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magspat wrote:Don't know what all the fuss is about iif we can get 3,600 fans at every home match we will doing well ,if we got a big new stand we would be lucky of it was half full anyway more concerned what will happen on the pitch new signings etc.PS I don't work for Derry Strabane council just a rate payer like everyone else.

Venkman wrote:Nobody is interested in absolutely everything that rates revenue funds. So we can have only one of the things smaller places get. No motorway, stadium, university, jobs or transport links but lets all be grateful and forget because Derry finally got a medical facility we should have had decades ago. Bad enough to hear people from places like Belfast tell us that's all we deserve but unbelievable to hear it from Derry people.

yef from the port wrote:But what can the club do Steve really. The club has no money to put in the pot so we have to take what we can get unfortunately. I thought it was common knowledge that we're only get a bit part of a stand for now. Good luck and fair play to everyone that turns up on Thursday. I just hope some people from the council have the manners to turn up to hear your protests.

cousin kev wrote:£138m public funding allocated towards stadium upgrades in NI!..

Belfast
- £28m to Windsor Park, privately owned by Linfield FC - Completed!
- £64m for Casement Park, privately owned by Antrim GAA
- £10m being held aside for Glentorans new stadium or for the development of the Oval, the rest funded from the sale of part or all their current ground
- £14.5m for Ulster Rugby's Ravenhill Stadium, privately owned by IRFU - Completed

Derry
- Celtic Park ,privately owned by Derry GAA, to be further developed if Ireland host the 2023 rugby word cup, but only if Casement Park, Belfast, is not ready.
- £6m for Brandywell Stadium, council owned and in a very poor condition with health and safety issues. Phase one to begin this month, with a new 1000 seat stand, 2 changing rooms and space for portaloos! Plans also include a 4G pitch that noone wants, and that are being torn up all over Europe due to health concerns. Consultation could begin next year for 2nd phase of project, subject to planning and availability of funds. Main stand was built in 1991 with a capacity of 2500, currently restricted to 1800 for safety reasons.

Some of these stats might not be entirely accurate, but they're not very far off the mark!

fucking provision for portaloos!!!!! I'd rather piss under the stars.

adydcfc wrote:Anyone on here making their way over to the protest tomorrow?

adydcfc wrote:Anyone on here making their way over to the protest tomorrow?

stevebradley wrote:

cousin kev wrote:£138m public funding allocated towards stadium upgrades in NI!..

Belfast
- £28m to Windsor Park, privately owned by Linfield FC - Completed!
- £64m for Casement Park, privately owned by Antrim GAA
- £10m being held aside for Glentorans new stadium or for the development of the Oval, the rest funded from the sale of part or all their current ground
- £14.5m for Ulster Rugby's Ravenhill Stadium, privately owned by IRFU - Completed

Derry
- Celtic Park ,privately owned by Derry GAA, to be further developed if Ireland host the 2023 rugby word cup, but only if Casement Park, Belfast, is not ready.
- £6m for Brandywell Stadium, council owned and in a very poor condition with health and safety issues. Phase one to begin this month, with a new 1000 seat stand, 2 changing rooms and space for portaloos! Plans also include a 4G pitch that noone wants, and that are being torn up all over Europe due to health concerns. Consultation could begin next year for 2nd phase of project, subject to planning and availability of funds. Main stand was built in 1991 with a capacity of 2500, currently restricted to 1800 for safety reasons.

Some of these stats might not be entirely accurate, but they're not very far off the mark!

fucking provision for portaloos!!!!! I'd rather piss under the stars.

Don't forget Kev - that £6m is for the entire Showgrounds site, not just the football stadium. I would estimate somewhere between £1.5-2.5m max is going into Brandywell Stadium itself. Some to do work which should have happened years ago anyway e.g. not holding up the Southend wall with wooden beams.

Burny89 wrote:So when/if ever phase two is built will the club have to be relocated again? Or is the relocation simply because of moving the actual pitch?

shauna wrote:Well done to the 30 or so fans who turned up to protest at the guildhall, your efforts in letting the council know our disgust at the half a stand development are appreciated by all derry fans.

adydcfc wrote:

shauna wrote:Well done to the 30 or so fans who turned up to protest at the guildhall, your efforts in letting the council know our disgust at the half a stand development are appreciated by all derry fans.

I maybe wrong but there is a sound of sarcasm in that post. It's a start and we plan further protests from mailys to the brandywell on sunday. Anyone wishing to join us we'll be at mailys from 12.30 on sunday!

Andy Bernard wrote:Our club are stonewalling the fans. I will be stonewalling the club when it comes to their requests to buy tickets and merchandise.