Lansdowne - Seat Problem

[Schumi]

Apologies, you're right. It was the Millenium Stadium example that concerned the lower tier.

[Bluetonic]

Apologies, you're right. It was the Millenium Stadium example that concerned the lower tier.

It looks like it will be tight in Lansdowne, in that once the ball is in the corners at height the opposite upper side at the back will struggle for a view, but will be able to see the pitch at all times.

The worst I've seen in the back of the lower Bullens Road in Goodison Park. Once the ball is past the centre circle on the far side and a few meters off the ground your done for. Won't be bettered for atmosphere though so hopefully the tight roof to the upper tier in Lansdowne will help echo the noise in the upper tiers and create some decent atmosphere.

[magnumpi]

Has anyone pressed the FAI for a line on a random post on the internet? Would you ever... Knee-jerk stuff.

(Not saying the original post is necessarily incorrect either)

well, sorry, but it a quick e-mail / call could end/confirm rumours. that's what you do when you want to know if somethings true or not, you ask the people involved.

[pineapple stu]

And the people involved have better things to be doing than replying to every internet rumour going.

[magnumpi]

yeah, actually now that you've said that i have heartfelt pity for the FAI employee who has to take 2 minutes out of his day to read the e-mail.

I imagine their inbox is bombarded with a deluge of questions regarding internet rumours everyday.

Conversation could go; "is their a problem with some seats in the new lansdowne road development having a restricted view?"

Answer: "no, that's b*****s" / "yes, there's a flaw in the design, and we're negotiating a claw back of fees from the architect".

Thanks. & apologies for making you do your job and answer people's queries.

[Bluetonic]

yeah, actually now that you've said that i have heartfelt pity for the FAI employee who has to take 2 minutes out of his day to read the e-mail.

I imagine their inbox is bombarded with a deluge of questions regarding internet rumours everyday.

Conversation could go; "is their a problem with some seats in the new lansdowne road development having a restricted view?"

Answer: "no, that's b*****s" / "yes, there's a flaw in the design, and we're negotiating a claw back of fees from the architect".

Thanks. & apologies for making you do your job and answer people's queries.

Maybe you should apply for the job, you've obviously too much time on your hands.

[magnumpi]

as Bluetonic and Pineapple Stu have rightly pointed out, I do in fact have way too much time on my hands.

here's the response i got. good news i'd say:


"Your query to the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company in relation to the stadium has been passed on to me. I have been conscious of these rumours over the past few weeks. It is a rumour and normally we wouldn't speculate on rumours but as this is reasonably easy to dispel here are the facts.
The capacity has always been 50,000 and we are happy to confirm that there will be 50,000 seats with unrestricted views of the pitch.

In addition there are a limited number of seats which could potentially have restricted views of the ground. We have, however, known about these from the outset. This is quite common in stadia. At this moment in time we are not certain whether we will even put seats into these locations. A final decision will be taken when the seats are actually being installed.

Further to that at the northern end of the ground as you will be aware there is only one tier. This is to ensure that there is no overshadowing of houses at that end of the ground.

The roof there does come down quite steeply and there is a pocket on each side where there could be restricted views. No decision whatsoever has however been taken on whether to put seats into those areas or not.

The one thing I would emphasise is that I can confirm that there will definitely be the 50,000 seats all with unrestricted and superb views of the pitch.

Hope that helps"

[jbyrne]

The one thing I would emphasise is that I can confirm that there will definitely be the 50,000 seats all with unrestricted and superb views of the pitch.

Hope that helps"

i know someone involved with the project and the actual capacity is officially 50,500. id say the 500 are the ones that they may / may not actually install