United Park?

**The Stars** · 14/08/2006, 10:21 AM

Is this place going to be done up or are Drogheda building a new stadium.
Thought there would be seating under where the camera is but know better now.
This is not a dig at Drogheda or anything btw.

It looks class though when you see all the Drogs fans signing and clapping together,as the are all bunch together,nearly filling the stand.

**Dodge** · 14/08/2006, 10:25 AM

Building a new stadium apparently. I like United Park but there's no doubting its run down.

**Drogman.** · 14/08/2006, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Is this place going to be done up or are Drogheda building a new stadium.
Thought there would be seating under where the camera is but know better now.
This is not a dig at Drogheda or anything btw.

It looks class though when you see all the Drogs fans signing and clapping together,as the are all bunch together,nearly filling the stand.

New stadium being built on the edge of the town. Still waiting for planning permission as far as I know and once that has been granted then a UK company, SFI, are going to build the stadium in about 9 months or so.

Utd Park is great for an atmosphere when full, but is run down, no doubt about it. Its a sh*thole but its our sh*thole

**Raheny Red** · 14/08/2006, 11:14 AM

Best away section in the country!

**BohsFans** · 14/08/2006, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by Drogman.

then a UK company, SFI, are going to build the stadium in about 9 months or so.

A Bray job?

**Buller** · 14/08/2006, 2:24 PM

Originally Posted by BohsFans

A Bray job?

Not quite!!!

(see picture below) 10,000 All-Seater All-Covered...

**BohsFans** · 14/08/2006, 2:25 PM

Does the away manager still get his own personnal security guard or was that just for the spoofer?

**gustavo** · 14/08/2006, 2:27 PM

Bohs Fan the site in your sig has been closed down!

**BohsFans** · 14/08/2006, 2:41 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

Bohs Fan the site in your sig has been closed down!

Must have got too abusive!

He's dead to me anyway!

**Peadar** · 14/08/2006, 2:44 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Best away section in the country!

Are you having a laugh?
drogland park is the biggest kip in the league!
The away section is crumbling concrete, with creaking steel overhead. Blind, armless school girls would have done a better job on the steps!
The view is brutal and they try to keep you in there 15 minutes longer than the natives.

Bohs, Pats, Shels, Longford, UCD, Derry and Waterford have all got better conditions for away supporters.

**Raheny Red** · 14/08/2006, 2:56 PM

Nope, the terracing does it for me

**Celdrog** · 14/08/2006, 3:00 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Are you having a laugh?
drogland park is the biggest kip in the league!
The away section is crumbling concrete, with creaking steel overhead. Blind, armless school girls would have done a better job on the steps!
The view is brutal and they try to keep you in there 15 minutes longer than the natives.

Bohs, Pats, Shels, Longford, UCD, Derry and Waterford have all got better conditions for away supporters.

Wow - we have a new record. 12 posts before a langer comes on abusing the Drogs (and disagreeing with the rest of the League).

United Park ain't great - its got a good atmosphere, but hey its ours as our new stadium will be.

Thank God TG4 are showing the Drogs v Cork match. This coupled with the fact that they cannot abide our ground (or town) means less of the children venturing out of Cork.

Cork City's ground on the other hand is, well......... non-existent, and they give out about ours.

**gufct** · 14/08/2006, 3:07 PM

from bailing Drogheda out a long time ago and didnt they pay some consultants �48,000 to tell them this lately?

**The Stars** · 14/08/2006, 3:33 PM

Dont know about best away section in the League but it does have that old charm to it,as in standing terrace.
Whats with all the Lazio stuff wrote on the back of the stand though?

**Drogman.** · 14/08/2006, 3:48 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Are you having a laugh?
drogland park is the biggest kip in the league!
The away section is crumbling concrete, with creaking steel overhead. Blind, armless school girls would have done a better job on the steps!
The view is brutal and they try to keep you in there 15 minutes longer than the natives.

Bohs, Pats, Shels, Longford, UCD, Derry and Waterford have all got better conditions for away supporters.

Each to their own I suppose but for a real football atmosphere when packed then you can't beat it. The away section is in a perfect place so that both home fans and away fans can have a good go at each other (Chanting). You can't do that in Turners Cross, or Flancare park or the RSC.

The FAI own the ground, but we have the option of buying off them for something like E20K, on the condition that we sell the ground and use the money to pump into the new stadium.

**mypost** · 14/08/2006, 4:25 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Bohs, Pats, Shels, Longford, UCD, Derry and Waterford have all got better conditions for away supporters.

Derry is probably the best of that lot. Galway have the best conditions in the 1st Division. Longford is nice too...until the rain comes down.

**Peadar** · 14/08/2006, 4:27 PM

Originally Posted by Celdrog

(and disagreeing with the rest of the League).

Yes, the whole league!

Originally Posted by Celdrog

...means less of the children venturing out of Cork.

Does that mean that your "element" will have no one to attack?
Perhaps they'll go back to their traditional ritual or throwing stones from a safe distance.

TG4 are to only ones crazy enough to try and televise a live evening game from your hovel! When was the last time anyone managed that!

**ColinR** · 14/08/2006, 4:35 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Does that mean that your "element" will have no one to attack?
Perhaps they'll go back to their traditional ritual or throwing stones from a safe distance.

the biggest cork wum thats allowed on foot.ie

its funny paeder that you always seem to bring this up, but any thread that has mentioned the cork fans attacking other fans/players with missiles you always disappear from the thread.

hopefully our element will not attack the cork fans, and hopefully the cork fans will follow the instructions, which hopefully our club will make clearer to them to ensure their safety.

**Cosmo** · 14/08/2006, 4:42 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Does that mean that your "element" will have no one to attack?
Perhaps they'll go back to their traditional ritual or throwing stones from a safe distance.

What? You mean like Corks 'element' throwing bricks and stones at rovers supporters in turners cross - or corks 'element' throwing glass bottles at opposing players or spitting at opposing players - take your pick I suppose

Back to the original post - no plans to do up united park. New ground will be built on the meath side of town (original site for it has been moved unfortunately - but to be honest once we get our new stadium Im not really bothered where it'll be). Fingers crossed it'll be wrapped up soon!

As for united park - a proper old style terraced football ground! In an age of flashy seats, etc creeping in it's great to go up to proper old style terraced ground. Sh!t facilties but theres no doubt away proper or 'old styled' football supporters appreciate it. Any time we play a team from england or scotland they always comment on it and how they miss it when they could see their teams play in sh!tty old styled terraced football grounds! (ffs I even know a bolton supporter who refused to watch them in teh reebox

)

So as said above its a kip, but it's our kip

**Peadar** · 14/08/2006, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmo

What? You mean like Corks 'element' throwing bricks and stones at rovers supporters in turners cross - or corks 'element' throwing glass bottles at opposing players or spitting at opposing players - take your pick I suppose

Were you at Rovers games in TX?
Fair play to you. What season was that then?
I was in your kip a few months ago and watched your punks attack young City fans. I've also been pelted with stones there.

People blow on about terraces because it makes them think they sound like "proper" fans. Big difference between seating in Britain and seating in Ireland is that they make you sit down in Britain. I don't know a ground in Ireland where they make you sit down in the away supporters seating section. Not much different to a terrace then.

For a laugh, why don't you take a picture of the steps in your away section and post it up here. Go on, it's worth seeing.