Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

[fionnsci]

They're just changing the name to "Sour Cream and Onion Hunky Dorys Park".

[Martinho II]

Photo of Oriel Park (2005) from one of the lads on the Dlk forum. Look at the state of the stand compared to the photos posted earlier. New roof, new panels, all painted not to mention the new seating. The old shed was demolished, and new pitch yet to be layed. What a mess that season was, as it took until Sept for us to play a home game.

where did ye have to play yer games instead?

[dfclilywhite]

where did ye have to play yer games instead?

Drogheda and Monaghan anyway I think.

[oriel]

Yeah started off with a few away games, then it was obvious it would take months, moved to Drogs, then Mons until end of Aug. Check out the attendance thread and look at our avg for 2005 !

Total and utter mess of a season.

PS Good news Drogs getting seating installed, I always thought they should have put seating into the terrracing side, one of the easier jobs around the grounds to install, I would have thought.

Looking forward to seeing photos, will clean up the old place very nicely.

[danthesaint]

New seats have started going in at Hunky Dorys Park apparently. This must have something to do with it.

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/20.../news_008.html

why would ya bother, united park or hunky dory park is an eye sore......

[bullit]

New seats have started going in at Hunky Dorys Park apparently. This must have something to do with it.

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/20.../news_008.html

Outstanding work by the webmaster,pay rise i reckon!

[Dunny]

http://www.droghedaunited.ie/news/20.../news_009.html

[punkrocket]

That concrete that the seats are bolted into looks a bit crumbly to me.

[fionnsci]

Surely that more or less halfs the capacity of that side of the ground. What did it hold beforehand? Not more than 1,500 I'd say.....

[Celdrog]

why would ya bother, united park or hunky dory park is an eye sore......

Anyone who can win there thinks its all right

Capacity is now 1500 seating with 1000 standing on the home terrace and about 800 standing in the away terrace

[Louth4sam]

Most importantly it means that Drogheda now comply with licensing criteria for number of seats.

[fionnsci]

Is there still standing space in part of the shed at Oriel Park? If so, is this the only terracing remaining in the ground and what does it hold? Basically I'm wondering what the total capacity is because I wouldn't imagine that it can be much higher than 4,500 if all of the rest of the ground now holds just 3,000.

[srfc1928]

I really like United Park, nice clubhouse and decent away section.
Only problem is, its a bitch to get to from Sligo

[cob655]

Is there still standing space in part of the shed at Oriel Park? If so, is this the only terracing remaining in the ground and what does it hold? Basically I'm wondering what the total capacity is because I wouldn't imagine that it can be much higher than 4,500 if all of the rest of the ground now holds just 3,000.

I havent been up since the seats were put in to the shed but as far as i know that whole side of the ground is full of seats,but behind the back row it looks like you could fit one row of people standing.
also there is still terracing in front of the stand behind the dugouts. and also the home terrace were the seats were put in there is still a good bit of terracing behind them seats.
some people still stand behind the town goals.dont know if thats up to standard though...

[Dodge]

I really like United Park, nice clubhouse and decent away section.

Yeah I'm found of it too. One of the few grounds that feel like football grounds (Sligo is similar)

[oriel]

I always found the terracing on both sides in Utd Park extremely dangerous, the height between the steps are unsafe, hence the restrictions to 2,000 a few yrs ago by the Fire Brigade !


The seating on the far side will really clean the ground up - looking forward to seeing more photos on this, they should seriously think of switching camera sides for TV, would show up the ground so much better now.

Fair play btw for installing seats, I wonder where these came from (ha)

[oriel]

Has any Drogs fan got a photo of those new seats yet in Utd Pk ?

I tried to post up a photo of our shed which is fully complete now with 6 rows of seating, but it didnt turn out too good - no point posting it up.

[Dunny]

Same as some of the seats in the shed.

[Acornvilla]

is there not more room to fit a few more rows because 6 just looks a bit silly?

[oriel]

Thanks Dunny, I saw that one before, was just curious to see if any better photos were available.