Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

[pineapple stu]

I think most people would argue it's Bray.

[Roo69]

I think most people will agrue that Longford is the coldest ground in Ireland.

There's a few of us going for that title but by far the coldest ground I've been in is Ballybofey. My Jesus its savage cold! Bray on a bad night isn't far behind it!

[Dodge]

Bray, no question at all.

Tallaght has a weirdly cold wind tunnel affect too.

The old belfield was 'orrible too

[passinginterest]

Obviously none of you have been at a Wexford Youths game in the hail and wind

[Dodge]

Obviously none of you have been at a Wexford Youths game in the hail and wind

I have actually. Bucketed down for the Pats cup game there 2 years ago.

Bray was colder.

[passinginterest]

Actually now you mention it, the Youths first ever friendly was in the Carlisle in a February and I do seem to remember doubting if I'd ever regain the feeling in my fingers.

I think it's fair to say that fitting heaters into the stands at all grounds is now the primary goal for all clubs.

[peadar1987]

I was shivering the whole way through extra time and the shootout on Monday, and I'm fairly sure it wasn't just the tension!

[gufcfan]

I heard from a friend that Salthills new stand is getting the go ahead for next season.. about time!! its by far the coldest ground in the league..

Having planning permission for the purposes of licensing and actually planning on building something are two very different things.

[dfx-]

Tallaght has a weirdly cold wind tunnel affect too.

Anyone who was at the Ireland Argentina Jaguares game last year was frozen to death.

Also wouldn't like Ballybofey in the rain and cold...

[shantykelly]

Anyone who was at the Ireland Argentina Jaguares game last year was frozen to death.

Also wouldn't like Ballybofey in the rain and cold...

very cold in ballybofey. although if the wind is blowing just right in derry, the rain gets blown right up to the back of the stand, no protection at all. very open ground.

liked monaghans ground, plenty of potential, but feck me gortakeegan is cold.

[Darkglasses]

My vote for coldest ground definitely goes to Salthill, it was pouring with rain when the Youths visited last season, god knows how many fans were lost by sinking into that bog...The Bray-Mons game last monday was a very close second.

Can anyone name a warm LOI ground?

[pineapple stu]

Can anyone name a warm LOI ground?

I think we've basically agreed that Ireland's cold.

[BonnieShels]

In winter. Most grounds are fairly warm in the summer depending on the time the games are played. Would the grounds, eg. the Flansiro and Lissywoollen, technically be the warmest grounds as most of their games are on Saturday's and in the afternoon? I'm open to correction on this.

I know for one thing... Station Road was fupping freezing!

[Mr A]

I think the temperature in LOI grounds depends mostly on the prevailing ambient temperature at the time. That is the temperature depends on the weather rather than any inherent in the design or location of the grounds themselves. By that logic, the coldest grounds are likely to be those in the midlands like Athlone and Longford, as these suffer more severely from frosts than other regions.

In any case, there's no such thing as bad weather- just the wrong clothes.

[John83]

Stop ruining our fun with common sense.

I once discovered a rat which had frozen solid in the Flansiro. In mid-stride.

Bray's still colder though - it's that sea breeze.

[peadar1987]

Stop ruining our fun with common sense.

I once discovered a rat which had frozen solid in the Flansiro. In mid-stride.

Bray's still colder though - it's that sea breeze.

Nah, you need warmth for a sea breeze: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze

(Nothing ruins everyone's fun faster than citing a wikipedia article! )

[Schumi]

Nah, you need warmth for a sea breeze: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_breeze

Cold as it is, I don't think Bray is quite at absolute zero.

[Dodge]

Coldness in LOI grounds is measured as follows

1) Score. Nil alls are freezing. 5-0s are either ecstatic or blood boiling. Either way
2) League position. Relegation fights are freezing. European chases aren’t
3) Amount of alcohol consumed. God bless the loving warmth of Carlsberg
4) Distance travelled. Tough one as games in Dublin are usually ok, and long distances are cancelled out by 3) above. Mid range efforts like Bray and Wexford suffer
5) Location of ground. Exposed fields are freezing, anything related to the sea likewise. Enclosed grounds help
6) Actual weather conditions

As such, a 0-0 relegation play off played in bray watched by a sober man in November is as cold as it can get

[pineapple stu]

By the end of our 6-0 win in Bray in May, I was so cold I was being mocked by MNS for my crap typing on Twitter. I shudder to recall those 0-0s in Bray in December...

[Darkglasses]

Coldness in LOI grounds is measured as follows

1) Score. Nil alls are freezing. 5-0s are either ecstatic or blood boiling. Either way
2) League position. Relegation fights are freezing. European chases aren’t
3) Amount of alcohol consumed. God bless the loving warmth of Carlsberg
4) Distance travelled. Tough one as games in Dublin are usually ok, and long distances are cancelled out by 3) above. Mid range efforts like Bray and Wexford suffer
5) Location of ground. Exposed fields are freezing, anything related to the sea likewise. Enclosed grounds help
6) Actual weather conditions

As such, a 0-0 relegation play off played in bray watched by a sober man in November is as cold as it can get

So...Tolka Park would be the warmest one? Shels scored the most home goals in both divisions in an enclosed stadium (So Sligo and Waterford are out). The bar is big boost to tempertures, and the convenient location in Dublin.