They played on Thomond as well.
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Tallaght I assume, especially if you include all the money wasted by the previous Rovers board and the legal challenges.
SDCC put the final cost at €11.2 million, although this doesn't specify what they included: http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx...=939&pid=16099
So Dalymount is being done in phases... code for "we'll see how it goes and we can back out half way through if we want" I worry about this plan. Massive 4,500 seater main stand and 10,000 capacity and phased construction. Too ambitious and too many caveats on other things happening.. I'll believe it when I see it... Good luck to Bohs, seems they're going to have job filling that ground or even half filling it... hope I'm wrong...
A 4,500 main stand is a bit mad. Can't be good for atmosphere or image to have one half empty stand in use 90% of the time. Feels like a missed opportunity to get it right, notwithstanding the fact that it's certainly a very positive development on the whole.
Not sure how Shels are eventually gonna fit into this. It's hard enough to get communities to support one local team, let alone two. I've been thinking about Rovers' success in Tallaght, would there be any merit in Shels jumping ship to Swords? Huge population growth, space to develop, a metro (maybe) linking it to the city down the line. Hypothetical obviously given the money it would cost. Also, I'm sure the fans would have serious issues with their club being moved. Still though, I think it'd be good for LOI football in Dublin.
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Capacity of Finn Park increased by 600 for the new season.
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Should be an interesting meeting tomorrow with Harps supporters over stadium development news etc
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Bohs are averaging about 1,900 per game... hitting maybe 3,000 for big games... if they apply for planning for 10,000 and there's objections then the excessive scale could be one excuse to scupper this project...(see Casement Park.. Granted it's NI but the same principles apply in planning... i.e. the principle of Need vs Want) http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/art...-story-so-far/
I don't see why 6,000 or 7,000 wouldn't be enough and still have enough capacity for European games / derby games / friendlies etc.. I can't see why we 5000 seats plus terracing for 2,000 wouldn't be enough for any LOI club... (Terracing can be converted for all seater games if necessary... not that stupid expensive rail seating)
I really like the idea of redeveloping this grand old ground and I think it deserves to be redeveloped and Bohs given a proper home for 50-60 years..but if you read what's out in the media all they're committing to is a pitch and a single big stand and everything else is on the long finger it seems.... correct me if I'm wrong but don't Bohs already have an adequate pitch and a big stand already? If DCC and the FAI are serious about this then they should progress this as a single project with all stands being built at the same time.. I think this whole "Phased" approach is a bit dodgy..
If you put Shels in the arrangement as well... how's it going to be for atmosphere is there's less than 1,000 people in a 10,000 all seater? Better leave Shels in Tolka and give them €2-3 million to fix the place up.. and knock some of the worst parts..
If I was a Bohs fan I'd be quite worried by all the uncertainty in this idea...
innit though??
They aren't applying. Dublin City Council are applying to, well, Dublin City Council.
It's not really about what a LOI club wants. It's about what DCC wants. And yes they are differentI don't see why 6,000 or 7,000 wouldn't be enough and still have enough capacity for European games / derby games / friendlies etc.. I can't see why we 5000 seats plus terracing for 2,000 wouldn't be enough for any LOI club...
DCC want to develop a stadium that they can use for multiple events, not just football. So they're never going to cater for Bohs wants and needs.
(and Bohs will be fairly happy to see it develop at a slow pace as long as they're playing there and have enough room for themselves to grow )
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Work underway at Finn Park to meet licensing requirements for Premier Division.
Floodlights need an upgrade, dressing rooms and showers being upgraded, a new medical room and control room going in and seating is to get derogation due to work recommencing on new stadium in a few weeks.
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Brilliant news but when I hear things like 'Floodlights need an upgrade, dressing rooms and showers being upgraded, a new medical room and control room going in' I always think 'Shouldn't that all have been done ages ago' and 'Will there be enough time'!!
Looking forward to going there to see Harps v Pat's
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Any news on progress with new Harps stadium over the bridge or did they skip over this at the meeting
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Not a huge amount on it. There's constant meetings between the FAI, government and Stadium Committee to discuss what's going on. Club confident funds will be released soon though and builder is ready to start once funds are released. Hope to be started in the next few weeks again.
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Only half the bulbs are working in the scoreboard corner. It was very dark in that corner for the game against Limerick.
Yeah there's a constant issue with bulbs blowing. They're expensive to buy and you have to hire a cherry picker in order to put them in. The entire system is just outdated at this stage.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
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