The NISC also opposed the plan for a multisports stadium at the Maze. This is the law of unintended consequences in action. The NISC think the world revolves around their narrow minded nonsense. If they had backed a 40000 all seater at the Maze this discussion wouldn't be happening. But their bigotry held them back and now it's Andytown or nothing.
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Defeats the purpose that, you're eliminating 2 or 3
Yea because plonking a 40000 capacity stadium in basically the middle of nowhere would have been a super idea. Not to mention the pitch size needed for GAA. The Maze stadium was a non runner right from the start and was too big for local footballs needs not to mention rugbys needs. The business case didn’t stack up.
What should have happened was the IFA and Ulster Rugby using the money given to the 3 sports and building a 25000 capacity (which could have been easily expanded) stadium somewhere in Belfast. More than enough for each of their needs.
Even the business case the GAA have given for Casement shows the stadium at full capacity once a year. They seem to want it more for money making concerts.
Call it bigotry if you want but there’s a bit more to it than you seem to think but keep pedalling your myths and people will believe them.
So Old Trafford wasn't selected because of a leaky roof but this ground in Belfast was chosen.
People believe them because they're true. The only groups opposed to the Maze stadium were NISC and the DUP. The only people opposed to the Euros at Casement NISC and DUP.
Crying about post tournament legacy for football, if Casement isn't built the football legacy for NI is zero. If Casement Park is built a lot of local kids get to see Mbappe, Haaland, Hojland up close and personal in Belfast, if that doesn't inspire kids to kick a ball I don't know what will.
The parts with a roof don't leakSo Old Trafford wasn't selected because of a leaky roof but this ground in Belfast was chosen.
It's got charmSo Old Trafford wasn't selected because of a leaky roof but this ground in Belfast was chosen.
If they changed the name of the stadium to Carson Park, would that work?
Do you not think if it was only the DUP and NISC that was opposed to the Maze that it wouldn’t have been built? You obviously don’t know why it didn’t get built.
There needs to be a legacy in upgrading football facilities locally. You do know local footballclubs,like Casement, are still waiting on the sub regional money ring fenced for them 12years ago. The money in the last few years the Sinn Fein minister wouldn’t release because the Casement project was going to double in cost. This money needs to be released and more besides just, like Casement, to provide a real legacy for football facilities in this country. Casement needs built and will provide a great incentive in the GAA community but the football community needs that as well.
You like most on here are just looking at the big shiny new stadium but not looking at the back ground.
I’m no lover of the DUP but there is always more to it than just blaming them all the time. Look a bit deeper and you find lots of things.
Yeah it's a bit rustic but it has charm
What if we temporarily declare old Trafford to be in Northern Ireland