FAI Cup Final at RDS?

[half_full]

Tolka will be grand, proper ground, although the RDS has had a new surface layed recentley

[bennocelt]

I remember reading years ago that when Shamrock Rovers played in the RDS the players had to have injections before every game cause of the horses and all that,
would they have to do that again?

Read that in World Soccer too!

[half_full]

I know a junior club nearby who have horses grazing the pitch each summer

Derry fans, has there every been injections at the Brandywell?

[Schumi]

Leinster will hardly have the stands built in time.

They're playing there in late September so they'd want to!

13000 for Leinster games I think?

19,000 I think.

Are they building proper covered stands on the other 3 sides of the pitch in the RDS?

Covered stands on each side, uncovered at each end.

[Kildare Lad]

Any Pictures of the RDS?

[Sam_Heggy]

Croker?

[manic da hoop]

Tolka will be grand, proper ground, although the RDS has had a new surface layed recentley

Tolka has a license for just 6,500 people. The RDS is far from perfect, but given present circimstances it is the only venue that at least come close to meeting capacity requirements for such a fixture.

[eamoss]

Oriel?





kdjac

Oh snap

[dublinwanderer]

the RDS would be perfect. it holds 18000 for the leinster rugby matches this year. it is on the dart line as well which is always nice when bray get to the final!! it has too covered seated stands each side and uncovered seated stands behind each goal.

[paudie]

the RDS would be perfect. it holds 18000 for the leinster rugby matches this year. it is on the dart line as well which is always nice when bray get to the final!! it has too covered seated stands each side and uncovered seated stands behind each goal.

A problem is that the ends are a good bit away from the pitch. Probably no further than Lansdowne though.

[half_full]

Tolka has a license for just 6,500 people. The RDS is far from perfect, but given present circimstances it is the only venue that at least come close to meeting capacity requirements for such a fixture.

Did i miss something?

Last year Leinster put temporary stands in at each end and the side where the camera is iirc.

[Schumi]

A problem is that the ends are a good bit away from the pitch.

They weren't far off the end of the pitch when Leinster were there last afair. There's the rugby in-goal area but not much more. They were a good bit nearer than the south terrace in Lansdowne.

[Block G Raptor]

Just got back from the horse show and it'll take a minor miracle to get any kind of playing surface in order. I know its months away but still

[sligoman]

Could be worse, they could have got it mixed up and picked the RSC

[Schumi]

As long as it's not the RRS.

[half_full]

Could be worse, they could have got it mixed up and picked the RSC

True, our new stand wouldn't be built in time

[couchy9]

Meant to be ready by sept, lad off rovers board runs it. Bet all seats are green and white when its done


kdjac

Leinster wear blue........it wouldnt make sense having seats green n white
would it know............

[OneRedArmy]

Floodlights were turned on a few months back, replacing the temporary ones Leinster had in last year. Nice job as well, 4 corner pylons, good light.

Angelsea (main stand) hasn't really been touched, renovation of it scheduled over next 18 months.

As was said above, temporary stands will be installed on the other 3 sides for the coming rugby season. View is fine from behind the goals, certainly much better than Croker for example.

Would have a worry about the surface for football, as whilst rugby can be played on a ploughed field with no problems, same obviously can't be said for football.

The new surface was sown (rather than bought in and laid) over the winter on a fresh base and had a lot of growing time and looked great before the horse show. However given how soft its been under foot I'd worry about how they'll get the bumps out. RDS honcho was keen to point out all week that its a horsey surface that will adapt to football/rugby rather than the other way around.

[dcfcsteve]

Imagine that - a surface which has had horses running on it for the past three days looks cut up for some reason!?

Hence why I mentioned the fact there were horses on it, Captain Comedy.....

My point was that it wasn't just showing signs of wear and tear from horses (i.e. cut-up), but that it seemed to have much more fundamental issues as well - e.g. noticeably uneven throughout. Even a Dub should understand that horses hooves wouldn't alter the overall undulation of a pitch....

[dcfcsteve]

I remember reading years ago that when Shamrock Rovers played in the RDS the players had to have injections before every game cause of the horses and all that,
would they have to do that again?

Ketamine....?

Heroin......?