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Are they happy just to host Kildare league and qualifier matches + club games, or are they hoping to get extra games?

Personally I'm glad to see the back off it, worst dressing rooms ever and worst toilets of any ground bar tolka park that I have ever been in.

They are actually looking to maybe make it a commercially viable stadium and will look for their fair share of Leinster Championship Games and All-Ireland Qualifiers. Also they will be looking at the outdoor concert market. Kildare have been granted 26 acres from Kildare County Council at zero cost and the sale of Conleths Park will exceed the cost of the stadium with the balance being pumped into an udergae development programme. One member of the stadium committee is Michael Reilly, a director of Pierce Construction, the plans where thorough and well thought out.

The County Board and Clubs decided last night to move house.....

Here's last weeks report from the Kildare Nationalist..

A county board source has told the Kildare Nationalistthe template for the new county grounds. "It won't be a million miles away from the Swansea Stadium".

While plans are under wraps the Kildare Nationalist can reveal that the new stadium will have a capacity of 25,000 with seating for 5,000. The new development is not based on any stadium in Ireland and while the county development committee in charge of the proposals looked at a number of stadia across Britain and Europe, the Swansea stadium is closest to what the new Kildare GAA grounds will look like. It will be U-shaped and there will be a training pitch attached to the dressing rooms. The rooms will be very similar to the ones in Croke Park. At present the four changing rooms in St Conleth's Park are so small that Kildare teams use two of them for matches.

The Liberty stadium in Swansea is home to the Ospreys rugby team and Swansea City football team, and has a capacity of 20,000, fully seated. It took almost three years to complete the stadium in Swansea and cost £27 million. It is expected that the new stadium in Kildare will take two years to build.

The ambitious project is incorporated into the local development plan for Newbridge, with a ring road around the town expected to alleviate traffic problems. There will be provision for car parks within the ground.

County chairman Syl Merrins will make a presentation to the clubs on Tuesday next (28 November) in which he is expected to outline the design of a new 25,000 capacity stadium for Newbridge.

The new home of Kildare GAA will be built behind the Wyeth building on the Naas side of Newbridge. It is still not decided whether to present the clubs with one definite plan or to present the other options being considered by the county's development committee. They were due to meet again last night (Tuesday 21) to consider this as well as how much land the county will get on the new Greenfield site which is in excess of 25 acres. Negotiations are still taking place as to whether the county could secure more land.

Meanwhile the current grounds at St Conleth's Park are expected to fetch somewhere in the region of 25 million. There are between five and six acres in the current grounds and local estate agents believe that this area is worth up to 5 million an acre. However it is not expected that planning permission would be granted for a residential development, meaning that another shopping centre, or a 'Whitewater two might be built. 

Also link to the liberty Stadium in Swansea...

http://www.liberty-stadium.com/index.php

Anyone who just wandered along because the game was local but would have stayed away otherwise would probably be a mildly interested Kildare local than a Moorefield fan surely?

You'd think is right, Moorefield would be from the poorer side of Newbridge and would get a big home crowd but for whatever reason their supporters don't travel in great numbers, they'll have a least a thousand their on Sunday but if the game was in Newbridge they would have at least double maybe treble that. All semantics now, Moorefield haven't played well all year but still find themselves in a Leinster final if they can kind find a performance I thinkl they'll win. Rhode's title to lose though.

AIB Leinster Club Football Championship Final

Moorefield (Kildare)
vs
Rhode (Offaly)
at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise.
Tosnu: 2.00pm

I'd say it would be feck all more advantage than Tullamore would be to Rhode. Most strong club teams would be very familiar with their county ground.

Twould be nice to see though, I love to see either home or away games rather than just neutral venues.

If it's in Newbridge I think you'll be surprised at the size of the Moorefield support, all cramped up on the Town terrace, they can be quite vocal and often give the Moors a lift when they most need it...

St Conleths would give a distinct advantage to Moorefield as Moorefield have played an awful lot games there plus it's right bang in the middle of their home town...

Anyone know where this is on? Portlaoise?

Just their whole negative attitude towards Arsenal, every time Eboube made an error they just pounced on it, started calling Henry a "big game bottler", they just kept accentuating Arsenals failings over and over again set pieces, perfect goal, can be got at etc etc etc

Lou Macari was literally saying Henry was a diving cheat, he was just negative negative not in the slightest bit constructive in his critisism and offered no tactical insight into the game whatsoever but as Walcott was British the sun shined out of his ass, for an Arsenal fan it was just a horrible television experience

Jesus Arsenal were brutal last night, very frustrating to watch. Anyone else listen to the Setanta commentary, totaly negative about everything Arsenal and spent the whole second half given Eboube dogs so was delighted to see him score. Lou Macari you haven't a clue!!!

Who's playing for Moorefield that we'd know Dinny???

Not big on superstars a few intercounty players Roly Sweeney probably the "biggest" name, also Kevin O'Neill, Pa Murray, Ross Glavin and Kenny Duane. The are managed by former Kildare player SOS Dowling, I'd be a big fan of Galvin another player treated poorly by John Crofton. Daryl Flynn in midfield is one for the future, a very promising player.

Won't happen though, Moorefield are a very good side...

Great result, don't think anyone outside UCD wanted a different result. I think Moorefield will win their semi, should be an interesting final.

Gilberto was a loss on Saturday, Arsenal don't need to change their style they just need to defend better, it's one thing believeing you can out pass and beat any team but you have to defend as well, Newcastle took their chance well and in Given had the best player on the pitch. The title is probably beyond them but this experience bodes well for the future.

Watched it yesterday morning, Harrington was as relaxed as I have ever seen him. The Japanese coverage was a bit odd, would replay Tigers swing fron about 800 different angles