Groundhopping Dublin - Old Stadia

[Dodge]

the pitch was where the horses run around for showjumping. there was another stand there at the time,but has since been demolished.
to be pedantic the crowd v pats was 22300 afaik. after a 0-0 bore-fest, the following week there were 12000-13000 at Rovers next game

Obviously 10,000 Pats fan at it I was stuck in the terrace to the right of the main stand. Fecking awful place to watch a game

[Red&White]

Just wondering, what's the nearest football club (amateur or senior) to me? (I live in Rathmines, Dublin)

Cheers

[Gareth]

Rathmines, well league of ireland wise it would be UCD?

However you really wanna go watch Shelbourne in Tolka Park and become a Shels supporter.

[NY Hoop]

the pitch was where the horses run around for showjumping. there was another stand there at the time,but has since been demolished.
to be pedantic the crowd v pats was 22300 afaik. after a 0-0 bore-fest, the following week there were 12000-13000 at Rovers next game

A journo asked McNamara after the first game the attendance and he plucked 22,000 out of the air. Considering there were only 7,200 seats there at the time there was no chance of an extra 15,000 on terraces........

KOH

[Schumi]

Whereabouts near the RDS is the soccer ground?

The entrances are on Simmonscourt Road and Angelsea Road. It's where the 'D4' is on this map. I don't think it's usually open to stroll around if there's nothing on there though.

[Bald Student]

Whereabouts near the RDS is the soccer ground? I was at the RDS for the Iron Maiden concert last year, but saw nothing but horse-racing tracks/greyhound tracks.

Then you were standing on where the ground is.

[Jerry The Saint]

Then you were standing on where the ground is.

Not sure where you saw the Horse Racing/Greyhound tracks The Horse Show is held on the grass which was used for Shamrock and Leinster Rugby matches.

The "RDS experience" is very different for rugby than it was for soccer. Temporary stands on 3 sides, temporary floodlights, plenty of bar and food facilities. Might not fly with FIFA/UEFA but worked out very well on a short-term basis to fit the need for that type of stadium. Shows how poor the facilities at the likes of Tolka/Dalymount/Richmond are that they can't be used for such events.

[NY Hoop]

Not sure where you saw the Horse Racing/Greyhound tracks The Horse Show is held on the grass which was used for Shamrock and Leinster Rugby matches.

The "RDS experience" is very different for rugby than it was for soccer. Temporary stands on 3 sides, temporary floodlights, plenty of bar and food facilities. Might not fly with FIFA/UEFA but worked out very well on a short-term basis to fit the need for that type of stadium. Shows how poor the facilities at the likes of Tolka/Dalymount/Richmond are that they can't be used for such events.

Since we left they put in corporate boxes as well. IMO one of the reasons we are in a mess regarding grounds is that we left there too early.

KOH

[Dodge]

Well if they has enough scope as the RDS I'm sure we could.