Best & Worst League Stadia in the 90's

[Fr Damo]

Just want to finish by adding about St. Mel's Park "Turly is Magic".

And the "Larry be Wise" in arosol paint can still be seen on the wall as you walk up to the old site!

Best: Tolka

Worst: Abbeycarton.

[Paddyfield]

BEST:
Tolka ... 10,000 shiny seats occupied by 700 arses
St Mel's.... it wasn't pretty but it was er, atmospheric.



WORST:
Terryland (pre 93)....no seats, no toilets, no nothing!
Rathbane.... as above except that your car wasn't safe
Abbeycarton...as above plus the ball often rolled off the pitch

[peadar1987]

Tallaght?

It was started in the 90s!

[Dalymountrower]

Worst was Dalymount

[fieldofmarkets]

My car "lost" its hubcaps twice outside Rathbane. Well my Dad's car.

Hated the place but couldn't stop going.
Favourite - Tolka

[bluewhitearmy]

Rathbane is more than a three minute walk from the centre of Limerick.
But people might believe you.

Can't see why they shouldn't when i live around the corner from Rathbane. May not be three could be five or six alright.

[Hibernian]

Best is Turners Cross.

Worst by mile is between Rathbane and Jackman park.

Christ all i say is rathbane is some dump to say least.

[Claret Murph]

As for the worst I would say it would be hard to beat St Mels .

[Mark]

It was started in the 90s!

oh sorry!! of course it wasn't there in the 90s but i'm with peader in that work started in the 90's so under those rules it counts!

[Bluebeard]

Of the grounds I visited in the 1990s, the best was probably Tolka.

Certainly, for me, the worst in that spell was the RSC the year we moved in, though that wouldn't qualify as a "Stadium" by the grandest stretch of the imagination.

Kilkenny was never bad by national standards, and became quite flashy in later years - the only thing about it was the trip there - Kilkenny roads are not noted for being good, straight or well signposted.

[Martinho II]

I didnt travel to away games in the nineties but I would agree with the point that Abbeycartron wasnt the best.. It was convient to go to but the facilities were outdated and the pitch swampy.. the local schoolboy league use it now..

[Monkey]

Best Tolka Park great playing surface

Worst Abbycarton terrible pitch , terrible dressing rooms

[OneRedArmy]

Abbeycarton unquestionably worse than St. Mels, although the nastiness of the oiks in the surrounding area to St. Mels makes it pretty much equal. Rathbane not far behind.

[Dodge]

Best Tolka Park great playing surface

Whatever about the ground, tolka's pitch has always been horrible.

[Schumi]

Abbeycarton unquestionably worse than St. Mels

Possibly the most disturbing thing I've read on here. Glad it was before my time going to games.

[marinobohs]

Whatever about the ground, tolka's pitch has always been horrible.

Pitch at Tolka was historically and for a long time a disgrace (sloping mudbath for half the season) but in fairness when they were spending money the pitch was improved and I seem to recall they were among the first to employ a full time groundsman.
Tolka was always a ground I liked visiting for away games. Richmond and United park (Drogs) always seemed to have a good atmosphere but that may be due to the cramped "away" conditions. Dundalk and sligo have an authentic football feel about them (mainly down to fans).

[osarusan]

Best: Jackman Park / Rathbane

Worst: Priory Park / Hogan Park

[mypost]

Best: RDS

Worst: Monaghan

The only football ground where cows form part of the attendance.

[passerrby]

Best: RDS

Worst: Monaghan

The only football ground where cows form part of the attendance.

yes but they were not the lowest form of life there that day

[passerrby]

sorry cheap shot

best dundalk

worst mels