New Zealand Knights 1 : 3 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 9,827
New Zealand Knights 0 : 0 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 7,304

New Zealand Knights 1 : 3 Sydney FC North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 9,827
New Zealand Knights 0 : 0 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 7,304

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_A-League#Home_and_away_season

19 November 2011
Wellington Phoenix 1 : 1 Adelaide United
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,078

Source.

:-k

i cant see two teams playing out of suncorp or one at ballymore, one at suncorp working. neither having two teams at hindmarsh or one at hindmarsh and one at adelaide oval.

God yes, think of the away trips - Newcastle, Gosford, Wanderers, Wollongong and Canberra... Would be a proper league. All within 150km of us. And I DO love playing away, even though my favourite away chant is "I want to go home, this town is a sh**hole, I want to go home". Wollongong away would be an absolute dream.

All things considered, Wollongong is a safer bet than Townesville was assuming there is fanincial backing... they have decent football pedigree 2 titles, natural rivals in Western Sydney and SFC, a far better stadium than DairyFarmers, better public transport, and very little competition for media space. Gotta be in the plans for the next expansion, and ahead of Townesville.

Edited by 4wanderer4: 28/12/2012 11:23:35 PM

7 March 2010
Wellington 3 - 1 Newcastle Jest
Cake Tin, Wellington
Attendance = 32,792.

[-( How the mighty have fallen :shock:

Source

That was a semi final, mind you.

It could just be me - but I've always considered the Smurfs as the second Central Coast team (Central Coast South if you will). It's all in your perspective I guess ;)

i always thought of CCM as a team sandwiched between sydney fc and newcastle jets

Spot on, no room to grow. It's a little holiday town, the economy is gained by Sydney weekenders, retired couples and penny pinchers who will never support CCM. Bad location choice for a club IMO.

Great club though, would be awesome if they could uproot them to Canberra!

Dumb post. The growth is through the population expansion in the Sydney basin. Plenty of people have moved up here to get away from the congestion and housing prices of Sydney while still being close enough to work there. (the hell do you think we get called Gypos?) I moved here 10 years ago and it may have been nice little holiday town then but its growing into a city unto itself.

if only melbourne heart made themselves useful and represented the dandenong region instead

South-East Melbourne = Dandenong+Frankston+Cranbourne+Pakenham+Mornington = 735,424

It would be second only to Auckland on my list of potential unrepresented markets on the other page.

Here's an unused greenfield site right next to Dandenong station that would fit a small cheap 10-15k stadium.

Are there any decent grounds anywhere near this area of Melbourne, other than the Thunders' ground which is nowhere near what is needed?

I've never been to Melbourne so don't crucify me for being misinformed... but isn't the Frankston line considered the most dangerous and dero-filled public transport corridor in the country?

I've never been to Melbourne

Google Earth tells me that a Hindmarsh or a Loftus Road would easily fit in the spot I pointed out with all the requisite amenities.

All theory and speculation of course.

That site is really too narrow for a football stadium. You could squeeze the grandstands in but it wouldn't have the space around them that is necessary for safe egress. Additionally the ground would run NW - SE which is about as bad as you can get for day time games.

The entire site at it's skinniest is 140m, the footprint of Hindmarsh is 135m. And it wouldn't be that big anyway, it'd surely be more like a pre-reconfigured Bob Jane Stadium, which was 125m. The entire footprints of Loftus Road and Craven Cottage are both less wide than 120m. As for NE-SE orientation there's another site across the road to the south if it's too much of an issue.

I don't think those are the biggest hurdles for a SE Melbourne team getting up.

Edited by paladisious: 29/12/2012 08:05:28 PM

Casey Plans A-League Coup

Mar 7 2008

ONE of Melbourne's fastest growing regions – an area which has produced Socceroo and Celtic star Scott McDonald - wants its own A-League team.

The City of Casey in Melbourne's south-east has confirmed they have held discussions about bringing a second Victorian A-League side to their area.

Casey manager of city living Richard Amon said work was being done with Football Federation Victoria (FFV) and nearby shires to develop a regional football strategy.

“This direction will consider issues relating to both the requirements of a regional soccer facility that represents the City of Casey in soccer competitions and FFV’s own vision for a presence in the south east of Melbourne,” he told Berwick News.

Interestingly, the region was to have an AFL side based there, but when that fell through, city officials decided to pursue plans for football.

Casey encompasses an area around one hour's drive from Telstra Dome, so it's not expected to weaken the existing Victorian franchise Melbourne Victory.

Central to any A-League franchise would be Casey Fields, a 70 hectare multi-sport site in suburban Cranbourne where Celtic and Aussie star Scott McDonald hails from.

And according to Casey's own figures, an A-League franchise could be just what the rapidly growing area might want. The City of Casey has consistently been one of Victoria's fastest growing municipalities over the past 15 years.

The population is expected to reach 350,000 by 2031, making it as big as Canberra is today. This of course does not factor in football fans from across Melbourne – in particular the outer regions such as the Mornington Peninsula, the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges and the coastal parts of Westernport – who may want to also support Casey's A-League side.

What's more, with the A-League's appeal with younger people, the numbers of youth in Casey are forecast to rise over the next decade. Right now, around 40,000 students are in primary and high school in the area and the percentage of 12-24 age group is currently around 20%.

Deputy Mayor of Casey Colin Butler tells au.fourfourtwo.com that the area is struggling to keep up with demand for football pitches for its juniors.

With FFA committed to expanding the A-League, such a growing area in Melbourne located well away from the existing A-League franchise should be worth exploring.

82m for the width of the pitch, 12m for railway side grandstand, 20m for Cheltenham Rd side grandstand, a space for toilets and then about 10-15 metres all around for the external concourse plus there is then landscaping requirements and mandatory off street parking for Broadcast Vans/team coaches/official cars/media and council requirements for off street fan parking etc etc. 240m x 180m is a nice size for initial planning purposes but you can squeeze them in less especially if they are in an existing park.

i dont think they should be considered the 3rd sydney team. with the mariners and if wollongong ever come into the a league i dont think there will ever need to be more than 2 teams in sydney. with teams like woolongong or canberra coming in it would mean there would be like 5 teams (wanderers,newcaslte,ccm,sydfc,woolongong and canberra) all within a day trip on the train distance from each other.

i for one want the a league to be more spread out, so yes bring in woolongong and canberra whenever it would be possible but also nth qld and tassie.

Back in the boom years...