Four new suburban stadiums or grand final will go

[cochise]

The club needs to advise there membership base if they are planning to walk away from there inner west/ western/ north western Sydney areas and make Campbelltown there home ground ..that’s not an issue but there is a need to know .. you can not ask for memberships to be pledged and not be transparent ..
The sooner the better !

What do you mean by walk away..?

The COE for Wests Tigers is being built in Concord...that wont change...

Where they play if it were to be 1 Ground..Campbelltown, Bankwest, ANZ, Leichhardt or Timbucktoo will be a while off should even these upgrades get done..

Also most Clubs have various home grounds and all take home games to various other places in a season...

Why does playing at different grounds for home games divide the supporter base as you claim..?

I'm not sure about dividing the supporter base but we've used 5 grounds as our Sydney home ground now. Dont you think that is ridiculous?

Not if it brings in the cash...

Thats a good argument for playing at the stadiums. But we lose money getting 10k at the suburbans, which we regularly do.

The suggestion is move to 1 Stadium.. said that ..being BankWest, ANZ, or a redeveloped Campbelltown or Leichhardt..the Suburbans won't be as they are if they are redeveloped..seems the issue is now is that the One could be Campbelltown we have already have questioning of renewals of memberships if that ends up being the case...

I don't see a problem playing at ANZ BankWest WestsSFS or Timbucktoo in one season..if it brings in revenue for just playing there..

This is a long way off anyway..

A long way off? Do you mean the suburban grounds getting developed or the clubs desire to have one home ground. They could have one home ground next year.

It won’t be next year. I believe there is still a ways to go on their contractual arrangements with ANZ/BankWest.

That doesn't mean that it can't be next year.

Can only be if it is BankWest, otherwise we will have to wait for one home ground.

or ANZ, they are both managed by venues NSW

Yes but the managers of ANZ/BankWest have said BankWest for home games. That’s why we are not playing at ANZ. The NSW govt wants to maximise the investment in BankWest. This may have changed after the weekend’s announcement but I doubt it.

No they haven't we were allowed to change because ANZ was going to be out of action, legally I don't think they would be able to prevent us from using ANZ if we wanted to.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

make homebush our home given the centre of exellence and lets put a satelite leagues club near the ground

 

[mike]

The club needs to advise there membership base if they are planning to walk away from there inner west/ western/ north western Sydney areas and make Campbelltown there home ground ..that’s not an issue but there is a need to know .. you can not ask for memberships to be pledged and not be transparent ..
The sooner the better !

What do you mean by walk away..?

The COE for Wests Tigers is being built in Concord...that wont change...

Where they play if it were to be 1 Ground..Campbelltown, Bankwest, ANZ, Leichhardt or Timbucktoo will be a while off should even these upgrades get done..

Also most Clubs have various home grounds and all take home games to various other places in a season...

Why does playing at different grounds for home games divide the supporter base as you claim..?

I'm not sure about dividing the supporter base but we've used 5 grounds as our Sydney home ground now. Dont you think that is ridiculous?

Not if it brings in the cash...

Thats a good argument for playing at the stadiums. But we lose money getting 10k at the suburbans, which we regularly do.

The suggestion is move to 1 Stadium.. said that ..being BankWest, ANZ, or a redeveloped Campbelltown or Leichhardt..the Suburbans won't be as they are if they are redeveloped..seems the issue is now is that the One could be Campbelltown we have already have questioning of renewals of memberships if that ends up being the case...

I don't see a problem playing at ANZ BankWest WestsSFS or Timbucktoo in one season..if it brings in revenue for just playing there..

This is a long way off anyway..

A long way off? Do you mean the suburban grounds getting developed or the clubs desire to have one home ground. They could have one home ground next year.

It won’t be next year. I believe there is still a ways to go on their contractual arrangements with ANZ/BankWest.

That doesn't mean that it can't be next year.

Can only be if it is BankWest, otherwise we will have to wait for one home ground.

or ANZ, they are both managed by venues NSW

Yes but the managers of ANZ/BankWest have said BankWest for home games. That’s why we are not playing at ANZ. The NSW govt wants to maximise the investment in BankWest. This may have changed after the weekend’s announcement but I doubt it.

No they haven't we were allowed to change because ANZ was going to be out of action, legally I don't think they would be able to prevent us from using ANZ if we wanted to.

ANZ wasn’t out of action last year. My preference would be ANZ but I cannot see that happening at all now. I think there is Buckley’s chance (none) of Wests Tigers having ANZ as the one home ground now.

 

[Snake]

make homebush our home given the centre of exellence and lets put a satelite leagues club near the ground

On that note Meriton are building heaps of apartment blocks in the Olympic precinct ... not hard to lease a whole bottom floor as they were going to do do at Rozelle ! Wests Ashfield have the pokie licences from Rozelle and as far as I know the club has a contact at Meriton ! There are thousands of people living in that precinct what a winner that would be and on game day ... but of course that would not be a good idea!

 

[Papacito]

Won't suit everyone, but overall a promising direction for our club. After a few decades, we might finally have a decent, permanent home.

 

[shane2801]

A re-built Campbelltown for me if the re-build happens.

 

[kiwitiger]

Really is field of dreams stuff. Build it an they will come. All 15 to 20 k of them. Is this what the nrl really sees as what the Sydney teams should draw? Very interesting how they are seemingly happy at that number. Maybe they just want fans to sit at home and watch on tv

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

i think where possible
play at Campbo
Manly
Dogs

LO
Souths
Roosters

ANZ
The rest where possible and lock out the sydney teams e.g dogs and souths. Play the interstate teams at ANZ where we get guaranteed gate takings etc

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

if we had a satelite club at homebush e.g. ANZ as is suggested maybe in a meriton building bottom floor with the Rozelle pokie licence it would generate money as its getting built up area and licensed premises for state of origin and grand final to have a beer before game and have members only functions prior to games etc at club.
We still have campbo and LO for boutique games but with the COE we need to stamp an area or if they were thinking campbo then they should have built out there in first place.

 

[innsaneink]

I think 8 for cambo
2 for ANZ and 2 for LO
Makes perfect sense
We've done this a million times
Practicality and rationality don't belong in this topic

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

why 8 at cambo ? nowhere near our leagues clubs or COE and makes no sense. We may aswell train at parramatta and play at kogarah oval ...

 

[Furious1]

I think 8 for cambo
2 for ANZ and 2 for LO
Makes perfect sense
We've done this a million times
Practicality and rationality don't belong in this topic

Its a yes from me.

 

[innsaneink]

why 8 at cambo ? nowhere near our leagues clubs or COE and makes no sense. We may aswell train at parramatta and play at kogarah oval ...

Bit like playing certain teams at certain grounds... You do know sometimes we play some once, some twice... Impossible contractually
There's no right answer... With this topic everyone has a different pov, dozens of options... and it shows why the clubs done nothing for 20 years trying to appease all

 

[cochise]

The club needs to advise there membership base if they are planning to walk away from there inner west/ western/ north western Sydney areas and make Campbelltown there home ground ..that’s not an issue but there is a need to know .. you can not ask for memberships to be pledged and not be transparent ..
The sooner the better !

What do you mean by walk away..?

The COE for Wests Tigers is being built in Concord...that wont change...

Where they play if it were to be 1 Ground..Campbelltown, Bankwest, ANZ, Leichhardt or Timbucktoo will be a while off should even these upgrades get done..

Also most Clubs have various home grounds and all take home games to various other places in a season...

Why does playing at different grounds for home games divide the supporter base as you claim..?

I'm not sure about dividing the supporter base but we've used 5 grounds as our Sydney home ground now. Dont you think that is ridiculous?

Not if it brings in the cash...

Thats a good argument for playing at the stadiums. But we lose money getting 10k at the suburbans, which we regularly do.

The suggestion is move to 1 Stadium.. said that ..being BankWest, ANZ, or a redeveloped Campbelltown or Leichhardt..the Suburbans won't be as they are if they are redeveloped..seems the issue is now is that the One could be Campbelltown we have already have questioning of renewals of memberships if that ends up being the case...

I don't see a problem playing at ANZ BankWest WestsSFS or Timbucktoo in one season..if it brings in revenue for just playing there..

This is a long way off anyway..

A long way off? Do you mean the suburban grounds getting developed or the clubs desire to have one home ground. They could have one home ground next year.

It won’t be next year. I believe there is still a ways to go on their contractual arrangements with ANZ/BankWest.

That doesn't mean that it can't be next year.

Can only be if it is BankWest, otherwise we will have to wait for one home ground.

or ANZ, they are both managed by venues NSW

Yes but the managers of ANZ/BankWest have said BankWest for home games. That’s why we are not playing at ANZ. The NSW govt wants to maximise the investment in BankWest. This may have changed after the weekend’s announcement but I doubt it.

No they haven't we were allowed to change because ANZ was going to be out of action, legally I don't think they would be able to prevent us from using ANZ if we wanted to.

ANZ wasn’t out of action last year. My preference would be ANZ but I cannot see that happening at all now. I think there is Buckley’s chance (none) of Wests Tigers having ANZ as the one home ground now.

The move was because it was going to be out action for a number of years, so why not move to the new ground early. I believe we should make Bankwest our home ground but most other people seem to prefer the totally inappropriate ANZ.

 

[cochise]

Won't suit everyone, but overall a promising direction for our club. After a few decades, we might finally have a decent, permanent home.

What direction from the club, they have shown none.

 

[cochise]

i think where possible
play at Campbo
Manly
Dogs

LO
Souths
Roosters

ANZ
The rest where possible and lock out the sydney teams e.g dogs and souths. Play the interstate teams at ANZ where we get guaranteed gate takings etc

ANZ would never agree to that, why would they pay for the low drawing games?

 

[cochise]

if we had a satelite club at homebush e.g. ANZ as is suggested maybe in a meriton building bottom floor with the Rozelle pokie licence it would generate money as its getting built up area and licensed premises for state of origin and grand final to have a beer before game and have members only functions prior to games etc at club.
We still have campbo and LO for boutique games but with the COE we need to stamp an area or if they were thinking campbo then they should have built out there in first place.

I think we proposed a club at the olympic precinct before and the state government said no.

 

[cochise]

why 8 at cambo ? nowhere near our leagues clubs or COE and makes no sense. We may aswell train at parramatta and play at kogarah oval ...

Bit like playing certain teams at certain grounds... You do know sometimes we play some once, some twice... Impossible contractually
There's no right answer... With this topic everyone has a different pov, dozens of options... and it shows why the clubs done nothing for 20 years trying to appease all

The hard thing is there is no answer that satisfies what is best for the club, all the grounds have issues.

 

[Tiger5150]

i think where possible
play at Campbo
Manly
Dogs

LO
Souths
Roosters

ANZ
The rest where possible and lock out the sydney teams e.g dogs and souths. Play the interstate teams at ANZ where we get guaranteed gate takings etc

The way I understand it, there is not guaranteed gate takings. We get paid $x per game and expenses still come out and there is still a break even point at ANZ/Bankwest. That is why lower drawers are sent to LO and cambo

 

[Snake]

why 8 at cambo ? nowhere near our leagues clubs or COE and makes no sense. We may aswell train at parramatta and play at kogarah oval ...

Bit like playing certain teams at certain grounds... You do know sometimes we play some once, some twice... Impossible contractually
There's no right answer... With this topic everyone has a different pov, dozens of options... and it shows why the clubs done nothing for 20 years trying to appease all

Well it is time the club grew a set and they set the agenda ! But as someone suggested to me today there is no divided supporter base ,yeh right ! Maybe read these threads ..
The time is right to move forward the club just needs a can do man ! But they are in very short supply these days !