Respect your view but really, does it matter?
We have to get over the fact that this isn't the Eels stadium like Pirtek vers1 was when it was built for the '86 season.
Times have changed. There are new tenants, and the Eels are just hirers of the stadium like all the other tenants.
It's what the Eels do on game day that will make it feel like home. And we will.
The Wanderers will make it feel like their home all the same. As will the Tigers, and Waratahs and Bulldogs and anyone else who hires the place.
I actually think it was a very wise move to put the various grey seating in. It favored not one particularly tenant. The stadium has been built and paid for by the govt. Why would they want to isolate potential hirers of the stadium by showing favor to one particular club? You could argue that Wanderers fans would want the seats to be red or black?
It's a neutral stadium, made prominent on each game day by the users. The lighting show last night showed just how well this can be done.
Time to get out of that 70's/80's/90's way of thinking mate.
Yeah fair enough, but I don't agree. If anything one could argue that the grey to black colouring is favouring any team with black in it jersey. So virtually any colour could be potentially bias. Therefore why bother at all to make a stadium supposedly neutral?
Just pick a great colour and bring the stadium to life for Pete's sake. I mean the Olympic stadium was/is the most neutral venue in our State when built, but they picked blue the colour that probably appeals to most and lifts the overall look of the stadium.
As for changing times, yeah sure, obviously, but since when has blue been considered unfashionable. And contrary to some belief, we are still the number one tenant and oldest, so we should have been considered. We also own the leagues club right next door and are developing a greater foot print around the stadium currently. So yeah why not look after us? I hardly think that the Wanderers or any other new tenant would of bulked at playing there if the seating was kept blue.
But Government as usual, spineless wanks, tried to be everything to everyone and have given us a great facility, but drab and ugly seating. Sure does it matter for the teams that will play there? Of course not, but it could of been a gorgeous looking place. One that really draws you in, but instead it is a great stadium to watch and play footy at, but will need to be close to capacity to hide those ugly seats. Also the colours chosen will really highlight the empty seats and wash out the people that are wearing predominately dark colours like greys and blacks and make the crowds look smaller then they are.
