Shels potential new stadium

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    • #707146
      Anonymous
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      It has been proposed that Shelbourne FC may be about to unlock 45m from the sale of Tolka Park to build a new stadium.

      It is an intriging prospect with a golden carrot and many pitfalls, any ideas?

    • #743568
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      nice money… but potential scenarios –

      – they sell up, and buy a site on m50, fans go nuts, and nothing happens…
      – they sell up, fans go nuts, they cannot find a site in city, nothing happens

      club owners pocket cash and buy a yacht….

      ground share occurs ad infinitum….

    • #743569
      Craig Davis
      Participant

      club owners pocket cash and buy a yacht…. ground share occurs ad infinitum….

      I wonder where we’ve seen that before?!! Although it looks like they’re all at ground redevelopment, bar Shamrock Rovers!

      There are “plans by Albion Properties to totally (re)develop the shopping centre, construct residential apartment blocks up to nine storeys in height and provide a new 400-seater spectator stand at Dalymount Park football stadium.”
      http://www.northsidepeople.ie/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=461

      There’s a model of the proposal in the Civic Offices foyer. I only had a quick look at it, but I’ve been left with the distinct impression that it’s not much better than what’s there already. The sole architectural element that I remember vividly was the use of dark-tinted glazing similar to the over-scaled piece of work coming to completion on Capel Street.

      No need to fear though; the existing Brutalist-style office block won’t be touched!

      There was no architect’s name attached to the model, always reassuring!

    • #743570
      bigjoe
      Participant

      45million. cannot see how the land would be worth that.

    • #743571
      ro_G
      Participant

      While Shamrock Rovers stadium is still only half finished. In fact it’s been half-built for about 3 years now. Ironicaly it’s sponsored by Woodies, the building providers.

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