Where do you want us to play?

[cochise]

I honestly have not heard one valid argument against Bankwest.

 

[cochise]

My helicopter beats you both.

Where the hell do you land that?

 

[mike]

10 people vote for Bank West. I assume 2 did it accidentally. 1 misunderstood the question
and 1 did it ironically. Still leaves 6. Strange.

Its not and never will be a neutral ground let alone a home for anyone else other than the eels for NRL games. They can call it "the jungle" put pictures of tigers and and make all the lights orange. It will be the Eels ground.

The club already struggles with an identity issue. This ground with all its shinny features will only add to that.

If wests are not going to play out of our traditional homes (LO/CSS) it has to be a proper neutral ground. ANZ ticks that box. Bank west is a failed experiment of the tiges, time to move on.

I would prefer Bankwest over ANZ everyday of the week. ANZ has nothing going for it!

What does BankWest have going for it. One side of the ground is completey closed off to the general public.

It has a decent view, easy to access car parking. I can show up for the lower grades and my wife and daughter get head down into Parra to a café or shopping, plenty of toilets so when my daughter wants to go the toilet in the middle of the game my wife and her are in and out in quick time missing little of the game, has good food options inside the ground. I actually have other supporters sitting around me instead of sitting in a 3/4 empty stadium, after the game we can head some place to get a feed and actually make a day of the trip to footy!

There’s parking at ANZ. Not sure what lower grades have to with it being a good ground.

I can park closer for free at Bankwest than I can at ANZ


I can get the train closer to ANZ than BankWest

Yeah but its a better walk from the station at Bankwest.

No it’s not.

 

[cochise]

10 people vote for Bank West. I assume 2 did it accidentally. 1 misunderstood the question
and 1 did it ironically. Still leaves 6. Strange.

Its not and never will be a neutral ground let alone a home for anyone else other than the eels for NRL games. They can call it "the jungle" put pictures of tigers and and make all the lights orange. It will be the Eels ground.

The club already struggles with an identity issue. This ground with all its shinny features will only add to that.

If wests are not going to play out of our traditional homes (LO/CSS) it has to be a proper neutral ground. ANZ ticks that box. Bank west is a failed experiment of the tiges, time to move on.

I would prefer Bankwest over ANZ everyday of the week. ANZ has nothing going for it!

What does BankWest have going for it. One side of the ground is completey closed off to the general public.

It has a decent view, easy to access car parking. I can show up for the lower grades and my wife and daughter get head down into Parra to a café or shopping, plenty of toilets so when my daughter wants to go the toilet in the middle of the game my wife and her are in and out in quick time missing little of the game, has good food options inside the ground. I actually have other supporters sitting around me instead of sitting in a 3/4 empty stadium, after the game we can head some place to get a feed and actually make a day of the trip to footy!

There’s parking at ANZ. Not sure what lower grades have to with it being a good ground.

I can park closer for free at Bankwest than I can at ANZ


I can get the train closer to ANZ than BankWest

Yeah but its a better walk from the station at Bankwest.


No it’s not.

Of course it is, there are cafes and pubs the whole way!

 

[gallagher]

My helicopter beats you both.

Where the hell do you land that?

On Mbyes wallet.

 

[cochise]

My helicopter beats you both.

Where the hell do you land that?

On Mbyes wallet.

lol, so that works at all our home grounds, though you would get more cushion on Reynolds but I guess he isn't at many games!

 

[mike]

I honestly have not heard one valid argument against Bankwest.

Ok. This is the problem I have with BankWest. One side of the stadium is completely cut off from fans. We are treated as 2nd class. In an afternoon game we have to sit with the Sun blasting down on us, you have no alternative. The Sun and I are not friends these days and my skin specialist would have words with me. It’s an absolute no go for day games from me. Night games I can tolerate not being allowed in the Western stand. I don’t have these issues at all at Stadium Australia, I am always out of the Sun and depending on the tickets I can sit in the Western or Eastern stands. Same with LO or CSS I can always get out of the Sun and I am not excluded from any side of these grounds. BankWest is not really for the fans it’s for BankWest members, corporates and the media. It’s also about 20,000 seats short.

 

[cochise]

I honestly have not heard one valid argument against Bankwest.


Ok. This is the problem I have with BankWest. One side of the stadium is completely cut off from fans. We are treated as 2nd class. In an afternoon game we have to sit with the Sun blasting down on us, you have no alternative. The Sun and I are not friends these days and my skin specialist would have words with me. It’s an absolute no go for day games from me. Night games I can tolerate not being allowed in the Western stand. I don’t have these issues at all at Stadium Australia, I am always out of the Sun and depending on the tickets I can sit in the Western or Eastern stands. Same with LO or CSS I can always get out of the Sun and I am not excluded from any side of these grounds. BankWest is not really for the fans it’s for BankWest members and corporates.

I will pay that as I am not a massive fan of having to sit on the Eastern side of the ground either, I will say though it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be with the sun being behind the stand by kickoff of the 4pm game. I know that it is less than ideal but if the sun is that big of an issue for you it is possible to sit behind the posts that would be shaded.

Honestly if I was you with problems as bad with the sun as you have, I would contact the club and provided them with a letter from your doctor and I would think they would make accomodations for you in the western stand.

 

[gallagher]

Poor crowds at LO over the years have been excused because of rain. Now the sun is the problem?

 

[mike]

Poor crowds at LO over the years have been excused because of rain. Now the sun is the problem?

Most wont have a problem but I’m afraid it is for me these days.

 

[matchball]

@cochise I'll give you one.
It's the Eels home ground, not ours.
We have no soul without a home ground to call our own.
We basically a travelling sideshow, much like a circus. Moving town to town to anyone who'll pay us.

 

[gallagher]

Poor crowds at LO over the years have been excused because of rain. Now the sun is the problem?


Most wont have a problem but I’m afraid it is for me these days.

Northern end?

 

[Telltails]

Always feel at home when the Wests Tigers run out in front of the Mick Cronin stand - never!

 

[Snake]

@Telltails Where’s that !!I have been there 4 times and never seen that stand , another fallacy !

 

[JD Tiger]

At one home ground. Preferably not BankWest but one stadium is the priority. If it has to be BankWest, fine, but we need one home. And then make it a home.

 

[hobbo1]

@Telltails Where’s that !!I have been there 4 times and never seen that stand , another fallacy !

BS ...
The camera pointed to the mick Cronin and Brett Kenny stands today ...
You blind?

 

[BalmainJnr]

Well it’s in Parramatta (see Sydney Tigers), when we play Parra there we gift them an extra home game and when we play someone else Parra benefits through money spent by anyone who attended the game spending money at their leagues club either inside it or by parking there.

 

[Newtown]

Looks like Parra had the rub of the green again today at Bankwest.

 

[cochise]

It’s the Eels home ground, not ours.

That is only if we allow it to be, if we treat it has our home ground and show up and support our team then it will be ours. I think this statement is totally false.

We have no soul without a home ground to call our own.
We basically a travelling sideshow, much like a circus. Moving town to town to anyone who’ll pay us.

That is why we need to choose one ground, preferably Bankwest!

 

[tiger_one]

@Newtown

What a stitch up.
Warriors get a penalty early in the game them they get their only other penalty in the last 2 minutes of the game!
Parra gets stacks of help (ie penalties) throughout the game plus a stiff call on a flick pass which should have been a match winning try to the Warriors!
I thought I was watching the tigers .......