Hibbeler wrote: » The U-21 all Ireland final next weekend is moved from Navan to Parnell Park due to "remedial works" being required in Pairc Tailteann. You'd have to wonder why PT is suddenly deemed unsafe now while only a few weeks ago it hosted a large crowd for the league match against Cavan. It would make you wonder if there is something that we are not being told about the place. And will this affect Meath's first home match in the Leinster championship in 20 years
ArmaniJeanss wrote: » The system of fixture allocation is biased towards putting matches on in grounds that are capable of hosting the crowd that wants to attend. This is largely laudable but by definition it incentives the building of larger stadiums otherwise you don't get home games in the Championship, or may go many years without such. Only if the GAA come up with official minimum capacity sizes and standards (set in stone for say 30 years) and guarantee that you will be allowed host the match if you meet the capacity in a safe well appointed environment - only then will counties be willing to invest in sensible smaller stadiums. I'd have in mind something like 10,000 up to provincial quarter final and first 2 rounds of qualifers, 15K or 20K for up to provincial semifinal and third round of qualifiers, 25K for final round of qualifiers and to be on a potential provincial final rota. And if the first round draw comes up Louth v Dublin then as long as Louth have the 10K stadium then they get to host. That 35,000 from Dublin want to go needn't be a factor. Ultimately imo you can't really blame the counties for overbuilding under the current system.
malistheman wrote: » The lads down in Cork might take note of the 4 pitches in that centre of excellence. Fair play to Offaly, that looks like a solid design.
Pete_Cavan wrote: » Kerry at it this time;http://www.livegaelic.com/features/kerry-get-massive-international-backing-for-centre-of-excellence/ Seems a bit OTT to be honest, do they really need to have two gyms and seven pitches across two locations?
ciarriaithuaidh wrote: » What 2 gyms are you on about? There is no gym at the site pictured in your post. All Indoor facilities are at IT Tralee, where the new Kerry Sports Academy is being built and several organisations will have the use of all indoor facilities. Just as a matter of interest, what would you consider adequate facilities to allow upwards of 20 teams to train/play 12 months a year?
threeball wrote: » Armaghs ground being used now in the Donegal Armagh game is the perfect example of everythinga county ground should be. Reasonably sized, nice close stands, well appointed terraces and a quality playing surface. If more counties had grounds like this our games would be played in a fantastic atmosphere no matter what stage of the year it was.
Hibbeler wrote: » What is the capacity in Armagh? It looked really good on TV with a full crowd and I'm sure the atmosphere was really good as well (right up until the match that is :pac:). Makes me wish that the Meath vs Westmeath Leinster semi final was set for somewhere like Tullamore rather than atmosphereless Croke Park before a Dublin game
J Cheever Loophole wrote: » Capacity is listed as 19,500 with 5,700 seats. However for some reason when it comes to matches like yesterday there is a couple of thousand less tickets, i.e. it's given a capacity of around 17,000.
nice_guy80 wrote: » The Queen is great for funding you don't hear too many of them complaining about that
nice_guy80 wrote: » How much does Downing street put into the North every year to prop up the economy? There is a huge level of grants for sports facilities in the north compared to the republic
Dublin GAA has suffered a major setback, arising from its failed attempt to acquire the landmark Spawell Complex on the city's southside. The county board launched a concerted effort to acquire the NAMA-controlled 35-acre property in Templeogue but lost out in a bidding war. "We are extremely disappointed that our bid was unsuccessful," said Dublin CEO John Costello. "We considered that the Dublin GAA proposal for the construction of five grass and synthetic playing pitches and complementary facilities represented the best outcome for NAMA and the tax-payer, involving as it would, significant benefits to the community in terms of participation in sport, health and fitness and the economy generally." <snip> As well as providing several pitches, the site would also have been suitable for a stadium, in line with Dublin's 2011-17 strategic plan.It envisaged the construction of a mid-sized facility, capable of accommodating around 25,000 spectators. The Spawell Complex is located very close to the M50 motorway, making it an ideal location for Dublin county board's plans. There is easy access to the site, which would have been a major advantage if a stadium were built there.
salmocab wrote: » read that article about the spawell complex this morning. I live reasonably close and it is a massive site with pretty good accessibility. It might have suited very well as it would be hard to get a land bank that big in Dublin that has good accessibility. Im torn about building a new stadium though, it would be great to have an appropriate sized stadium for league games but I'm not sure how much it would be needed from a Dublin point of view a handful of league games a year for the footballers and hurlers plus maybe one or two championship matches for the hurlers. I know underage teams can use it too but it seems like a lot of money would be spent on the stadium part.
munchkin_utd wrote: » in my eyes whats needed is a joint effort between Kildare and Dublin (if not meath too) for a proper state of the art 25,000 seater between them - but that doesnt seem to be on the cards.
ArmaniJeanss wrote: » How would income be split e.g., naming rights, pitchside advertising etc. Clearly a 3way split would be biased against Dublin yet anything other than a 3way split would imply that Meath/Kildare are inferiors in this ground share.
