Markets Field Renovations??

**bluewhitearmy** · 13/02/2015, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jofspring

Ya would be nice to have it fully opened but if the capacity can be anywhere near accommodating for 1,800 that could prove to be a lot more than is needed. I wouldn't imagine we can expect anymore than that and if anything could be a lot lower than it. If the capacity is reduced then the club could really push for people to buy tickets early to avoid disappointment. Would be good to see it marked as sell out, even at a smaller capacity.

Ya I can't remember what the stand is supposedly gonna be able to hold but I think its over 1000 anyway so if could manage to get that away stand and popular side done should be enough.

**osarusan** · 13/02/2015, 1:40 PM

F**king painful reading through this thread and seeing yet another opportunity being ****ed away.

**Martinho II** · 13/02/2015, 8:27 PM

what was market field used for over the years since 1984 lads?

**Jofspring** · 13/02/2015, 9:46 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

what was market field used for over the years since 1984 lads?

Greyhound track up to around 2007.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 13/02/2015, 11:02 PM

With my current work schedule, it actually looks like I'll be missing most home games for most of the season. But on the bright side, more chance that my first Markets Field experience will be in the completed stadium...

**bluewhitearmy** · 14/02/2015, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

With my current work schedule, it actually looks like I'll be missing most home games for most of the season. But on the bright side, more chance that my first Markets Field experience will be in the completed stadium...

Can't make it down for a year or 5?

**Mr A** · 17/02/2015, 5:10 PM

http://www.limerickfc.ie/statement-f...-markets-field

Club statement on delay to Markets Field move.

**The Donie Forde** · 17/02/2015, 5:22 PM

Limerick v Cork City coming up soon in the Munster Senior Cup - any idea where that might be played? Jackman?

**bluewhitearmy** · 17/02/2015, 5:25 PM

Originally Posted by LFC Blue

Very little traffic on this thread which presumably is a good thing!! The doom and gloom merchants would surely be posting if the Markets Field redevelopment wasn't going to plan. Squad development might not be going too well but judging by the Markets Field facebook site things seem to be going smoothly at the famous Garryowen venue.

Those damn doom and gloom merchants sher wasn't it clear to everyone that it was all just fine.

**faceoff** · 17/02/2015, 7:03 PM

No huge surprise there.Place is no where near ready and people who thought it would should get their heads examined.Where they gonna go now.Jackman prob only option.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 17/02/2015, 7:06 PM

Jackman doesn't meet the requirements, so FAI would need to approve some leeway in regards that. Can they afford to rent Thomond anymore? Such a depressing mess around the club at the moment.

**Jofspring** · 17/02/2015, 7:23 PM

Well it's supposedly €2,000 euro a game for Thomond Park. Jackman was costing close to €1,000 as far as I know, give or take a few hundred.

**Lims4ever** · 17/02/2015, 8:18 PM

What a shambles it's been one thing after another I feel sorry for the people that have worked hard over the last few years and the mess it has become hard to see where they go from here , I have had a season ticket for the last few years but who would buy one before This season not sure if there was going to even be a season, how they can only tell 3 weeks before the start of the season it won't be ready is beyond me I think there is a lot more to this than were led to believe

**donnrua** · 17/02/2015, 8:51 PM

Originally Posted by Lims4ever

What a shambles it's been one thing after another I feel sorry for the people that have worked hard over the last few years and the mess it has become hard to see where they go from here , I have had a season ticket for the last few years but who would buy one before This season not sure if there was going to even be a season, how they can only tell 3 weeks before the start of the season it won't be ready is beyond me I think there is a lot more to this than were led to believe

I was in the Markets Field this morning and was told by lads working on site that it wouldn't be ready until May/June!

**LFC Blue** · 17/02/2015, 9:00 PM

Make no mistake this news is an absolute unmitigated disaster. The whole credibility of our chairman is now brought in to question for the first time as he stated unequivocally 10 days ago that the MF would be good to go.This will take the wind completely out our sails in our move home.i actually called to the ground today for the first time and despite a lot of people power and activity it was clear that they were running out of time. On a positive note (to avoid joining the rest of the doom and gloom merchants on here) the markets field gave off a great aura today and despite being only half ready you can get the sense of what a great inner city venue of character it really is.

**faceoff** · 17/02/2015, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by donnrua

I was in the Markets Field this morning and was told by lads working on site that it wouldn't be ready until May/June!

Just gets better and better.POS is hiding something for some reason or other.How the hell do they expect people to rally round them when its one big mess after another.

**Lim till i die** · 17/02/2015, 10:59 PM

Id said it before and i'll say it again, sort the lease out and Hogan Park is a much better option than being in thrall to those clowns.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 17/02/2015, 11:05 PM

I refuse to believe that the club admin didn't know this was coming until now. POS's credibility taking a bit of a blow here, I mean:

October 1st: Chairman is "absolutely confident" MF will be ready for March.

Christmas: "Once again, thank you for your support and see you in the Markets Field in March!"

February 3rd: "The club will also return to the Markets Field in March 2015"

February 5th: Club seeks group bookings for 17 home games.

Today's announcement is a really disheartening one. O'Sullivan talked a lot about wanting more support, and its been very hard to conjure it up at the best moments of the last two years. What does he expect now, with nowhere to play and a team that will almost certainly be in a relegation battle?

**Lim till i die** · 17/02/2015, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by LFC Blue

The markets field gave off a great aura today and despite being only half ready you can get the sense of what a great inner city venue of character it really is.

I think everyone will join me in saying that this is truly wonderful news.

**thomas72** · 18/02/2015, 7:13 AM

This is a disaster what an absolute mess this has turned out to be 3 weeks to kick off and we are now homeless aswell as a **** poor squad that is only going one way.
So the question now is were do we play or home games now?? Because hogan park and jackman will not pass premier league licence minimum seats required both don't have it.
Only one narrow entrance into both grounds health and safety problem not a chance of a licence.

Limerick will end up playing home games up in Galway