Have any people/clubs on here had any experience of synthetic goalmouths (on an otherwise normal pitch). Would you recommend them, what sort of cost are you talking about?
Ballycastle have installed them at their new pitches. You could contact them.
I don't know how they look after them (or if they need it) but they aren't bad in Ballycastle. Maybe the bounce is a bit high from a long ball but they seem ok if your club can afford them!!
If i remember right I think Derrytresc in Tyrone have an area of synthetic turf.
I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?
Clonoe (Tyrone) had them a few years ago, but not sure how long they lasted
Quote from: robertemmet on November 05, 2008, 11:45:47 AM
Clonoe (Tyrone) had them a few years ago, but not sure how long they lasted
I' nearly sure they still have them.
Think it's definitely a good idea to preserve the ground around the goalmouth.
I can recall, allbeit a few years back a club in south derry getting a lorry load of stones into their goalmouth and a few die-hard club men shoveling them out level with long tail shovels before the beginning of a minor game! :D
I dare say the golaie didnt strain himself too much to dig, otherwise he would have been cut into ribbons!
soft nordies. Afraid of a bit of mud.
WE (clonoe) still have them sore on the knees but so was the old goal mouths full of sand and stones.
Not sure on cost total was £6000 but from memory what this included i cant remember am sure it included other work on field
Quote from: Lecale2 on November 05, 2008, 10:59:34 AM
Ballycastle have installed them at their new pitches. You could contact them.
When did they get that done? what is it made of?
plastic grass just 6 yard box.
i havent being up that way in a while. suppose it'd save having to drag the metal gate/covers over the square.
who put there names forward to manage the town this year?
OR the small square or whatever the feck you call it.
Quote from: AFS on November 05, 2008, 07:21:15 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on November 05, 2008, 11:43:05 AM
I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?
Oriel Park is a completely synthetic pitch but I think these boys are on about special sections for around the goals
No, it's a GAA complex, Darvagh??
Quote from: bennydorano on November 06, 2008, 09:31:25 AM
Quote from: AFS on November 05, 2008, 07:21:15 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on November 05, 2008, 11:43:05 AM
I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?
Oriel Park is a completely synthetic pitch but I think these boys are on about special sections for around the goals
No, it's a GAA complex, Darvagh??
Darver, it's one of the best around - fine complex
http://louth.gaa.ie/page/darver_development.html
QuoteMaybe the bounce is a bit high from a long ball but they seem ok if your club can afford them!!
If you let the ball bounce in there you don't deserve to be playing on a decent pitch.
Quote from: holylandsniper on November 06, 2008, 10:30:58 AM
Quote from: bennydorano on November 06, 2008, 09:31:25 AM
Quote from: AFS on November 05, 2008, 07:21:15 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on November 05, 2008, 11:43:05 AM
I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?
Oriel Park is a completely synthetic pitch but I think these boys are on about special sections for around the goals
No, it's a GAA complex, Darvagh??
Darver, it's one of the best around - fine complex
http://louth.gaa.ie/page/darver_development.html
Thats a amazing looking, how they fund that?
Patrickswell have artificial goalmouths, they seem ok, just the hop of the ball as previously said.
I was up in Darver a couple of weeks ago, nice set up alright, 6 full size floodlit pitches, one of them artificial.
(http://clubdir.gaa.ie/limerick/milford/images/Pitch1mix.jpg)
Yeah Saint Marys GAA beside me have them.
Anyone got any photos of what the synthetic goalmouth area looks like?
Quote from: AFS on November 06, 2008, 07:21:49 PM
Quote from: youngfella on November 06, 2008, 11:25:24 AM
Quote from: holylandsniper on November 06, 2008, 10:30:58 AM
Quote from: bennydorano on November 06, 2008, 09:31:25 AM
Quote from: AFS on November 05, 2008, 07:21:15 PM
Quote from: bennydorano on November 05, 2008, 11:43:05 AM
I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?
Oriel Park is a completely synthetic pitch but I think these boys are on about special sections for around the goals
No, it's a GAA complex, Darvagh??
Darver, it's one of the best around - fine complex
http://louth.gaa.ie/page/darver_development.html
Thats a amazing looking, how they fund that?
By not spending a penny on their county pitch. Not a bad idea in my opinion, I would have much perferred one of these in Armagh and for the county to stay playing in Cross than the situation now, where we've a half arsed training complex and a half arsed county ground.
your right, county grounds are under used its horrible how little use they get. Casement is used about half-dozen a year. The care takers are on it more often that the players