Casement Park in line for major overhaul - 40,000 all seater Stadium.

[Rossfan]

Clones is a no go. There are no trains and only a handful of roads in or out. The Monaghan road is a complete sh1tshow before and are games. It is a place that woefully inadequate for a stadium of that size. And that's before we get to the state of the stadium itself.

Casement is 100m from the motorway. It has the Europa bus centre and train station 10mins away. It has any amount of shops, pubs,  restaurants etc in the immediate vicinity. It is the only option. Stadiums are supposed to go in cities, not rural towns 2 hours drive from any city.

Casement will have VAT on tickets while Clones doesnt.

[seafoid]

One alternative would be not to have an all seater in Casement. Since when were GAA grounds supposed to be all seater ?
If the NI whatever it is will not put up more money the GAA won't either so the plans will have to be revisited.

[RedHand88]

Clones is a no go. There are no trains and only a handful of roads in or out. The Monaghan road is a complete sh1tshow before and are games. It is a place that woefully inadequate for a stadium of that size. And that's before we get to the state of the stadium itself.

Casement is 100m from the motorway. It has the Europa bus centre and train station 10mins away. It has any amount of shops, pubs,  restaurants etc in the immediate vicinity. It is the only option. Stadiums are supposed to go in cities, not rural towns 2 hours drive from any city.

Casement will have VAT on tickets while Clones doesnt.

Don't care. I'll happily pay the 20% for a superior match day experience.

[Milltown Row2]

One alternative would be not to have an all seater in Casement. Since when were GAA grounds supposed to be all seater ?
If the NI whatever it is will not put up more money the GAA won't either so the plans will have to be revisited.

You need to lay off the crack pipe for a while..

[armaghniac]

One alternative would be not to have an all seater in Casement. Since when were GAA grounds supposed to be all seater ?
If the NI whatever it is will not put up more money the GAA won't either so the plans will have to be revisited.

It isn't all seater, is will have 26000 seats and 8000 standing capacity. The latter will be capable of being turned into 4000 seats for the Euros. It is always easier to argue if you actually know what you are talking about.

[seafoid]

One alternative would be not to have an all seater in Casement. Since when were GAA grounds supposed to be all seater ?
If the NI whatever it is will not put up more money the GAA won't either so the plans will have to be revisited.

You need to lay off the crack pipe for a while..

that's a bit rich coming from you.

The Euros is a great bunch of lads but the cupboard is bare in the  North.The Assembly is still suspended and the SoS said that spending would be restricted. I defer to the Brit in this case.  An  all seater Casement costing a minimum of £112m is a nice wee fantasy

[Milltown Row2]

One alternative would be not to have an all seater in Casement. Since when were GAA grounds supposed to be all seater ?
If the NI whatever it is will not put up more money the GAA won't either so the plans will have to be revisited.

You need to lay off the crack pipe for a while..

that's a bit rich coming from you.

The Euros is a great bunch of lads but the cupboard is bare in the  North.The Assembly is still suspended and the SoS said that spending would be restricted. I defer to the Brit in this case.  An  all seater Casement costing a minimum of £112m is a nice wee fantasy

And the world keeps turning...

[illdecide]

I've lost the will to live with people in general over the poxy stadium...it's really frustrating TBH. This Board is a bit annoying at times but wouldn't hold a candle to the dim wits on-line like Facebook etc when an ex footballer or some idiot who thinks they have a voice comment on how bad this stadium is for football (it's actually soccer ya twat).

Anyway to clear a few things up...
The funding is for Casement only (no other venue so please stop recommending other grounds)
The stadium will be built regardless of Euro soccer competition. (so please stop thinking the Euros are building the stadium)
The stadium is for GAA and we are decent people who are prepared to lend it to you for a few weeks...that's all, a lend and then go back to your own cesspit.
We don't care about local soccer and this stadium has nothing to do with grass roots soccer...WTF.
The stadium planned is class looking and is perfect for Ulster finals and other top games, if I could build Croke Park there I would just to run them bitter, twisted, sectarian, racist Bastids nose in it as they would rather die than see this stadium built...Right i'm away for a cup of tea now that I've got some of my anger out (should be a beer)

[trailer]

Clones is a no go. There are no trains and only a handful of roads in or out. The Monaghan road is a complete sh1tshow before and are games. It is a place that woefully inadequate for a stadium of that size. And that's before we get to the state of the stadium itself.

Casement is 100m from the motorway. It has the Europa bus centre and train station 10mins away. It has any amount of shops, pubs,  restaurants etc in the immediate vicinity. It is the only option. Stadiums are supposed to go in cities, not rural towns 2 hours drive from any city.

Casement will have VAT on tickets while Clones doesnt.

And you'll be in Roscommon.

[trailer]

I've lost the will to live with people in general over the poxy stadium...it's really frustrating TBH. This Board is a bit annoying at times but wouldn't hold a candle to the dim wits on-line like Facebook etc when an ex footballer or some idiot who thinks they have a voice comment on how bad this stadium is for football (it's actually soccer ya twat).

Anyway to clear a few things up...
The funding is for Casement only (no other venue so please stop recommending other grounds)
The stadium will be built regardless of Euro soccer competition. (so please stop thinking the Euros are building the stadium)
The stadium is for GAA and we are decent people who are prepared to lend it to you for a few weeks...that's all, a lend and then go back to your own cesspit.
We don't care about local soccer and this stadium has nothing to do with grass roots soccer...WTF.
The stadium planned is class looking and is perfect for Ulster finals and other top games, if I could build Croke Park there I would just to run them bitter, twisted, sectarian, racist Bastids nose in it as they would rather die than see this stadium built...Right i'm away for a cup of tea now that I've got some of my anger out (should be a beer)

Correctamundo.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, especially for those slow learners in Connacht. (Insert stepbrothers meme) I don't give a f**k if this stadium costs £500m we will build it and the taxpayer will pay for it.

[RedHand88]

Get er built

[Aaron Boone]

Get er built

It won't be built. This is NI.

Those 5 Euro games will go "elsewhere ".

[seafoid]

I've lost the will to live with people in general over the poxy stadium...it's really frustrating TBH. This Board is a bit annoying at times but wouldn't hold a candle to the dim wits on-line like Facebook etc when an ex footballer or some idiot who thinks they have a voice comment on how bad this stadium is for football (it's actually soccer ya twat).

Anyway to clear a few things up...
The funding is for Casement only (no other venue so please stop recommending other grounds)
The stadium will be built regardless of Euro soccer competition. (so please stop thinking the Euros are building the stadium)
The stadium is for GAA and we are decent people who are prepared to lend it to you for a few weeks...that's all, a lend and then go back to your own cesspit.
We don't care about local soccer and this stadium has nothing to do with grass roots soccer...WTF.
The stadium planned is class looking and is perfect for Ulster finals and other top games, if I could build Croke Park there I would just to run them bitter, twisted, sectarian, racist Bastids nose in it as they would rather die than see this stadium built...Right i'm away for a cup of tea now that I've got some of my anger out (should be a beer)

Correctamundo.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, especially for those slow learners in Connacht. (Insert stepbrothers meme) I don't give a f**k if this stadium costs £500m we will build it and the taxpayer will pay for it.

It's Sunningdale for soccer fans

The North doesn't have the infrastructure of a modern state. The motorways are all Protestant. So there is a motorway near Casement but it doesn't go anywhere near Derry or Tyrone. Sporting infrastructure in the regional capital was neglected for decades. One of the major political parties is boycotting the parliament because of a favourable trade deal. You have to start there. The North is a basket case. This will eventually lead to reunification.

Most of the arguments concerning Casement were aired on page 1. In 2010.  Nobody mentioned the Euros on Page 1.  The Euros came to the party very late. A nice distraction.

According to the BBC the project has been hampered by "political instability", which is part of the Ulster fry.

Another project that is also popular on the Board (46 pages) was announced in summer 2009 and has been hampered by "political instability" and inflating budgets . It has never been started . Plus it goes through Tyrone and Derry. It is probably more important than hosting a few soccer matches. It's existential .

http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=12534.0

But carry on lads

[RedHand88]

The M1 goes to County Tyrone (Dungannon) so you're wrong on that.

I honestly cannot believe there are people advocating for the renovation of a stadium in the arse of nowhere over one that is directly at the heart of the North's infrastructure.

[RedHand88]

Get er built

It won't be built. This is NI.

Those 5 Euro games will go "elsewhere ".

Have a family member deeply involved in the project. It's being built.