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

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

You can put that where you want but it doesn't equate to moving their home venue to Casement Park.
If you think that is likely to happen, you are completely lost to reality.

[johnnycool]

You can put that where you want but it doesn't equate to moving their home venue to Casement Park.
If you think that is likely to happen, you are completely lost to reality.

Linfield won't allow it.

[Saffrongael]

Seafoid are you for real, it's never, ever happening - ever

[seafoid]

1. The Brits are not going to top up the funding for the sake of 4 matches imo.

2. The IFA is one of the key institutions of partition but is very weak at the moment. I didn't realise how poor it was.

3. This is about ideology versus money. Partition and sectarianism are stupid. Refusing to play in Casement might be consistent but it would also be stupid.

This must be the first time on the North, assuming that Casement goes ahead, that the Croppies have superior infrastructure to the chosen people. That is why it is so interesting. Usually culture war participants don't turn up.their noses at money.



Let's see

[illdecide]

It is my understanding from what i heard last night that the UK Government selected Casement as one of their designated grounds for the Euro's, based on that it is the UK Government who will have to cough up the additional funds to back this up. This money apparently is to come directly from Westminster and not from N Ireland's budget, It's pay up or shut up time. If they wanted the Tournament and they selected the Stadium then they pay the extra coin for it, I'm not sure if this does happen will there be any stipulations in the Contracts stating them Reptiles will have so many games in the Stadium even after the Euro's but I hope not and the GAA tell them all to Feck off after the Euro's is over.

[Milltown Row2]

Nothing wrong with holding Euro club finals and the like there, they might not have the to run the gauntlet of fire like they did in Paris for the CL final as the locals are a little more friendlier 

[Dreadnought]

1. The Brits are not going to top up the funding for the sake of 4 matches imo.

2. The IFA is one of the key institutions of partition but is very weak at the moment. I didn't realise how poor it was.

3. This is about ideology versus money. Partition and sectarianism are stupid. Refusing to play in Casement might be consistent but it would also be stupid.

This must be the first time on the North, assuming that Casement goes ahead, that the Croppies have superior infrastructure to the chosen people. That is why it is so interesting. Usually culture war participants don't turn up.their noses at money.



Let's see

5 games. But this is literally the point. They selected Casement as part of the bid. So they can't have it both ways here. They can't select it, but not pay for it considering what the games would bring in

[trailer]

1. The Brits are not going to top up the funding for the sake of 4 matches imo.

2. The IFA is one of the key institutions of partition but is very weak at the moment. I didn't realise how poor it was.

3. This is about ideology versus money. Partition and sectarianism are stupid. Refusing to play in Casement might be consistent but it would also be stupid.

This must be the first time on the North, assuming that Casement goes ahead, that the Croppies have superior infrastructure to the chosen people. That is why it is so interesting. Usually culture war participants don't turn up.their noses at money.



Let's see

My eyes bleed when I read this f**king shit.

[LeoMc]

Does the glider run past Casement?
Perhaps another example of short sighted penny pinching!
If they had gone all out with a tram system instead of a bendy bus and had extended it to Lisburn train station and Sprucefield they would have had a partial solution to the lack of parking.

[Milltown Row2]

Does the glider run past Casement?
Perhaps another example of short sighted penny pinching!
If they had gone all out with a tram system instead of a bendy bus and had extended it to Lisburn train station and Sprucefield they would have had a partial solution to the lack of parking.

I think with the introduction of the glider its possible in the future that a tram system (that was there in the 60's lol) could be put in place

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

1. The Brits are not going to top up the funding for the sake of 4 matches imo.

2. The IFA is one of the key institutions of partition but is very weak at the moment. I didn't realise how poor it was.

3. This is about ideology versus money. Partition and sectarianism are stupid. Refusing to play in Casement might be consistent but it would also be stupid.

This must be the first time on the North, assuming that Casement goes ahead, that the Croppies have superior infrastructure to the chosen people. That is why it is so interesting. Usually culture war participants don't turn up.their noses at money.



Let's see

5 games. But this is literally the point. They selected Casement as part of the bid. So they can't have it both ways here. They can't select it, but not pay for it considering what the games would bring in

They could, however, decide that the Casement project is going to require too much financial investment and use one of the ready-to-go ground that are on the reserve list.
The games would still "bring in" the same to the UK economy. And not cost them a significant outlay.

[Dreadnought]

Does the glider run past Casement?
Perhaps another example of short sighted penny pinching!
If they had gone all out with a tram system instead of a bendy bus and had extended it to Lisburn train station and Sprucefield they would have had a partial solution to the lack of parking.

Not as yet, but in the plan there is allowances for a Glider stop with increased on event day. Talk of a separate park and ride nearby too

[Duine Inteacht Eile]

The Glider does go past Casement.

[Dreadnought]

1. The Brits are not going to top up the funding for the sake of 4 matches imo.

2. The IFA is one of the key institutions of partition but is very weak at the moment. I didn't realise how poor it was.

3. This is about ideology versus money. Partition and sectarianism are stupid. Refusing to play in Casement might be consistent but it would also be stupid.

This must be the first time on the North, assuming that Casement goes ahead, that the Croppies have superior infrastructure to the chosen people. That is why it is so interesting. Usually culture war participants don't turn up.their noses at money.



Let's see

5 games. But this is literally the point. They selected Casement as part of the bid. So they can't have it both ways here. They can't select it, but not pay for it considering what the games would bring in

They could, however, decide that the Casement project is going to require too much financial investment and use one of the ready-to-go ground that are on the reserve list.
The games would still "bring in" the same to the UK economy. And not cost them a significant outlay.

To a point. If it's a ready built one in or near another city in the plan (like the 4 stadia that didn't go forward are Old Trafford with Etihad already there, and London Stadium with already 2 others in London, Croker with Aviva already there, and Sunderland) means you just absorb those in already but will there be any actual extra spending? If having to travel to Belfast and stay then they may spend more than if they stayed in England somewhere where they were anyway for game before. That spending makes a huge difference in Belfast than London or Manchester

Also, infrastructure building needs to be considered and it's an easy way to build stuff that will pay itself off. The soccer people won't be happy with it, but one thing about Casement is it will be a legacy left and will be seen as UK investment in local infrastructure when they will be spending anyway. If it lost out to already there stadia like Old Trafford and London (although upgrades will be needed on both) then that's a very bad look on stuff there already and upgrading already rich football clubs grounds while Casement sits idle. Make no mistake here, if this does not go ahead there, and Casement is not bult, then it is huge governance failure on multiple levels

[Rossfan]

If the Euro soccer doesn't happen due to no more £s from the Brits then provide what you can with the funds available..new pitch, 5,000 seat stand, some terracing.