GAA clubs threaten judicial review on Tallaght stadium

**hoops1** · 31/03/2006, 2:46 PM

Written By Colm Keys who im sure will be
availing of the finest corporate hospitality whenever
in Croke Park
Its the bit where he says
"Good luck to Shamrock Rovers and every other
socer club that wants to sell up there groundsmake tidy profit excuse their
members from fundraising and move to a turn key premises largely provided for by the exchequer"
He is obviously deliberately misleading the public or is living in cloud
cookoo land or in pure ignorance if he thinks that is Rovers ploy.
There is so much wrong with that statement it would take a month to write it all

He claims the stadium is almost entirely funded by the exchequer
Not mentioning the 4 million put into by Rovers and the FAI

He states the good will of the GAA in letting Soccer and Rugby into Croke
Park not mentioning the huge sums of money they will make from this

This is all about greed
Look at the facilties of the six clubs on the internet!
Dont tell me they have a need for this stadium

**Dodge** · 31/03/2006, 2:55 PM

Not exactly DvB, I'm fairly sure we'd be number one there but thats not really the point.

My preferred option is no stadium in Tallaght at all. Let Rovers rent (a government funded) Richmond Park from Pats and let the GAA die...

I'll settle for us is Richmond and to hell with the rest of you

**Billy Lord** · 31/03/2006, 3:06 PM

Dodge: your belligerence is admirable. Are you sure you're not a closet Hoop?

**Dodge** · 31/03/2006, 3:07 PM

Thats the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to me. Honestly, a little bit of me just died.

**WeAreRovers** · 31/03/2006, 3:10 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Thats the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to me. Honestly, a little bit of me just died.

It's never bothered your mate with the drum.

KOH

**John83** · 31/03/2006, 3:13 PM

Originally Posted by d f x-

My sarcasm meter hasn't registered anything - it must be another case of a Slig missing the point/joke...

I think you need a new sarcasm meter.

**Dodge** · 31/03/2006, 3:15 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

It's never bothered your mate with the drum.

KOH

That because he's a Rovers' cnut

**dfx-** · 31/03/2006, 3:17 PM

Naah, Rogue Trader's next post meant it went off the scale that time, just not for the first post, so it's working alright..

+ new sarcasm meters are difficult to find - I've asked around before, it's much cheaper to react in an over-the-top, abhorrently incorrect, judgemental way instead.

**wws** · 31/03/2006, 3:19 PM

TRY THE "iRELAND" THREADS MATE!

**gspain** · 31/03/2006, 3:41 PM

Guys remember this debate is not about opening up Tallaght. this is about DELAYING Tallaght for years.

If Tallaght goes ahead as planned I expect a rugby match or two may well be played there in the future but I'll guarantee the bigots will not play a single game there eventhough many of their games can be played on a football sized pitch.

**hoops1** · 31/03/2006, 3:57 PM

and then the GAA decides seen as though there is no ground there
We will buy it new ground, No Competition
RIP Rovers

**Dodge** · 31/03/2006, 4:46 PM

Originally Posted by northside hoop

Exactly.

If the GAA are successful with their judicial review then the government will simply withdraw funding and no stadium will be built.

Fine with me.

**Comic Book Guy** · 31/03/2006, 4:47 PM

Have to say this is a despicable move by the GAA clubs involved, I can't see the die hard (sorry, more fanatical) hoops fans taking this lying down, at least I hope they won't.
I wonder if there are any EL fans in the particular area who have kids that play underage GAA for the clubs in question? If they were to, let's say, stop sending their kids along as a protest I'm sure these clubs wouldn't be long changing their tune.
I know that last paragraph may seem fanciful or absurd but the bottom line to Rovers support is not to take this lying down. You guys have suffered enough without having your plans scuppered by some petty bogball o-fee-shuls.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 01/04/2006, 1:28 PM

[/B What we're looking for is a mirror image to Parnell Park on the southside," spokesman for the six Tallaght clubs David Kennedy said today. "There is no stadium facility on Dublin's southside to promote Gaelic Games."
From a previous post...../B]

Oh boo fooking hoo. Soccer has not got any worthwhile facilities in this country. We do not even have a national stadium for our international team to play home matches in. We are , thanks to the good offices of the IRFU, permitted to use their facilities.

I hope that if you are forced to build your Southside Parnell Park on your 28 GAH acres in RATHCOOLE that the GAA does the decent thing and split Dublin in two for GAA purposes. SO that there are two Dublins and that miserable GAH heads like David what's his face will only see All-Ireland trophies in the Croke Park Museum !

**CollegeTillIDie** · 01/04/2006, 1:38 PM

Originally Posted by Comic Book Guy

Have to say this is a despicable move by the GAA clubs involved, I can't see the die hard (sorry, more fanatical) hoops fans taking this lying down, at least I hope they won't.
I wonder if there are any EL fans in the particular area who have kids that play underage GAA for the clubs in question? If they were to, let's say, stop sending their kids along as a protest I'm sure these clubs wouldn't be long changing their tune....... You guys have suffered enough without having your plans scuppered by some petty bogball o-fee-shuls.

Great suggestion... but are we as a nation supplied with enough backbone to do it?

**Comic Book Guy** · 01/04/2006, 7:12 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Great suggestion... but are we as a nation supplied with enough backbone to do it?

I'm afraid we don't, without wanting to be too deep, the saga of the Rossport 5 proved that.

**TonyD** · 04/04/2006, 8:24 PM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

exactly. Would anyone challenge a local authority for building a swimming pool because it didn't incorporate a tennis court?

Sonofstan, did you notice that Kieran Cunningham thieved your swimming pool/tennis court analogy in The Star the other day ? I'd sue if I were you.

**sonofstan** · 04/04/2006, 10:49 PM

No, but it strikes me that foot.ie should find some way of levying the media annually for stories/ gossip/ pithy analogies that lazy journos pick up here

**pete** · 05/04/2006, 12:38 PM

Why don't the GAA complain when the government builds greyhound tracks around the country as these are 100% funded by the state? Should really be a GAA pitch in the middle of the tracks...

**manic da hoop** · 05/04/2006, 3:23 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Why don't the GAA complain when the government builds greyhound tracks around the country as these are 100% funded by the state? Should really be a GAA pitch in the middle of the tracks...

Because greyhound racing does not pose a direct threat to them. The GAA has been loosing the battle for players and supporters on the southside of Dublin for years. Tallaght, as yet, remains an untapped source with massive potential for both football (soccer) and GAA. Whoever gets in there first wins.