Yes, unfortunately. One of the best stands in the league. I know its out of Bohs control now, but it would have been great just to build a second Jodi stand on the far side opposite. But the DCC obviously want to make a return on this and use space (the unused terrace) for the shopping center/new library/creche. I think thats why they want to rotate the pitch and demolish a perfectly good stand?
Also, the gradient incline of the new stadium stands looks very shallow (like the Aviva North stand). The current Jodi stand has a much better viewing angle. (I'm being a bit pedantic now)
Would be great if they could keep the old Dalymount floodlights, or at least something from the old venue. Its historic and would be a shame if everything was lost.
Last edited by Buller; 08/03/2019 at 9:30 AM.
Agree with Buller on the above.Would be great to keep the Jodi, best location by a mile to watch a match
Councilors put out the timetable last week
Project completed in October 2023 subject to funds being in place.
that is almost 5 years away.
Its ridiculous
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
When the Jodi was built in 1999 it was the best stand in the league but sadly it's been outgrown. There hasn't been a lick of paint since. There is a great view, I agree but under the stand is cramped, there isn't a third enough toilet facilities, there's poles blocking the view etc.
I agree that in an ideal world I'd love the Jodi just to get a lick of paint and a few more toilets (Even if it's down in block A) etc. Then raise the Des Kelly so it's pitch level and run the roof to cover the whole stand. Then redevelop the far end so that it keeps its current shape but there'd be a roof and modern turnstiles etc. while we maintain the carpark.
It's just too small. 2750 home fans isn't enough. We need twice that really. If we could get Connaught Street up and running for a few hundred fans we could put the away fans there and use the shed for ourselves. But we're stuck between a rock and a hard palce with the development coming around the corner. In the last 6 months it has gone from one more year in Dalyer and two in Tolka to two more years in Dalyer and three in Tolka. I wait with bated breath tbh
Surely 2023 is a typo, and the stadium won't, in fact, be built til 3202.
The line often used regarding the Connaught street stand is that it's condemned but whenever Bohs board members talk about it they just say it isn't safe to use and since the tv gantry is still there and in use I'm just wondering is it an access thing rather than it actually being condemned as that would make sense since the access routes in the corner that would have been the main points of access are owned by the guy that owns the shopping centre so the club can't use them and you'd hardly be allowed to keep the gantry in use at the top of a condemned stand. You'd imagine that it would be a lot easier to fix if it was just an access problem especially with the council owning the ground as they could do a deal with your man to maybe lease the necessary areas and he'd probably be more inclined to work with the council than Bohs.
For your suggestion to raise the Des Kelly, I'd be more inclined to sink the pitch especially since an astro is what's going in apparently, that way you'd get a few extra rows in at the front and could the club potentially clear some of the overgrowth at the back of the stand and allow people in it? The jodi does need a good bit of work to it from stuff like toilets to away team facilities.
Last edited by RathfarnhamHoop; 10/03/2019 at 4:31 PM.
Richard Dunne visited Oriel Park this week and gave his reaction to seeing the developments in upgraded training facilities in the YDC complex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=tw_dvks0ubE
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Egyptian cotton finish was a nice touch. Is this what we can expect from the new away stand?
Last edited by Buller; 25/03/2019 at 1:35 PM.
In fairness, from a League of Ireland perspective, those facilities look class. Not just to use good facilities but to actually own them. That genuinely is something tangible as a legacy from a successful period. Would be great if all clubs could eventually have similar.
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