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Ray Houghton 
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Some clubs get fans to help put cleaning up and painting etc. In Oriel Park tonight there was a fully grown plant and thorn bush in the away end. The flood lights are been taken over by ivy. One day would get rid of this. It's not hard. Have another day of painting.
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'The younger generation as in 17 -25 are certainly gayer than their predecessors. I think they may cause the extinction of the human race with their activities.'- Baldrick
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Robbie Keane
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Ah yeah, nobody from anywhere, ever, has moved to an area and started going to watch the local football team.....
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Ray Houghton
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Ya, I suppose for a club like St Pats it's alright but some clubs are trying to build their support. |
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'The younger generation as in 17 -25 are certainly gayer than their predecessors. I think they may cause the extinction of the human race with their activities.'- Baldrick
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Richmond isn't that bad a ground, certainly not by league standards. United park is a kip. |
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My destination inchicore my next stop being kilmainham
Where patriots and super saints are the topics of conversation |
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It can host Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round games |
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2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
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Ray Houghton
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Just think of the clubs that wouldn't get a licence because of their stadium; Harps, Pats, Bray, Drogheda, Wexford, Dundalk. The only clubs that have good stadiums are clubs who don't own their stadiums. |
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Worst ground is oriel Pk, and the fact it passes the FAI test every year only shows up the FAI for what they are.
Some strong handed decisions are needed in the licence dept, to improve this league once and for all. Edited by skinnymalinx - 29 May 2017 at 7:32pm |
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Toilet situation in Turners Cross is like something out of Auschwitz.
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There were a lot of complaints from Waterford fans about toilets and general facilities in Tolka Park from game earlier in season. I haven't been to game there in a few years but even then I remember the toilets at one end of stadium were a disgrace and should be closed down. It's sad to see what was once one of Ireland's better grounds in such a poor state and it will be hosting Premier Division matches next season too when Bohs move there.
I think Wexford's ground is ok with a nice clubhouse but a good bit away from town centre on a country road. |
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Has to be finn park. Ive see better haysheds out in the sticks.
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Wexford's place is awful. The location makes it worse.
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Limerick and their 2 golf stands and Standing areas, well they aren't terraces.
Best 3 - Cork, Sligo, Derry(Brandywell) |
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I hate going to oriel and finn park. Love drogs away shed. Tallaght has proper toilets etc but same as above its not somewhere id wanna go every 2 weeks. Galway is a decent ground too
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That sums it up for me
Also, athlone is like a half tallaght, another one I didn't like |
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There is no real 'right' answer to this question, I am sure it has been done to death before anyway, and what you want from a football ground is very different in the circumstances. As an away fan Oriel was definitely my least favourite, a falling down kip without any of the charm of some other grounds that are in need of repair. It doesn't even feel like a football ground in the away end, I am sure if you have been turning up regularly there for 20 or 30 years you will hold a different view.
The RSC is another one like that, although seems to be improving. I used to always get the feeling I was in the wrong ground and that I wouldn't be watching Cork City but the under 14 heptathlon. United Park is mentioned a lot but I have always enjoyed it, I think it is the Kenilworth Road of the LOI; a run down ground in a dodgy area, only I have never had to dodge local young fellas throwing stones in Luton! Turners Cross hasn't really felt like a football ground since they knocked the Shed either, great location and quite comfortable but the ground lost its soul when the Shed went. Everything that was good about Cork was in there and it has been replaced by a 'Joe Delaney Stand' full of kids banging drums and repeating incongruous Celtic chants. It is a shame that Dalymount and Tolka have both become so rundown, the former especially, it really felt like the home of Irish football down the narrowest of alleys which made it feel like an occasion. The Jodi is still the best stand in the league, I hope the renovation can hold on to the history. Tallaght is as bad a new build as you can get, very soulless and very badly designed, I don't know how much of an impact the prolonged court case may r may not have had on it but I would hate to have to go there every fortnight. Flancare is another worthy of a mention, located where it is makes it quite soulless as well, it always seemed much bigger than it is. I always enjoyed Colmans, the Carlisle, the Showgrounds and Terryland, all for different reasons but they all maintain some form of character. |
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Posted: 24 May 2017 at 5:37pm |
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If someone is that badly stuck they'll leave them use the toilets under the Donie Forde stand. |
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No, the MFA did. They own the ground. |
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