Gallop pushing for Campbelltown Stadium upgrade

[Colonel]

**Tigers eye new digs**
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IN what would be a major boost for the Wests Tigers, NRL boss David Gallop is lobbying the Federal and State governments for a new 40,000-seat stadium at Campbelltown. As part of soccer's bid for the 2022 World Cup, the rectangular venue has been earmarked for Blacktown. We're told Gallop has made serious progress with K Rudd and K Keneally to have the stadium built in Campbelltown instead.

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[Balmain_Bug]

**It is a MUST in Campbelltown.**
2500 peple turned up at Gearzone to see Moltz, Nella, Lotto and Bagz.

MacArthur needs this but **it all has to start with sellout crowds** starting Round 8 Against the Roosters.

 

[crouching_tiger]

Will also be great for when the Roosters and AFL take over the area as well!! :sunglasses:

 

[Guest]

That's great news for Campbelltown and the Tigers if this gets off the ground. It's obviously a few years away but the Tigers would certainly need a new stadium by then anyway.

 

[Gobbs]

Accessibility is Campbelltown's obvious benefit and strength to its claim and cause for yet another redevelopment. The train line, the M5, which links to the M7 which feeds into the M2 and M4 and all major roads, highways makes Campbelltown logistically brilliant. Add to the current and growing demographics and its projected 390% increase in population by 2015 and it is hands down the best candidate ahead of Blacktown, Central Coast, Penrith etc.

And the benefit, Wests Tigers would have their own little Suncorp Stadium to play out of.

 

[alien]

They already said Campbelltown would be the 4th NSW location. Why did they change their mind?

And bug it's Macarthur. No capital A :-b

 

[Black_Orange_White]

I would play 9 games there, 3 at Leichhardt.

 

[magpiecol]

I would play 9 games there, 3 at Leichhardt.

They are going to build a state of the art stadium and play games at Leichhardt?

Only speculation anyway, however, the future for the club is Campbelltown and only Campbelltown.

 

[Gobbs]

I don't agree Magpiecol. To neglect the inner west would be extremely stupid and very poor business sense. Yes, the future lies in South West (Blind Freddy can see that) due to increasing population of the region and the ever growing and prospering junior nursery of the Western Suburbs District, but having the bonus and benefit of the junior nursery of the inner west is still a significant reason why Rugby League still needs to have a presence in the inner west of Sydney, not to mention the historical link and emotional attachment to the Balmain Football Club. Leichhardt Home Games are events. Regardless whether its 4 or 3 games in the long term future, you can guarantee that the old girl will be full to the brim. Nostalgia is hard to come by for Rugby League fans, this is one of the last places that still provides that. Wests Tigers and the Game of Rugby League can ill-afford to lose it.

 

[AndTheKungFoSing]

Only speculation anyway, however, the future for the club is Campbelltown and only Campbelltown.

You are kidding?

 

[RatedRKO]

I would play 9 games there, 3 at Leichhardt.

Nah, I would still have it an even split.

 

[sunshine_coast_tiger]

I would play 9 games there, 3 at Leichhardt.

I was brought up in Balmain, Leichhardt is my favourite ground bar none. If such a stadium was built I would play 10 at Campbelltown and 2 at Leichhardt. I would also try to get some teams to move their home games against us to the new stadium. This stadium if built would be the best thing ever for our club.

I now live in the south western suburbs and league and football are king in these parts. I still think Liverpool/Fairfield would also be a better option than the proposed Blacktown Stadium. However we as a club should push as hard for the ground to be a Campbelltown.

For those who think AFL could use the new stadium it is not possible, Football Federation Australia want a new rectangular ground for football and league in Sydney's west mainly to piss off AFL, not many votes in this area for providing AFL facilities.

 

[Yossarian]

Only speculation anyway, however, the future for the club is Campbelltown and only Campbelltown.

You are kidding?

Col will be presenting his proposal down at the Balmain AGM next year… But in any case I'm not getting into the whole game split thing again other than to say Wests Tigers is a joint venture and I don't see either side getting more than 6 games at the ground of their choice.

 

[citizen_cub]

If Campbelltown upgraded to 40,000, I'd imagine it would be one of the main venues in Sydney for the world cup.

It'd also mean we could have home semi finals there! :slight_smile:

 

[benjibrotown]

I dont think it matters how many seats that Campbelltown could fit, Id still like to see an even split with Leichardt.

 

[system]

I understand the logic of it and would applaud it from the POV of a sports fan.

But as a tax payer I would much rather spend money on infrastructure that enhances everyone lives

 

[851]

If they do build it,they will want more than 3 or 6 games there from the Wests Tigers each season,I think 10 would be a minimum,or the government won't fund it.

 

[DrewPeacock]

Would be absolutely brilliant if the did this to Cambo stadium but I will believe it when its done.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

If they do build it,they will want more than 3 or 6 games there from the Wests Tigers each season,I think 10 would be a minimum,or the government won't fund it.

If it's needed to host the 2022 world cup it will be built. In saying that I have no doubts that very very attractive incentive packages will be created to lure sport to played out of it, as we know the Wests Tigers do follow the money

Personally not fussed. I honestly don't know if the old girl has another 12+yrs in here anyway and it is a hell of a longtime in any sporting sence let alone rugby league.

 

[BeeJay]

It would be absolutely awesome if this stadium got built.
Tigers would finally have a venue that they can make their own as a home ground.
It would also aid in bringing the world cup to our country which let's face it, it's not going to be a bad thing.
Sure NRL and AFL and other locla sports might get postponed for a month or two but anyone who stands in the way of the world game for that reason is being short sighted.
would it not be a perfect opportunity to sell these local games to the rest of the world and let foreigners witness what we have to offer?

and by the way of the future home game splits, the wests tigers will always have a need for leichhardt just as st goerge will always need oki jubilee, the bulldogs will always have a place for belmore and the rabbitohs will always have a place for redfern.
If it was up to me I would play a majority of home games at campbelltown, it would be the logical choice. I would then have 3 games spaced out during the year one at the start, one in the middle and one towards the end at leichhardt. These games would be sunday afternoon games vs traditional rivals where possible. Play them against the Rabbitohs, the roosters and maybe manly.
They would be guaranteed sell outs which would mean it would be financially viable to take these games there because they are sell outs.