Sporting Club de Fingal

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20/03/2008, 11:23 AM
JC_GUFC

Sporting Club de Fingal

Are these playing Limerick on Friday night?

Under those rubbish lights?!

Last weekend they were due to play on Friday but it was switched to Sunday afternoon - anyone know why?

Unless they've upgraded the lights I don't see how an eL game can be played at night time there. (I know they play LSL games there under those lights)
20/03/2008, 12:04 PM
drummerboy

New EUFA standard lights have been installed.
20/03/2008, 12:28 PM
oldyouth

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Originally Posted by drummerboy

New EUFA standard lights have been installed.

Are they of a higher standard to UEFA's?????:rolleyes:
20/03/2008, 7:48 PM
A face

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Originally Posted by GavinZac

For crying out loud... I've never seen someone be so damn pedantic whilst smattering their own post with grammatical and punctuational errors.

But hes right, the UEFA standard for first division is crap. The lux value is just not good enough, and the difference in running cost between that and 25% more is not worth talking about. Clubs are putting that standard in just so they can tick the box without even considering that it might not be enough.
21/03/2008, 1:35 PM
Sporting Man

Lights

Tht Lights were put in at a cost e185,000 and are the same make as whats in croke park, Best you can get with no Shadows we hope, lets make our mind up after tonight.
23/03/2008, 10:27 AM
Santry_Goonshow

The lights were decent, we may have to resign the black fingal jersey to have a little more green in it tho'....
24/03/2008, 6:28 AM
HarpoJoyce

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Originally Posted by Santry_Goonshow

The lights were decent, we may have to resign the black fingal jersey to have a little more green in it tho'....

That sounds like a good marketing move. Bring out a jersey and then hint there may be limitations on it's availability. Good stuff, certainly professional.
25/03/2008, 6:57 PM
Santry_Goonshow

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Originally Posted by HarpoJoyce

That sounds like a good marketing move. Bring out a jersey and then hint there may be limitations on it's availability. Good stuff, certainly professional.

Mr. T is on his way to your house with a Chieftan Tank. But in the meantime let me clarify that I was referring to the visibility of the black at night-time games. Mind you on Sunday the Shelbourne equaliser was scored by a player who wore red and white and the linesperson didn't see it or the 2 yards of daylight between him and the last defender....:eek:
25/03/2008, 7:55 PM
John83

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Originally Posted by Santry_Goonshow

Mr. T is on his way to your house with a Chieftan Tank. But in the meantime let me clarify that I was referring to the visibility of the black at night-time games. Mind you on Sunday the Shelbourne equaliser was scored by a player who wore red and white and the linesperson didn't see it or the 2 yards of daylight between him and the last defender....:eek:

I had an odd mental image there... I assumed you mean Mr T, the Harps fan, for a moment.
26/03/2008, 7:49 AM
drummerboy

Read on the Shels website that the pitch in Morton was a disgrace on Monday. Any views?
26/03/2008, 8:19 AM
HarpoJoyce

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Originally Posted by Santry_Goonshow

Mr. T is on his way .. let me clarify that I was referring to the visibility of the black at night-time games. Mind you on Sunday the Shelbourne equaliser was scored by a player who wore red and white and the linesperson didn't see it or the 2 yards of daylight between him and the last defender....:eek:

I understood. Black jerseys appear to be a recent introduction to football, appearing after the flexibility of Ref's Assocs changing into more prettier. Maybe not as 1st team choice though.

Good Luck for the rest of the season.
26/03/2008, 11:12 AM
Mr A

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I had an odd mental image there... I assumed you mean Mr T, the Harps fan, for a moment.

Yeah, that's pretty screwed up, everyone knows he drives a Leopard II.
26/03/2008, 11:12 AM
Raheny Red

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Originally Posted by drummerboy

Read on the Shels website that the pitch in Morton was a disgrace on Monday. Any views?

Yeah, was more like a beach. Anytime a player passed the ball a lump of sand went with it.
26/03/2008, 12:09 PM
sadloserkid

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Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Yeah, was more like a beach. Anytime a player passed the ball a lump of sand went with it.

Nothing new in the First Division...
26/03/2008, 12:45 PM
oldyouth

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Nothing new in the First Division...

Not true everywhere. Ferrycarrig park is still in immaculate condition and would compare to anything in the Premier Division from what I've seen on MMS
26/03/2008, 2:15 PM
dcfcsteve

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Originally Posted by oldyouth

Not true everywhere. Ferrycarrig park is still in immaculate condition and would compare to anything in the Premier Division from what I've seen on MMS

Where is Ferrycarrig Park ??
26/03/2008, 2:21 PM
passinginterest

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Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Where is Ferrycarrig Park ??

The ground formerly known as Wexford Youths Football Complex.
Probably is the best playing surface in the first division. Although Tolka is usually impressive too.
26/03/2008, 2:25 PM
holidaysong

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Originally Posted by passinginterest

The ground formerly known as Wexford Youths Football Complex.
Probably is the best playing surface in the first division. Although Tolka is usually impressive too.

You obviously haven't been to Oriel Park.
26/03/2008, 2:26 PM
passinginterest

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Originally Posted by holidaysong

You obviously haven't been to Oriel Park.

New I was going to forget something obvious! And no I've yet to have the pleasure.

Anyway best natural grass surface. :p
26/03/2008, 3:28 PM
sadloserkid

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Originally Posted by passinginterest

New I was going to forget something obvious! And no I've yet to have the pleasure.

Anyway best natural grass surface. :p

May not be as pleasurable as he'd have you believe... Buckley Park was the best surface in the division.
26/03/2008, 3:30 PM
Longfordian

Flancare's pitch is usually of a high standard too.
26/03/2008, 5:31 PM
John83

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Originally Posted by passinginterest

The ground formerly known as Wexford Youths Football Complex.
Probably is the best playing surface in the first division. Although Tolka is usually impressive too.

Usually.
26/03/2008, 6:58 PM
Santry_Goonshow

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Originally Posted by John83

Usually.

Yeah, I feel if climate change accelerates you'll need lead boots and a depressurised chamber to play at Tolka park :rolleyes:
27/03/2008, 4:16 AM
mypost

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Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

Are these playing Limerick on Friday night?

Under those rubbish lights?!

Last weekend they were due to play on Friday but it was switched to Sunday afternoon - anyone know why?

Unless they've upgraded the lights I don't see how an eL game can be played at night time there.

We played against Bray in Morton in 2000. It was an afternoon ko in December. The lights were used, but they were nowhere near the required light to play under. Bray scored a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw, where the ball hit the bar, and came down 2 yards out, however the lino judged the ball to be over the line. :rolleyes: How the game finished in that light I'll never know, and we never played under those lights again.
27/03/2008, 6:03 PM
Santry_Goonshow

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Originally Posted by mypost

We played against Bray in Morton in 2000. It was an afternoon ko in December. The lights were used, but they were nowhere near the required light to play under. Bray scored a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw, where the ball hit the bar, and came down 2 yards out, however the lino judged the ball to be over the line. :rolleyes: How the game finished in that light I'll never know, and we never played under those lights again.

Just a fact check - new lights installed 4 weeks ago = different lights

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