Shamrock Rovers Tallaght

[dcfcsteve]

The Euro qualifiers will be finished in November this year. The 2010 World Cup qualifiers will start in autumn 2008 and you have to assume from the press release that the FAI intend playing 2 home qualifers in October or November 2008.

If that is the case, then there will be no home games for a period of 12 months, between October 2007 and October 2008, unless any application to play friendlies in agreed by GAA. Even if there was agreement to play a couple of friendlies, they would have to be against top class opponents to attract a decent sized crowd.

But the point is - does anyone really believe Lansdowne will be ready to be used from the end of 2008/start of 2009 ? If the answer is 'no', then that opens another can of worms. It's back to the mercy of the GAA, Special Congresses and another big day out for the very small minds.

[dcfcsteve]

GAA clubs have used Oriel Park for training on. I think Windsor Park was even used by a women's GAA team for training in the not too distant past.

Windsor was used by a camogie team early last year (if memory serves me right) when they were really struggling for somewhere to train.

[Superhoops]

But the point is - does anyone really believe Lansdowne will be ready to be used from the end of 2008/start of 2009 ? If the answer is 'no', then that opens another can of worms. It's back to the mercy of the GAA, Special Congresses and another big day out for the very small minds.

No, they don't.

Even if the project was completed on time, there was never any question of it being ready for the start of 2009. The building phase of the project is scheduled to take 27 months. Originally, this was due to commence in January 2007 for completion in April/May 2009. Already the start date is late and the very earliest that completion can be expected is August/September 2009. If that did happen it would allow just enough time to play say, the last two home qualifiers for WC2010, in the the new LR.

I hope I am wrong, but I don't expect to see an international; football game in the new LR until early 2010.

[khoop]

If the answer is 'no', then that opens another can of worms. It's back to the mercy of the GAA, Special Congresses and another big day out for the very small minds

It's a ludicrous situation. Delaney (along with the government) thinks he's playing cute by not asking for too much initially.

But it means that while the FAI are paying out enourmous amounts over the next couple of years for Croke Park (money that they really need for Lansdowne) they will have to carry on licking the GAA's boots, knowing full well that a request for an extension will eventually have to be made.

Thanks John - you just carry on making total gobsh!tes out of soccer fans.

[blackholesun]

Thomas Bigots GAA club have excellent facilities already in Talla ...
A county ground is in the pipeline in Rathcoole ...
The council have said that the GAA can have access to the ground to play junior and schools games ...
but that still all not enough for them ........................................

The dinosaurs running Thomas Bigots are trying to thwart the development of SRFC and soccer in Tallaght and West Dublin, thats what this is all about.

bhs

[gspain]

There should be over 10,000 English there on Saturday week, for example (I'm not sure what ticket allocation the IRFU gives). There's practically no hotel speaces left in Dublin - much worse than when the games were in Lansdowne.

For the 2003 Ireland v England game every hotel bed was booked as far away as Portlaoise most on full rack rate which hotels rarely get. Estimates had that game alone worth €90 million to the economy.

Football internationals and other rugby games are not worth as much but are still significant contributors to the economy. Internationals mean visiting players and fans. they mean flights, hotels, restaurants

The ticket allocation is irrelevant - about 8,000 but most clubs here sell a percentage to corporate hospitality hwich typically end up with england fans.

The weekend statement may be just a sop to the hardline bigots who still have a lot of power in GAA corridors. It doesn't rule out football and rugby from Croke Park after 2008.

[paudie]

A county ground is in the pipeline in Rathcoole ...
The council have said that the GAA can have access to the ground to play junior and schools games ...
but that still all not enough for them ........................................

bhs

I was wondering if the SDCC would do that before the court hearing in March.

Glad to see they have.

At least now they GAA can't say the ground isn't available for them and it becomes more clear that they just want to delay the move of Rovers to Tallaght.

[hoopy]

Court case under way, I'm sure we have the best wishes of the majority on here

[Ebmania]

Any news on when that we come to a decision on this hole thing. Seems to be going on for years. Adleast if you have to share with the greedy GAA then you can get moving.

[hoopy]

To share with them means to knock the stand down and start from scratch, thats not an option at this stage

[oriel]

I`m 100% behind Rovers on this one as I`m fully up to date with whats going on re Tallaght. Also its a near miracle how they survived post Milltown, so I hope they get good news today.

[BohsPartisan]

Court case under way,

The first and last time I will say this...
Come on Rovers!

I'm off to sit in the shower for a few hours, I feel dirrrrrrrrrty!

[Réiteoir]

same here BP

Not in the same shower mind you - but for the good of the League and football in this country - come on Rovers

[Dr.Nightdub]

"Having no home is such a bitch
Tallaght's gonna be a bogball pitch"

Don't fancy having to rewrite the Army Song.

[WeAreRovers]

"Having no home is such a bitch
Tallaght's gonna be a bogball pitch"

Don't fancy having to rewrite the Army Song.

Doc, we had to ditch our version of Wonderwall when Bohs (eventually) won the league. I was gutted. Got over it in time though.

KOH

[BohDiddley]

Court case under way, I'm sure we have the best wishes of the majority on here

Yes you have. Football first.
Best of luck against the grabbers!

[paudie]

Good luck to Rovers.

Time for the SDCC/Rovers legal team to earn their corn and stop Thomas Davis dragging out this saga any more.

[Erstwhile Bóz]

Good luck to all concerned and may the legal team who argue most successfully win; hopefully a mutually beneficial compromise can be reached in as sensible a fashion as possible, ideally involving a court order against the hysterical use of terms such as "bigots" and "vile organization" along the way.

[hoopy]

Latest is that the bigot council have waffled all the way to lunchtime, especially about 'historical' importance of GAA etc. SDCC council and ours due to start around now so it's looking unlikely that a decision may be made today

[WeAreRovers]

hysterical use of terms such as "bigots" and "vile organization" along the way.

Both terms are essentially correct though and Thomas Davis's submission to the court this morning proves it. Lots of blather about culture and language. Apparently we're (football) inferior Irishmen. Bigots is too kind a word.

KOH