Lansdowne Road Redevelopment Thread

[Schumi]

Anyone think they need to build a smaller(30,000) capacity stadium in like Cork for some friendlies?

There's more block-bookers than that so it'd make no sense. If they want a smaller provincial venue, the new Thomand Park would be ideal anyway.

[Hibernian]

There's more block-bookers than that so it'd make no sense. If they want a smaller provincial venue, the new Thomand Park would be ideal anyway.

If Thomand Park had extra 10-15,000 it would be better.

Think its still too small myself

[kingdomkerry]

It has 26,000, an extra 10-15,000 is close to Lansdownes capacity.

[boovidge]

yes but much of that capacity is terracing.

[Dodge]

If Thomand Park had extra 10-15,000 it would be better.

Think its still too small myself

Its fine for its needs

[kingdomkerry]

Terracing is allowed in friendlies. I think

[boovidge]

unfortunately it's not.

[Greenforever]

unfortunately it's not.

It is, the only reason they had the seats in for the Brazil and Serbia games is the higher revenue. The IRFU left them in as well for the same reason.

[Buller]

So, the Bertie Bowl or the redeveloped Lansdowne?

Anyone think they need to build a smaller(30,000) capacity stadium in like Cork for some friendlies?

Cork City FC?

[kingdomkerry]

Cork City are talking about their own 25,000 stadium. Pairc UI Caoimh is getting old and Munster are spending a fortune on Musgrave Park.

Why not kill three birds with the one stone and build a state of the art 30,000 all purpose stadium?

[irishultra]

Well in fairness with the summer football clashing with the GAA it would be near impossible right?

[Greenforever]

Cork City are talking about their own 25,000 stadium. Pairc UI Caoimh is getting old and Munster are spending a fortune on Musgrave Park.

Why not kill three birds with the one stone and build a state of the art 30,000 all purpose stadium?

Pairc Ui Caoimh probably holds the guts of 40,000 already and the GAA would probably want bigger not smaller, however Im sure they would take anything for nothing

[Buller]

Cork City are talking about their own 25,000 stadium. Pairc UI Caoimh is getting old and Munster are spending a fortune on Musgrave Park.

Why not kill three birds with the one stone and build a state of the art 30,000 all purpose stadium?

Because GAA senior size pitches are way too big > especially for smaller stadiums - a football pitch would just be too far away... Also - Munster have Thomand now, why would they need another 30,000 seater in cork? It would cost a lot more than what they are doing with Musgrave now...

[kingdomkerry]

Well leave GAA out. Munster and Cork Citys resources together could produce one great stadium rather than 2 alright ones

[kingdomkerry]

According to todays Star the FAI will have to borrow between 10 to 25 million to pay for their share of the development.

[Jinxy]

It's not a question of resources. There's more than enough cops to deal with any trouble at league games, they simply haven't the competence to police it properly. Not just football, you could use other examples of their crowd control - the GAA game in Cork last weekend, reclaim the streets a few years ago, the Love Ulster debacle, at various points in the shell to sea protests... They haven't a clue.

Completely inaccurate. In fact, speaking to people who were at the game if the cops hadn't acted as quickly as they did it could have got very dicey. Poor stewarding and dopey fans were to blame for that one. As for the other things you mention, are you seriously referring to the Love Ulster riot as a crowd control issue?

[ifk101]

http://www.lrsdc.ie/gallery/photocat...CID=34&NCID=68

Starting to take shape now.

[paul_oshea]

indeed though the pitch looks like it floods

[cavan_fan]

indeed though the pitch looks like it floods

lets hope we draw turkey then

[kingdomkerry]

They seem to put pictures up every month and every month shows huge improvements.