Sharks to play home games in Adelaide

[SANDMAN078]

Cronulla will play a home game in Adelaide for the next three NRL seasons.
The Sharks will play at Hindmarsh Stadium, the home of A-League soccer club Adelaide United which has a capacity of 16,500 people.
Sharks chief executive Tony Zappia said the first match in Adelaide would be on the weekend of April 17-20 next year against North Queensland.
"We're certainly excited about making Adelaide a second home," Zappia said on Friday.
NRL chief operating officer Graham Annesley said he hoped the fixtures would be the start of a long-term relationship between the NRL and the South Australian capital.
© 2008 AAP
http://news.smh.com.au/sport/sharks-to-play-home-games-in-adelaide-20081003-4t3u.html

 

[azzah72]

That's ok news i suppose, contributing to the expansion of the game, our home crowds, no matter how you spin it, aren't particually good so i doubt it will hurt us very much.

Any finances involved?

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

its starting......

 

[cb4]

so whos going to adelaide next year??

 

[sharks8601]

its a hole

 

[U.K SHARK]

you have got to be f*cking kdding me. The one week of the year i am back in the country and they move their home f*cking game to the arsehole of australia.

 

[saint-colesy]

well the rams never won anything so it will suit you boys well.

 

[carcharias]

well the rams never won anything so it will suit you boys well.

speaking of never winning anything...how is Wollongong working out for you guys?

 

[cheese]

f*cked idea

just makes it easier for "them" to turf us

 

[sharks8601]

we wont be going no where

 

[saint-colesy]

speaking of never winning anything...how is Wollongong working out for you guys?

about as well as your trophy cabinet cleaners going, he must be getting pretty good at it now?

42 years of annual call ups, that bloke must be laughin

 

[The Dodger]

we wont be going no where

i am expecting you will return with a "we will relocate to adelaide within the next 5 years" quote.

 

[sharks8601]

why whould we finally start this re-development which will pour money into the club then relocate to SA

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

hmm

its school holidays again i see.

yeah i dont like this. we own our ground and have taken a game away from it.

how much more revenue will we be getting with the adelaide game?

decreases club game day revenue. bit of an odd decision from Zapps. the finances must be good.

 

[sharks8601]

zapps is a smart man
it will give us more money then it would getting 10k at that game

 

[sharknows]

Zappia says he's excited about making Adelaide a 2nd home...ffs how about making the existing supporters excited. One less home game for our loyal members. I think we are the lowest priority of this club.

 

[cb4]

its a hole

mate i loved our school boii tour in 05
its a hole
but great night life but
might head over there for the weekend

 

[Bastard Squad]

I suppose this means the season seats will remain at the same price, only we'll get 11 home games instead of 12. Effectively a price increase.

 

[cb4]

I suppose this means the season seats will remain at the same price, only we'll get 11 home games instead of 12. Effectively a price increase.

they will prob offer this in the package deal
when penriff took one of there games there they even suggested how to get cheap flights n stuff there

 

[azzah72]

I suppose this means the season seats will remain at the same price, only we'll get 11 home games instead of 12. Effectively a price increase.

More than likely, if they were smart they would organise a travel pack for the weekend for sharks members.