Tigers to call ANZ Stadium home in 2014
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innsaneink
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Just heard Gibbsy say we'll play 4 games there next year….this wasnt the topic, just an addendum to the news the NRL & AFL have both booked the ground for the same night
PYMBLEPETE
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@innsaneink said:
I was - and it was! Most of our games there in 2005 had pretty good atmosphere. With a winning team and crowds in the mid twenties at least, the joint aint too bad.
innsaneink
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@PYMBLEPETE said:
Yep, Ill never forget it Pymble.
Lots more than just the ground go into creating atmosphere, an upbeat crowd, a team playing good footy…good opponents...and the **_club_** performing well in most areas
At the time none of us knew we'd win the comp.
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system
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@Blake93 said:
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LO only membership for me next year then.
Can't stand ANZ - it's a relic of the worst period of stadium design in history which has already been left behind by more progressive sports around the world.
Let's look forward to ear-splittingly loud music, quarter-full stands, nowhere even half-way acceptable to have a beer before or after, mid-strength beer during, miserable atmosphere echoing round a godforsaken bowl, seats miles away from the pitch, changing trains to get in and out, and weekly televised demonstrations of how bad NRL 'crowds' really are.
Sydney was saddled with the giant white elephant of ANZ by virtue of making its Olympics plans bang in the middle of the short-loved vogue for soulless out-of-town bowls. It saddens me that my club is willing to tie itself to this particular anchor for a few extra bucks in the short term.
Can't stand ANZ - it's a relic of the worst period of stadium design in history which has already been left behind by more progressive sports around the world.
Let's look forward to ear-splittingly loud music, quarter-full stands, nowhere even half-way acceptable to have a beer before or after, mid-strength beer during, miserable atmosphere echoing round a godforsaken bowl, seats miles away from the pitch, changing trains to get in and out, and weekly televised demonstrations of how bad NRL 'crowds' really are.
Sydney was saddled with the giant white elephant of ANZ by virtue of making its Olympics plans bang in the middle of the short-loved vogue for soulless out-of-town bowls. It saddens me that my club is willing to tie itself to this particular anchor for a few extra bucks in the short term.
supercoach
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@azsportza said:
Iam with you, hate the place, lacks atmosphere,nowhere to hang out pre match and after match. I live near by but would rather the SFS any day.
But if it is better for our bottom line and the players are happy playing their, I can cop it
innsaneink
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@Furious1 said:
http://www.weststigersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18399&p=428638#p428638
gallagher
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@2041 said:
Name ONE progressive sport in the world that plays out of a 'stadium' like Leichhardt.
@gallagher said:
Well, that wasn't my point - just that big out of town bowls are already an anachronism, with modern stadium design moving back towards smaller, urban grounds.
But, since you asked, the AFL is thinking about it: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/suburban-grounds-in-vogue-20130325-2gpyd.html.
And baseball recognises the value of heritage grounds even when they are old and run down: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/wrigley-field-renovation-_n_2521492.html.
In short, if you're lucky enough to have a heritage ground most sensible sports recognise the value of retaining it. Once it's gone you'll never get it back.
More to the actual point I was making, if you look at where new stadia are getting built nowadays you'll see that teams are already abandoning the out of town model in favour of smaller venues in more appealing locales. A good example is here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNC_Park - but there are countless others. Obviously the situation in the NRL is different as most clubs don't own their grounds, but shifting to a soulless out of town venue now is clearly a retrograde step.
@2041 said:
Agree homebush is too big for 11,000\. But it's in the geographic centre of Sydney not an out of town bowl. It's got excellent access enormous parking and first class facilities. It's
The traditional grounds only have one thing, atmosphere, but that comes from the support not the stinky backed up toilets. Unfortunately when there are 75000 empty seats its hard to make much noise.
Maybe with our crowds lately we should play at the athletics centre, it handles about 12000\. The place would be rocking, and it'd be a shutout for opposition fans.
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This is all irrelevant if there only going to be there for 4 games it is just a joke! As I have stated season memberships will be purchased only if there are 8 games minimum , if this is not the case the club still haven,t leant anything …good luck to the Tigers you will only survive in the past for so long!
gallagher
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@2041 said:
I dont see the revelance of your post. ALF going back to Visy Park would be on the basis of a $150mil upgrade according to your link. Wrigley Field a $300mill upgrade. They not contemplating going back to a ground anything like LO.
And trying to say Homebush is out of town while LO is a more appealing local. I just dont see your reasonong.
It's sad that after all this time as Wests Tigers we can't exist without relying on the Corporate Stadium money. You'd think we would have alternate revenue streams by now in which case we don't have to partially sell ourselves out. But while the board makes decisions that results in material losses to the club, I suppose we have no choice.
The_Phantom
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@azsportza said:
Im with you ,hate the ground, offers nothing to the patrons who want to watch their rugby league.
Tim Sheens
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@The Phantom said:
Our game is played on a rectangular field. Therefore, it obviously should be played in a venue that suits. Oval shapes are for athletics, cricket and that other code, not ours!
Whilst I have watched many of the top sporting events there, I have only ever been to Homebush once to watch a club game (same with CSS)and only because it was a double header.
I would rather Parra stadium than the cavernous ANZ and it is not that far away from there.