Olympic park will never, I repeat never, get reconfigured so that it is no longer an oval, multi-purpose stadium. We just have to face that as a fact IMO. I do wonder though whether any thought has ever gone into moving the position of the field further to one end of the field for the standard club games (as opposed to being plonked into the middle of the playing surface). It would basically take one end out of action, but would bring the other end right in close to the action, and when you only have a sub 20,000 crowd, you probably don't need both ends anyway.
As for improved access for cars and public transport, IMO it's better catered for than the other main footy ground in Sydney (Allianz). Ever tried driving there on a Friday night? What about getting public transport from the west? You get to Central, and then you still have to get a bus, or walk the rest of the way. How is that any different to Homebush? Obviously that argument changes somewhat once the light rail goes in in the East, but as of today I think they're comparable.
And seriously, who goes shopping before heading to the footy? There's a pub and a couple of eating spots out at Homebush and they're often not overly full when I'm there, so I'd argue that its obviously not a major deal breaker when it comes to footy fans.
