Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**Pablo Escobar** · 14/02/2009, 2:49 PM

Originally Posted by A face

We dont really recognise Cobh to be honest. So much so there is a huge effort to try and have it removed and attached onto Dublin somewhere near Howth. The opposing voices are all saying the price of property would plummet having them attached onto the head land. We live in hope though

But we're longer serving in the LOI than Cobh!

**adamd164** · 14/02/2009, 4:42 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

How do you work that one out?

I added up all the years the various clubs have served for in the past, then juxtaposed them with our current total. Why, what other ways would there be of doing it?!

**adamd164** · 14/02/2009, 4:44 PM

Originally Posted by A face

We dont really recognise Cobh to be honest. So much so there is a huge effort to try and have it removed and attached onto Dublin somewhere near Howth. The opposing voices are all saying the price of property would plummet having them attached onto the head land. We live in hope though

Cobh Ramblers entered the LOI in 1985.

**pineapple stu** · 15/02/2009, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by adamd164

I added up all the years the various clubs have served for in the past, then juxtaposed them with our current total. Why, what other ways would there be of doing it?!

You should have said "The longest serving LOI club in Cork", not "in the country". Lots of clubs are older than you.

**fionnsci** · 15/02/2009, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

You should have said "The longest serving LOI club in Cork", not "in the country". Lots of clubs are older than you.

He said "county" not "countRy".

**dublinwanderer** · 15/02/2009, 12:29 PM

bray were ment to be replacing the red seats with green ones over the off season, but nothing has happened yet, and i doubt it will happen any time soon either.... place is still the same, falling apart....

**pineapple stu** · 15/02/2009, 3:01 PM

Originally Posted by fionnsci

He said "county" not "countRy".

Doh!

Disregard.

I assumed it was a genuine typo being picked up on by pedants.

**oriel** · 17/02/2009, 11:30 AM

Photo of the newly laid pitch in oriel park - taken at 10.30 pm last night

I think this is a similar standard to the one in Moscow used for the champions lge final last May

Upgrading has cost in the region of 50k

http://twitpic.com/1j0zk

**holidaysong** · 17/02/2009, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Upgrading has cost in the region of 50k

It has cost us �50k but has cost �250k in total, the supplier covering the majority of the cost.

**oriel** · 17/02/2009, 11:53 AM

Yep - your correct there Holiday - my mistake, the 1/4 million investment should make it a fantastic surface to play on

**Raheny Red** · 17/02/2009, 11:59 AM

When are Fifa inspecting it?

**Buller** · 19/02/2009, 7:42 AM

Home sweet home!!

**Sandro** · 19/02/2009, 8:39 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Photo of the newly laid pitch in oriel park - taken at 10.30 pm last night
http://twitpic.com/1j0zk

Where can I find a panoramic view of the whole ground or photos of the terrace behind each goal?

**eamoss** · 19/02/2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Sandro

Where can I find a panoramic view of the whole ground or photos of the terrace behind each goal?

http://file018b.bebo.com/13/original...827199983o.jpg

Sorry about the photo on the left I didnt notice it was blurry until I put the photo on my computer. The photo was taken at the Rovers game two seasons ago were the lights went out.

**corkboy360** · 19/02/2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by fionnsci

Correct me if I'm wrong but is Turners Cross now the only all seated, all covered stadium in Republic of Ireland?!

Yes.

Originally Posted by Buller

Home sweet home!!

Pity them windows wont be there after ye play bohs

Stadium look a lot nicer before the seats went in.A terrace would of been class.

Originally Posted by eamoss

http://file018b.bebo.com/13/original...827199983o.jpg

Is this Oriel Park.

**Dunny** · 19/02/2009, 11:03 AM

Yes..

**corkboy360** · 19/02/2009, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Dunny

Yes..

Should be a good away day to make then.
What stand do ye put away fans in?

**Sandro** · 19/02/2009, 11:07 AM

Hi Eamoss, thanks for the photo, it looks nice but I still can't understand much of the other sides of the ground, I know there is (was) a weird shaped stand somewhere.

It's mistery to me why it's so hard to build a decent stand in Ireland (where living and economic standards are higher than most EU countries); if you have a look at the other grounds in Europe through Google Earth or Windows Maps you see they look better even in small countries' lower divisions. How can that be? I know football in Ireland is having a hard time and I am aware about problems with GAA, still I think a ground like Flancare Park in Longford should be the starting point for every club interested in joining the LOI. I can't stand those temporary stands popping up in Ireland, they are so common in Italy too (at least you don't have many athletics running tracks)

Last year I started collecting aerial photos and news about past and present football grounds in Ireland; to write a book would take too long (I spent six long years to write Stadi d'Italia) and I guess few people would be interested but I think it wouldn't be bad if we could all work on a website like these excellent pages

http://www.footballgroundguide.com/
http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/
http://www.oldgrounds.co.uk/

How about it?