…nobody has posted that for at least two pages. There are enough depressing threads with our current plight, let’s try and keep this one a bit positive.
…nobody has posted that for at least two pages. There are enough depressing threads with our current plight, let’s try and keep this one a bit positive.
Yep it drops from 84k to 74k with seating on the Hill mate.
Could be one or both depending how the bid falls, we wont be short which is the main thing.
I wouldn't put it past the FAI to use Croker, for the extra revenue, though i think it will be the Government pulling the strings rather then the FAI - who basically owe the government massively.
TBH if its the summer, its likely to be the Lansdowne given the GAA season would be in full swing, the GAA wont be giving up that GAA Championship revenue for a couple of football games. Actually the more i think of Croker is prob unlikely on that score.
Not sure how much of a waste it is really, its akin to having Twickenham and Wembley in the same City. They are different sports really. Handball, Hurling, Gaelic, Football and Camogie in Croker and campus and Rugby and Football in Lansdowne.
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davek
Player Valuation: £150m
I just cant see two stadiums in one provincial city getting the nod. That's why Everton's has been declared the preferred city of Liverpool bidder.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
It was an incredible day, a real landmark moment in Irish Sport and so meaningful and historical now, a precedent in the healing of old wounds and empowering a spirit of reconciliation that has to be the way forward for the island.
We won 43-13 that day - we never likely would have if the game was played anywhere else, such was the occasion and meaning behind it.
I hope we have moved to place we can hear God Save the Queen in Croke Park and not blink, its the way forward. We won though!
...not much chance of her blinking now.
BullensRoad
Player Valuation: £20m
I agree, but I thought with it being in the UK, there would be a big demand for tickets even it's not your usual big nations.
The thing is though, it will be either no stadium in Liverpool, or no stadium in Manchester.
Being (very) biased, a finished BMD trumps both Manc grounds, capacity notwithstanding. Both city's are genuine football heartlands, transport, hotels, that stuff, is a flip of a coin. Or will be given time.
Unless Utd spend a bomb at OT (ok mate), it will still be a dump. Compared to BMD. So I reckon it will be either us or City. And save for a few thousand seats, BMD should win hands down.
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £50m
Literally no reason at all to include City's boring generic ground, or West Ham's boring generic ground. Old Trafford merely there for its size as it's old and decrepit, while Anfield there just because it seems all foreign fans love Liverpool FC. A shiny new ground in a superb location at BMD should be high up on the list.
bluenorthwarrior
Player Valuation: £6m
Not sure why it would be Manchester or Liverpool rather than both?
Looking at the list I'd expect the 4 that need to be cut to be where there are 2 in one place (therefore stadium of light, Birmingham City, and one of Etihad/OT) and probably the London stadium.
Leaves 6 English stadiums with 2 in London, and 1 each in Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and North East.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
I've seen a lot of bitter comments on social media today from gutted kopites making negative comments about the choice to name our ground in that short list, this stadium really is getting too them.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
The thing is that London serves a population more than double the whole of Ireland. Twickenham and Wembley aren't that close in the grand scheme of things, you wouldn't want to walk it, where you can between the stadiums in Dublin.
Anfield couldn't be considered as the pitch size is not adequate for an international tournament. Although that should be something they could correct when they build the lower section of their new stand if they wanted to.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Eggsyblueskin
Player Valuation: £40m
I don’t think our old ground is on the list , something to to do with the pitch being too small I think.
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Speaking of which who's going to tell UEFA that ours doesn't fit in a pitch at all?
Cos they are going to cull 2 grounds from the 3.
Ergo, Manchester or Liverpool.
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £50m
I wouldn't expect Goodison to be on any list. The facilities are atrocious and half of the seats have restricted views.
