$50 Million reason Wests Tigers are prepared to quit Campbelltown.

[gallagher]

Or is it you that can't? I let it go many posts ago, but here you are...still commenting.

I never said I was sick of talking about it. But seeing as you still want to go on aswell, how about you respond to @Charred s well researched post. Seeing as it was you that asked for facts.

 

[hank37w]

Campbelltown should be our priority. I love Leichhardt and am a fan of rugby league and the tigers because of it, but we need future generations of footy fans at the games to really solidify their allegiance, and that is absolutely at Campbelltown. People talking about our record at Campbelltown are thinking very short term. At all of our losses at Campbelltown there was a great spirit and atmosphere despite poor weather and losses. It was such a shame because a dramatic win on any of those occasions would have been good reward for the many families who came out. Dud performances are on our team, not the fans, as the Leichhardt loss on Sunday proves.

I think it's a shame slightly more money hasn't been put into both grounds. Presumably if you're upgrading to 20k capacity you could get better value spending a bit more and upgrading to 25-30k capacity, which would be the ideal capacity for both grounds and really add to the atmosphere in each place.

In both upgrades I hope there is at least flexibility to add further upgrades by replacing the latchem robinson stand at Leichhardt and the Western Grandstand at Campbelltown. Those are really the most outdated and unappealing parts of both grounds and they could significantly bolster capacity by having wider, higher and better designed grandstands and corporate facilities at both grounds.

The new grandstand at Brookvale looks really well done and enhances the enclosed atmosphere at Brookvale, hopefully something like that is planned for both grounds.

Unfortunately I think Pascoe badly erred in funding concord centre of excellence rather than a site at Campbelltown. Given there was money for a centre of excellence at Campbelltown already, Pascoe probably could have pushed for a stadium upgrade and a centre of excellence in the high growth region where our best junior talent is. It could have been a pivotal moment in our club and government would be more willing to look at a more comprehensive stadium upgrade at Campbelltown if they hadn't already put so much into Concord. We sort of used up our claim for government cash with that development and now we remain torn between Inner west and our high growth region out west. It also would have given the team a much stronger connection to the community and their familiarity with the ground, which also would presumably help when we base home games there. I fear the decision to fund Concord rather than a Centre of excellence at Campbelltown was based more on where Pascoe and Lee enjoyed drinking coffee rather than what was strategically right for our club. Oh well.

Yeah, brain dead decision by that pair of muppets.

Surprised they did not make Concord our home ground, they could of had a sold out crowd of 2,000 every home game.

In their defense and I doubt if they were thinking this way, but it could of been a good decision if the plan went ahead with Olympic park which could have been our main centralised home ground in the middle of Sydney with public Transport and good amenities plus a good atmosphere if it wasn't the cavern that it currently is.

Still could of had a game at Leichhardt & one at Cambo to satisfy those diehards.

 

[weststigers]

I never said I was sick of talking about it. But seeing as you still want to go on aswell, how about you respond to @Charred s well researched post. Seeing as it was you that asked for facts.

You don't care what I have to say anyway. You have your own facts from Charred so why should I bother?...are you even open to being convinced the other way? I doubt it, so I'd be talking to a brick wall.

 

[innsaneink]

Yeah, brain dead decision by that pair of muppets.

Surprised they did not make Concord our home ground, they could of had a sold out crowd of 2,000 every home game.

In their defense and I doubt if they were thinking this way, but it could of been a good decision if the plan went ahead with Olympic park which could have been our main centralised home ground in the middle of Sydney with public Transport and good amenities plus a good atmosphere if it wasn't the cavern that it currently is.

Still could of had a game at Leichhardt & one at Cambo to satisfy those diehards.

It was meant to be upgraded to a football friendly stadium even with a roof...wouldve been great ..but govt backflipped

 

[Tom Shines]

People still lamenting the Concord COE decision ?

All water under the bridge now … decisions been made, .. actions have consequences and we will be operating our of there for decades I would imagine ..

At least from what I have seen of the facilities they are fit for purpose …

 

[hank37w]

It was meant to be upgraded to a football friendly stadium even with a roof...wouldve been great ..but govt backflipped

Wasted money on Rorters, who like the Parra-sites think that their home ground is solely theirs and a gift from the NSW tax payer.

 

[Tom Shines]

Wasted money on Rorters, who like the Parra-sites think that their home ground is solely theirs and a gift from the NSW tax payer.

I think he is talking about Accor ( Homebush)

 

[hank37w]

I was referring to it as well.

They were supposedly going to upgrade it with a roof and make it less like a cavern (Accor/Olympic Park) when there was a smaller crowd but canned that idea and spent something like $800 million on the Sports Ground instead so that the Roorters could claim it as their very own swamp.

 

[Tom Shines]

I was referring to it as well.

They were supposedly going to upgrade it with a roof and make it less like a cavern (Accor/Olympic Park) when there was a smaller crowd but canned that idea and spent something like $800 million on the Sports Ground instead so that the Roorters could claim it as their very own swamp.

They were supposed to upgrade both I believe