Council Backs Rovers

**Buller** · 13/02/2006, 5:08 PM

The council have voted 22 to 4 in todays meeting to, without further delay, complete the stadium as to the original specifications;
I.E. as a football stadium for rovers!!!

Builders should be back on site within a few weeks...

(Bye Bye Gaah!!!

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SRFC FORUM

**Buller** · 13/02/2006, 5:13 PM

The first phase will be completed now with government funding, which will include the stand and other facilities around it like the integrated clubhouse and shop and the carpark etc...
Second phase will be completed at a later date when funds are available i suppose.
Im sooooo happy. We finally got what we deserved!

I'd been waiting for news all day!!

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**BohsFans** · 13/02/2006, 5:29 PM

Originally Posted by Buller

and the carpark ect...

It's etc

**pete** · 13/02/2006, 6:15 PM

This means 3000 capacity for the immediate future?

With all the money spent already & in the future woudl expect more than 1 stand & 3 mud/gravel banks?

**Bald Student** · 13/02/2006, 8:50 PM

Originally Posted by pete

This means 3000 capacity for the immediate future?

With all the money spent already & in the future woudl expect more than 1 stand & 3 mud/gravel banks?

Is that 3,000 capacity or 3,000 seats? Remember you can fit about 1,500 just standing around the pitch.

**Roverstillidie** · 13/02/2006, 9:55 PM

Originally Posted by Bald Student

Is that 3,000 capacity or 3,000 seats? Remember you can fit about 1,500 just standing around the pitch.

3000 seats with another 3000 to follow later.

Originally Posted by pete

With all the money spent already & in the future woudl expect more than 1 stand & 3 mud/gravel banks?

yeah turnips cross was always an all seater ground with no gravel and mud.

we beat the gaa and a bunch of property speculators and get the thing done, and thats your tuppence worth?

and as for bohs fans, we have a stadium, you might not. oh how things change....

**De Town** · 13/02/2006, 9:57 PM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

It's etc

Good God that is low

**daveh** · 13/02/2006, 9:59 PM

Turners Cross didnt cost €8 million

**Roverstillidie** · 13/02/2006, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by daveh

Turners Cross didnt cost €8 million

nor does tallaght. not even approaching that money.

**Dazzy** · 13/02/2006, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by De Town

Good God that is low

It didnt even come from a UCD fan

**Buller** · 13/02/2006, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by De Town

Good God that is low

lol, and i was expecting something much worse from the bohs fans...
I say that took loads of brain power!!

**chippie0001** · 13/02/2006, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

3000 seats with another 3000 to follow later.

yeah turnips cross was always an all seater ground with no gravel and mud.

we beat the gaa and a bunch of property speculators and get the thing done, and thats your tuppence worth?

and as for bohs fans, we have a stadium, you might not. oh how things change....

Just home from our AGM and curious, but how the hell do you work out we may not have a stadium. If nothing else we are sitting on prime real estate we own 100% so there is little fear that we won't have a stadium.

**Roverstillidie** · 13/02/2006, 11:16 PM

chippie, i couldnt be arsed.
bohsfans decided that his contribution was a snide comment.
you may be sitting on whatever, but the fact is the sharks are circling. its a silly time for any bozo to be getting smart on the stadium front.

**BohsFans** · 14/02/2006, 1:37 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

bohsfans decided that his contribution was a snide comment.

I didn't expect anything less from you.
Your friend Buller couldn't even spell etc FFS, I was just correcting him

At the end of the day, we own our own ground, you on the other hand never will

**BohsFans** · 14/02/2006, 1:40 AM

Originally Posted by Dazzy

It didnt even come from a UCD fan

I know, I was surprised!

Speaking of ground ownership, what's the craic with the Brandywell these days?

**De Town** · 14/02/2006, 8:58 AM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

Your friend Buller couldn't even spell etc FFS, I was just correcting him

It's called a typo. We all have them at some stage

**Buller** · 14/02/2006, 9:06 AM

Thank you De Town, I was looking for the word...

Now can we get back on topic!!!

Irish Independent:

Rovers delight as council close Tallaght to GAA

Eoin Dunne

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The way has been cleared for Shamrock Rovers to move into the new municipal stadium in Tallaght. South Dublin County Council yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of completing the Tallaght stadium as an venue exclusively for soccer.

Despite some vigorous lobbying by the Dublin GAA's county board, 22 councillors voted in favour of the plans, while only four voted against. The decision to keep Gaelic games out of the venue has cleared the way for government funding to be freed up for the stadium. The builders are now expected to begin work within weeks.

It is thought that another E4million will be required to complete the stadium, which will hold 6,000 people when completed and Shamrock Rovers could be playing home games there as soon as next September. However, a more likely date for the opening of the stadium is the start of the 2007 season.

The possibility has also arisen in recent weeks that St Patrick's Athletic could come on board and share the ground with Rovers. This would mirror the proposal that Bohemians and Shelbourne would share Dalymount Park. The two northside clubs have already had some exploratory talks on the subject.

In a statement, Rovers' chairman Jonathan Roche said: "Today is a great day for Shamrock Rovers and we can't wait to bring Eircom League football to Tallaght and finally provide our magnificent supporters with a place we can call home.

"This exciting news means that we can continue our on-going plan of transforming Rovers into a community-based football club, as well as bringing the Hoops back to the southside.

"Our club has been forced to reside temporarily in various locations around Dublin ever since we lost Glenmalure Park in 1987. After a nightmare 19-year wait, Shamrock Rovers are finally heading home," said Roche.

"We would also like to thank the Minister, John O'Donoghue, and all the other elected representatives who have supported Shamrock Rovers and the Tallaght Stadium Project throughout this lengthy process."

**Roverstillidie** · 14/02/2006, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

At the end of the day, we own our own ground, you on the other hand never will

hahahaha. are you living in a cave. go onto gypo web and read the howls of panic about the potential sale of 1/2 of dalyer to oily fc.

**BohDiddley** · 14/02/2006, 9:53 AM

Let's put the childish one-upmanship aside for a minute, because this is in fact a very good development.
It's the first time in living memory that Irish football has put one over on the GAA, so on that score, I'm happy. Ties in nicely with 'De Dubs' being hammered too.
Now, wasn't that mature? Slightly grudging, I'll admit, but mature.

**Kingdom** · 14/02/2006, 10:21 AM

It took 12 non Rovers supporters to actually post a "congrats-best-of-luck-with-it-blah" post. I would have thought that given the current tone of the FAI trying to fcuk over the eL that the rival supporters might actually have a bit more comradeship(sp?) than constantly sniping and pulling the p!ss out of each other?

Anyway South Dublin will eventually have a super duper little Stadium smack bang in the middle of probably the biggest suburb of the capital. And the GAA are kept out too. This is good news for the eL. I'd imagine also this new ground would be a prime candidate for hosting the U21 games in the future?

And regardless of who I support a vibrant , settled (!) Shamrock Rovers will be good for the league, non?