Drogs new Stadium

**Partizan** · 20/11/2012, 9:14 AM

So who is funding this proposed new stadium?

**Charlie Darwin** · 20/11/2012, 8:36 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

So that'll be 2 artificial surfaces, both in Louth. I just hope it doesn't end up like Dundalks, an absolute disaster of a pitch for league games.

Good god. Is Louth really so far north that they can't maintain a grass pitch year-round?

**bullit** · 20/11/2012, 8:39 PM

And an All-weather racetrack at Dundalk Stadium!! No grass in Louth.

**nigel-harps1954** · 20/11/2012, 8:42 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Good god. Is Louth really so far north that they can't maintain a grass pitch year-round?

Imagine how bad it is in Donegal so.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 20/11/2012, 8:49 PM

word around de town is that we will be shortly returning to grass or seriously considering it

**White Horse** · 20/11/2012, 8:56 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Good god. Is Louth really so far north that they can't maintain a grass pitch year-round?

Great grass on our council pitches though.

Almost as good as yours.

**Partizan** · 21/11/2012, 11:10 AM

Pie.in.the.sky.

**Dodge** · 21/11/2012, 11:36 AM

I actualy thought this was a positive step until I read stuff like

The way I see things is that an All-Ireland league will come

and while Hoey says

The stadium will have an artificial playing area which will be state of the art and of the very best quality.

they article also states

The fact that it will have an artificial surface means that it will be made available to local schools and youth teams

If they're building it for 3,500 seat but it can be extended to 8,000 then it sound like it'll be just stand...

**nigel-harps1954** · 21/11/2012, 1:10 PM

If built, it's looking like an Athlone Town stadium job. One stand with a view to 3 more being put in place, which I dislike. If you're building a new stadium, just build the whole thing and be done with.

**adamd164** · 21/11/2012, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If built, it's looking like an Athlone Town stadium job. One stand with a view to 3 more being put in place, which I dislike. If you're building a new stadium, just build the whole thing and be done with.

Off topic, but what's the story with new Harps stadium? It must be coming along.

**nigel-harps1954** · 21/11/2012, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by adamd164

Off topic, but what's the story with new Harps stadium? It must be coming along.

Work is ongoing at the minute. Apparently steel structures to go in place very early in the new year. From then on, it's plain sailing.

**redobit** · 21/11/2012, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Work is ongoing at the minute. Apparently steel structures to go in place very early in the new year. From then on, it's plain sailing.

Ye have been saying that fir the last 5 years ffs

**nigel-harps1954** · 21/11/2012, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

Ye have been saying that fir the last 5 years ffs

Quote me on that.

**redobit** · 21/11/2012, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Quote me on that.

Quote you on what - 'From then on, it's plain sailing'.

Ya, thats a date to keep in your diary. Suir it's only taken a couple of years to get out of the ground.

**nigel-harps1954** · 22/11/2012, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by redobit

Quote you on what - 'From then on, it's plain sailing'.

Ya, thats a date to keep in your diary. Suir it's only taken a couple of years to get out of the ground.

Sligo lads are just jealous we'll have a proper stadium.

**BonnieShels** · 22/11/2012, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Work is ongoing at the minute. Apparently steel structures to go in place very early in the new year. From then on, it's plain sailing.

A floating stadium? Nice!

**marinobohs** · 22/11/2012, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

Drogheda Independent reporting today that plans for a new Drogheda United stadium are at an advanced stage and a planning application is imminent. United Park is to become a Medical Centre/Pharmacy to supplement Our Lady of Lourdes hospital across the road while the Drogs move across the River Boyne to a 3.500 seater stadium on the site of the former Coca Cola plant on Donore Road.

Drogheda, commercial development, new stadium. What could possibly go wrong ?

**oriel** · 22/11/2012, 8:08 PM

Originally Posted by jinxy lilywhite

word around de town is that we will be shortly returning to grass or seriously considering it

The hope is to be back on grass for the start of the 2014 season.

**Charlie Darwin** · 22/11/2012, 8:13 PM

Well there you go, Drogs are probably getting a deal on second-hand astro.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 22/11/2012, 8:25 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Well there you go, Drogs are probably getting a deal on second-hand astro.

In a nutshell while it is a good revenue earner the reputation of them it is somewhat prohibitive to the clubs growth. The top top players in this league who can pick and choose clubs will not sign for a club who play on it. in its time in OP i have never seen a nasty injury on it and personally i think it is fine but then again i am a rubbish footballer and luckily i dont need to earn a living from playing football.