Thomond Park to Host Soccer?

**Hibernian** · 11/12/2008, 1:15 PM

Be great to see it get few matches but I cant see them ever getting anything major at international level

**Uncle_Joe** · 11/12/2008, 1:56 PM

Dodge is spot on here.
with 10 year ticket holder wanting their moneys worth and the FAI needing to pay the bills, every game that can be played in Lansdowne will be played in Lansdowne.
good news though, but probably only to be used in some crazy megolmaniac plan by Delaney to bring some cohosted European Championship to Ireland.

**corkboy360** · 11/12/2008, 2:00 PM

Originally Posted by Flawless

Great boost for munster and the west aswell, alternative FAI Cup Final venue perhaps?..Lets for talks sake say its a Cork Vs Galway Final!

FAI holding an FAI cup final outside Dublin yo must be joking.

**gspain** · 11/12/2008, 2:31 PM

Originally Posted by corkboy360

FAI holding an FAI cup final outside Dublin yo must be joking.

Flower Lodge hosted the 1973 replay when Hibs beat Shels.

**Dodge** · 11/12/2008, 2:46 PM

Never let the facts get in the way of a good anti Dub rant gspain. Everyone knows the Waterford led FAI are completely pro Dub!

**soccerc** · 11/12/2008, 3:06 PM

Thomond Park is classified as a category 3 UEFA stadium.

It was slated for the St Pats V Herta UEFA Cup home tie had the RDS not been available.

**anto1208** · 11/12/2008, 4:09 PM

They will only play games outside the rugby season ( ive no idea when that is it seems to me that munster are allways playing something or other ) They are in talks with 4 UK teams and 2 spanish teams.

**1676** · 11/12/2008, 4:47 PM

Originally Posted by Ciaran

That'd be awesome, My Campus house is right beside the Arena outdoor pitch so literally when I walk out my front door I'm regularly greeted with Ronan O Gara and Brian O Driscoll training with Munster or Ireland. It'd be doubly sweet if Keane and Duff could be there too!

But yeah the facilities are great and we already get a lot of other teams training here, most recently the All Blacks, my german housemate walked into one of them in the gym and she was terrified by his size.

We get loads of teams coming here who even dont have a game here, especially in summer for training breaks. A year ago in the space of a week I saw Johnny Wilkinson with the Falcons and Teddy Sheringham with Colchester just wandering around campus so god knows how many sports team train here from everywhere. So the idea is good but its probably an aim to raise the games profile, outside of Dublin soccer is very much a backup sport to most.

german housemate eh!

**shelbourne1904** · 11/12/2008, 4:55 PM

Strange how noone has mentioned that its in Limerick and what benefit could come to Limerick 37??
Is Munster a seperate country now??

**NeilMcD** · 11/12/2008, 4:59 PM

[QUOTE=Ciaran;1073451]That'd be awesome, My Campus house is right beside the Arena outdoor pitch so literally when I walk out my front door I'm regularly greeted with Ronan O Gara and Brian O Driscoll training with Munster or Ireland. It'd be doubly sweet if Keane and Duff could be there too!

News just in that Duff and Keane have retired from international soccer on the back of this development. Rumours that they fear for their safety due to stalking have not being denied.

**NeilMcD** · 11/12/2008, 5:01 PM

Originally Posted by 1676

german housemate eh!

Nothing beats my half Iraqi half Ukranian grew up in Sweden housemate GT , Babysis and Saint Tom can confirm

**gufcfan** · 11/12/2008, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Can't see it getting any qualifiers, but you'd imagine a B international, or underage qualifier would be a good fit for Thomond

I would agree totally.

I can never see any Ireland internationals being played there as the FAI have sold and continue to sell seating packages for the new Lansdowne Road based on the Ireland games being held there. They wouldn't be able to switch any to Limerick, even if they wanted to.

**gael353** · 11/12/2008, 6:46 PM

Originally Posted by shelbourne1904

Strange how noone has mentioned that its in Limerick and what benefit could come to Limerick 37??
Is Munster a seperate country now??

first up, limerick would have been in contact with several sides with a view to bringing them over for friendlies, this new thing which is being announced is from a private company. Both the FAI and Limerick Football Club would have to give permission for these games to go ahead in Limerick. Limerick would have to get a cut if not all of the money as their negotiations have been going on longer then this private company (confirmed by two british clubs)

on munster, Thomond park is in Limerick and is widely accepted as the formost rugby venue in Munster. And its not a Cork/Limerick thing either as rugby to its credit has gotten into GAA hot beds such as Kerry and Tipp

**Lim till i die** · 11/12/2008, 7:00 PM

Originally Posted by gael353

Limerick would have to get a cut if not all of the money as their negotiations have been going on longer then this private company (confirmed by two british clubs)

Absolue nonsense in fairness man.

However, I'd like to think if the FAI had to give permission (I'm not sure that they do??) they would get Limerick thrown in the mix.

**Longfordian** · 11/12/2008, 7:05 PM

Unless Limerick FC have a signed contract with these sides I can't see how they'd be entitled to anything. Negotiations mean jack and these clubs will do whatever suits them best financially and every other way. The FAI however do have to give permission for the fixture.

**Lim till i die** · 11/12/2008, 7:07 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Unless Limerick FC have a signed contract with these sides I can't see how they'd be entitled to anything. Negotiations mean jack and these clubs will do whatever suits them best financially and every other way. .

Precisely.

The FAI however do have to give permission for the fixture

Are you sure??

Why, out of sheer curiosity??

In this case we'll surely be tossed a few bones

**Longfordian** · 11/12/2008, 7:15 PM

Er actually now that I think of it that may not be the case, depends on the referees they use, if they're Irish refs you'd have to go through the FAI. I'm not 100% sure but they may also have to officially sanction it for insurance purposes.

**corkboy360** · 11/12/2008, 7:26 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

Flower Lodge hosted the 1973 replay when Hibs beat Shels.

Things have changed and you know it

**Lim till i die** · 11/12/2008, 7:28 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Er actually now that I think of it that may not be the case, depends on the referees they use, if they're Irish refs you'd have to go through the FAI. I'm not 100% sure but they may also have to officially sanction it for insurance purposes.

I have an awful feeling we get squat

Plus the fact that we will never be able to play friendlies ourselves ever

Typical

**tetsujin1979** · 11/12/2008, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Ciaran

yep! Thomond, Dromroe and Capavilla are nicer but Kilmurry is great for being so close to everything!

You a graduate or still going to UL?

Long gone from UL, still head out to the gym from time to time when I'm back in Limerick.
Capavilla wasn't there when I lived in Kilmurry, Drumroe opened for first years the semester after I got my degree

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Nothing beats my half Iraqi half Ukranian grew up in Sweden housemate GT , Babysis and Saint Tom can confirm

My housemate is half Swedish/half Tunisian and was raised in Germany!