Croke Park is sold out just three or four times a year, fair enough. But the GAA should be doing something about getting more in to those 60,000 crowd games I reckon. There aren't many 60,000 games either. Players love to play in Croke Park. Trains and buses stop within a kickout from the door. All roads, trains, buses and planes lead to the capital.Handy enough to get there.

If the GAA want to build a 60,000 capacity stadium they should put it in Athlone, accessible by rail from east and west and by bus from all sides. To make ut viable I think they need to team up with the FAI, IRFU, other sporting organisations, have an Olympic size pool, top athletics, boxing facilities, a top media centre and some good backers, probably one with their name on the stadium and other decent sponsors. Could be home ground for Westmeath, Athlone Town and Bucaneers. One that might sometime pay for itself rather than ve used for just 3 or 4 fiitball or hurling games per year. Optimistic I know but better thinking Super Bowl than Bertie Bowl.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7927 - 25/08/2014 20:02:46    1641989

hello...

There is a 60,000 stadium being built in Cork...of course unless we get the rugby world cup and Garth Brooks decides to come back, it will never be full..

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 25/08/2014 21:43:49    1642041

If the largest stadium for some stupid reason is not an option. Logic would be to use the second largest, that being Thurles. End of.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8758 - 25/08/2014 21:55:07    1642055

25/08/2014 20:02:46 GreenandRed
Croke Park is sold out just three or four times a year, fair enough. But the GAA should be doing something about getting more in to those 60,000 crowd games I reckon. There aren't many 60,000 games either. Players love to play in Croke Park. Trains and buses stop within a kickout from the door. All roads, trains, buses and planes lead to the capital.Handy enough to get there.

If the GAA want to build a 60,000 capacity stadium they should put it in Athlone, accessible by rail from east and west and by bus from all sides. To make ut viable I think they need to team up with the FAI, IRFU, other sporting organisations, have an Olympic size pool, top athletics, boxing facilities, a top media centre and some good backers, probably one with their name on the stadium and other decent sponsors. Could be home ground for Westmeath, Athlone Town and Bucaneers. One that might sometime pay for itself rather than ve used for just 3 or 4 fiitball or hurling games per year. Optimistic I know but better thinking Super Bowl than Bertie Bowl.Would be good to see but never will happen unfortunately.
Irelands top of the range indoor run track is in Athlone and it could be combined with Athlone IT. Combining with all sporting organisations would be good but who would do it?

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 25/08/2014 21:56:10    1642057

Build it in navan. Jesus 20 year anniversary next year since we had a home Leinster match. All donations greatly appreciated.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 26/08/2014 09:11:34    1642078

bennybunny
County: Cork
Posts: 2410

1642041
hello...

There is a 60,000 stadium being built in Cork...of course unless we get the rugby world cup and Garth Brooks decides to come back, it will never be full..

Is there?? Last I heard the capacity was to be 45'000 upon completion

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3747 - 26/08/2014 09:45:54    1642089

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 8341

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its not a new stadium they need its a new fixture maker.
somebody must have been half awake when they decided to pencil in an american football match the day before
an all ireland football semi final in the first place!!!!
you have less than 24 hours turn around to allow a pitch to recover from a sport never played there
with posts been erected on the actual pitch and differant markings and what have you.
then they dont even plan for a draw in the other all ireland semi final.
surely you would have imagined after 2 years ago when the kilkenny v galway all ireland hurling final
finished a draw and they had the debacle of forcing the womens final to be moved from its calendar date
to accomodate the hurling replay that they would have at the start of each year have
all angles covered regarding replays

exactly hill16man.. you hit the nail on the head there. There are people making decisions at the top level in the GAA and they need their heads examined. "OMG a replay we never thought of that" !! unbelievable.

s goldrick (Cavan) - Posts: 5520 - 26/08/2014 10:25:37    1642105

Bucaneers playing their home game in a 60,000 capacity stadium. Jesus wept.

hurlinspuds (Cork) - Posts: 1494 - 26/08/2014 10:37:30    1642117

From someone who travels to every corner of the country with work Athlone would probably make the most sense. A purpose built stadium with ample access etc.

6Number (Louth) - Posts: 30 - 26/08/2014 13:17:50    1642228