; ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁renov ation ▁rather ▁than ▁replacement ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁re development ▁project . ▁As ▁a ▁consequence , ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁stand ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁se aled ▁off , ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Irish ▁Cup ▁Final ▁being ▁moved ▁to ▁The ▁O val . ▁The ▁pre lim inary ▁struct ural ▁report ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁I FA ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁dam aged ▁stand ▁be ▁demol ished . ▁Having ▁accepted ▁this ▁report , ▁the ▁I FA ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁West ▁Stand ▁would ▁be ▁demol ished ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁stad ium ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland ' s ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁Roman ia ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁stating ▁that ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁re development ▁project ▁would ▁be ▁acceler ated ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁stad ium ▁could ▁meet ▁its ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁planned ▁capacity ▁for ▁the ▁game . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁West ▁Stand ▁were ▁approved ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁ins urance ▁on ▁the ▁old ▁facility . ▁The ▁new ▁structure ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁ready ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁San ▁Mar ino ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁IF CP ▁photos ▁from ▁W inds or ▁Park ▁ ▁Category : Lin field ▁F . C . ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Category