tiger said:Is it the unusual roof design that makes it higher?
[broken link removed]
I think legend99's other point is interesting too. No body seems to be talking about what happens after 2007.
- is croke park still going to be available if the stadium is not built by 2008?
- even after the stadium is finished will/should croke park be available for "big" matches?
- will gaa be played in lansdowne? Should other gaa grounds be made available (e.g. what about the possible redevelopment of Thomond pk in Limerick)
At the end of the day we're still not going to have a national stadium with running track etc. which I thought was also on the agenda?
legend99 said:but wouldn't it make sense for everyone to use Croke Park and redevelop Landswone into a circa 30k multi use compact stadium?? It strikes me that 50k in Landsdowne is a useless capacity. Its too small for most rugby matches and too big for most other events....any thoughts???
legend99 said:. He pointed out that Croke park was less than this to hold 30k more. ???
colc1 said:Totally agree and after all lest we forget taxpayers money paid for a good bit of Croke Park (the GAA always conveniently forget to mention this!)
redbhoy said:The FAI and IRFU have access to the same grants and funding that the GAA do. Its just that they're (mostly FAI) are run by a bunch of idiots who are only in the game to line their own pockets and not for the love of the game.
tiger said:Something sinister potentially on the Lansdowne side as well. Nothing better to speed up the redevelopment of a stadium than to seed the idea that the old stadium might be dangerous?
TarfHead said:
- Fire in November was caused by using chemical foam to fill in cracks in terrace. Chemical agents combusted, blah blah blah
Leo said:They have access to many of the same grants, but get nowhere near as much. Rugby and soccer might have been played in Croker by now was it not for Berty's promise of €60m funding for Croke Park the night before a vote on Rule 42 a anumber of years ago, which he did at the time in an attempt to keep some momentum behind Abbotstown.
legend99 said:so does anyone know if Landsdowne will actually have the pitch size to allow hurlnig/gaelic football or not?
SteelBlue05 said:Pretty sure it will not, its currently a good 30-40 yards short of the Croke Park pitch, I dont think there is any free space at either end of Landsdowne to expand.
legend99 said:Then in fairness it shouldn't be called a national stadium if it can't host 2 of the main national sports!! By the way, as might be guessed, I'm a rugby man but I still think the above!
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?