities at that time. This new stadium proposal is another progressive step, but it is important not only for your club I would contend , but the League as a whole that your new stadium gets built. Other clubs will be able to follow your example if you are successful with this venture.
If you are not able to build the stadium , your present home is far from having the required number of seats for a Premier licence so things could get ropey in the medium term.

Good luck with the new stadium planning permission. Drogheda United FC need it, the area in general needs the other infrastructure being proposed to coincide with the new Stadio Fabio ( well at least until you get a sponsor for the name :D)

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I reckon stadio fabio is a great name :D

So what sort of announcement is expected?

Speaking to fella at work who lives right next to whether proposed houses are due & while he knows nothing about Drogs he fully expects planning to be granted sooner or later but maybe not on Drogs schedule...

I reckon your right pete it will be granted but not within our expected time frame .

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Originally Posted by ndrog

I reckon your right pete it will be granted but not within our expected time frame .

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You hit the nail right on the head there ndrog , the 5000 houses will go ahead , but its unlikely that the contract will be given to the Drogs developer , as Drogs want , so IMO the whole stadium affair is still up in the air. Why on earth thay just cant sell off United Park and build a stand-alone stadium is beyond belief , but then again when there is a land-owner , estate agent , propeerty developer and a solicitor on the Drogs board now it doesn't take rocket science to work out where they are coming from.

I got the impression previously that United Park was worth say 7m & new stadium would cost 10m so only shortfall of few million between the two numbers? Surely the government would give grant of 30% of the project therefore no need for 5,000 new homes?

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€7m would be a conservative estimate. Its up for rezoning to residential so the sky's the limit , but as I previously posted , the make-up of the current board would indicate that football is not high on their priority list.

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Originally Posted by iceman

Why on earth thay just cant sell off United Park and build a stand-alone stadium is beyond belief

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My thoughts too iceman. And it all boils down to pure greed if you ask me.

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Originally Posted by iceman

€7m would be a conservative estimate. Its up for rezoning to residential so the sky's the limit , but as I previously posted , the make-up of the current board would indicate that football is not high on their priority list.

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Will they get €7million for it? I thought the hospital were buying the land

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Originally Posted by sduffy

In all seriousness, who would pay big money to live there?

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It doesn't have the views and aspect the Cox's and Muirhevnamor has huh?:rolleyes: