Things you'd like to see in LOI grounds

**peadar1987** · 16/02/2010, 6:08 PM

I was thinking more of a scoreboard that could show you the teams, names and numbers, like the yoke that tells you the next station on the DART, just an array of LEDs with text scrolling across. It just makes it a lot more attractive for new supporters, knowing who all the players are!

**mick dundee** · 16/02/2010, 6:12 PM

scoreboard is a good idea galway had one last year if i rember correctley, the bbq at tallaght was nice last year. but i would really like to see a covered area for both home and away supporters, and also game to a game where all supporters get on with eack other and there is no trouble and no need for segeration

**Scrufil** · 16/02/2010, 6:28 PM

Get yourself a little workman's hut put it in a dark sheltered corner. Hang a big white sheet in front of it. Get your computer, set up all the facts and figures and set the view to reverse. Project this onto the back of the sheet. HEY PRESTO! Instant scoreboard.

**Paddyfield** · 16/02/2010, 8:06 PM

Terryland has an electronic scoreboard that also lists out the teams, minutes remaining etc

**Magicme** · 16/02/2010, 8:32 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

Seriously:

Barbecues: Nothing like a barbecue on a summer evening. Attendances would be up due to the punters following the smell of beef We have done a few before and you are right the burgers fly out of the place
Toilets: Nice ones! ours are!
Roofs: Waterproof ones! think ours is
A bar: Plastic cups and cans to go with your Carlisle burger. And make extra revenue we sell beer & spirits & wine etc but due to FAI regulations we can no longer give plastic glasses or allow drinks outta the bar
Scoreboards: Don't have to be too elaborate, but something showing the time, the teams and the scorers wouldn't go amiss. If the hockey pitch at UCD can have one, why not an LOI ground?! We had one of the LED ones you mention in your last post but it was useless so we now have a more simple one but no clock am afraid

Originally Posted by peadar1987

I was thinking more of a scoreboard that could show you the teams, names and numbers, like the yoke that tells you the next station on the DART, just an array of LEDs with text scrolling across. It just makes it a lot more attractive for new supporters, knowing who all the players are!

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Supporters.

Supporters would be nice.

Nothing more, nothing less.

I hear ya!!

Originally Posted by Mr A

It'd be nice to have a few weekends of the season designated as 'family days' and encourage each club to have barbecues, bouncy castles, price promotions and whatever else to get people to bring their kids along. Also, play the games just that week on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. If done right it could bring in a few new people and enhance the image of the league in the various communities.

We planned a family day about 4 times last season and had to cancel them all due to rain. Feckin summer football.

Things like family sections and family rooms are being looked at by a lot of clubs at the moment and I wouldnt be surprised to see them come about by summer. At Halloween 2 years ago we had a game against Longford Town and had a kids party with free goody bags, diluted orange and a fancy dress party with a prize for best costume. It worked quite well and definately something similar will be run again soon. Costs next to nothing to have an area in the club house with a few sweets and drinks for kids at half time but helps bribe them a little!!

Keep the ideas coming people as the League are working on making the match day experience more user friendly and any feedback or ideas are greatly appreciated.

Dillonman, make sure you get your mondog early as they nearly always sell out when your lot come to town!

**Bluebeard** · 16/02/2010, 9:44 PM

Originally Posted by Flanno7hi

I guess the game would be moved to Lansdowne though.

No, part of it is that the LOI ground would be suitable to host it.

And have a running track and be on the Cork Road too, needless to say...

**Celdrog** · 16/02/2010, 10:04 PM

All the barstoolers in your locality would do me nicely.

**Sean South** · 16/02/2010, 10:23 PM

I'd love to see plastic soulless stadiums where day tripping fans sit in silence with their 2.4 children, read their program, munching on snacks, spend the entire game taking photos with their camera phones of over hyped and over paid pansies. I'd also like to see more corporate boxes where the real fans can enjoy the a fine glass of wine while having heated seats and having a 60 inch HD 3D TV to see the action replays.

**Celdrog** · 16/02/2010, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Sean South

I'd love to see plastic soulless stadiums where day tripping fans sit in silence with their 2.4 children, read their program, munching on snacks, spend the entire game taking photos with their camera phones of over hyped and over paid pansies. I'd also like to see more corporate boxes where the real fans can enjoy the a fine glass of wine while having heated seats and having a 60 inch HD 3D TV to see the action replays.

Bugger off to Croke park then

**peadar1987** · 16/02/2010, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by Sean South

I'd love to see plastic soulless stadiums where day tripping fans sit in silence with their 2.4 children, read their program, munching on snacks, spend the entire game taking photos with their camera phones of over hyped and over paid pansies. I'd also like to see more corporate boxes where the real fans can enjoy the a fine glass of wine while having heated seats and having a 60 inch HD 3D TV to see the action replays.

More cynicism!

**thischarmingman** · 16/02/2010, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Sean South

I'd love to see plastic soulless stadiums where day tripping fans sit in silence with their 2.4 children, read their program, munching on snacks, spend the entire game taking photos with their camera phones of over hyped and over paid pansies. I'd also like to see more corporate boxes where the real fans can enjoy the a fine glass of wine while having heated seats and having a 60 inch HD 3D TV to see the action replays.

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**L.T.F.C.** · 16/02/2010, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

From the ridiculous to the sublime:

Seriously:

Barbecues: Nothing like a barbecue on a summer evening. Attendances would be up due to the punters following the smell of beef
Toilets: Nice ones!
Roofs: Waterproof ones!
A bar: Plastic cups and cans to go with your Carlisle burger. And make extra revenue
Scoreboards: Don't have to be too elaborate, but something showing the time, the teams and the scorers wouldn't go amiss. If the hockey pitch at UCD can have one, why not an LOI ground!

UCD hockey pitch is the national pitch for hockey.
We have a scoreboard.
Cans? Of drink?

**Dunny** · 16/02/2010, 11:49 PM

Scoreboard? Pfft. It aint hard to keep time and scores like....

**Dodge** · 16/02/2010, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

Scoreboard? Pfft. It aint hard to keep time and scores like....

Yeah, and you don't need one for sending offs this year either

Luckily. Galway have one. Brillian tplanning by Leeson again

**DmanDmythDledge** · 17/02/2010, 12:49 AM

Mad Tom

**sheao** · 17/02/2010, 12:27 PM

Cork City FORAS co-op .

**Candystripe** · 17/02/2010, 2:58 PM

A lot of talk about scoreboards on this thread.

Derry City are having a video scoreboard installed and have teamed up with a company which will be able to show highlites of the game at half-time with sponsors buying time advertising on it.

It should be in place within the next two months.

It will be a 4m x 3m in size and be where the current scoreboard is ATM.

**SkStu** · 17/02/2010, 3:05 PM

of all the things in the whole world that people could pick to have in the LOI grounds and only one picks a stripper while about 20 pick scoreboards....

Geek central!