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

[johnnycool]

Are you being serious? Belfast is 1.30 from Dublin. 2 hours from deep in Donegal.. 2.45 from Galway 4 hours from Cork.... How big do you think Ireland is?

If Casement is built it'll get games, as it will be the best stadium outside of Croke.

People go to Croke from all over the island..there are plenty counties further away to Dublin than Belfast

Something else to add to the long list of things said about both Pairc ui Chaoimh and Casement before work started there.
The lads in Cork had visions of all sorts of big intercounty games being played there.
The current state of play in Cork is that the Munster Council is hesitant to put on a fair few pairings of games there because they know that ticket sales are lower there than for other venues in Munster.

Munsters problem and indeed for the AI qualifiers is that Pairc ui Chaoimh isn't central to any of the other pairings barring maybe a Waterford and Limerick clash, heck they tried to get the Munster final into Cork and that was between Clare and Limerick, Clare decided they'd rather play Limerick in Limerick instead.

Unless Down and Antrim become a force in football the new Casement may suffer due to the same issues.

Both Stadiums will be used for more concerts and being in the middle of a large city is obviously the biggest bonus there..

[marty34]

Once built, it'll get games I'd say.

Like National League Finals etc.

Who'd not want to play in it?

[Rossfan]

Was any League Final hurling or football played in De noo Páirc?

[armaghniac]

Are you being serious? Belfast is 1.30 from Dublin. 2 hours from deep in Donegal.. 2.45 from Galway 4 hours from Cork.... How big do you think Ireland is?

Jaysus, I wouldn't like to drive with you!

As for Cork, they have a big problem in that there are large stadiums at Limerick and Semple in their province.

[weareros]

While I attended and have nostalgia for big Connacht games on grassy embankments, all seating stadiums like Casement is the way to go for the future of gaelic games. English premiership is seeing the value of modern stadia. Try to get a ticket now to watch an Arsenal match at Highbury and it's sold out every week and tickets on exchange cost a fortune - despite the outcry and laments for the loss of the old terraces where Nick Hornby had a mystical experience watch Liam Brady's goal. Despite the huge improvement, they still could have done a better job with POC by making it all seater. If Casement fell through it would not be a viable replacement for Euros (not that it can be as was not on the list submitted). In an ideal world, there would be a top class all seater GAA stadium in each province in one of the cities.

[RadioGAAGAA]

all seating stadiums like Casement is the way to go for the future of gaelic games.

Fuk off.

You sit and watch a game if you want. Don't deprive others who'd want to stand.

[Brendan]

all seating stadiums like Casement is the way to go for the future of gaelic games.

Fuk off.

You sit and watch a game if you want. Don't deprive others who'd want to stand.

I'm guessing you're a replica of the stereotypical small angry Irish man/Leprechaun the Americans envisage us all to be

[weareros]

all seating stadiums like Casement is the way to go for the future of gaelic games.

Fuk off.

You sit and watch a game if you want. Don't deprive others who'd want to stand.

You don't need to worry. There's nearly 2,00O GAA pitches in Ireland where you can stand. I recommended one stadium in each province to be a modern all seater. The grey concrete empty terraces in Páirc Uí Chaoimh look ridiculous. Casement if built to designs will look so much better.

[Blowitupref]

While I attended and have nostalgia for big Connacht games on grassy embankments, all seating stadiums like Casement is the way to go for the future of gaelic games. English premiership is seeing the value of modern stadia. Try to get a ticket now to watch an Arsenal match at Highbury and it's sold out every week and tickets on exchange cost a fortune - despite the outcry and laments for the loss of the old terraces where Nick Hornby had a mystical experience watch Liam Brady's goal. Despite the huge improvement, they still could have done a better job with POC by making it all seater. If Casement fell through it would not be a viable replacement for Euros (not that it can be as was not on the list submitted). In an ideal world, there would be a top class all seater GAA stadium in each province in one of the cities.

Standing sections has returned to some grounds in the Premier league. Influenced by the likes of Austria,Germany who's had standing sections for a number of years and how standing really added to the atmosphere at games.

[RadioGAAGAA]

I'm guessing you're a replica of the stereotypical small angry Irish man/Leprechaun the Americans envisage us all to be

Small leprechauns wouldn't get much of a view in the terrace.

Although I'll freely admit I'm pretty angry at the farce that was and continues to be Casement Park.

[RadioGAAGAA]

You don't need to worry. There's nearly 2,00O GAA pitches in Ireland where you can stand. I recommended one stadium in each province to be a modern all seater. The grey concrete empty terraces in Páirc Uí Chaoimh look ridiculous. Casement if built to designs will look so much better.

... and if its a provincial game (club or county) that I want to see and it happens to be in Casement?

[which you know the Ulster council are going to flog to death to try and justify it]

[weareros]

You don't need to worry. There's nearly 2,00O GAA pitches in Ireland where you can stand. I recommended one stadium in each province to be a modern all seater. The grey concrete empty terraces in Páirc Uí Chaoimh look ridiculous. Casement if built to designs will look so much better.

... and if its a provincial game (club or county) that I want to see and it happens to be in Casement?

[which you know the Ulster council are going to flog to death to try and justify it]

Would it be any different to your club and county playing in Croker when the Hill is closed (as it often is). Nine out of ten times you'll still most likely be in a ground where you can stand. Casement should only be used if a near capacity crowd is expected, or at least 20,000 and up.

[RadioGAAGAA]

Casement should only be used if a near capacity crowd is expected, or at least 20,000 and up.

I've been waiting on this....

Indeed. Surely the likes of weareros can't be that stupid they dont realise the ulster council are going to try and fit everything they can think of into casement to try and justify it.

Scotstown vs. Trillick for instance? If Casement were built that's probably where it'd be.

Well... I suppose they are insisting on a relatively high maintenance cost millstone around the neck of the Gaa to little net benefit... So maybe they are that stupid.

[Rossfan]

You don't need to worry. There's nearly 2,00O GAA pitches in Ireland where you can stand. I recommended one stadium in each province to be a modern all seater. The grey concrete empty terraces in Páirc Uí Chaoimh look ridiculous. Casement if built to designs will look so much better.

... and if its a provincial game (club or county) that I want to see and it happens to be in Casement?

Go up to the last row and stand there

[Milltown Row2]

Casement should only be used if a near capacity crowd is expected, or at least 20,000 and up.

I've been waiting on this....

Indeed. Surely the likes of weareros can't be that stupid they dont realise the ulster council are going to try and fit everything they can think of into casement to try and justify it.

Scotstown vs. Trillick for instance? If Casement were built that's probably where it'd be.

Well... I suppose they are insisting on a relatively high maintenance cost millstone around the neck of the Gaa to little net benefit... So maybe they are that stupid.

Plenty Ulster club finals have been played at Casement in the past