OT: Parra Stadium sharing

[forward pass]

Wanderers were never going to benefit until next season. Construction would take months. I reckon it will be the Eels who will suffer the most during construction.

 

[Suitman]

Great stuff that the two tenants have both drawn over 17000 fans to the stadium within 3 days.
Both teams need to keep pressuring capacity. It's the only way we will get a decent f**kING upgrade!!

Suity

 

[strider]

two tenants? ... there's 4 mate .... eels and wanderers are just the tip of the iceberg ;-)

 

[Avenger]

Great stuff that the two tenants have both drawn over 17000 fans to the stadium within 3 days.
Both teams need to keep pressuring capacity. It's the only way we will get a decent f**kING upgrade!!

Suity

Are they going to add just 4,000 ? The place needs a complete renovation.

 

[Suitman]

Are they going to add just 4,000 ? The place needs a complete renovation.

Of course.

But 4000 is just a start.
Eventual plan is 32-35-000.

Suity

 

[Avenger]

Of course.

But 4000 is just a start.
Eventual plan is 32-35-000.

Suity

Is the initial 4000 just coming from behind both posts ?

 

[Suitman]

Is the initial 4000 just coming from behind both posts ?

Yes.

 

[Suitman]

Eels CEO wants Pirtek Stadium expansion
Ian McCullough, AAPAugust 23, 2014, 9:26 am

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Parramatta chief executive Scott Seward says the Eels' second-half performance in beating Manly on Friday demonstrates the importance of the club remaining at Pirtek Stadium.
At a time when NRL clubs are struggling to get fans through the gates more than 17,000 fans packed into the stadium creating an atmosphere that's been all too rare at many games this year as the Eels came from 12-0 down to beat the Sea Eagles 22-12.
It's the second time in a week the stadium has been almost full to capacity with A-League outfit Western Sydney Wanderers attracting over 18,000 for their Asian Champions League quarter-final first-leg win against holders Guangzhou Evergrande.
The two clubs share the venue and between them have almost 40,000 members and Seward said it's vital plans to redevelop the stadium into a state-of-the-art 32,000 venue become a reality.
"This game was close to a sell out and the crowd was worth six points tonight," Seward told AAP.
"A 17,000 crowd here feels like there's 35,000.
"They were fantastic, especially in the second half and it showed why we want to play games here. We just need to get the stadium extended."
A $120 million proposal to build new grandstands at the southern and northern ends of the ground linking the Mick Cronin and Ken Thornett Stands was submitted by the Eels and Wanderers in April to Venues NSW and Parramatta City Council but discussions have yet to advance.
Work will start in October to add 3500 new seats to the ground raising capacity to 24,000 with the changing facilities and corporate hospitality getting a makeover.
The Eels have one year remaining on an agreement with ANZ Stadium to play at least two games at the venue, in addition to one match in Darwin, but the club are keen to use their spiritual home as much as possible.
Just last month they refused to buckle to pressure from the NRL to switch their game against South Sydney to ANZ Stadium and Seward said the the area should have a stadium to cater to the needs of two well supported clubs.
"We've got current contracts that we will of course honour and playing here with 17,000 is great but we have a membership base now of 20,000 and the ground seriously needs to expand," he said.
"We're going to get to a stage where we're locking people out.
"We're on course to hit 24,000 members and a 20,000-capacity stadium is not big enough.
"Parramatta is the capital of western Sydney and deserves a proper stadium.
"Our understanding is work will start here in October to extend the capacity to 24,000, which is a start but it's still not enough.
"Parramatta City Council want to expand, we want to expand, Western Sydney Wanderers want to expand. Let's just get on with it and make it happen.
"The stadium was originally built 30 years ago with the plan to one day fully enclose it - let's finish the job."

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-new...-pirtek-stadium-expansion-20140823-3e6i7.html

 

[spartan2153]

I would love to know what season ticket holders the eels have> At least with the wanderers we know 1 member is a season ticket holder not like the inflated eels figure

 

[eels_fan]

The eels number isn't inflated, it is how many members we have.

Not every member is season ticket holder

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Average crowds are more important than STH. Season ticket holders are just merkins who want a massive discount. How does that help the club?

 

[Suitman]

I would love to know what season ticket holders the eels have> At least with the wanderers we know 1 member is a season ticket holder not like the inflated eels figure

I like to know too, but only through curiosity, and not for an "us vs them" reason. Both clubs are in this stadium upgrade together, and I seriously hope numbers can build big enough to demand it.

The eels number isn't inflated, it is how many members we have.

Not every member is season ticket holder

Too right the Eels number isn't inflated. The Wanderers though, had to cap season tickets at 16000. The Eels have more members for sure.

Suity

 

[Suitman]

Average crowds are more important than STH. Season ticket holders are just merkins who want a massive discount. How does that help the club?

lol.

Ya reckon the Wanderers care about average attendance so much when they get payment for a capped 16000 season tickets to bank before the season even starts?
No wonder they want the increase capacity of the stadium.

Suity

 

[oldmancraigy]

I like to know too, but only through curiosity, and not for an "us vs them" reason. Both clubs are in this stadium upgrade together, and I seriously hope numbers can build big enough to demand it.

Suity

Numbers are already there. Both clubs are capped with the current size, build it 5 years ago!!

Hopefully it goes to 32-35k like they want, and not just +4000, like they are doing. (Would +4k make it a 22k capacity?)

 

[Twizzle]

Looks like everyone is getting an upgrade, except Leichardt.

http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw...-sporting-venues/story-fnii5s3x-1227034273259

 

[Gronk]

Average crowds are more important than STH. Season ticket holders are just merkins who want a massive discount. How does that help the club?

Well, I never .......

 

[Delboy]

Average crowds are more important than STH. Season ticket holders are just merkins who want a massive discount. How does that help the club?

Sometimes you just to have to wonder , WTF does this mean ?

Is it stated for the sake of something to say

I guess being a STH since 1983 means I am a merkin :crazy:

 

[Poupou Escobar]

A cheapskate merkin at that.

 

[T.S Quint]

I get season tickets for the convenience.
And it's cheaper.

Helping the club out comes in third.

 

[EelsFan05]

I also pay for Foxtel which helps fund the billion dollar tv deal merkin.