ConnachtCows wrote: Anyone have any idea on the current numbers. Must be closing in on 3,500.
Might tweet the club. I'm sure they'll pad the numbers though

They went 5 hours between facebook updates today, so I'd imagine the phones were hopping.

Anyone have any idea on the current numbers. Must be closing in on 3,500.
Might tweet the club. I'm sure they'll pad the numbers though

There's no chance that we're within 500, or even a 1,000 tickets of being sold out of ST.
It would be all over Connachts Twitter/Facebook/website, boasting about the achievement.

Clan Stand is sold out though

That is what i assumed. A few friends of mine heard a rumour that they were all gone. And so have not gone up to buy a season ticket. I told them is was just the clan side probably.

GTTC wrote: are the season tickets sold out? Is there a limit?

Doubt it I reckon the Limit would be 5000+ and Dont think we have sold 5000 yet

are the season tickets sold out? Is there a limit?

In fairness seapoint those 2 stands you posted up there at the stoop and from norwich are both fine stands and I would be happy with a similar style stand to that in the stoop on both sides of the pitch and it would be plenty...I cant see getting planning permission for a decent size stand on the main stand an issue height wise anything bigger than the current stand would be a monster of a yoke and would be close to the size of the stand in McHale Park..which is huge(holds 10000).

Going ahead of ourselves a bit tho...Lets get the Dog warden in first to take the Doggies away then start thinking about what we can do ....dig down or dig up

moving the clan stand closer to the pitch...materials are there just need to take it down and put it back up....job done on one side!!!

Pearse Stadium doesn't have the same problem with proximity and frequency of usage that exist with the Sportsground.

sea_point wrote:
There's lots that can be done with a relatively modest amount if investment.

The main stand is the real problem, it was built to watch greyhounds and nothing more. Any replacement stand on that side needs to be single tier because of the neighbouring houses, something like the:

Ethiad Stand at the Stoop - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etihad_Stand.jpg

or Norwich City's Geoffrey Watling City Stand-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/NCFC_Geoffrey_Watling_City_Stand_Apr07.JPG

Getting rid of the dog track doesn't sort all the problems though, while it means a stand could be built in closer proximity to the pitch there would definately be a height restriction in any planning permission recieved for any new stand on the Main Stand side.

One solution if a complete development of the ground could be financed would be to lower the pitch height, which in turn would enable any replacement structures to have lower foundations and increase the size of the stand without breaching any height restricition. Would also help with the problem on the Clan Stand side.

Yeah, the main stand is not fit for purpose. For the size of the structure it accommodates far too few people. The Clan is grand.

Pretty sure they did this with the Aviva due to the houses nearby to minimise the shadow from the stadium, lowering the pitch level by a couple of metres. All comes down to the Water Table whether it's feasible.

Water table is highly unlikely to be an issue seeing as it is at the top of a hill. More likely it could be very expensive to go down because of bedrock. I can't see it being a runner.

Pearse Stadium stand holds 8k and it managed to get planning in a residential area. I can't see how there would be any need for anything bigger than that.

swift4prez wrote:

Creedence wrote:

swift4prez wrote: when i heard they were building the clan stand, i was hoping they would do so in terryland park style.
lift it about 10feet of the ground level so if the dogs left then there could be concrete steps on the track.
as it is now i dont no how it can be done

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Simple. Move the pitch!

then the other side would be twice as far away from the pitch.

how about leave the stands there but dig the pitch up and relay the pitch 10 feet lower so a stand can be put on the track. easy

There's lots that can be done with a relatively modest amount if investment.

The main stand is the real problem, it was built to watch greyhounds and nothing more. Any replacement stand on that side needs to be single tier because of the neighbouring houses, something like the:

Ethiad Stand at the Stoop - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etihad_Stand.jpg

or Norwich City's Geoffrey Watling City Stand-http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/NCFC_Geoffrey_Watling_City_Stand_Apr07.JPG

Getting rid of the dog track doesn't sort all the problems though, while it means a stand could be built in closer proximity to the pitch there would definately be a height restriction in any planning permission recieved for any new stand on the Main Stand side.

One solution if a complete development of the ground could be financed would be to lower the pitch height, which in turn would enable any replacement structures to have lower foundations and increase the size of the stand without breaching any height restricition. Would also help with the problem on the Clan Stand side.

Pretty sure they did this with the Aviva due to the houses nearby to minimise the shadow from the stadium, lowering the pitch level by a couple of metres. All comes down to the Water Table whether it's feasible.

swift4prez wrote:

Creedence wrote:

swift4prez wrote: when i heard they were building the clan stand, i was hoping they would do so in terryland park style.
lift it about 10feet of the ground level so if the dogs left then there could be concrete steps on the track.
as it is now i dont no how it can be done

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Simple. Move the pitch!

then the other side would be twice as far away from the pitch.

how about leave the stands there but dig the pitch up and relay the pitch 10 feet lower so a stand can be put on the track. easy

Pretty much what I was going to say, lob in the under soil heating while we are at it. Can't see the dog track going anywhere in the near future. Must say, it is some change over a couple seasons ago when we were awaiting our fate, and now we can dream of being the sole tenant of the sportsground and look at complete redevelopment.

Creedence wrote:

swift4prez wrote: when i heard they were building the clan stand, i was hoping they would do so in terryland park style.
lift it about 10feet of the ground level so if the dogs left then there could be concrete steps on the track.
as it is now i dont no how it can be done

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Simple. Move the pitch!

then the other side would be twice as far away from the pitch.

how about leave the stands there but dig the pitch up and relay the pitch 10 feet lower so a stand can be put on the track. easy

swift4prez wrote: when i heard they were building the clan stand, i was hoping they would do so in terryland park style.
lift it about 10feet of the ground level so if the dogs left then there could be concrete steps on the track.
as it is now i dont no how it can be done

If the mountain won't come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain.

Simple. Move the pitch!

when i heard they were building the clan stand, i was hoping they would do so in terryland park style.
lift it about 10feet of the ground level so if the dogs left then there could be concrete steps on the track.
as it is now i dont no how it can be done

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RogueXV wrote: Would its location in the city trump all other concerns?

IMO - yes.

Also, with the way land prices have gone, the prospect of getting a deal where you'd swap the Sportsground site to a developer who'd build you a new stadium out of town is gone for the foreseeable future.

I wonder if the dogs are sent packing what it buys Connacht? Are they compelled to move the fans closer to the pitch with the track gone? Is there a way to do this without rebuilding everything? It gets you back to Connman's post, is the Sportsground the right place for Connacht rugby with or without the dogs? Would its location in the city trump all other concerns?

I'd say with the money that has been sunk into its redevelopment they are not leaving anytime soon, but it would be good business to explore their options for 5,8,10 years down the road.