How far is your home ground?

KdjaCL · 14-10-2006 8:06pm #1

On the way into Dalymount last night heading in St Peters entrance saw some guy walk out of his house and into the ground, he was living at least 50 feet from the entrance (assuming he wasnt robbing the house

).

I know one guy on Emmet Road who has the same ardous task in getting to Richmond (tbh he can see the games out his bedroom window)

I have to travel about 3 miles to Richmond, one bus 78a stops outside the ground so its handy enough as traffic always going the other so takes me about 10 minutes from bus stop to turnstiles.

How far do others have to travel to get to their home grounds?

kdjac

galwayrush · 14-10-2006 8:08pm

10 miles for me, and on a friday night in Galway, that takes an hour.:mad:

DerekD Goldfish · 14-10-2006 8:28pm

15 mins on the bus

Pigman II · 14-10-2006 9:00pm

I'm just over a mile from Dalymount.

I can imagine all the ManU and Liverpool folk getting out their atlas's and rulers now

eamoss · 14-10-2006 9:15pm

I live about a 7min walk from Oriel Park!

Tho I now miss games cos im in college in Maynooth and have class on friday mors :mad:

bohsman · 14-10-2006 9:59pm

Used to live on St Peters Rd but Im a 20 minute walk now. Almost in St Francis territory.

county · 14-10-2006 10:07pm

probably about 75-100 miles i think,i will be doing this trip next week for the big one at old trafford

KdjaCL · 14-10-2006 10:09pm

bohsman wrote:

Almost in St Francis territory.

Surely you mean St Pats territory

/Stupidest agreement ever

kdjac

bohsman · 14-10-2006 10:47pm

"Saint Patricks Athletic No Longer Emalgimating Saint Francis"

Longest ever team name?

cournioni · 14-10-2006 11:25pm

Oriel Park. 22 miles I think. After that its Century Homes kip in Monaghan.

godtabh · 14-10-2006 11:33pm

A mate of mine lived 2 on the road leading up to the "main" entrance of Hibury. He went as much as he could but becasue he wasnt a season ticket holder it was hard to get tickets to every game.

I'm about 8 miles from St Paints

MrJoeSoap · 15-10-2006 12:55am

Nice thread.

As the crow flies, I'm 6.79 miles from Tolka, 5.94 miles from Dalymount and 4.97 from Richmond. Very weird because Tolka is definitely the quickest for me to get to (via public transport anyway), then Dalyer, then Richmond.

Also, I'm 7.07 miles from Santry

273 miles from St. Marys.

Thanx 4 The Fish · 15-10-2006 9:04am

Am 45 miles from Anfield, about an hours spin.

Pepe LeFrits · 15-10-2006 9:14am

About 5 miles to Highbury. Unless I'm in Nepal of course.

_blank_ · 15-10-2006 9:26am

If I'm going from work to Tolka I'm about a mile away.

From home I'm about a twenty minute drive.

I'll be able to walk from home to Santry.

watman · 15-10-2006 10:44am

2 miles to the Britannia Stadium

SectionF · 15-10-2006 10:57am

Nine or 10 miles to Dalymount from current abode -- takes 40 mins in the car. Pressure from younger family members to move to Connaught St has subsided this season

(though I hear this is a good time to buy in Harristown).
Two miles from the job.

kensutz · 15-10-2006 11:05am

1 mile to the RSC and 450 to Carrow Road

Töpher · 15-10-2006 11:25am

About 20 to Tolka since I ended up in the sticks. Prior to that it was about 3 or 4.

_blank_ · 15-10-2006 11:36am

Einst&#252 wrote: »

About 20 to Tolka since I ended up in the sticks. Prior to that it was about 3 or 4.

:rolleyes:

FFS, will you ever just go support your local team.

applehunter · 15-10-2006 11:53am

When in Cork I was about 5 miles which was about a 15 mins drive under the Jack Lynch tunnel and out to the Cross.

Usually had a car full going. Parking is a bollix if you don't know the inside information.:D

If I was going to match in Dublin its usually Pats which is about a mile away.

Ronan|Raven · 15-10-2006 1:08pm

around 40 miles each ay

Tank Top Fever! · 15-10-2006 1:24pm

About 15 minute walk from my house to Richmond Park

Roar · 15-10-2006 4:21pm

about ten minutes walk to the cross. or if im super lazy some sort of taxi... interesting to note that its mainly eircom league fans posting in this thread, with the exception of those living in engerland. and kensutz.

kensutz · 15-10-2006 4:28pm

But at least I go to both if and when possible. I used to do all home & away with the parents but they both got tired of all the travelling around Ireland so we stuck to the home games where myself and my dad steward at it.

Pigman II · 15-10-2006 4:30pm

Roar wrote:

interesting to note that its mainly eircom league fans posting in this thread, with the exception of those living in engerland. and kensutz.

I think the thread question may have confused one or two of the non-local footy supporters here?

Up til now they had always assumed the answer was 10 to 15 feet.

Roar · 15-10-2006 5:08pm

^rofl, nice one pigman

wasnt having a dig off you at all ken, sorry if it came out like that.

gimmick · 15-10-2006 7:28pm

I live just around the corner from Roar, so Im about a 15 minute walk to Turners X. About a mile I think it is.

Gillie · 15-10-2006 7:30pm

just about 10 minute walk to the showgrounds from my house.

Zebra3 · 15-10-2006 7:47pm

Nowadays, about 15 miles to Tolka.

Santry will be further away if we end up there, but it won't change the fact that I'll still get to nearly every home game every season.