Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**Dermobohs** · 10/02/2023, 5:10 PM

Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow

Looks good , i understand going for the size they did with the ground to be redeveloped , but pity they could'nt have gone for maybe 800 capacity. Be good to see three sides of the stadium in use .

I wonder could Pats do something like that at the Shed End ? Would there be enough room ?

There would certainly be room, that one is only at the front of the Connaught terrace

**GUFCghost** · 11/02/2023, 1:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dermobohs

Yeah, if only the LFA had a ground to give us eh?

How many clubs are renting from local FAs?

It works for Cork City & Galway United, surprised it isn't suggested more often.

**Martinho II** · 11/02/2023, 5:12 PM

Originally Posted by GUFCghost

How many clubs are renting from local FAs?

It works for Cork City & Galway United, surprised it isn't suggested more often.

Think Drogheda Utd do same thing. Could be wrong though?

**oriel** · 11/02/2023, 7:41 PM

The FAI own Drogs ground. There is a clause in the deeds / arrangement that any sale must ensure a new ground is built elsewhere, which is what funded their mid / late 00's period on. 3 local Biz men tried to do a deal where the ground was sold, new ground built, the only winner was the team on the pitch.

At least they got their only senior trophies out of it, Cup win and League winners, decent team to be fair.

I`m very impressed with Bohs on these upgrades, 10/10 for this.

**David BOHie** · 12/02/2023, 2:46 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

The FAI own Drogs ground. There is a clause in the deeds / arrangement that any sale must ensure a new ground is built elsewhere, which is what funded their mid / late 00's period on. 3 local Biz men tried to do a deal where the ground was sold, new ground built, the only winner was the team on the pitch.

At least they got their only senior trophies out of it, Cup win and League winners, decent team to be fair.

I`m very impressed with Bohs on these upgrades, 10/10 for this.

I felt Bohs hit their limit in old Dalymount. They'd be a 4th, 5th team. Now with 4,500 I think we can make the next step. Not saying we will this year but it's possible.

We need a new stadium and the redevelopment can't come soon enough but if they manged to stick a roof over the shed, a 4.5k fully covered 3 sided (well 2.5 sided) stadium wouldn't be the worst to wait in until the JCBs are ready to come in.

In new Dalymount we'll be competing for the league hopefully.

**GUFCghost** · 12/02/2023, 7:24 PM

Originally Posted by David BOHie

I felt Bohs hit their limit in old Dalymount. They'd be a 4th, 5th team. Now with 4,500 I think we can make the next step. Not saying we will this year but it's possible.

We need a new stadium and the redevelopment can't come soon enough but if they manged to stick a roof over the shed, a 4.5k fully covered 3 sided (well 2.5 sided) stadium wouldn't be the worst to wait in until the JCBs are ready to come in.

In new Dalymount we'll be competing for the league hopefully.

Would it not be sensible for Bohs to keep their main stand and build two new ones?
What's with the need to nock it all down? Even if that old terrace is always be defunct, atleast it'd be a unique feature of the stadium

**Dermobohs** · 12/02/2023, 7:57 PM

That’s the preferred option, and indeed was voted on and approved and agreed with the council, but they changed the plan for about the fifth time.
Tbh the toilet facilities etc in the existing stand are beyond bad and inadequate though so really a new build, with all the ancillary features of a modern stadium, plus actually having fit for purpose dressing rooms and office space/ media centre etc., is preferable. Just wish they’d settle on a plan and build the fuc@&r

**David BOHie** · 12/02/2023, 9:01 PM

Yeah tbh I've lost track of what the latest Dalymount proposal is but unfortunately the Jodi is no longer state of the art and if we're redeveloping the rest of the ground I hope the Jodi gets a facelift too. There's poles obscuring the view, the seats are tiny, there's about 1/3 the amount of toilets there should be, the toilets are a disaster in some cases and not up to the standard you'd want, the offices are tiny. It's not the worst, it's probably one of the best main stands in the league and it's done us well for so long. There's not a ton wrong with it but as I said it's no longer state of the art.

**EatYerGreens** · 12/02/2023, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Dermobohs

That’s the preferred option, and indeed was voted on and approved and agreed with the council, but they changed the plan for about the fifth time.
Tbh the toilet facilities etc in the existing stand are beyond bad and inadequate though so really a new build, with all the ancillary features of a modern stadium, plus actually having fit for purpose dressing rooms and office space/ media centre etc., is preferable. Just wish they’d settle on a plan and build the fuc@&r

Isn't the Jodi about 20yrs old by now ?

**LOI101** · 13/02/2023, 9:47 AM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

Isn't the Jodi about 20yrs old by now ?

1999 according to wiki

**D24Saint** · 13/02/2023, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by David BOHie

Yeah tbh I've lost track of what the latest Dalymount proposal is but unfortunately the Jodi is no longer state of the art and if we're redeveloping the rest of the ground I hope the Jodi gets a facelift too. There's poles obscuring the view, the seats are tiny, there's about 1/3 the amount of toilets there should be, the toilets are a disaster in some cases and not up to the standard you'd want, the offices are tiny. It's not the worst, it's probably one of the best main stands in the league and it's done us well for so long. There's not a ton wrong with it but as I said it's no longer state of the art.

Was the Jodi a refit of the previous stand or was it built from scratch ? Some parts look older than the 90’s.

**Dermobohs** · 13/02/2023, 10:39 AM

Built atop the old wooden stand

**Kingdom** · 13/02/2023, 11:48 AM

I love Dalymount. It's the reason I've been a Bohs 'fan' and have kept in the loop with the club since a schoolboy, which has grown more in the last decade.
Dalymount (even with the 'new' Jodi) still has the vibe of a ground throw-back to the old days of British style grounds, and as much as I love it, it's not fit for purpose. But the new Dalymount - it goes without saying - must be fit for purpose.

Understanding the Council's needs for community use as well, appreciating the difficulty in inter-agency collaboration at times too, I would have liked to see St Peter's school being integrated into the complex for their benefit and that of Bohs.

**Shinkicker** · 13/02/2023, 4:10 PM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

I love Dalymount. It's the reason I've been a Bohs 'fan' and have kept in the loop with the club since a schoolboy, which has grown more in the last decade.
Dalymount (even with the 'new' Jodi) still has the vibe of a ground throw-back to the old days of British style grounds, and as much as I love it, it's not fit for purpose. But the new Dalymount - it goes without saying - must be fit for purpose.

Understanding the Council's needs for community use as well, appreciating the difficulty in inter-agency collaboration at times too, I would have liked to see St Peter's school being integrated into the complex for their benefit and that of Bohs.

Just saw a picture of the new Bohs temp away stand and I have to say it may be small but its impressive. Other clubs should look at this to increase attendances.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 15/02/2023, 11:56 AM

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023...idental-force/

Was there a suggestion the damage to the stand was malicious in nature?

**EatYerGreens** · 15/02/2023, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023...idental-force/

Was there a suggestion the damage to the stand was malicious in nature?

That seems a bizarre conclusion for the FAI to draw.

A stand is supposed to hold people and will have a safe limit for how many people it should contain. If the stand buckles in operation whilst containing the correct number of people, then surely that is evidence of a fundamental structural issue with it ? Unless the people were all morbidly obses sufficiently to render the safe capacity of the stand redundant.

This is essentially the FAI shruggling its shoulders and saying 'no-one to blame, nothing to see here'

**Martinho II** · 15/02/2023, 9:13 PM

Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

That seems a bizarre conclusion for the FAI to draw.

A stand is supposed to hold people and will have a safe limit for how many people it should contain. If the stand buckles in operation whilst containing the correct number of people, then surely that is evidence of a fundamental structural issue with it ? Unless the people were all morbidly obses sufficiently to render the safe capacity of the stand redundant.

This is essentially the FAI shruggling its shoulders and saying 'no-one to blame, nothing to see here'

Bit like what is UEFA is doing at present in shrugging off the findings of the champions league final of last season from the delayed KO with the crowd problems with the Parc De Prince with unsafe access issues

**outspoken** · 15/02/2023, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

Bit like what is UEFA is doing at present in shrugging off the findings of the champions league final of last season from the delayed KO with the crowd problems with the Parc De Prince with unsafe access issues

Stade De France

**bohsmug** · 16/02/2023, 10:29 AM

One thing the new small stand does in Dalymount is give an indication of how the stadium can be developed in its current state. The Connaught side is massive. Can fit a couple of thousand over there and still have space for development of community facilities. Fitting something into the bit of land owned at the shopping centre end would be a challenge, although maybe not completely impossible. Especially if a bit of land was "borrowed" from the des kelly end. Could look lopsided though.

If offices and dressing rooms were taken out of the Jodi it would relieve some of the pressure on it, along with the Jackie Jameson bar. Until the thing is built it's hard to know what the redevelopment will be. The plans have changed a number of times.

**culloty82** · 16/02/2023, 11:04 AM

Sean O'Keeffe has told Kerry's Eye that there is still some development to be completed on the terraces, and when that is finished, the final Mounthawk capacity for the season will be 1,600 - that would certainly suffice for league games, particularly once the initial hype dies down, and in the event of a cup tie against a Premier club, then temporary seating could always be installed.