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seand · Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 839 Location: Dublin

Back in the mid-60s my club Dundalk had a bit of drive for ground improvements. Floodlights were installed, the pitch was rotated 90 degrees and some building work was done.
This is an interesting programme cover from March 1967 (FAI Cup game v Cork Hibernians). The cover states "Dundalk FC Oriel Park" but as the back cover explains the photo is aspirational, and an idea of what the completed ground might look like! 55 years later it doesn't look anywhere near as good as the photo, incidentally Sad

So my question is what's the ground? I'm guessing it's a UK ground, photographed 50s/60s

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SeasideMark · Joined: 24 Oct 2014 Posts: 612

Nottingham Forest?

Grumpypants · Joined: 09 Feb 2012 Posts: 491

Mark, you are correct. If you click on the link below, you can see it is the same photo Nottingham Forest Ground City Ground.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/city-ground--816136763694896526/

SeasideMark · Joined: 24 Oct 2014 Posts: 612

Well done Gerry - thought I was right! Ayatollah

seand · Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 839 Location: Dublin

Good detective work Gerry! Sherlock

And well spotted Mark!

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