Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

[2 Year Contract]

There is no chance of the away fans getting near the South Stand. Keep them in the east stand at the square end. I don't think the North stand will be opened for most of the games tbh, as the attendences will not require it. No opposition LOI fans would bring more than 1,100 to Tallaght anyway, except maybe for latter stages cup games or potential top 2 meetings I'd say. Hopefully the European games will see enough interest to have all 4 stands open.

Pats brought more than 1100 to Tallaght in both league games this season as well as 1500 for a glorified friendly in February. Allocation sold out on all 3 occasions

[Partizan]

Anyone who can get behind the draw to help make this a reality would be highly appreciated.

First proper visuals we've seen, and it's beautiful.

I think I'll be in a zimmerframe by the time Harps build that stadium.

[nigel-harps1954]

I think I'll be in a zimmerframe by the time Harps build that stadium.

Sorry to hear you're planning on having those sort of health issues in the coming years.

[Philosophizer]

No opposition LOI fans would bring more than 1,100 to Tallaght anyway, except maybe for latter stages cup games or potential top 2 meetings I'd say.

Well that’s already been disproven by the post above.
I’d say that Bohs, Pats and Shels would easily bring a lot more fans to Tallaght than Derry. Often more than 1100, as long as they’re offered the tickets.
The Rovers/Bohs match is quite a big event these days. I’d say a few hundred neutrals and day trippers go along to that one, as well as it bringing casual fans out of the woodwork.
Keeping it empty would be a bit weird, especially if games are on tv it would look better to put fans in it.

[culloty82]

Dublin City Council gives the Option 3A Dalymount development the green light - on the one hand, a compact, four-stand, almost 8,000 capacity ground would seem ideal for Bohs, but on the other, after all the protracted planning so far, fans will have to wait a further three years for completion:

https://bohemianfc.com/?p=18646

[EatYerGreens]

Sorry to hear you're planning on having those sort of health issues in the coming years.

Ant word on how much the Harps fundraiisng draw raised Nigel ? What's the plan to make up the shortfall if there was one?

[EatYerGreens]

Dublin City Council gives the Option 3A Dalymount development the green light - on the one hand, a compact, four-stand, almost 8,000 capacity ground would seem ideal for Bohs, but on the other, after all the protracted planning so far, fans will have to wait a further three years for completion:

https://bohemianfc.com/?p=18646

Isn't 8,000 bigger than the previous proposal (6k) ?

So long as the design enables future expansion if required, then this is probably about as much as Bohs fans could hope for in reality. They're not in a great position to try to call the shots really.

[nigel-harps1954]

Ant word on how much the Harps fundraiisng draw raised Nigel ? What's the plan to make up the shortfall if there was one?

Never heard any figure yet. It's just one of a number of fundraising initiatives though. Sponsorship will play a big part in it, especially naming rights.

[nigel-harps1954]

Dublin City Council gives the Option 3A Dalymount development the green light - on the one hand, a compact, four-stand, almost 8,000 capacity ground would seem ideal for Bohs, but on the other, after all the protracted planning so far, fans will have to wait a further three years for completion:

https://bohemianfc.com/?p=18646

€40 million.

The boom is back baby.

[Shinkicker]

Isn't 8,000 bigger than the previous proposal (6k) ?

So long as the design enables future expansion if required, then this is probably about as much as Bohs fans could hope for in reality. They're not in a great position to try to call the shots really.

This is disappointing news to some extent. This is a new stadium and the orientation of the pitch changed estimated €40 million . The last word from Bohs was a renovated Jodi and new stand on the Connaught side with stands or safe terracing behind the goals. Leave the orientation of the pitch capacity approx 10,000 estimate €30 million, but as you say as long as it enables future expansion it will have to do.

[ger121]

Dublin City Council gives the Option 3A Dalymount development the green light - on the one hand, a compact, four-stand, almost 8,000 capacity ground would seem ideal for Bohs, but on the other, after all the protracted planning so far, fans will have to wait a further three years for completion:

https://bohemianfc.com/?p=18646

I’m worried about this proposal. Something is just off with this plan and the never ending stadium saga. €40 million will become €50 million due to delays and rising costs and it will be back to the drawing board for option 3a(ii)

[sbgawa]

Why not just stick a stand in opposite the jodi and have safe terracing on both ends? Is this just the council looking for "community facilities" rather than just sorting the stadium?
Bohs wouldn't even have to move out to do what I'm suggesting.
Sometimes perfection is the enemy of getting things done

[Glen Of Aherlow]

Why not just stick a stand in opposite the jodi and have safe terracing on both ends? Is this just the council looking for "community facilities" rather than just sorting the stadium?
Bohs wouldn't even have to move out to do what I'm suggesting.
Sometimes perfection is the enemy of getting things done

Can they put anything decent down the shopping center end if the the pitch orientation is left as is ?

[Philosophizer]

Why not just stick a stand in opposite the jodi and have safe terracing on both ends? Is this just the council looking for "community facilities" rather than just sorting the stadium?
Bohs wouldn't even have to move out to do what I'm suggesting.
Sometimes perfection is the enemy of getting things done

Bang on sbgawa! This has always been the most sensible option.

[Philosophizer]

Can they put anything decent down the shopping center end if the the pitch orientation is left as is ?

Maximum they’d be able to achieve would be a very thin stand. We’re talking a capacity of only a few hundred.
Could be a nice little away section though.

[outspoken]

What UEFA category will it be? Bit pointless spending that kind of doh if you can't host European games there down the line

[Philosophizer]

I’m worried about this proposal. Something is just off with this plan and the never ending stadium saga. €40 million will become €50 million due to delays and rising costs and it will be back to the drawing board for option 3a(ii)

I’m fairly underwhelmed by this myself. Keeping the Jodi and the current pitch orientation and rebuilding the other 3 stands to an 9-10k capacity, with one big terrace at des Kelly end (option 2) seemed the best proposal all along. All the talk a few months ago was that a total rebuild was too costly and didn’t make sense. But now they’ve pulled an option 3 out of somewhere, which is basically option 1 with improved capacity.
All this faffing around is getting annoying. Option 2 would have been the cheapest and best option for all.

[nigel-harps1954]

Am I the only person who thinks €40 million is an insane amount of money for a stadium of this size?

[ger121]

Am I the only person who thinks €40 million is an insane amount of money for a stadium of this size?

It won’t stop at €40 million either.

[Philosophizer]

Am I the only person who thinks €40 million is an insane amount of money for a stadium of this size?

Everything about this decision is mental.
I checked Twitter earlier and in the hundreds of comments about it I didn’t see any in favour, not one.