Penrith Stadium was never going to be selected. The seated capacity is lower than the number of members that we had at the time of the vote and from memory, the FFA are quite particular about grassed/unseated areas. So Homebush was really the only ever option no matter what people voted. It's a small sacrifice for what is a major long term gain. Spotless stadium's facilities are actually really good, its the location and shape of the field that are the issues. There'd be close to two dozen different food and drink options and the amenities are all well set out with little cues and wait times. 

As someone who's been following the WSW since their founding, the biggest thing that I have noticed is simply that the honeymoon phase is over and we're setting out into the often mundane life of being a football club. For some that's no longer sexy or appealing. I also think this club has been a major victim of its early success and bred spoilt fans who legitimately believed that every season would involve at the very least a grand final. 

The new stadium will be exciting and well worth the wait for those of us who have hung around whilst being on the road but I also don't think that people are going to return in the droves that the club are forecasting unfortunately. I know people who used to plan their weeks around when WSW were playing and these days they'd struggle to tell you when a game was on, let alone go to one.

Every club in the A-League is the same and had gone through it at one point or another, some just worse than others. It's just the nature of our society really - we pride ourselves as a country on being sport mad yet when it comes to the commitment of attending matches week in week out, most don't want anything to do with it. In fairness to WSW, the whole league is abysmal attendance wise right now for the simple reason that it is stale AF...

It's also December. People have all sorts of commitments on weekends this time of year (eg: family Christmas gatherings and end of year work/club parties). Then in January many people are away on holidays. It's always going to be sketchy attendance/ratings this time of year.

SUTHERLANDBEAR- your club expected us to fill your stadium relying on your rivals to fill it we ain't paying 30 40 bucks for shit seats on a cricket oval. Your farkin deluded, the rbb can fill three bays at any stadium your school kids çove fill one bay we are always the big club when we came in you knew this day would come just don't want to admit that we get bigger memberships and crowds than you lot. Always hated ESFC even before the WSW came in. You lot stabbed a victory fan have caused enough trouble, don't get punished for flare at the gf 2016/17 had a brawl last year against Adelaide and didn't get punished.

If Melbourne Victory had to play all their games at the MCG for a season, I'd stop going. It's an absolutely atrocious venue for football, as I imagine Spotless and ANZ are - so I empathize with Wanderers fans. 

Once they get their brand new stadium they'll be back to being the second biggest club in the country, no problem.

Penrith Stadium was never going to be selected. The seated capacity is lower than the number of members that we had at the time of the vote and from memory, the FFA are quite particular about grassed/unseated areas. So Homebush was really the only ever option no matter what people voted. It's a small sacrifice for what is a major long term gain. Spotless stadium's facilities are actually really good, its the location and shape of the field that are the issues. There'd be close to two dozen different food and drink options and the amenities are all well set out with little cues and wait times. 

As someone who's been following the WSW since their founding, the biggest thing that I have noticed is simply that the honeymoon phase is over and we're setting out into the often mundane life of being a football club. For some that's no longer sexy or appealing. I also think this club has been a major victim of its early success and bred spoilt fans who legitimately believed that every season would involve at the very least a grand final. 

The new stadium will be exciting and well worth the wait for those of us who have hung around whilst being on the road but I also don't think that people are going to return in the droves that the club are forecasting unfortunately. I know people who used to plan their weeks around when WSW were playing and these days they'd struggle to tell you when a game was on, let alone go to one.

Every club in the A-League is the same and had gone through it at one point or another, some just worse than others. It's just the nature of our society really - we pride ourselves as a country on being sport mad yet when it comes to the commitment of attending matches week in week out, most don't want anything to do with it. In fairness to WSW, the whole league is abysmal attendance wise right now for the simple reason that it is stale AF...

^^^^^$20 tix mate, secondly fuck myself come say it to my face, when we came in we eclipse you on and off the field don't talk shit mate we've got bigger memberships than you plastic rats go back under the bridge where you came from. Thirdly 20-30 take a guess

Olympic Park has no pre-game atmosphere which was a big part of the Parramatta Wanderers experience.  The stadium food at Spotless is alright.  The stadium itself is crap.

Watching games in oval venues detracts from the live match experience, but it wouldn't stop me from attending live games.

While the current excuse of venue is the easiest one, I don't think attendance woes will be solved by just moving back to Parra. It will tick up but it won't be the cure.

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Watching games in oval venues detracts from the live match experience, but it wouldn't stop me from attending live games.

Muz- nice try, but your 15 years behind

Rbb are doing an away day tour in Adelaide when we play them, should fill two bays at coopers.

I thought the old atmosphere from WSW fans and the RBB was wonderful for the entire sport at WSW games.

It was one of few subjects that non-football fans would raise in discussion in social gatherings about football. Others hoped they would attend Socceroo games to provide vociferous  support in the same way as at WSW games.

^^^^^$20 tix mate, secondly fuck myself come say it to my face, when we came in we eclipse you on and off the field don't talk shit mate we've got bigger memberships than you plastic rats go back under the bridge where you came from. Thirdly 20-30 take a guess

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