Dundalk chairman Mike Treacy has called for local and national government support to help the club build a stadium that is up to the standard of the team that last night won its fifth league title in six years.
The Lilywhites extended a golden period with yet another trophy - a first for manager Vinny Perth - by beating Shamrock Rovers and they will continue their pursuit of a treble against Sligo Rovers on Sunday in the FAI Cup.
But one criticism of the club throughout their dominance has been the poor facilities at Oriel Park, with many feeling that this is holding the club back.
The Louth side are owned by Peak6 – an investment firm who Treacy represents – and he is adamant they will not build a new stadium while the ground it is not owned by the group.
The ground currently belongs to the Casey family.
Treacy told RTE Sport: "We have explored near-term quick fixes for Oriel Park, but the reality of the situation is we are not going to spend €5m to €6m to build a piece of real estate on land we don't own.
"We need help from our county. We need help from our national, local government and the FAI. If you think about this place and Dundalk, Dundalk Football Club is a fabric of this community. This town deserves to have a stadium that is up to the standard of what we see on the pitch every day."
Dundalk have invested in training facilities, with a gym and more on campus, with the Dundalk chief saying it is what they prioritise.
"It is the most important thing to us," he said. "On matchday you don't have much control of what happens, but you control everything outside of it.
"We need to create the video analysis room, proper changing rooms, weight room, canteen. These guys need to be dialled in non-matchdays because if they are, then matchday will take care of itself."
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Reflecting on the title win, and an unbeaten run of 29 matches domestically, Treacy said he never imagined Perth becoming such a huge success given the boots he had to fill.
The club has set the goal of becoming as dominant as Celtic are in the Scottish Premiership.
"It has been an emotional season. We put so much into this. Last November we lost our manager Stephen Kenny, who built such a great foundation here.
"Vinny Perth was there the day he left and ready to step up and take us to where we are today. If you told me last November that we'd be here in September with a title clinched and talking about a treble, I could never have imagined it
"The standard here is we want to be the Celtic of Ireland. Our goal is to win the league ever year. If we don't win the league, the league is a failure. We have won the league and we're the second team in Europe to have qualifed for next year's Champions League, so we are going to start planning for Champions League today."
While the Lilywhites will receive praise for sweeping all before them in Ireland, it is group stage qualification in Europe that their owners crave.
"All the money is in Europe," Treacy insisted.
"We have seen that over last several weeks domestically where details have leaked out about the commercial stance of the League of Ireland. For any team to sustain a solid squad, you need to do well in Europe.
"People forget we went to the group stages (of the Europa League in 2016-17) and that we won the first round of the Champions League this year. It wasn't our best performance. You don't actually lose when you are in Europe. You gain lessons for the following year and there is no doubt in my mind that Vinny and this group will be much stronger next year in Europe."
For now, attention turns to the FAI Cup and trying to see off Sligo on Sunday before the Unite the Union Cup in November, which will see Dundalk take on Linfield in a newfangled All-Ireland Cup.
With the President’s Cup and league secured, it could mean an unprecedented five trophies staying in Oriel Park.
Treacy concluded: "We understand that what we are doing is historic and the magnitude of what we are doing.
"I think the players enjoyed themselves a little bit last night! But no, we have a treble to play for and then the Unite the Union Cup. We are taking that seriously. If we have five trophies, we'll take it!"
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