QuoteDunno but the Showgrounds in the afternoons always has a depressing quality for me . Just doesnt feel right.
Any idea when that will be?
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Dunno but the Showgrounds in the afternoons always has a depressing quality for me . Just doesnt feel right.
I've heard it will take approx 3 months from the time when the lights are ordered, until they are fully completed.Originally Posted by Schumi
AFAIK they have still have to be ordered. So it's safe to assume, it's daylight fixtures for most of the season.
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What will KO be?
agree....it's just not the same....give me a cold Novemeber Saturday night, any time!
heads should roll but it will take a few years to get rid of the people who dont have the clubs interests totally at heart
this isnt the place to discuss it though....
I heard that the FAI ordered the lights to be taken down and that they would look after the responsibilty of erecting new ones and likewise for the turnstiles. Apparently now the FAI have reneged their committments and have left it to Rovers to look after the erection of the new lights & trunstilles.
I don't think we are the only club who had to take down their lights.
How come the obscenity filter didn't get that . . . ?
"Even if the wind stops to blow
Even if the sea ceases to flow
Even if the sun ceases to rise
The name of Sligo Rovers will shine and shine forever like the morning star glittering in the sky."
pure filth showgies!
it makes sense that the fai were involved & we are now looking at quite a few home games without floodlights. the front of the ground looks awful as well. are we the only club who were foolish enough to take the fai at their word?
No other club has taken down their floodlights.
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Just a quick note before our game on march 9th. Galway Utd are proud to announce a new signing to our squad that has been brought in at great expense and should help our push for a top 6 finish this season. We are now using Windows Vista premium edition on all our computers so levels of presentations and slide shows shall be even better than last year. If ye're not up to scratch by March the 9th, it means we're given a goal start in the game. It's in the book, lads.
Don't worry - we're sharpening up a couple of extra pencils . . . and there's even some talk about investing in one of them new-fangled Commodore 64s so's we can be really sharp with the multimedia stuff.
"Even if the wind stops to blow
Even if the sea ceases to flow
Even if the sun ceases to rise
The name of Sligo Rovers will shine and shine forever like the morning star glittering in the sky."
good to hear ye stopped using the red biros anyway.
AFAIK the lights were removed because the pitch needed to be lengthened. The two pylons on the pitch were in the way. That would be a requirement by the FAI. But, I dont see how the responsibility of erecting new ones, would come under the remit of the FAI. Likewise was the new wall the responsibility of the FAI? So, how could the turnstiles or gates for that matter be the FAI's problem.
I have scattered my dreams underneath your feet, tread carefully, cos it's my dreams you walk on.
Thats exactly what I heard from our groundsman too. The FAI said to have the floodlights taken down on Monday and they'd deliver the new ones on Thursday and that was weeks ago and nothing's arrived. Well done FAI!
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i think the lights didnt comply with the licencing in that they were not bright enough therefore had to be upgrade. not sure why taking so long to do cos rovers already checked out lights for it last summer. think they looked at newry's light and were going for something similar. not sure if fai involved in sourcing a supplier - but that would have been all the fai would have done. erecting them nothing to do with fai
just pity that it hasnt got done for new season. sunday evenings prob not going to be good as sat for attendance.
ya never know but i doubt it.....hate sunday afternoon games, always an eery atmosphere, the showgrounds is usually only ever any good for atmosphere when its dark!
Really miss the winter games!
God love all you young whippersnappers.
Rovers v Shams 77
Two epic Cup semis against Cobh in 83
and many other great Showgrounds moments.
Is everyone too young or too spoiled by Saturday night lights?
"Even if the wind stops to blow
Even if the sea ceases to flow
Even if the sun ceases to rise
The name of Sligo Rovers will shine and shine forever like the morning star glittering in the sky."
The Cobh games were replays and on Wednesday.
Lads, the FAI, bad and all as they are, are not responsible for putting up new floodlights at Sligo, whatever excuses their groundsman is giving.
They may have required them to be moved or replaced for some reason, and may have assisted with identifying a supplier and procuring them, but the only people responsible for works at a clubs ground are the club themselves. FULL STOP.
And incidentally, waht are Rovers gonna do when they have a midweek League cup game or cup replay?? Reverse the fixture?
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