The Game Future NRL Stadiums part II

[Yosemite Sam]

No club in the EPL least of all those clubs with grounds under 20k have a god given right to be in the competition. They generally end up in the lower divisions quick smart.

Absolute rubbish. Brentford and Bournemouth are pretty well established EPL clubs and aren't going down anytime soon. Meanwhile there are plenty of clubs with 30K plus stadiums that have been languishing in the Championship and League One for decades.

The stadium itself has very little to do with how a club performs on the field.

 

[Vlad59]

No club in the EPL least of all those clubs with grounds under 20k have a god given right to be in the competition. They generally end up in the lower divisions quick smart.

No team in the NRL has a god given right to be in the comp. It’s at the discretion of the governing body. And the governing body bought a hotel sitting right on top of shark park.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

No team in the NRL has a god given right to be in the comp. It’s at the discretion of the governing body. And the governing body bought a hotel sitting right on top of shark park.

I completely agree the Sharks shouldn't be punted or relocated. Of course they should remain in the Shire, in the NRL. However, you would imagine that 11 or 12 game days at Shark Park makes little difference to the profitability of the hotel.

On a side note, I spent the last week or so in The Cook Islands, on my flight home to Sydney (before a connecting flight to Brisbane) there were two whole teams of RL players wearing Cook Islands national team tracksuits. The players looked high school ages and there was a boys and girls team. I heard their shaparone mention at Sydney airport that they had a bus dropping them off at Quest Cronulla so I'd imagine the NRL uses the hotel for all sorts of reasons other than Sharks games.

 

[i0Nic]

The nrl will never drop or relocate an existing nrl team unless if off the club’s own accord. It basically will just give those fans to the afl. They learnt that lesson with the super league wars where the swans were gifted a supporter base overnight.

Sharks are ok, if they can upgrade their stadium to 20k.

 

[newc18]

The nrl will never drop or relocate an existing nrl team unless if off the club’s own accord. It basically will just give those fans to the afl. They learnt that lesson with the super league wars where the swans were gifted a supporter base overnight.

Sharks are ok, if they can upgrade their stadium to 20k.

I'd be fine with 18k, its mainly the fact the stadium looks nowhere near what the NRL standard should be.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

The nrl will never drop or relocate an existing nrl team unless if off the club’s own accord. It basically will just give those fans to the afl. They learnt that lesson with the super league wars where the swans were gifted a supporter base overnight.

Sharks are ok, if they can upgrade their stadium to 20k.

yes, this!

 

[Suitman]

Absolute rubbish. Brentford and Bournemouth are pretty well established EPL clubs and aren't going down anytime soon. Meanwhile there are plenty of clubs with 30K plus stadiums that have been languishing in the Championship and League One for decades.

The stadium itself has very little to do with how a club performs on the field.

Agreed that it is absolute rubbish. You do realise that you are replying to dopey T-Boon here?

Season 24/25. Even Wolves who were relegated averaged over 30 000.

Most, but not all PL stadiums averaged at (or near) capacity.



And then there is the Championship (2nd division).



Then League 1 (3rd Division)

 

[Vlad59]

Agreed that it is absolute rubbish. You do realise that you are replying to dopey T-Boon here?

Season 24/25. Even Wolves who were relegated averaged over 30 000.

Most, but not all PL stadiums averaged at (or near) capacity.

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And then there is the Championship (2nd division).

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Then League 1 (3rd Division)

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Leeds were averaging well over 30000 when in League 1. Frigging amazing

 

[Suitman]

Leeds were averaging well over 30000 when in League 1. Frigging amazing

Indeed. Basically the 3rd division of English football.
In saying all this, I'm ecstatic at the way our crowds are growing.
I'd just like us to create a culture where we can continue to grow attendances.

I have no doubt, that if the Eels were coming 2nd, instead of 2nd f**king last (lol), tomorrow's game would have almost been a sellout at Accor. No doubt.
We are certainly building that culture.

 

[T-Boon]

I agree Cronulla can stay in the competition and play in front of those small crowds while the rest of the comp gets bigger and bigger - it's just they should always get duded by the referees and the NRL commission.

 

[Vlad59]

Indeed. Basically the 3rd division of English football.
In saying all this, I'm ecstatic at the way our crowds are growing.
I'd just like us to create a culture where we can continue to grow attendances.

I have no doubt, that if the Eels were coming 2nd, instead of 2nd f**king last (lol), tomorrow's game would have almost been a sellout at Accor. No doubt.
We are certainly building that culture.

Our crowds were stagnant for a decade and took off after Covid. I don’t think anybody saw this coming. It’s a matter of getting the balance right now. Clubs like mine need to rethink where they play their bigger games. But I never thought I’d see a doggies eels game draw a crowd like tomorrow.