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  1. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    They’ve been talking about this for Newwy for years. Number One Sportsground isn’t even capable of hosting Sheffield Shield matches anymore. But with them reducing the number of Big Bash games, there aren’t as many games to go around anymore. Secondary grounds aren’t getting as many games any...
  2. Timbo

    Vegas TRIPLE header

    I too have tried hard drugs in my life.
  3. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    This is about the tenth time he’s made an ‘announcement’ on this. I’ll believe it when I see it.
  4. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Forgive me, I had my politicians backwards. The point remains - it would have been possible to build the trust a smaller, cheaper stadium that still would have been able to host the big-ticket items they wanted to like concerts by incorporating modular features at one end. It also would have...
  5. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    I have a relative who was one of the last venue managers of the old SFS. He said it was a death trap in terms of emergency access and egress, and they had been told by the emergency services that after the existing safety certificate it would not be extended. Now he retired before the decision...
  6. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    It’ll be a very good club ground, looks a bit like Hunter Stadium. And it’ll be big enough for any concerts or events that want to base themselves in Penrith (not throwing shade - anything that can get a bigger crowd is going to want to be in a more central location).
  7. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    71,000 in Kansas City when it was -29 Celsius was absolutely insane.
  8. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    I remember when this thread was just for discussing future stadiums and throwing up cool renders of possible stadiums and not just dick measuring competitions.
  9. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Yeah, I tend to go Occam’s razor a bit on this one. 1 - Temporary stands at Springfield taking it to 20,000 as a temporary home for the Lions. 2 - International cricket in Queensland to be limited overs matches only, played at Carrara. They’ve also flagged winter tests in Cairns and Townsville...
  10. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Yeah - but they’re being lobbied hard by the QCA and the Lions for a 25,000 venue in Brisbane for the five years they don’t have The Gabba. Converting QSAC into an oval was also being mooted. I think the likely result is that cricket an AFL are shuffled around between Springfield, Allan Border...
  11. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    It’s still up in the air as to what will happen with the fifth test each summer of the other years. Probably Canberra or Hobart will get the test, and they’ll play ODI’s or T20I’s at Carrara so the QCA doesn’t miss out. But the QCA is still lobbying for an upgraded Ekka last I heard so they...
  12. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    The biggest win for Auckland really is the fact that North Harbour Stadium was converted into a baseball ground. It leaves Mt Smart as the only medium-sized stadium in the entire city. It also means that if they do want to go through the re-development of Eden Park instead of building a...
  13. Timbo

    The Las Vegas Thread

    He then tweeted about the stadium they built in Texas for Major League Cricket being an option. It holds 9,000 people. Nice one.
  14. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    As was already pointed out to me, that's actually a stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. It looks very similar to the one in Vancouver - I'm not sure if the Frankfurt one can support water. In Vancouver I suppose the main thing is that they can close it in winter when it's cold but not raining or...
  15. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Ah, looks very similar to Vancouver. My bad.
  16. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    That’s BC Place in Vancouver. Worth nothing, that roof actually has to be open in rain. It’s can’t support the weight of water on it.
  17. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    I do think that we’re fortunate in that we’re a small population and demand seldom outstrips supply that our ticket prices don’t spiral out of control. I have an old mate who is taking his family to Whistler in Canada to go skiing at Christmas. He wanted to take his sons to an NFL game in...
  18. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    Alright, that may be the case for you personally but the tastes of the average person going to a game are clearly changing or there wouldn't be a clear market for this stuff. As someone else said above, when was the last time you could get a cheap pie at the footy? 1995? If it's going to be...
  19. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    I mean, it is though. We always hold the USA up as the gold standard of a stadium experience. When I went to a baseball game in Seattle my wife was able to buy a fresh lobster roll from a stand near our seats, and I had about five different gourmet burger places to choose from, and they all...
  20. Timbo

    The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

    How are they going to justify paying for it when you’ve already got Acer Arena at Homebush? The fact is that acts like Taylor Swift and Elton John will always play at an open air stadium ahead of an arena, because they can sell the tickets to justify it. Building a 20,000 seat arena at Moore...
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