lads and ladies here is a link to a few pictures of the redevelopment Job at Mchale park, hopefully it will be ready in time for the Roscommon Game. http://www.castlebar.ie/JLoftus/McHale_Park_Stand_Update.shtml

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 15/06/2009 13:49:05    311800

Awesome. Where are the corporate boxes? Are you sure that's the Press Box and not the spoon launching station? I hope they bring in the open draw soon - imagine playing Mayo in the new McHale in the 1st round! You'd think you'd died and gone to heaven........

I hope ye are gonna call it McHale Dub Stadium in recognition of all the Dublin supporters money that has built it ...

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 15/06/2009 14:44:36    311893

fairplay paddyo.
mayo see a good bet ay 25 or 28/1 e/w no outstanding team this year.

voiceofreason (Mayo) - Posts: 588 - 15/06/2009 14:59:54    311926

Amazing. It looks like every other county ground in the country. Mind blowing.

trileacman (Tyrone) - Posts: 759 - 15/06/2009 15:15:18    311960

As far as i know it is the only all seater stadium in the country

xxx (Mayo) - Posts: 1275 - 15/06/2009 15:30:40    312007

yeah the mans right- the only ALL SEATER in the country - fact.

will be 44,000 all seater. ya hear that , ye dubs standing , standing on the hill.

(ya know that hill behind the goals posts that ciarán mac speared ....)

voiceofreason (Mayo) - Posts: 588 - 15/06/2009 15:52:46    312074

Looks well. Is it just one stand or are they doing more?

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 15/06/2009 15:58:30    312088

Landsdowne Road with 50,000 will beat ye to it I reckon.

It'd be great if McHale Dub Stadium was ready for 2011 - ye could celebrate the opening and the 60th anniversary of your last All ireland win .......

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 15/06/2009 15:59:54    312096

Surely in this day and age they could have build the stand without support pillars coming down in front of people!

I know that they seem to be fairly narrow, but surely a cantilivered roof wouldn't have cost that much more.
These are pretty mcuh standard on any new football stand, even League of Ireland grounds have them for all their new stands! Why do Mayo County Board insist on living in the past?

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 15/06/2009 16:51:06    312206

well the 16 Million all came from Mayo pockets via fund raising, loans and also some funding from the Connught council so no dub money build it, Its no Wembley or Croke Park thats for sure, But its Adequate for what we need it for, in all reality it might be full a few times a year so its no point in building a white elephant, i think it looks well its the biggest stand in Ireland outside of the one in Croke park and the main stand in Thurles and is 37,000 all seater state of the art Press facilities, changing room facilites, warming up area, County Board offices, Mueseum and sports shop are also some of the fantastic facilities not seen in the pictures. How ever attendance against Roscommon will be restricted to 25,000 due to Healt and saftey issues because it still is building site.

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 15/06/2009 16:54:08    312213

black&white
County: Sligo
Posts: 376

It would of cost an Extra 1.5 million that the county Board simply did not have due to lack of funding

paddyogall (Mayo) - Posts: 5110 - 15/06/2009 16:57:05    312222

So is it 37,000 or 44,000 or do ye know?

Dubinmeath (Dublin) - Posts: 1123 - 15/06/2009 16:58:25    312225

paddyogall
County: Mayo
Posts: 854

311800 lads and ladies here is a link to a few pictures of the redevelopment Job at Mchale park, hopefully it will be ready in time for the Roscommon Game.


http://www.castlebar.ie/JLoftus/McHale_Park_Stand_Update.shtml

Is there a press box included?

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12332 - 15/06/2009 17:06:41    312248

well dubinmeath ,number one no money came from the west brit county of black pool.And what on earth is your hang up wit mayo its like an obsession wit ya you should try and get over that it will land ya in hot water

51longago (Mayo) - Posts: 2981 - 15/06/2009 17:12:58    312258

paddyogall
County: Mayo
Posts: 854

311800 Paddy im heading wast the weekend to the corrib .So ive decided to pop over to Mchale pk and see this new ground first hand.I;ll let you know Monday what it looks like.

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 15/06/2009 17:49:16    312338

paddyogall
County: Mayo
Posts: 854

312222
black&white
County: Sligo
Posts: 376

It would of cost an Extra 1.5 million that the county Board simply did not have due to lack of funding
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So they cheaped out? ;)

trileacman (Tyrone) - Posts: 759 - 15/06/2009 18:05:48    312375

Looks like Garveys were busy.

Clash-of-da-ash (Galway) - Posts: 927 - 15/06/2009 18:57:19    312438

Yet Leitrim could manage to their one right, despite being severely restricted in terms of population and fund-raising ability....

Mayo must just be happy to be second-best ;)

black&white (Sligo) - Posts: 1628 - 15/06/2009 19:54:32    312493

fair play to leitrim they built a stadium to hold every man woman and child in the county,now beat that

mucker (Donegal) - Posts: 479 - 15/06/2009 20:19:45    312520

51longago
County: Mayo
Posts: 122

312258 well dubinmeath ,number one no money came from the west brit county of black pool.And what on earth is your hang up wit mayo its like an obsession wit ya you should try and get over that it will land ya in hot water ..................Hot water with who

tomaoo7 (Dublin) - Posts: 5896 - 15/06/2009 21:06:48    312578