The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[axl rose]

yes it's safe or yes it's Fitzf**kwit?

Well written and researched, so obviously not by Fitzsimmons. Though he should have gone back to how this really all began in regards to ANZ Stadium, which was the AFL led reconfiguration balls-up after the Olympics.

 

[macavity]

College football in Sydney is not worth doing unless they bring USC or Notre Dame, a Big 10 school or maybe Texas Longhorns. Those schools would bring tens of thousands out.

Big 10?

SEC! SEC! SEC!

I am a junkie, would go watch FIU v CMU, don't care.

Having said that, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, USC, Alabama, LSU, Texas, maybe even Oklahoma - would all draw much better crowds - but would also be reticent to give up c-100k at a home game to bring one here.

Has to be a big recruitment tool for mid-majors though (...although Stanford is defo tier-one).

 

[T-Boon]

Has to be a big recruitment tool for mid-majors though (...although Stanford is defo tier-one).

I think from Pac 12 UCLA would be a good/realistic target to get out here. Big fan base and they do travel. Rebuilding so might help with recruiting to have a trip down under.

 

[POPEYE]

How many people were turned away from the Wanderers/Sydney FC game . . . pity RL can't fill a stadium like Soccer

 

[Raiderdave]

How many people were turned away from the Wanderers/Sydney FC game . . . pity RL can't fill a stadium like Soccer

hahaha

the poor old western sydney wanderderpers
where'd all their fans go ??
who wouldn't want to bounce up & down facing away from the field , it looks like so much fun LOL

 

[Saxon]

NRL themselves can’t get involved in a petition, would look too amateurish.

Why change now?

 

[Stallion]

Why change now?

Speaking of petitions. Wonder what's happened with the petition about Rugby league being recognised as a sport by the GAISF?To this day rugby league this non recognition has been in used against rugby league in attaining government funding and insurance in many nations around the world. A pretty important petition to be followed through by Id suggest. Rugby league journalist Steve Mascord deserves credit for starting this petition however we have heard no news about except it has over 10000 signatories.

 

[El Diablo]

piss off trying to derail threads

 

[T-Boon]

How many people were turned away from the Wanderers/Sydney FC game . . . pity RL can't fill a stadium like Soccer

Looked like about 55k there. Serious Q: Was that disappointing? If so when did 55k become disappointing for a-league.

 

[Raiderdave]

Looked like about 55k there. Serious Q: Was that disappointing? If so when did 55k become disappointing for a-league.

you idiot
there was 36K there

thats 25K less then the same game a year ago
get some info before you post utter nonsense

 

[T-Boon]

you idiot
there was 36K there

Hey, sorry bro. Lets get coffee. Talk about this. We can sort it out.

 

[Raiderdave]

Hey, sorry bro. Lets get coffee. Talk about this. We can sort it out.

sorry
i don't have coffee with idiots

 

[thorson1987]

Stanford v Rice this year at SFS
Hawaii v Cal last year at ANZ

Apparently Stanford insisted they play at a stadium in the CBD

I went to both, experience (and crowd) was better at ANZ.

I went to both and I preferred Allianz.

 

[Stallion]

piss off trying to derail threads

Not interested in the vitally important stuff? It tied in with petition so thought it was relevant. Perhaps you like ignoring some fundamentally important issues the game suffers from. Some of us care! U f#ck off!

 

[herbert henry1908]

Why change now?

I actually think in this stadium situation the NRL have acted very professionally.

 

[El Diablo]

It tied in with petition so thought it was relevant.

well it's f**king not you imbecile

 

[adamkungl]

I went to both and I preferred Allianz.

I think they put more effort into the event the previous year. And the crowd was more drawn by the novelty in year 1. This year half the crowd went outside to watch a boxing fight mid-game.

I went to both.. I have no preference really because I just got wasted both times lol. Free tickets and an excuse for day drinking

 

[Stallion]

well it's f**king not you imbecile

Lol. My apologies El Diablo!

 

[OldPanther]

The thing is old mate has a platform and can scare a large audience with the price tag. This petition wouldn't be able to compete with that.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Was out last night and so many people have heard / read Fitzy's anti-stadia rebuild rant / petition.

They were all "well...he speaks sense". No facts mind you.

Was quite disheartening. And no matter what was mentioned to oppose it, it was a case of "Oh well...$2 billion is a LOT of money. What about schools, hospitals, etc etc?"

And these folks are all RL fans, though I had to laugh when the Para fans piped up about costs and someone stuck it to them with a "you can't talk...you're getting your rebuild, what about the rest of us?!?"

So there's your losing battle right there.