WORK WILL BEGIN in June on a revamp to Musgrave Park that will see the Cork rugby ground increase its capacity to just shy of 10,000.
The Musgrave Park Redevelopment Project will swing into effect next month and include a new West Stand, which will hold 3,500 supporters, and a stand to cover the East Terrace. There will also be improved dressing rooms, a hospitality area, media facilities, medical facilities, and public toilets in the West Stand. The current capacity is 8,500.
The ground, which plays host to Sunday’s Well RFC, Dolphin RFC’s Ulster Bank League games and up to five Munster matches per season, is set to be completed by November. Work will commence this summer following the 21 June concert featuring operatic group Il Divo and the City of Cork Symphony Orchestra.
Munster Rugby states that Musgrave Park will be in a position to hold four RaboDirect Pro12 games, although a pre-season match in Cork will not take place.
As part of the revamp, a temporary stand that was erected in 2011 has been dismantled and moved off-site. The project is being funded through several avenues – existing capital development funds, a National Lottery grant, funding from the Munster Rugby Supporters Club and through the sale of a plot of land on the east side of the ground.
Chairman of the Munster Rugby Development Committee, Denis Kelleher said, “The new stand and facilities ensure Munster can continue playing competitive matches in Cork, in addition to hosting numerous club and schools matches. I would like to thank all those that have made this project happen, both past and present, as we continue to enhance our playing facilities in the province.”
I think Frank has missed the point here. Not only is he white and male, he is also the nephew of Harry Redknapo and son of Frank Lampard. Lampard is very priveliged compared to most. Sterling is not saying Lampard hasn’t worked hard to get to the position he is in. But it is worrying that Lampard hasn’t grasped that he has started in a better position than others.
@EnKy: “Campbell is manager of southend, who were relegated to the fourth tier in english football this season” maybe that’s why he doesn’t have a premiership job, because he’s not a good coach, nothing to do with the colour of his skin
@Michael Oats: That isn’t my point- I wasn’t seeking to make any comparison between them at all. But, while we are at it, Lampard’s first job was Derby County. Campbell’s was Macclesfield Town. Both have had illustrious club and international careers. I know who’s position I would rather be in.
@Michael Oats: Worth noting that Campbell took them over when they were in a fairly bad position already. Lampard might be an excellent coach in time. Campbell could be terrible- but their starting positions don’t indicate that it is an equal playing field, especially considering both their playing achievements and coaching qualifications are similar.
@EnKy: Understand your point but I’ve read from various sources, mostly managers, that Lampard was the hardest working player they’d ever come across. First in each morning, last out, and a habitual student of the game, so he clearly feels his success is down to his work ethic and not his family links within the game or his ethnicity. He acknowledges that there is a wider issue, which there is, but he’s not comfortable in being held as an example of someone who has been given an armchair ride.
@Robert de Brún: again, nobody said he hasn’t worked hard. He took Derby from 6th to 6th and that got him the Chelsea job. Nobody is saying he didn’t work tirelessly to achieve that.
@Dave O Keeffe: That alone didn’t get him the chelsea job that’s very unfair, he got 6th with derby but had amazing success with youth players and fantastic football (incl beating Man Utd),which he’s doin at chelsea now, his work with the youth was a huge part in getting the chelsea job and also the fact he’s a chelsea legend??
@Philip Mckenna: I agree but he also had to be given the opportunity to prove himself. He didn’t have to start at a failing club. He did great work with Derby but at the end of the day fell short of their goals.
Hon Lamps
I don’t think Sterling ever said anybody didn’t work hard.
English media have never been shy in telling the public how intelligent Lampard is and how he speaks Latin etc. It’s strange that he would make a comment on this when the comparisons made by Sterling seem valid. Even if Is it the case that Cole and Campbell have not worked as hard as Lampard- the difference in the levels they are currently at now seem a prime example of systemic racism.
@Aidan Baragry: Soccer is a results based game. Look how over-represented black players are compared to their population percentage, don’t think there is any systemic racism, in general clubs will hire the best people they can who they think will get them results regardless of colour
Gerard got his first managers job at a big club Rangers. The point seams to be would a black manager get the same opportunity? How about we look at another Liverpool legend, John Barnes, first managerial job was Celtic. Campbell and Cole is a narrow example. Darren Moore’s first managerial role was with West Brom in the premier league. So maybe we can compare Gerard and Lampard with Barnes and Moore and it doesn’t appear as bad. Off course there are fewer black mangers than there should be.
@Kingshu: big club hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha haha hahahaha haha hahahaha haha
Name one coloured coach who has excelled more than chris Houghton one of our own, always give his all , thats what sterling should aspire to be,
Rudd guiltt crap , terry o connor crap,
If not up to the job. P45 same as anyone else
@Richy Fitz: I’ll name one. Chris Hughton