Proposed New Sports Complex

PresentersMark Flanagan Chairman Naas AFC Has been with Naas AFC as player and coach for 12 yrs.

Ciaran Kelleher Director of Naas Sports Group. Club Coach Naas AFC 8 yrs.

Mike Geoghegan Project coordinator for new campus Head of Naas AFC Academy Club Coach 8 yrs.

The Club

HistoryClub commenced in 1991 with 1 senior team and 5 schoolboys teamsClubhouse and dressing rooms built 200117 Teams by 2000

Present 27 Teams including ladies team & girls U12 team 115 Kids registered with the Saturday academy Total number of players - 587

Backround Information

The Carragh Rd. Sports ground is owned under a 95 year lease by The Naas Sports Group Ltd.

The Naas Sports Group Ltd. Is owned equally by Naas AFC Soccer ClubNaas Hockey ClubNaas Athletics Club

Proposal To move to a state of the art sports campus accessed from the Monread Rd. In Naas.

Complete landswap deal with developer The Naus Group Ltd. who will build 280 residential units at the Carragh Rd.

Existing clubhouse, swimming pool, astro pitches and 2 grass soccer pitches will be retained at the Carragh Rd.

No debt or financial output will be accrued by The Naas Sports Group or its member clubs.

Birds Eye View - Anticipated

View Over Pitches Towards Clubhouse

50,000 sq ft 3 storey

clubhouse

Club House

Club House

Club and Academy

League Centre / Regional sports Centre

FAI - Emerging Talent Centre

International Underage fixtures

Nat/Int Futsal Tournaments

U21/U23 Matches

Senior?

A set of steps to meet a GOAL – Literally….

Developments To DateWe commenced discussions on a new campus 2 years ago

Difficulty in building momentum until this summer

Recent meeting and correspondence with local councilors

Planners have raised issues with which we do not agree

Met with FAI who have met with County officials

Next Steps

We need your support

Sign the petition

Communicate with your councilors

This will not get done without your support

Questions

A thought ………..“A 100yrs from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove… But the world maybe a different place because I was important in the life of a child”

“Only a player of such a tender age has the ability to turn a small 60x40 pitch, into his stadium, packed with 60,000 people singing his name. Only he can bring in players worth millions to play alongside him. Every Friday night he dreams of scoring the winner live on TV, and the beauty of his dream is that if it doesn’t happen this week, it is sure to happen next week.”