What about as a compromise for ANZ, rip the ends up and bring them 30m in towards the field of play with 2 big double storied stands that have diagonal outer areas to meet up with the existing E and W stands? Also put a row of corporate boxes/suites inbetween the lower and upper deck.These stands don’t need to be anywhere near the height of the current E and W stands but it would give the whole stadium an ‘Allianz on steriods’ look and still be a decent overalll result for the game. Surely the general public will get on board with that as a compromise, anyone who has been there and sat in those areas knows its completley f**king horrendous a view and wouldn’t cost anymore than $200-$250mil to achieve this compromise.
I was lucky enough to get tickets for the Millenium room off a mate for the 2015 GF and the pre-match function was great and the seats that accompanied the tickets were also great (halfway up the E side right on halfway). I also sat 3/4 up the Eastern for the 2017 GF and whilst the view wasnt the greatest, it was somewhat acceptable. I sat in the northern and southern ends for the 2002 and 2012 GF’s and I may as well stayed at home and watch the f**king thing on TV. Woeful experience and I honestly think that if you rebuilt those ends it would still be a huge win for the game.
Allianz I don’t know of any cheap solution to the issues it has.
Toddles has to start playing hardball here with ANZ though. Either full development or the partial development with the ends or else agreement for the GF’s in NSW is over.
I just can’t get over how everywhere else in Oz is somewhat proud of their cities stadiums and see the benefits it brings but sydneyites/regional NSWers blow up deluxe at clearly inadequate facilities that are falling behind the rest of the country. Im no Sydney hater either as I have spent 10years of my life down there and love the place to bits but I just shake my head sometimes at some of the comments I read in the papers about the stadium situation.
