I have said it a thousand times ...but the more double headers we have the better off we will be
No one cares what you said a thousand times..
I have said it a thousand times ...but the more double headers we have the better off we will be
No one cares what you said a thousand times..
So you agree then ....
$300m for a stadium in Penrith is a disgrace. That’s $1,400 for every person would lives in Penrith or $16,000 for each panthers member.
Surely Penrith fans could kick in some of their unemployment payments ...maybe Morrison could run on that platform 🤣
$300m sure is a grace and utter waste of money to knock down and rebuild this stadium. The grandstand on the far side is relatively new I think. Then again, Parra stadium and the SFS were quite modern and look what happened there. And yet, nurses, ambos and hospitals are desperate for more funding. This waste in building new stadiums doesn’t make sense to me.
I agree, and that’s one reason why I think the AFL has it right in Melbourne - a couple of shared stadiums with great facilities, no wasting money trying to turn suburban grounds into something they’re not.
Suburban grounds are great for nostalgia but thats about all. I can talk about great memories from watching games at Lidcombe Oval sitting on the bike track, getting drenched and frozen at the CSS and amazing times on the hill at LO but, times change. Most people I talk to want more comfort and individual seating in particular. The AFL are on to a good thing there with their shared stadium policy. we
Last night is probably the type of game you play at SFS under the SFS/LO/CSS model. Home night games against a Sydney opponent you play in the big stadium (like broncos playing every Friday night). The home games against out of town teams you try and play during the day at LO/CSS. Use SFS for the evening corporate entertainment and the suburban games in family friendly timeslots
This year we play 4 Commbank, 3 CSS, 3 LO, 1 Suncorp, 1 Tamworth.
Each Sydney ground gets 1 night game and rest day games. Suncorp and Tamworth day games.
we should get rid of home game and magic round and play a trial in Tamworth rather than a premiership game.
then we game play 6 SFS (4 nights, 2 days), 3 LO day and 3 CSS day. Perfect
Name me one World-class sporting organization that plays in a suburban home ground with an 18,000 capacity?
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$300m for a stadium in Penrith is a disgrace. That’s $1,400 for every person would lives in Penrith or $16,000 for each panthers member.
Surely Penrith fans could kick in some of their unemployment payments ...maybe Morrison could run on that platform 🤣
$300m sure is a grace and utter waste of money to knock down and rebuild this stadium. The grandstand on the far side is relatively new I think. Then again, Parra stadium and the SFS were quite modern and look what happened there. And yet, nurses, ambos and hospitals are desperate for more funding. This waste in building new stadiums doesn’t make sense to me.
I agree, and that’s one reason why I think the AFL has it right in Melbourne - a couple of shared stadiums with great facilities, no wasting money trying to turn suburban grounds into something they’re not.
Suburban grounds are great for nostalgia but thats about all. I can talk about great memories from watching games at Lidcombe Oval sitting on the bike track, getting drenched and frozen at the CSS and amazing times on the hill at LO but, times change. Most people I talk to want more comfort and individual seating in particular. The AFL are on to a good thing there with their shared stadium policy. we
Would we have got 15000+ last night for a wet 6pm game if it was played at Commbank?
Name me one World-class sporting organization that plays in a suburban home ground with an 18,000 capacity?
Watford, Burnley and Watford play in the largest World Class competition in the world (EPL) and have home grounds about the same at LO/CSS. This is the LARGEST comp in the world and in a nation with a population 2.5 x the population of Australia and 8 x the population of NSW.
If you adjust for population, only 4 of the 19 home grounds are larger than LO or CSS.
The EPL is played in an environment a lot more dense than the NRL, more teams, closer together, more people, denser populations and NONE of them are sharing stadia.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/384458/premier-league-stadium-capacity/
Name me one World-class sporting organization that plays in a suburban home ground with an 18,000 capacity?
Watford, Burnley and Watford play in the largest World Class competition in the world (EPL) and have home grounds about the same at LO/CSS. This is the LARGEST comp in the world and in a nation with a population 2.5 x the population of Australia and 8 x the population of NSW.
If you adjust for population, only 4 of the 19 home grounds are larger than LO or CSS.
The EPL is played in an environment a lot more dense than the NRL, more teams, closer together, more people, denser populations and NONE of them are sharing stadia.
I know very little about soccer but I have my suspicions that Watford and Burnley aren't at the same levels as Arsenal, Man U and Liverpool.
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Name me one World-class sporting organization that plays in a suburban home ground with an 18,000 capacity?
Watford, Burnley and Watford play in the largest World Class competition in the world (EPL) and have home grounds about the same at LO/CSS. This is the LARGEST comp in the world and in a nation with a population 2.5 x the population of Australia and 8 x the population of NSW.
If you adjust for population, only 4 of the 19 home grounds are larger than LO or CSS.
The EPL is played in an environment a lot more dense than the NRL, more teams, closer together, more people, denser populations and NONE of them are sharing stadia.
I know very little about soccer but I have my suspicions that Watford and Burnley aren't at the same levels as Arsenal, Man U and Liverpool.
Thats the whole point, you asked for examples of world class sporting organisations in similar stadia. Watford and Burnley are in the most elite football competition in the world, the most expensive and lucrative sporting competition in the world and their home grounds are about the same size as LO & CSS. Watford turnover AUD$260M annually and play out of a stadium the size of LO & CSS. If you adjust for population, 15 of the 19 EPL teams home grounds are smaller than LO & CSS.
I think people over estimate the size of the NRL market.
Good signs at Leichhardt yesterday..given the time slot, conditions and opposition ..
Puts a case for the traditional ground..
First priority is to fix the drainage. It was like watching a game from the ‘60s
Good signs at Leichhardt yesterday..given the time slot, conditions and opposition ..
Puts a case for the traditional ground..
First priority is to fix the drainage. It was like watching a game from the ‘60s
I was involved in the relaying of the turf at LO about 10years ago. They completely dug up the whole playing surface, reinstalled drainage and graded substrata. LO has state of the art playing surface technology.
Again, I think people miscatagorise LO based on the "nostalgia" aspect. Its a good ground and has had quite a bit of money spent on it over the last 10 years as Inner West Council are trying to utilise it fully with Soccer and Waratahs.
Good signs at Leichhardt yesterday..given the time slot, conditions and opposition ..
Puts a case for the traditional ground..
First priority is to fix the drainage. It was like watching a game from the ‘60s
I was involved in the relaying of the turf at LO about 10years ago. They completely dug up the whole playing surface, reinstalled drainage and graded substrata. LO has state of the art playing surface technology.
Again, I think people miscatagorise LO based on the "nostalgia" aspect. Its a good ground and has had quite a bit of money spent on it over the last 10 years as Inner West Council are trying to utilise it fully with Soccer and Waratahs.
Unfortunately it didn’t hold up at all well last night, especially in the corners. The drainage needs fixing.
Good signs at Leichhardt yesterday..given the time slot, conditions and opposition ..
Puts a case for the traditional ground..
First priority is to fix the drainage. It was like watching a game from the ‘60s
I was involved in the relaying of the turf at LO about 10years ago. They completely dug up the whole playing surface, reinstalled drainage and graded substrata. LO has state of the art playing surface technology.
Again, I think people miscatagorise LO based on the "nostalgia" aspect. Its a good ground and has had quite a bit of money spent on it over the last 10 years as Inner West Council are trying to utilise it fully with Soccer and Waratahs.
Unfortunately it didn’t hold up at all well last night, especially in the corners. The drainage needs fixing.
Ah Im with you......outside the playing surface, its just standard grass in soil. The State of the Art stuff is only within the playing surface.
Good signs at Leichhardt yesterday..given the time slot, conditions and opposition ..
Puts a case for the traditional ground..
First priority is to fix the drainage. It was like watching a game from the ‘60s
I was involved in the relaying of the turf at LO about 10years ago. They completely dug up the whole playing surface, reinstalled drainage and graded substrata. LO has state of the art playing surface technology.
Again, I think people miscatagorise LO based on the "nostalgia" aspect. Its a good ground and has had quite a bit of money spent on it over the last 10 years as Inner West Council are trying to utilise it fully with Soccer and Waratahs.
Unfortunately it didn’t hold up at all well last night, especially in the corners. The drainage needs fixing.
Ah Im with you......outside the playing surface, its just standard grass in soil. The State of the Art stuff is only within the playing surface.
Appreciate that. It’s just not acceptable by the council to think it stops at the rectangle. I’m watching the Dragqueens game and Jubilee is luxurious by comparison and extends to the fence.
We were lucky nobody was seriously injured last night.
This is the type of short changing of details at Leichhardt that just makes it a relic. It’s just not good enough.
I hope some of the $50M is spent on fixing these sort of details.
