Originally Posted by Bald Student
Anto think of the fun if they instituted that policy in Bohs v Rovers games. All the casuals clambering onto the pitch for a half time kickabout, it would be just like the Christmas Day match in no-mans land during WW1.
One of you would have to give up the Burberry though, as it would get a bit confusing working out whose who....
Finally the pitch saga is at an end. FAI have decided that capacity will be 5,000 for the game. I got my ticket today - apparantly they are selling like hot cakes. It is looking like it might even sell out.
Roll on Friday.
Yeah got mine today as well, Oriel can hold 6000 but FAI put a max of 5000 smart move. Still a lot of work to be done tv stands, ad boards, tunnel, putting seats into the dugouts and fencing off behind the carrick road goals.
Children in the dark cause accidents.
Accidents in the dark cause children.
then it has nothing to do with cork either. you dont own turners cross, the munster fa do. remember that, "biy"Sorry, this was a conversation for clubs who actually have a ground they can call home.
Noitce how it was only Longford fans calling for a return to Winter football in this thread. As usual no ambition, no forward thinking.
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and the winter weather acts as an equalizer, making it more difficult to play good passing football due to boggy pitches, wind and rain.
Cork are afraid of winter football as the high winds would affect their hoof-ball tactics.
Why were the PFAI meeting with the dundalk players tonight?
Also, latest drogs statement:
"The Board of Drogheda United have received a communication from the F.A.I. stating that a F.I.F.A. Referee will inspect the Dundalk Pitch tomorrow morning (Thursday 25th August) to determine its playability. "
Last edited by Cosmo; 24/08/2005 at 9:05 PM.
DAN CONNOR HATES CITY, HE HATES LANGERS
You obvioulsy haven't seen City play much in the last couple of years.
There wasn't much hoofball when we destroyed UCD 5-1 a few weeks back.....
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I'm not sure on what basis you make that assertion, they may not have been articulated publically as yet, but a significant number of administrators within the game have expressed serious misgivings about summer football, as I think a straw poll of eircom League chairmen would attest.
For an additional perspective, it's worth noting that Swedish league is "likely" (according to my sources there) to revert to an Autumn/Spring rhythm in the near future (probably by 2007, if not sooner), with fixtures commencing in early August, pausing for a break in December, resuming in March/April and concluding in mid-June.
The reasoning behind the proposed move includes the increased quality and availability of synthetic surfaces, as well as the perceived adverse impact (borne out by Malmo's recent elimination) upon Swedish clubs in Europe, who are often field teams in European competition which differ radically from those which qualified via the Allsvenskan.
A leading authority on League of Ireland football since 2003. You're probably wrong.
Consider one with a roof over it :-) then the possibilities are endless.
With 5 (fold away) rows of seats going each side, thats 2,000 seats. Then about 1,000 can stand around and watch. There are 2 of these in my neighbourhood (admittedly its Iceland) both are UEFA certified. pitch size 105m x 58m, pitch arena 120m x 90m
http://egilshollin.is/english.htm
this one cost about €8m to build but it is a complete sports centre.
It doesn't have to be built to the same standard.
One club in a country town (pop 5,000) built an indoor arena with a small pitch for training 50m x 30m for about €700,000. Industrial construction standard.
The pitches are used non stop until midnight every day. Registered clubs have priority but off peak its possible for any joe soap to rent the pitch. You can have 2 games playing across the pitch 55m x 35 m. then it costs €95 per hour for half the pitch. Thats student rate, playing at 10.00pm.
Day time rental costs are much much higher.
Real money is in renting it out for rock concerts, holds 18,000 unseated, here's a few pictures from a seated concert
http://www.domingo.is/English/index.htm
The clubs here just borrow the funds from the banks and make it pay for itself OR don't sign players like Foley.
If a few hick clubs up here can get this together it does demonstrate how far EL clubs have yet to progress. The Dundalk venture is exciting.
Where exactly on this thread? Someone saying it may be another factor in the arguement.... Mores the pity you wouldn't disappear from here like your mate the corner....
I think if the pitch proves to be a success and plays like grass, it should at least be considered by other clubs. As previously mentioned, the potential to rent it out would be huge, plus the savings on training pitch rent for the club, plus availability for the underage teams, clubs with bars getting the knock on effects of people stopping for a pint....
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
You tell me where I said we own the ground?
Typical Rovers, flying off the handle without getting someone to read the post to them first!
Can you please name all the eL clubs who own the ground they play in and then get your parole officer to type it here for everyone to read it.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
How can someone make such a blatantly incorrect statement? And post it on the internet. In writing.
"I don’t want to tempt fate, but Thierry Henry is not having one of his best nights." - RTE co-commentator Jim Beglin, minutes before TH struck the stunning winner.
Colm, as Macy says where have Longford supporters been advocating a return to winter football? In any case the "grounds" for a return would not be playing surfaces but the decrease in gates due to clashes with GAA fixtures.
Anyway I think we are excluded from this thread on the basis that we own our own pitch.
I can only tell you that Sligo Rovers and the people of sligo own The Showgrounds and it can not be used for any other purpose other than Soccer. Also we have just built a new Sate of the Art 'Mondoturf' pitch in The Showgrounds,beside the main pitch.
Longford fans would have seen it being built when they were down a month or so back.
What I want is a club where the club actually own the ground.
Not Mr. Fat Chequebook who is the club director or not some local community association.
Have Boot Disk, will travel
Eh, Bohemians own Dalymount Park.
Interesting! Why is there a fear that it will be sold out from under you so then?
Have Boot Disk, will travel
We can only sell it if we own it in the first place.
Where are you going with this arguement?
Dalymount Park is 100% owned by the members of the club, for any part of the land to be sold it has to be approved by a vote of the members.
No county councils.
No sugar-daddys
No property developer investors
You can't get any more "owned" than that.
If it f*cks up, and we have to sell the gound, it's because we f*cked it up ourselves. We cannot be shafted by anybody outside the club.
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