+x+x+xThe Roosters, Waratahs and Sydney FC all draw shite home crowds. These are actually small clubs that see themselves as much bigger in the mirror. Knocking down SFS and rebuilding it with 5k fewer seats is the greatest waste of money i could ever imagine. But hey, if the SCG Trust wants to privately fund it, go for gold! Yep, they should knock it down and replace it with a venue with 10k fewer seats. Sydney needs two AAMI Parks and one big venue, not two medium sized venues. Sydney currently have ANZ Stadium - 83,500 (this is not medium and to be made dedicated rectangular stadium commencement no later than 2019) Ideally to include in the future dedicated rectangular format stadiums: Allianz - 35,000 (upgrade) (Light rail to the stadium due to be complete 2019) Parramatta Stadium - 30,000 (March 2019 complete target) Liverpool - 30,000 (for third A-League team and as yoshi2284 suggest to share with Bulldogs and Tigers) Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. They need one big rectangular venue for the really big games, that's Homebush, and 30k-ish high quality modern venues for the NRL and A-League regular season games. It'd be a huge waste to make the smaller ones bigger, and the bigger one smaller. Lots of empty seats in the Rugby Sevens final today at SFS, it really needs to be AAMI Park size, and with all the modern amenities that go with it. (Like a roof that actually covers the seats).
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