Where is the best football pitch in ireland? I think clones is a good field.

gallagher123 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 6 - 18/06/2009 14:58:28    315991

Drogheda Gaelic Grounds!! :-0

Real Louth fan (Louth) - Posts: 3157 - 18/06/2009 15:02:09    315995

Brooster park Fermanagh, Mayo played Tyrone in a league quater final there a few years ago. Tyrone won by a big score. The week leading up to the game all and sundry were complaing that the venue was not central ect ect ect, after the game all were well impressed with the facilities and the whole set up. Local radio in Mayo were well impressed.

Spookycat (Mayo) - Posts: 56 - 18/06/2009 15:07:36    316002

Wexford Park has to be the best but is situated in the back **** of nowhere

mondred (Wexford) - Posts: 872 - 18/06/2009 15:16:22    316010

Not a chance that Clones could be even considered in the best pitch category! Not a bad pitch in Summer but if it rains at all its boggy especially on the stand side. This despite the fact that the pitch has been drained and raised numeous times. The Marshes in Newry has to be be up there.

GerryD (Monaghan) - Posts: 338 - 18/06/2009 15:16:59    316011

seriously

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 18/06/2009 15:30:13    316033

its that pitch in the capital city, whats it called, where Dublin play all our home games, a mecca for the 60,000 Dubs average crowd.....oh whats it called again.....Dublin's Home Patch.....oh ya Croke Park .....best football pitch in Ireland by light years.....you fool!!

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 18/06/2009 15:42:05    316048

pairc esler in newry should be mentioned in the worst pitch in ireland thread! when it rains in newry it takes about a month to dry out! its a bigger mess than clones! croker is the best

brfforlife (Down) - Posts: 136 - 18/06/2009 15:55:31    316072

Liam, Whats the dubs average crowd for away games and league?

HokeyPokey (Tyrone) - Posts: 1744 - 18/06/2009 16:04:28    316077

Clones is a disaster, that pitch was never right from day one. Croker has had it's fair share of pitch problems when you think about all the money that was spent on it. Breffni usually holds up alright as does Casement but wouldn't you really need to have played on the actual turf a few times to know?

hughoreilly (Cavan) - Posts: 95 - 18/06/2009 16:07:44    316081

Thurles or Pairc ui Rinn...

BigSam (Kildare) - Posts: 266 - 18/06/2009 16:08:55    316085

Down used to play in The Marshes. Is that the same ground.

Fredthered (Donegal) - Posts: 1144 - 18/06/2009 16:10:38    316087

Liamwalkinstown
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its that pitch in the capital city, whats it called, where Dublin play all our home games, a mecca for the 60,000 Dubs average crowd.....oh whats it called again.....Dublin's Home Patch.....oh ya Croke Park .....best football pitch in Ireland by light years.....you fool!!


get your facts right liam, croker is the gaas national stadium its not just for Dublin..your obvisiously a dubs summer fan the dubs pitch is parnell park but i suppose most of them 60,000 fans of yours wouldnt know that because the dubs play their games their during the winter..lol!!....

croker best pitch!!

Breifne_Blue (Cavan) - Posts: 214 - 18/06/2009 16:13:48    316093

Obliviously no pitch can compete with Croke Park because its gets hundreds of thousands spent on it every year. However there are a lot of pitches out there that aren't far away from the same standard with a lot less money being spent on them yearly. Clones isn't even the best pitch in Monaghan never mind Ireland. The best pitch in Monaghan is Scotstown, hence why all the Monaghan league games are changed to it when the weather is bad. In saying that thought Monaghan doe have a lot of good pitches.

Ulster Man (National) - Posts: 13 - 18/06/2009 16:16:58    316096

I know its really a hurling pitch but semple stadium is by far the best pitch!!!

MadEddie (Cavan) - Posts: 106 - 18/06/2009 16:18:02    316098

Navan

blueroyal (Meath) - Posts: 109 - 18/06/2009 16:23:25    316108

60,000 Hokey , 60,000 ! :)

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 18/06/2009 16:31:16    316118

u have to love some of the people on here :)

Liamwalkinstown (Dublin) - Posts: 8166 - 18/06/2009 16:31:50    316119

Really?I was at Parc Esler in 2007 and i thought it was a beatiful pitch?

paddym123 (Meath) - Posts: 367 - 18/06/2009 16:34:18    316127

awh thanks:D!!...but you know what i mean..i suppose you's have to put up with the rest of the country up at croke park trailin round dublin at the w/end!..yous wil need 2 improve a bit if you's are gonna get anywhere this year but ya's are doin alright so far..!:D

Breifne_Blue (Cavan) - Posts: 214 - 18/06/2009 16:48:04    316150