New stadiums next season?

**London-Irish** · 16/10/2007, 10:01 AM

Are there likely to be any new stadiums in the Eircom League next season? What is the latest on UCD's move? What about the new lower division they were talking about - any new clubs and grounds in that? Thanks in advance.

**paudie** · 16/10/2007, 11:24 AM

I think UCD should be in the Belfield Bowl for next season.

New stands being built in Waterford, Cobh, Wexford, Pats (I think).
Cobh stand should be finished for this season.

The A leageu will replace the U21 league for next season. Not sure what non current EL clubs will be taking part in it.

**Port Saint** · 16/10/2007, 11:34 AM

Pats don't have any planning permission to build afaik

**centre mid** · 16/10/2007, 11:40 AM

I think the seated section (near the dart line) of the Carlisle will be covered at some stage next season.

**Lim till i die** · 16/10/2007, 11:48 AM

Limerick are building yet another in our long line of stands

**John83** · 16/10/2007, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by London-Irish

Are there likely to be any new stadiums in the Eircom League next season? What is the latest on UCD's move? What about the new lower division they were talking about - any new clubs and grounds in that? Thanks in advance.

Stadia.

And yes, UCD will be in the Bowl next season.

**Dodge** · 16/10/2007, 1:15 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Stadia.

Both stadiums and stadia are deemed correct.

**John83** · 16/10/2007, 1:23 PM

Lazy modern usage Dodge - this idea that if enough ignorant people spell something soemthing, then the two spellings are equally valid.

**dcfcsteve** · 16/10/2007, 1:25 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Stadia.

And yes, UCD will be in the Bowl next season.

Good stuff.

Any photos of it yet ? Do you have a big opening game/friendly lined-up ?

**John83** · 16/10/2007, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Good stuff.

Any photos of it yet ? Do you have a big opening game/friendly lined-up ?

Some here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d%20September/

I don't know about the opening game yet.

**dcfcsteve** · 16/10/2007, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Some here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...d%20September/

I don't know about the opening game yet.

What's capacity going to be ?

Will it be seating on one side only ?

**Schumi** · 16/10/2007, 1:45 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

What's capacity going to be ?

3,000 I think, 1,500 seated.

Will it be seating on one side only ?

For the moment anyway.

**John83** · 16/10/2007, 1:49 PM

There's an ambitious multi-phase plan to expand it. I doubt it'll ever go the whole way, short of the eL suddenly becoming extraordinarily popular, but it's in place.

**dcfcsteve** · 16/10/2007, 1:51 PM

Originally Posted by John83

There's an ambitious multi-phase plan to expand it. I doubt it'll ever go the whole way, short of the eL suddenly becoming extraordinarily popular, but it's in place.

If yee made Europe a few times there might be the incentive to expand the seating - a la Longford and City......

**Flume** · 16/10/2007, 5:06 PM

The bowl is a kip!Its geared towards rugby and to be honest it really is nothing special.

**centre mid** · 16/10/2007, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

The bowl is a kip!Its geared towards rugby and to be honest it really is nothing special.

Thats the spirit Flume

**sligoman** · 16/10/2007, 5:12 PM

Looking at the pictures, it doesn't look like much of an improvement on Belfield but I'll wait to see it in person before criticising.

**John83** · 16/10/2007, 5:27 PM

Originally Posted by Flume

The bowl is a kip!Its geared towards rugby and to be honest it really is nothing special.

You've been there since they did it up?

**Jerry The Saint** · 16/10/2007, 6:11 PM

Originally Posted by John83

Lazy modern usage Dodge - this idea that if enough ignorant people spell something soemthing, then the two spellings are equally valid.

Taht's just bda speling tho, isn't it? Not the same thing at all. Anyway, if stadium is a Latin word, shouldn't the plural be "stadii"? Or if you're speaking English, you know, "stadiums"

Of course, you may disagree with the common usage but I don't think the foot.ie fora are the appropriate place for this discussion.