Yeah the high cover on the two sides with spectator stands make a huge difference there. Class little ground.Originally Posted by bohsmug
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Even though it hasn't worked for Athlone it is a nice solid stand, and with the camera finally facing the stand for the game over the weekend it certainly looked better, one would imagine that a solid Finn Harps team would easily fill that stand on a regular basis, so a second stand would surely follow quickly even if it were to end up as a one stand thing.
The RSC certainly improved a lot with the added second stand all those years ago so I definitely know what it's like to sit in a stadium with a single stand, the atmosphere was just odd, even with a big away crowd.
So when exactly is the end?
Its been one stand in Athlone for just as long if not longer than the new Finn Park project has been mooted.
Has there or is there been any real movement to expand the venue?
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Elsewhere, when the crowd spectator facilities are done, and a secondary completion when things like onsite/under stand gyms etc are completed. Athlone is not a comparative example for a number of reasons.
Not a fan of the gantry position in Dalymount for tonight's match at all. Hope that's not going to be a permanent position until the new stand is built - it's far too low.
All grounds should just copy gantry position at Tolka. I've always thought it's perfect at Tolka.
Totally agree with the positioning of the gantry at Dalymount tonight, terrible.
Posted in another thread how bad the camera angle was. I feel I was nearly sitting beside Long in the dugout.
Maybe when they look back at it again later, they will see the poor angle and realize they should be positioned higher. Hopefully someone with a bit of technical know how will be able to advise for the next game!
Stuck with it till the end of the season, according to a tweet from the club.
Yea the construction is going on so fair enough if it's just until the end of the season I suppose.
Hopefully they raise it much higher next season. The height of the gantry has a big impact on how the ground/match is perceived.
A small extra scaffolding would probably sort out the height, if they really wanted to improve the angle!
The height wasn't too bad it's the off centre position. When demolition is beyond the halfway line just move the gantry up to the halfway line.
! Sometimes my world is very simple !
I thought the opposite. IMO the height is by far the most important factor.
Of course the camera should be on the halfway line, but I'm able to look past that at the moment with the construction works ongoing. Can't stand that low camera angle though. I wouldn't pay for that.
I wonder is that really how it works with health and safety and all that. The demolition site may remain the same size until it's signed off possibly. I say that from a position of absolutely no knowledge.
They have built a pretty elaborate expensive looking structure an extra even middle section just housing a camera would have been easy enough.
Strange they didn't think of it
You are most likely correct regarding H&S however a bit of forward thinking could have solved it, at one point Bohs weren't at home for 5 or six weeks
Did RTE have any input...
Yeah they did, but they wanted to position the camera in Tallaght.
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That floored me, nice!
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