Wests Tigers Home Ground Mega Thread

[gallagher]

this is going to get worse before it gets better. despite the sentiments of many on here, myself included, I can see Richo doing a deal with Accor for us to play 12 games out of there for the next five years.

it's going to disappoint a lot of people, but I feel like it's inevitable. I'm a Campbelltown member and I don't think CSS is ready for more than 6 games a season, simply due to the crowds and poor facilities. Leichhardt is my favourite place to watch football, but the ground is in dire need of upgrades. neither can support the football club we want to be moving forward.

having 12 games at Accor for that time will put pressure on the State Government to assist the club in returning to its spiritual homes, and will eventually lead to the necessary upgrades. it's going to cause a lot of hurt in the meantime, but Richo's focus is improving the bottom line, corporates and memberships. that leads us down one road. we all know where it goes.

Should have been done 20 years ago

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

That’s a Pascoe attitude. Richo didn’t do a 2 hour pod with James Graham then show up on the news the next day for fun.

Richo gets it. He is pushing how bad it is for media attention on why the stadium needs investment.

Using comments the way he has was very targeted.

Reality is if funding isn’t given we will need a new home or even if funding is given we will need a home for 1-2yrs (doubt they play at CS for a full season) and makes sense he looks at other stadium options (plan b,c,d)

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I'm in Brisbane & was too young to get the logistics sorted in my head when I lived in Sydney.

That said, Campbelltown Stadium is THE answer. It needs upgrading. A stand at either end wouldn't hurt. The existing stands renovated.

I grew up a Balmain fan & Leichhardt is always going to be special. 2-3 games a year there I think is ample. Moving into a state of the art stadium, outside of the catchment area of the traditional fanbase is not a smart idea. You wouldn't suggest the Sharks play at Accor.

WE are WESTS Tigers. The western suburbs of Sydney should be our region, and the stadium should be close to those fans. I'd rather a 25,000 stadium with 17,000 Tigers/home fans than a 50,000 stadium in the city with a 50/50 split of fans between the two sides.

Home ground advantage is actually a thing. If Newcastle can have a stadium, if Penrith can have a stadium, if Cronulla can have a stadium- put our stadium in Campbelltown & let our fans populate it.

Just give them something worthwhile.

You are the voice of reason @The Chad , well put.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

The only way we'd ever get any money is if it was tied to the re-election of their members. They are in a minority government but don't care about Campbelltown and the adjacent areas ( same as Leichhardt Oval) because they sit on healthy majorities so start telling Minns and the local members you'll campaign against them as vested self-interest is the one thing politicians care about.

 

[Lestronge]

Richo gets it. He is pushing how bad it is for media attention on why the stadium needs investment.

Using comments the way he has was very targeted.

Reality is if funding isn’t given we will need a new home or even if funding is given we will need a home for 1-2yrs (doubt they play at CS for a full season) and makes sense he looks at other stadium options (plan b,c,d)

I think he’s just stating the obvious , and getting the messaging out there to force the issue .
People saying Richo has an agenda like Pooper and Kent …. lol of course he has an agenda . For too long the inner west council have been having thier cake and eating too with Leichhardt .
Not only do they get money from the club for playing there , but the boom the economy gets in the area on game day is never really mentioned .
They are abusing everyone’s nostalgia to not have to do thier diligence and fulfill thier end of the bargain ie. provide a stadium worthy of the money it generates .
I’m not sure about Accor , even though it’s just down the road really . Maybe Allianz ? But same difference .
In all seriousness though , one of the stupid decisions that came out of the Olympic park project was not building a smaller stadium with all that real estate . The Showgrounds I guess , was supposed to be it , but yea .
And comm bank can go screw itself , that was a huge fail . How that’s even being mentioned is beyond me …

 

[Dennisspicer1]

If anyone listens to this bespectacled fwit then they got rocks in their head. Him and his Fox minions only want to see the destruction of the Tigers. He is crapping on a almost a century of history and culture. Dont let him, ignore everything Fox and fight for LO. Plus LO real and authentic in its own right, not some manufactured wind tunnel where people in suits can sip champagne away from the dirty working class. That upsets him and his corporate masters.

Balmain and West's were two of the original 1908 competition teams, 116 years ago, reckon we deserve the money we were promised by the government previously, I thought it was $75ML but then it was taken away from us, and Funnelled back to the Penrith Grant. Of $300ML.

We even got to see what the refurbished LO was going to look like, and it did look great.

And naturally roosters new stadium cost more than a

$1-2 billion $

 

[Savvy]

Neither will Brookvale but they are smart enough to know that's where their identity is in a competitive Sydney market. And when did WT's become a dictatorship?
We want on field success but not by satisfying the corporates at the expense of the fans. WTs could host out of town teams at Leichardt and give the corporates the stadium to host their people at the other games. The fan base vote with feet when the club play at Leichardt after finishing last two years in a row first game against a team not many gave us a chance against on Saturday night packed out. Most CEO's would be happy about that I would have thought.

I found it surprising and interesting that Richo in his recent interview basically said that LO is the past!
My family only go to LO. The feeling and passion you get there is worth something.
Get funding, either politically or commercially and build the jewel.
Have as many corporate suites as you can but don’t forget the fan/ member on the hill!

 

[Papacito]

It's the die hards that go to the games. The biggest audience for footy is the TV audience. You have got a bigger chance of getting fans to a game at Leichardt no matter how the team is travelling than a stadium, as demonstrated on Saturday night when no one gave us much of a chance. Just like all Sydney clubs who maintain a suburban ground and have a connection to the community where it is situated.It needs money spent sure, but everyone knew that when they paid their hard earned to buy a
ticket. Everything should be done that can be, to ensure it survives so that we have at least a few games a season at a ground where the opposition is in no doubt that they are the visitors.

You don't need to look much further than crowd numbers from the last few weekends.

Roosters got 38k to their game last weekend. Eels got nearly 30k the week before.

There's no way you can get those numbers to LO or Campbelltown.

 

[innsaneink]

I found it surprising and interesting that Richo in his recent interview basically said that LO is the past!
My family only go to LO. The feeling and passion you get there is worth something.
Get funding, either politically or commercially and build the jewel.
Have as many corporate suites as you can but don’t forget the fan/ member on the hill!

Been seeing a lot of posts like this just recently, many admitting they only go to LO... that's fine and your personal choice but it goes some way to explain why crowds are a little higher at LO

 

[upthetigers]

Baddabing Baddaboom

Do you get paid every time you say that?

 

[Telltails]

You don't need to look much further than crowd numbers from the last few weekends.

Roosters got 38k to their game last weekend. Eels got nearly 30k the week before.

There's no way you can get those numbers to LO or Campbelltown.

Not every club has a home stadium that holds excess of 25 k - lucky for Roosters and Parra they do.
I'm not saying we play all games there but it has place for the out of town games when you are very unlikely to attract crowds in excess of 15 k.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Not every club has a home stadium that holds excess of 25 k - lucky for Roosters and Parra they do.
I'm not saying we play all games there but it has place for the out of town games when you are very unlikely to attract crowds in excess of 15 k

out if town games should be at LO and CSS
Sydney based games at Accor

 

[kiwitiger]

We were never going to get a COE and an upgraded LO or CSS
I think anyone who thinks either Stadium will be upgraded to the level it needs to be is dreaming
The NRL won't let games be played at LO with it as it is .....

Exactly this is from the NRL.
Darcy and the council have to find the coin...this is their asset and their problem.
Richo has been warned by the NRL that LO may not be used as it is not up to standard in a couple of years. He is not doing his job if he doesn't look for other possibilities
He should not be helping out Darcy and the council.

 

[kiwitiger]

Exactly this is from the NRL.
Darcy and the council have to find the coin...this is their asset and their problem.
Richo has been warned by the NRL that LO may not be used as it is not up to standard in a couple of years. He is not doing his job if he doesn't look for other possibilities
He should not be helping out Darcy and the council.

Imagine if Richo could raise $40m of sponsorship and gave it to a council instead of pumping it into the tigers.
He would not be doing his job

 

[Savvy]

Been seeing a lot of posts like this just recently, many admitting they only go to LO... that's fine and your personal choice but it goes some way to explain why crowds are a little higher at LO

Exactly. The reason being it is a better experience!

 

[Halbrowne61]

Just reading Premier Minns comments, no money for LO (or CS), so that narrows the options doesn’t it.
Looking very much like this will be the last year of use for those two grounds. Sad but true.
We’ll just have to suck it up and move on !

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Just reading Premier Minns comments, no money for LO (or CS), so that narrows the options doesn’t it.
Looking very much like this will be the last year of use for those two grounds. Sad but true.
We’ll just have to suck it up and move on !

as a racing man Hal, you would know rosehill members need to vote in favour of the rosehill development, Minns needs those 25,000 new homes.
The vote will be very tight as Gai and waller are against the redevelopment, maybe PVL can do some convincing...

perhaps some funding can head the way of LO CSS and kogarah oval

 

[kiwitiger]

Just reading Premier Minns comments, no money for LO (or CS), so that narrows the options doesn’t it.
Looking very much like this will be the last year of use for those two grounds. Sad but true.
We’ll just have to suck it up and move on !

We need Leichhardt to be developed like Brookie was, a new grandstand that connects to a new western grandstand. With the hill and Keith Barnes stands remaining. More toilets, a lot more corporate space, more food and beverage facilities and more undercover seats.

As someone else said, no point spending millions to put lipstick on a pig, we need a knockdown rebuild to bring real change to the ground.
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Balmain boy has the idea and the money.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

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The Wests Tigers head back to Leichhardt Oval on Saturday night chasing their first win of the season against Cronulla. It should be the beginning of a farewell tour.
Leichhardt Oval has run its course. It is a relic. An eyesore. The weary old ground is on its last legs and there is every chance that in its current condition, it is deemed unsuitable to host NRL games in a year or two.

Not a moment too soon I say. Good riddance. The Tigers play there out of homage to their history but surely even their patience is wearing thin.
Rugby league is a $700 million business and Leichhardt Oval is not fit to host it. The ground is loved by passionate Tigers fans, who have christened it the eighth wonder of the world.

Spare me, the only wonder is how the ground keeps getting the green light by the NRL to host elite rugby league given its current condition.
The clock, it appears, is ticking. Only last weekend, veteran sports reporter Neil Breen revealed on radio that Leichhardt Oval was in danger of being closed to the NRL unless it received a serious upgrade.

Officials would apparently have no choice but to shut it off to rugby league without a significant allocation of funds. Why wait I say.
The ground hasn’t been fit to host NRL games for years and the Tigers play there to their own detriment.
Rugby league has moved beyond the likes of Leichhardt Oval and so have their clubs. The ground is holding the Tigers – and the game – back.
Yes, they make money when they play at Leichhardt Oval but nowhere near as much as they would if they played at one of Sydney’s world-class stadiums.
Leichhardt restricts the club’s ability to sell memberships and corporate boxes. The fans on the hill love it but the blue bloods in the archaic stands are forced to endure primitive conditions despite paying top dollar.

There is no discernible advantage for the Tigers at the ground either. Their record there in recent seasons has been abysmal. They have won only one of their past five games at Leichhardt Oval, among those defeats an embarrassing 42-point loss to Canberra.
Dig a little deeper and you’ll find the Tigers have lost nine of their past 13 games at the ground. Leichhardt Oval is a graveyard – for the home side.
The sad state of Leichhardt and its uncertain future comes as the Tigers are in the midst of a strategic plan which is expected to be unveiled in the next fortnight.
That plan is likely to confirm their commitment to the southwest region, an area that has been hanging for some love and attention.
Yet Campbelltown Stadium isn’t the solution either. Like Leichhardt Oval, it needs major investment and without it, the Tigers need to find a home that reflects the fact they are a professional sporting team.

Chief executive Shane Richardson was architect of South Sydney’s move to Accor Stadium, inking a deal which gave them the financial muscle to match the cashed-up clubs.
Vacuous Accor Stadium isn’t the answer for the Tigers. Allianz Stadium needs more games but it is too far from the club’s heartland.
CommBank Stadium is more realistic. Parramatta’s revenues soared when they returned to the ground and the Tigers have previously had a relationship with the venue, although they have gravitated back to their spiritual homes in recent years.

Those days are surely numbered. The club’s new hierarchy will no doubt review their home grounds in coming months and determine a way forward.
It shouldn’t include Leichhardt Oval. At best, the ground should host one game a year. It’s day has come and long gone.

written by Richo's good mate lol

 

[Halbrowne61]

as a racing man Hal, you would know rosehill members need to vote in favour of the rosehill development, Minns needs those 25,000 new homes.
The vote will be very tight as Gai and waller are against the redevelopment, maybe PVL can do some convincing...

perhaps some funding can head the way of LO CSS and kogarah oval

I thought I heard/read the other day that the Rosehill project is now officially
a dead duck ?
Waller played a major role but need to double check that.
I dont think Kogarah will get any more money and it seems, whilst we are all hopeful, any funding unlikely for us, PVL or not.
Minns made comment that it would need to be a double issue coz if LO was improved then we’d be on his door asking for CS money.
Interesting question, if somehow he did say he would finance LO but not CS, how would our supporter base react to that ?