Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**BohsFans** · 21/12/2006, 4:18 PM

Originally Posted by pete

I've never seen that box used for tv 'studio'.

Have you not?

and it's called a gantry btw!

**BleusAvantTout** · 21/12/2006, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by monkey magic

athlones stadium really starting to look impressive

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium..._athlone.shtml

It and indeed Turners Cross are both looking well. Turners Cross, at this stage, reminds me of both the North Stand and Alex Russell (Kop) Stand during construction.

Athlone is like a scaled down version of many new English grounds!

**Lux Interior** · 22/12/2006, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by BleusAvantTout

It and indeed Turners Cross are both looking well. Turners Cross, at this stage, reminds me of both the North Stand and Alex Russell (Kop) Stand during construction.

Athlone is like a scaled down version of many new English grounds!

Look at the link again, pops

**passinginterest** · 22/12/2006, 9:44 AM

It'll be a nice away trip down to Cape Town for all the first dividion teams. Better than Monaghan I'd imagine anyway. Fair play to Athlone for coming up with such a progressive development plan. Relocation to South Africa must have scored loads of points with the IAG!

**pete** · 22/12/2006, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by BleusAvantTout

Athlone is like a scaled down version of many new English grounds!

I think thats hook line & sinker

**Paraic** · 22/12/2006, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Fair play but how about a proper gantry?

KOH

The new building has a roof design that will facilitate cameras. It's at the shed end and we're still looking at the most practical (economically and access wise) way of putting a gantry over the stand on the town side. Watch this space!

**monkey magic** · 22/12/2006, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by pete

I think thats hook line & sinker

indeed it is! in fairness to BAT im guessin he just didnt look at the link at all.

**Peadar** · 15/01/2007, 10:48 AM

Here are the latest pictures from Turners Cross...

**Conor H** · 15/01/2007, 11:11 AM

Peadar where will away fans be now?

Last time i was there we were the Cork "hardcore" gathered for most of last seasons games.
Will we be back down that end or the opposite end of the stand?

Will the shed be taken back by the Commandos etc?

**galwayhoop** · 15/01/2007, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Here are the latest pictures from Turners Cross...

in fairness it's beginning to look the part. if we had 22 grounds like that we wouldn't be doing too bad as a league. supposedly terryland's proposed new stand is similar in style to the 'new shed end' so here's hoping that planning permission etc comes through soon and let works begin!

BTW how long will construction have taken when the shed end is complete (assuming it finishes on time!)?

**Peadar** · 15/01/2007, 11:43 AM

Conor, I don't know how things will pan out yet.
There's talk of a roof going on the St. Anne's end so that would be better for the Commandos, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

BTW how long will construction have taken when the shed end is complete (assuming it finishes on time!)?

The deconstruction took a while but the construction was quite quick, considering the bad weather and the Christmas break. About 3 months to get to this stage.

**bohsmug** · 15/01/2007, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Peadar

Here are the latest pictures from Turners Cross...

I think it's fair to say that'll put an end to any "Whats the best stadium in the EL" arguments for a few years anyway. Turners cross probably would have been my choice anyway but now there's no competition. Are there any plans to roof the St. Annes end at any stage do you know? Also what'll the new seating cacpacity be? (probably been answered a thousand times before, if so sorry!)

Edit: St Annes question dealt with while I slowly typed my post.

**Patrick Dunne** · 15/01/2007, 12:26 PM

Turners Cross would be a good venue for the 2007 FAI Cup Final. The seated capacity must be up to 8,000 at this stage.

**Peadar** · 15/01/2007, 12:31 PM

I think the official capacity will be 7,000 odd.
If UCD & Limerick get to the final, then Turners Cross might suffice.
You'd have room for 6,945 neutrals then.

**BohsFans** · 15/01/2007, 4:29 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

Turners Cross would be a good venue for the 2007 FAI Cup Final. The seated capacity must be up to 8,000 at this stage.

seated cap. in Dalyer = 8,000! Why bother moving the game all the way down to Cork?

**Lim till i die** · 15/01/2007, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

I think the official capacity will be 7,000 odd.
If UCD & Limerick get to the final, then Turners Cross might suffice.
You'd have room for 6,945 neutrals then.

Nah Shur twould be big day out

Look at Munster and the hurlers

Pairc Ui Chaoimh would be more realistic for my sports mad bretheren

**4tothefloor** · 15/01/2007, 6:21 PM

Turners Cross looks fine apart from that terrible small stand where the pics are being taken from. It's also the stand that the tv cameras face. The cameras look right over it during games, ruins the whole look. I take it space is fairly tight on that side?

**BohsFans** · 15/01/2007, 6:27 PM

What facilities are going in behind the stand apart from dressing rooms?

Bar?

**Risteard** · 16/01/2007, 12:04 AM

No bar. Sooner CCFC buy the Horseshoe the better. Unsure of the full plans. They're on the website.
I do know the necessary uefa rooms for drug-testing etc are in there along with some form of corporate hospitality.

**Peadar** · 16/01/2007, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by 4tothefloor

I take it space is fairly tight on that side?

Yeah, the minor fact that house run the length of the stand may have some bearing on matters.
There are plenty clubs who'd kill for a stand like that as their main stand!