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+x+xThe shortsightedness of the FFA to let Lakeside Stadium slip out of Football managed hands and become an athletics venue is one the game will never be able to rectify. We had a boutique football managed ground on the outskirts of the CBD and the FFA stripped it of its main source of income by pulling national games. South had no option but to take Eddie Macguire's redevelopment deal. It secured a future they would never have been able to afford on State League revenues. Albert Park was the cradle of Victorian Football. It is an international standard sporting precinct enjoyed by millions in person and on TV each year... and the football community let it slip. Honestly devastates me. Not sure what you are on (too much ouzo?) but your version of the stadiums history is totally wrong. SM used to play out of middle park which was demolished for the Melb GP track (Vic Government not FFA). SM agreed to a sweetheart deal to move to the redeveloped "Lake Oval" (an AFL ground) which became Lakeside stadium. This happened in 1994 so SM was still in the NSL, not the state leagues. The athletics track was added in 2009 when Collingwood bought Olympic Park and Athletics Vic needed a new home. By that stage Vic Government had already started building AAMI to replace it for football, rugby, etc, and SM was long gone from the national stage. Albert park was only ever the cradle of South Melbounre and their inflated egos but Vic football heartland has always been in Melbournes West and North. South had no choice but to accept the Eddie McGuire deal after it was overlooked for Heart. I was at the bid presentation in early 2008 and no running track was mentioned anywhere. After that the club had to cut its losses and accept having athletics and the vis come on board as the club almost certainly would have been booted out with the original lease only having a few years left to run. Lakeside in its current form is criminally underutilised, athletics meets are half of what they were in the olympic park days. The venue has been around 8 years since its redevolpmemt and its only hosted 1 big event (usain bolt) Robbie Williams will be performing a concert there in March during grand prix and then the venue drifts to irrelevance again. As for the area itself youre seriously shortchanging it. Middle park and then bob jane was the home of most npl finals and grand final matches. I'd say thats pretty important.
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+x+x+xDiamanti wants out apparently Heard that as well. Apparently wu dont want to re-sign him due to his age. Shit, he's only 36, still got a couple more years of A-League in him, I am sure someone else will snap him up... Like sfc they dont want to sign players over 30 ? Or 35 on multi year deals. Which is their right but in saying that he has been a class above .
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+x+x+xThe shortsightedness of the FFA to let Lakeside Stadium slip out of Football managed hands and become an athletics venue is one the game will never be able to rectify. We had a boutique football managed ground on the outskirts of the CBD and the FFA stripped it of its main source of income by pulling national games. South had no option but to take Eddie Macguire's redevelopment deal. It secured a future they would never have been able to afford on State League revenues. Albert Park was the cradle of Victorian Football. It is an international standard sporting precinct enjoyed by millions in person and on TV each year... and the football community let it slip. Honestly devastates me. Not sure what you are on (too much ouzo?) but your version of the stadiums history is totally wrong. SM used to play out of middle park which was demolished for the Melb GP track (Vic Government not FFA). SM agreed to a sweetheart deal to move to the redeveloped "Lake Oval" (an AFL ground) which became Lakeside stadium. This happened in 1994 so SM was still in the NSL, not the state leagues. The athletics track was added in 2009 when Collingwood bought Olympic Park and Athletics Vic needed a new home. By that stage Vic Government had already started building AAMI to replace it for football, rugby, etc, and SM was long gone from the national stage. Albert park was only ever the cradle of South Melbounre and their inflated egos but Vic football heartland has always been in Melbournes West and North. South had no choice but to accept the Eddie McGuire deal after it was overlooked for Heart. I was at the bid presentation in early 2008 and no running track was mentioned anywhere. After that the club had to cut its losses and accept having athletics and the vis come on board as the club almost certainly would have been booted out with the original lease only having a few years left to run. Lakeside in its current form is criminally underutilised, athletics meets are half of what they were in the olympic park days. The venue has been around 8 years since its redevolpmemt and its only hosted 1 big event (usain bolt) Robbie Williams will be performing a concert there in March during grand prix and then the venue drifts to irrelevance again. As for the area itself youre seriously shortchanging it. Middle park and then bob jane was the home of most npl finals and grand final matches. I'd say thats pretty important. 100% If the FFA, and the FFV were smarter they would have helped protect that asset for the whole game. Now instead we're talking about a stadium in Tarneit - which will be the same size, which is miles away from anything and doesn't currently exist. I miss the old Bob Jane and am sad it's gone - unfortunately the Athletics track was South's only option for long term viability. Also AJF, Albert Park is the cradle of football in Victoria. It's history FAAAAAAR predates South and it's a shame people don't know more about the pre-migration days of football. https://neoskosmos.com/en/121947/how-south-melbournes-football-history-dates-back-to-1883/
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I’ve heard/read a few times now that WU’s financial backers pulled out shortly after they paid the license fee given the drop in the property market. Is this true? If so, how are they paying for this mythical stadium?
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+xI’ve heard/read a few times now that WU’s financial backers pulled out shortly after they paid the license fee given the drop in the property market. Is this true? If so, how are they paying for this mythical stadium? "It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13]
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+x+x+x+xThe shortsightedness of the FFA to let Lakeside Stadium slip out of Football managed hands and become an athletics venue is one the game will never be able to rectify. We had a boutique football managed ground on the outskirts of the CBD and the FFA stripped it of its main source of income by pulling national games. South had no option but to take Eddie Macguire's redevelopment deal. It secured a future they would never have been able to afford on State League revenues. Albert Park was the cradle of Victorian Football. It is an international standard sporting precinct enjoyed by millions in person and on TV each year... and the football community let it slip. Honestly devastates me. Not sure what you are on (too much ouzo?) but your version of the stadiums history is totally wrong. SM used to play out of middle park which was demolished for the Melb GP track (Vic Government not FFA). SM agreed to a sweetheart deal to move to the redeveloped "Lake Oval" (an AFL ground) which became Lakeside stadium. This happened in 1994 so SM was still in the NSL, not the state leagues. The athletics track was added in 2009 when Collingwood bought Olympic Park and Athletics Vic needed a new home. By that stage Vic Government had already started building AAMI to replace it for football, rugby, etc, and SM was long gone from the national stage. Albert park was only ever the cradle of South Melbounre and their inflated egos but Vic football heartland has always been in Melbournes West and North. South had no choice but to accept the Eddie McGuire deal after it was overlooked for Heart. I was at the bid presentation in early 2008 and no running track was mentioned anywhere. After that the club had to cut its losses and accept having athletics and the vis come on board as the club almost certainly would have been booted out with the original lease only having a few years left to run. Lakeside in its current form is criminally underutilised, athletics meets are half of what they were in the olympic park days. The venue has been around 8 years since its redevolpmemt and its only hosted 1 big event (usain bolt) Robbie Williams will be performing a concert there in March during grand prix and then the venue drifts to irrelevance again. As for the area itself youre seriously shortchanging it. Middle park and then bob jane was the home of most npl finals and grand final matches. I'd say thats pretty important. If the FFA, and the FFV were smarter they would have helped protect that asset for the whole game. As if they wouldn't if they could. The code was f*cking broke. The FFA wasn't around when SMH left Middle Park anyway.
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+x+xI’ve heard/read a few times now that WU’s financial backers pulled out shortly after they paid the license fee given the drop in the property market. Is this true? If so, how are they paying for this mythical stadium? "It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] Western Melbourne Group https://www.westernmelbourne.com/ Very proactive site management LOL
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https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6604155/western-united-to-send-talent-scouts-to-ballarat/Western United unveil pathway to gloryWestern United FC have revealed plans to create a Y-League team for the 2020-2021 season.The under-23 development squad will serve as a feeder team for the club's A-League side, and will draw from a catchment area which includes Ballarat. Western United committed to play four home games in Ballarat during the 2019-2020 Hyundai A-League season.The club will play its next game in the city on Sunday February 16 against Brisbane Roar at Mars Stadium.
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+x+xDiamanti wants out apparently Heard that as well. Apparently wu dont want to re-sign him due to his age. Probably not due to that.
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+x"It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] This is factually incorrect. BSH were booted from the bid team by Wyndham Council before they licence was won. BSH must have used the "downturn in the property market" line as an excuse to save face.
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+x+x"It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] This is factually incorrect. BSH were booted from the bid team by Wyndham Council before they licence was won. BSH must have used the "downturn in the property market" line as an excuse to save face. The amount of bullshit posted about WU is ridiculous. It's as if people want the stadium build and the club to fail simply out of spite.
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+x+x+x"It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] This is factually incorrect. BSH were booted from the bid team by Wyndham Council before they licence was won. BSH must have used the "downturn in the property market" line as an excuse to save face. The amount of bullshit posted about WU is ridiculous. It's as if people want the stadium build and the club to fail simply out of spite. Not a question of wanting it to fail. It is already failing. Homeless, dire crowds, the stadium turning out to be bullshit ("shovel ready" - what a joke). The cloud over Rudan and the AVO and the infamous USB. The mystery for me is what the investors backing this travesty hoped to get out of it. Sticca has already gone, and it was only his attachment that gave the whole dodgy enterprise any cred.
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+x+x+x+x"It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] This is factually incorrect. BSH were booted from the bid team by Wyndham Council before they licence was won. BSH must have used the "downturn in the property market" line as an excuse to save face. The amount of bullshit posted about WU is ridiculous. It's as if people want the stadium build and the club to fail simply out of spite. Not a question of wanting it to fail. It is already failing. Homeless, dire crowds, the stadium turning out to be bullshit. Don't want it to fail. I want to see it achieved and then used a guide for other clubs to follow suit. Same goes for the club, the League needs it to be a strong unit.
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+x+x+x"It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] This is factually incorrect. BSH were booted from the bid team by Wyndham Council before they licence was won. BSH must have used the "downturn in the property market" line as an excuse to save face. The amount of bullshit posted about WU is ridiculous. It's as if people want the stadium build and the club to fail simply out of spite. No, the lack of communication from the club is ridiculous. It's been nearly 18 months since they won the licence and there has been next to zero information about the stadium. Criticism is inevitable when you make a promise and then offer no progress reports.
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+x+x+x+xThe shortsightedness of the FFA to let Lakeside Stadium slip out of Football managed hands and become an athletics venue is one the game will never be able to rectify. We had a boutique football managed ground on the outskirts of the CBD and the FFA stripped it of its main source of income by pulling national games. South had no option but to take Eddie Macguire's redevelopment deal. It secured a future they would never have been able to afford on State League revenues. Albert Park was the cradle of Victorian Football. It is an international standard sporting precinct enjoyed by millions in person and on TV each year... and the football community let it slip. Honestly devastates me. Not sure what you are on (too much ouzo?) but your version of the stadiums history is totally wrong. SM used to play out of middle park which was demolished for the Melb GP track (Vic Government not FFA). SM agreed to a sweetheart deal to move to the redeveloped "Lake Oval" (an AFL ground) which became Lakeside stadium. This happened in 1994 so SM was still in the NSL, not the state leagues. The athletics track was added in 2009 when Collingwood bought Olympic Park and Athletics Vic needed a new home. By that stage Vic Government had already started building AAMI to replace it for football, rugby, etc, and SM was long gone from the national stage. Albert park was only ever the cradle of South Melbounre and their inflated egos but Vic football heartland has always been in Melbournes West and North. South had no choice but to accept the Eddie McGuire deal after it was overlooked for Heart. I was at the bid presentation in early 2008 and no running track was mentioned anywhere. After that the club had to cut its losses and accept having athletics and the vis come on board as the club almost certainly would have been booted out with the original lease only having a few years left to run. Lakeside in its current form is criminally underutilised, athletics meets are half of what they were in the olympic park days. The venue has been around 8 years since its redevolpmemt and its only hosted 1 big event (usain bolt) Robbie Williams will be performing a concert there in March during grand prix and then the venue drifts to irrelevance again. As for the area itself youre seriously shortchanging it. Middle park and then bob jane was the home of most npl finals and grand final matches. I'd say thats pretty important. 100% If the FFA, and the FFV were smarter they would have helped protect that asset for the whole game. Now instead we're talking about a stadium in Tarneit - which will be the same size, which is miles away from anything and doesn't currently exist. I miss the old Bob Jane and am sad it's gone - unfortunately the Athletics track was South's only option for long term viability. Also AJF, Albert Park is the cradle of football in Victoria. It's history FAAAAAAR predates South and it's a shame people don't know more about the pre-migration days of football. https://neoskosmos.com/en/121947/how-south-melbournes-football-history-dates-back-to-1883/ The discussion isnt about albert park but rather the over inflated ego and claims of SMFC.
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+x+x+x"It was revealed in February 2019 that Birmingham Sports Holdings had initially funded the bid's license fee. They later pulled out of the project due to a downturn in the Australian housing market, that devalued the intended housing developments to be built in the same area as the proposed new stadium in Tarneit. [19][20]"
After their withdrawal from the project, local property developer Aziz Kheir took over as owner. [12][13] This is factually incorrect. BSH were booted from the bid team by Wyndham Council before they licence was won. BSH must have used the "downturn in the property market" line as an excuse to save face. The amount of bullshit posted about WU is ridiculous. It's as if people want the stadium build and the club to fail simply out of spite. I don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable.
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+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans.
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+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. Nail on head
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+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe.
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I read a lot of unsubstantiated BS about WU, that amazingly is true but never gets reported in the media. Plenty of bitters want them to fail and the A-league to fail. I feel sorry for the bitters though. They have nothing better in life to hope for, than the failure of the only viable professional football competition we have ever had. But criticism related to their lack of communication is valid, a well as their fanciful claims of the stadium 'being shovel ready'.
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+x+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. A lot of reportedly in there really and questionable comments. Yes, things haven’t been great on the stadium updates and crowds are not ideal, but please tell me that isn’t the case for the rest of the clubs out there. It’s hard to try and sell a positive angle on anything when there are so many out there that feel it’s their duty to talk things down every day.
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It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. FMD. what a crock of shit. where is the proof they have ran out of cash? where is the proof they have left Kardinia Park? It’s all rumour and innuendo that the bitters want to believe. As I understand it, they are looking at alternate options. But that doesn’t mean they are leaving Geelong. and wasn’t the last stadium update last month when they said they expect the permits to be completed mid-year? yes they should communicate better, but you know what? this is a HAL-wide problem, not just specific to WU.
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+xIt's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. FMD. what a crock of shit. where is the proof they have ran out of cash? where is the proof they have left Kardinia Park? It’s all rumour and innuendo that the bitters want to believe. As I understand it, they are looking at alternate options. But that doesn’t mean they are leaving Geelong. and wasn’t the last stadium update last month when they said they expect the permits to be completed mid-year? yes they should communicate better, but you know what? this is a HAL-wide problem, not just specific to WU. I've heard it from multiple sources that they've missed payments to players and coaching staff. Players and coaching staff bailing mid-season would point to that being correct, as well as Kone looking to get out too. The proof they have left Kardinia? Did you miss the game vs Adelaide or something? It's self evident they wouldn't have left if they could've coped with the stadium rent and were getting half-decent crowds instead of having to give away free tickets every match. It's been 15 months since they were announced and we're still a few months away from "getting permits ready". It doesn't take ~18 months to get permits ready and getting site investigations complete, especially considering the Wyndham Council is a principal partner of the franchise. Something clearly stinks and everyone is starting to smell it. When people launch bids and overpromise ( https://twitter.com/lou_sticca/status/1070110626876256256), people rightly get annoyed when far superior bids were overlooked. How much is WU paying you to defend this car crash? .
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I hope I have to eat my words with regards to WU, but almost certainly they were always full of shit.
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+x+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. https://imgur.com/SDrgfVWI'm pretty sure this is a public notice from the club.....
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+x+x+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. https://imgur.com/SDrgfVWI'm pretty sure this is a public notice from the club..... Let's all hope. God knows the A League needs this to work. Personally, I would not be at all surprised if the club dissolves at the end of this season.
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+x+x+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. https://imgur.com/SDrgfVWI'm pretty sure this is a public notice from the club..... Providing facts is not welcome on this forum :laugh:
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+x+x+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. https://imgur.com/SDrgfVWI'm pretty sure this is a public notice from the club..... Which is fantastic, however it came after 12 months of nothing. The issue people have is that they said the project was 'shovel ready' and then 12 months later they say 'we are now starting to preparing planning permissions'. It's not a good look and makes it really difficult for potential fans to get on board.
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1160 Sayers Road is not an address for a Stadium. It appears to be a term used to discribe all the land that the Riverdale Project is based on. https://www.australiantenders.com.au/tenders/258537/development-of-master-plan-for-1160-sayers-road-tarneit-the-riverdale-major-town-centre/https://sjb.com.au/projects/1160-sayers-road-structure-plan https://vpa.vic.gov.au/document/document-3245-for-project-4523/The Stadium (Land swap) is only a small part of the whole development although it is a late addition from what I can find.
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+x+x+x+x+xI don’t want them to fail but I do think the criticisms are justified. They burst onto the scene and ultimately were given their license because of some huge claims they made; which to date, don’t appear anywhere near becoming a reality. They’re all talk so far and people are getting a bit frustrated which is perfectly reasonable. yep, I agree that some of the criticism are justified, but not all of them. the reality is many of the bitters on here do want them to fail and have been sniping at them without giving them a chance from day 1. Especially (but not limited to) SMH fans. It's mid-February 2020 and there have been no public announcements from the club re: stadium. They've reportedly run out of cash and staff members have missed pay cycles. They've also been forced to relocate from Kardinia given the stadium costs and how shit their crowds have been. As it stands, they're a catastrophe. https://imgur.com/SDrgfVWI'm pretty sure this is a public notice from the club..... Providing facts is not welcome on this forum :laugh: Wow, it's only taken them 15 months do a site characterization they've just started applying for planning permits. I wonder what the over/under is for getting the stadium built by 2030?
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