GAA Infastructure

Yes,it's a bizarre metric to build a county ground by.

I've only been to Newbridge once,there's no covered terrace? It's a very basic ground but looking forward to seeing new stand at some stage

That's a bizarre suggestion to half build a stand. If they are going to "come back later" they might as well build in the big gap by the half a terrace on the far side or build a new stand over that side.

Also the new stand has a very similar footprint to the old one so their might be planning or entry/exit issues. Very few GAA stadiums have their capacity set by the amount of available space in the stands/terraces.

Leaving aside LGFA, Camoige, Hurling and general club games. Kildare football will have maybe 3 or 4 league games and maybe 3 or 4 championship games a year so for that many games id say the stadium is big enoght.

Any other money can be invested in more pitches around the county and coaches in schools.I say for most countys kildares set up would be perfect.

Nice ground. What most GAA grounds should aim for. Possibly a 2nd stand on the opposite side.

The Breffni plan is a joke. I cant remember the last time the current ground sold out, if ever.

The Breffni plan is of course a joke and will never been done.

Kildare spent 12m.

The money involved in what they're looking to do in Breffni is so outrageous that they can't even cost it! Who goes about building something like that?

No worries though,the Apple money will pay for it.

If they are serious they should look to refurbish their main stand,put in bucket seats and maybe a roof on the opposite side.

Looks abit like Nemo rangers club ground in Cork. Cavan isn't the centre of anywhere except bad land and poor infrastructure

Possibly, but I wouldn't go upgrading a stadium for 10s of millions in the hopes a non existent sport happens to return.

I'm off to build a cage round the house in case a T-rex stops by.

'Piece of ****!" ? That's quite an arrogant comment on a perfectly functional stand with no visual barriers. Very few GAA grounds have a cantilevered stand. No reason not to renovate and extend and add stand the far side. The extended parts could incorporate dressing room and other facilities.

The seats could be replaced and stand extended. Its a more efficient use of money allowing more money to develop other sides of the ground, extra playing pitch facilities, hospitality etc. I dislike the idea of grounds having one very large stand dominating everything when a more balanced approach would be to cater for supporters all around the pitch thus improving atmosphere for players and supporters.

The new stand will be roughly the same size as the old one by the looks of it.

You are saying fully roof this and bucket seat it which will involve re-concreting and maybe a whole new floor. What then a brand new stand in the either side with the same terrible hospitality facilities we have all over Ireland ? I don't see the point in that.

I am basing this though on the idea that the plans in that press release will be well watered down. The structure of the stand won't look that fancy and the museum will be a wall with some pictures in the hospitality area. A lot of the rooms listed will be the same rooms reused.

I mean the press release fluffy like a "museum" or a big glass facade at the back of the stand. The new stand, hospitality facilities and backroom facilities will all I'm sure be very welcome by users if they get built.

As planned or watered down will still be way better than what's there.

The reason GAA stadiums are dominated by one stand is because the vast majority of games in a county ground don't need much more. Seats, roofs and hospitality for 15/20k in the likes of Cavan is absolute madness. You're basically spending a ton of money just to suit the fair weather championship fan who couldn't be arssed showing up for the league or club championship.

Because I don't believe that more cover will mean more come. I have been to way way too many games where even the covered stand isn't full to believe that.

Just take Limerick for example. If we have money for the stadium I would choose proper hospitality for the Mackey which won't even be full for the county final over a roof on the uncovered stand where I sit for the league will get wet a couple of times a season.

Using Limerick with a capacity of 44k hosting a county club final is an irreverent argument against developing grounds for 15k for intercounty attendances. Like stadiums like MacHale Pak Castiebar with its oversized stand that you would perish with cold during a club match and fbd games that ship has sailed. Breffni is a nice stadium and has the opportunity to do something different.

Souless for club games and league games yes. That's why that model should not be copied for county grounds with smaller attendances.

Yeah - similar to many other main stands that are too big for the scale of the remainder of the ground. That's a provincial sized stand. You prefer everyone in the one stand for club and inter county league games. Fair enough if thats what you want but i think it's poor for atmosphere and a bad look for televised matches.

The Mackey stand is the smallest stand? There isn't any other stand so not sure what you're on about.

So kow you're switching to the idea or making the stand smaller and putting a second one the far side but no that's a bad idea scaled down for smalle4 venues. You couldn't make it up