QuotePapers a few weeks ago had it that a LOI XI would play Man Utd. Anyone else hear that?
I heard there was going to be a LOI game staged there (possibly Rovers vs Bohs?) prior to the Argentina game as a minit trial, may be in May sometime...is this the case?
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Papers a few weeks ago had it that a LOI XI would play Man Utd. Anyone else hear that?
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I thought they would have to have staggered events with increasing attendances in order to satisfy the safety certificate requirements, they did with Wembley & here in Cape Town they've been ramping up from 20k in the first trial run back in Jan
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i doubt it. the stadium is only due to be handed over late may. the first match is the combined provinces rugby match in early august followed by the Argentina matchOriginally Posted by Junior
There were strong rumours of a LOI game, or possibly even a double header to "trial" the stadium in August. Bohs/Rovers was mentioned
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Paul Lennon ran with the Man Utd story in the Star. He is normally spot on and I understand he is in this case too albeit the game is not confirmed so there may be a hitch.
There most likely will be a smaller capacity game before the rugby on July 31st but I doubt if it will be Rovers v Bohs. It may of course be a rugby match or maybe have a football
and a rugby match on different dates.
Vincent Hogan article in today's Independent about the new stadium: http://www.independent.ie/opinion/co...y-2143079.html
I hadn't heard this before, can anyone confirm or deny?
The IRFU and FAI are, of course, equal tenants here, but -- in 50 years' time (considered the natural life-span of a stadium) -- the site reverts to exclusive rugby ownership.
my understanding of the situation is as follows:
Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company owns the stadium building.
Government, FAI and IRFU each hold a 33.33% shareholding in this company.
However, IRFU retain legal title over the land on which the stadium is built. They probably leased the land to LRSDC on a 50 year lease. I think the fact they provided the land reduced the cash contribution they had to make towards the construction costs.
Two comments in that article jump out at me:
"Had Croke Park opened its doors in 2001, the Aviva would almost certainly never have been built."
Very true, if Bertie hadnt meddled and given the GAA a nice gift, there is a good chance football and rugby wouldve been played in croker indefinitely. While in theory it might have worked well, as a matchday experience I think LR will be far superior for football, the obvious downside being the 20k+ reduction in available seats.
"Of course, the GAA argued that they had made Croke Park available at a discount price, but maybe they were wildly over-pricing it to begin with. "
This is the obvious disadvantage of croker being the only show in town. If LR wasnt built the FAI/IRFU would have been at the mercy of the GAA who could charge a premium rent as no viable alternative would exist. In fact IIRC the profits to the FAI from a game in the LR will at least be in line with a full house in Croker due to the absence of rent costs and despite the reduction in capacity.
For the record I think a "friendly" involving any foreign club side (just in case anyone thinks I'm EPL bashing) would be a disgraceful way to open the stadium (even if for its trial run)
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There was talk previously of having two LOI games on the one day as a trial run. Would def be a good way to get people out to a game who normally wouldnt go to a LOI game, would be great exposure for the league.
i would be shocked if the first game wasnt a rugby match. my understanding is that the first match will be the combined provinces rugby match and i doubt that will change
I asked and was told it is total rubbish.
So also is the claim that the Brazil match had anything to do with compensation for the Henry handball.
Croke Park would have been a terrible long term solution. It has not been a good matchday experience and an awful place to watch football and rugby due to the distance from the pitch.
I hope they make a better job of the pitch than the crowd who look after Wembley.
Its really not that complicated!!!
looks pretty impressive. bit disappointed in the small end, very small amount of seats. mabye they could have incorporated some exec boxes or something to take the bare look of it. been a bowl design it wouldnt be as easy as a square type stadium but im sure the designers could have come up with something? maybe space been the issue
i agree. in the old wembley there was a tier of seats effectively hanging from the roof. maybe something similar could have been done in lansdowne
New pictures.
http://www.lrsdc.ie/gallery/photocat...PCID=34&NCID=0
A massive thumbs up from me. Really impressed with the new stadium.
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It was a planning issue. Anything higher than what's there would have overshadowed the houses on Havelock Square too much so they could only build one tier on that end.
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ya but i was saying that there is a lot of space from the seats up to the roof. now im not a designer but could there be boxes incorporated somehow within the specic design. maybe not.
They needed the light for the houses. Boxes or seats would have blocked that out.
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