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+xThe Stadium (Land swap) is only a small part of the whole development although it is a late addition from what I can find. it is a late addition. there was originally supposed to be a gym/leisure centre on the stadium site.
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MarkfromCroydon
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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..... It’s public notice that they have investigated the site.
They have not yet started to ask for planning permission.
No formal request for any approval has been lodged with any planning authority.
After all this time, that is really concerning.
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Arthur
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The smart thing for them, the game and the A League's viability should have been build it and your in.
Same with Team 11.
Simple.
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nick1408
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+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes
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+x+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes If that's the case, would it kill them to put the same content on their own website, socials, etc.?
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Best thing for these WU frauds is to manufacture some sort of dignified exit in order not too cause too much more damage to the competition than what they’ve already have done. Let’s face it it’s been an absolute catastrophe from day 1 and it aint going to get better. They’re intentions were never about football rather a cheap land hustle from those idiots running the council. People aren’t fools, they can smell the bullshit a mile away. Too much negativity and rumours for it to be anything but a crock of shit of a franchise.
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+x+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes At very best the construction timeframe they sold to FFA is pure fiction. "Shovel ready". It wasn't soil they were shovelling, as it turns out.
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+x+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes Dude i read that thing and the only updates are the ones we already heard. They never and still haven't applied for permits. If they were shovel ready when they got the licence they would've planned on getting the permits befire hand
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+x+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes How does that disprove the fact that it's been 15 months and they're still at the planning permits stage? As CS says, the absolute best-case scenario here is that the stadium is a few years behind schedule. The worst-case (and looking more and more likely considering the rumblings and the delays) is that this stadium is never getting built.
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Maybe Victory fans should worry about their own club considering Western United are higher on the table, their stadium getting built or not has got jack shit to do with you.
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Carlito
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+xMaybe Victory fans should worry about their own club considering Western United are higher on the table, their stadium getting built or not has got jack shit to do with you. Umm it should concern every one that the winning bid, was suposed to have their stadium shovel ready when they won the licence but still have gotten around to getting planning approval or permits .
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It's not every day you hear someone is about to invest $180 million of private money to build the A-League's first privately owned stadium.
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+xIt's not every day you hear someone is about to invest $180 million of private money to build the A-League's first privately owned stadium. Whose coughing up the dough though?
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+xIt's not every day you hear someone is about to invest $180 million of private money to build the A-League's first privately owned stadium. But will there ever be a day when we see it?
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+xMaybe Victory fans should worry about their own club considering Western United are higher on the table, their stadium getting built or not has got jack shit to do with you. Deflection. What is happening at WU right now will either be the dawn of a new era or more the same misgovernance that's plagued our game for decades. Everyone who wants the best for Australian football should care, hoping for the best but keeping two critical eyes open.
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Carlito
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+xIt's not every day you hear someone is about to invest $180 million of private money to build the A-League's first privately owned stadium. Yes those private investors who wu havent named . Wyndham council is a stakeholder but wont say how much they actually own
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+xIt's not every day you hear someone is about to invest $180 million of private money to build the A-League's first privately owned stadium. Not every day you believe it, either.
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It's bullshit. The stadium will never be built and the club won't exist in 2 years time.
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+x+x+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes How does that disprove the fact that it's been 15 months and they're still at the planning permits stage? As CS says, the absolute best-case scenario here is that the stadium is a few years behind schedule. The worst-case (and looking more and more likely considering the rumblings and the delays) is that this stadium is never getting built. +x+xMaybe Victory fans should worry about their own club considering Western United are higher on the table, their stadium getting built or not has got jack shit to do with you. Deflection. What is happening at WU right now will either be the dawn of a new era or more the same misgovernance that's plagued our game for decades. Everyone who wants the best for Australian football should care, hoping for the best but keeping two critical eyes open. I'm pretty much the same here but a bit more optimistic. As a spectator they aren't about to fall over. Wyndham City Council is clearly onside with them. There is plenty to criticise (they certainly weren't shovel ready) but to me the good is still outdoing the bad. I certainly believe they will have a stadium (most likely later than 2022/23) and I certainly believe they will be the first team to own their own stadium. To me the signs are good. They may have overstated timeframes etc. but I feel any sane person would expect delays. When was the last time anything major was built in Victoria without delays? The only thing I haven't liked so far is losing Chapman.
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As someone who wants to see the stadium built and this club succeed, it is incredibly frustrating to see how they are handling the process.
They should have been at the stage of starting the planning approval process by now. At least lodge the paperwork. I know there is background work that needs to be done, but really, that shouldn't have taken this long, especially as they have the Council onside and the stadium was a major part of their bid. You would think a good amount of that preliminary work (well the cheapest parts of it) would have been done before they made their bid for a licence.
We are 15 months on from the grant of the licence, and they have not even started the planning approval process for the stadium.
That is a worry.
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+x+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. Maybe you should edit your comment earlier in the chain then "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."
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+xAs someone who wants to see the stadium built and this club succeed, it is incredibly frustrating to see how they are handling the process. They should have been at the stage of starting the planning approval process by now. At least lodge the paperwork. I know there is background work that needs to be done, but really, that shouldn't have taken this long, especially as they have the Council onside and the stadium was a major part of their bid. You would think a good amount of that preliminary work (well the cheapest parts of it) would have been done before they made their bid for a licence. We are 15 months on from the grant of the licence, and they have not even started the planning approval process for the stadium. That is a worry. Any football fan who doesn't want to see the stadium eventually built has their priorities wrong. I really hope WUFC get the stadium up. In the mean time though they need to improve their communication and establish a single home ground, the travelling circus didn't work for WSW, SFC, wasn't gonna work for Southern United and is not working for WUFC. I went to the footscray game and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Honestly they should move all their games there - as long as they play them during the day!
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+x+x+x+x+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? Again wrong. There's an update every month in the Wyndham magazine in people's letterboxes How does that disprove the fact that it's been 15 months and they're still at the planning permits stage? As CS says, the absolute best-case scenario here is that the stadium is a few years behind schedule. The worst-case (and looking more and more likely considering the rumblings and the delays) is that this stadium is never getting built. +x+xMaybe Victory fans should worry about their own club considering Western United are higher on the table, their stadium getting built or not has got jack shit to do with you. Deflection. What is happening at WU right now will either be the dawn of a new era or more the same misgovernance that's plagued our game for decades. Everyone who wants the best for Australian football should care, hoping for the best but keeping two critical eyes open. I'm pretty much the same here but a bit more optimistic. As a spectator they aren't about to fall over. Wyndham City Council is clearly onside with them. There is plenty to criticise (they certainly weren't shovel ready) but to me the good is still outdoing the bad. I certainly believe they will have a stadium (most likely later than 2022/23) and I certainly believe they will be the first team to own their own stadium. To me the signs are good. They may have overstated timeframes etc. but I feel any sane person would expect delays. When was the last time anything major was built in Victoria without delays? The only thing I haven't liked so far is losing Chapman. I think everyone started out optimistic but WU have done nothing positive since they got the licence and how anyone could not be drawn towards the more pessimistic side day after day is absolutely crazy. They have literally done nothing to allay the fears of their supporters and fears of football supporters. Correction they said they were shovel ready a few months ago for that to be clearly bullshit. Day after day there is more rumours of things going down at the administratively or football wise, its very unsettling. However it can only be a good thing for football for it to go ahead, just don't treat the supporters like idiots.
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+x+x+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. Maybe you should edit your comment earlier in the chain then "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." no, thats still valid
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Whenever people complain about me being "SMFC" I can just point them to this thread for justification.
SMFC fans would see every team collapse if it means their own side getting ahead. The death riding and constant cynicism towards WUFC is pathetic. Persistent claims they are falling apart and that no new updates are being announced, while simultaneously ignoring updates as they appear .... in this thread.
It's tiring. No matter how many times I question my animosity towards SMFC, I just need to come in here and listen to you lot rant for 3 minutes before I'm back to where I started.
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Why are the SMFC hatters coming here to vent. Why not just go to a SMFC thread. And leave this for WUFC - for progress or regress news.
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+xBest thing for these WU frauds is to manufacture some sort of dignified exit in order not too cause too much more damage to the competition than what they’ve already have done. and SMH is the perfect team to take their place, eh? funny that. +xAny football fan who doesn't want to see the stadium eventually built has their priorities wrong. I really hope WUFC get the stadium up. In the mean time though they need to improve their communication and establish a single home ground, the travelling circus didn't work for WSW, SFC, wasn't gonna work for Southern United and is not working for WUFC. I went to the footscray game and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Honestly they should move all their games there - as long as they play them during the day! good post. but I'm not sure if they should play their games out of 1 stadium as I think they should keep a presence in Geelong and Ballarat until the stadium opens. but they should definitely play the bulk of their games out of 1 stadium. Maybe play 9 at Whitten Oval, 2 in Gelong and 2 in Ballarat. Maybe keep playing Victory in Geelong and City in Ballarat.
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+x+x+x+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. Maybe you should edit your comment earlier in the chain then "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." no, thats still valid Whether you like it or not Albert Park has a significant football history before South Melbourne FC, and Australia has a football history before migration. We need to do more to recognise the sport's stories in the early 1900s and late 1800s. +x+xBest thing for these WU frauds is to manufacture some sort of dignified exit in order not too cause too much more damage to the competition than what they’ve already have done. and SMH is the perfect team to take their place, eh? funny that. +xAny football fan who doesn't want to see the stadium eventually built has their priorities wrong. I really hope WUFC get the stadium up. In the mean time though they need to improve their communication and establish a single home ground, the travelling circus didn't work for WSW, SFC, wasn't gonna work for Southern United and is not working for WUFC. I went to the footscray game and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Honestly they should move all their games there - as long as they play them during the day! good post. but I'm not sure if they should play their games out of 1 stadium as I think they should keep a presence in Geelong and Ballarat until the stadium opens. but they should definitely play the bulk of their games out of 1 stadium. Maybe play 9 at Whitten Oval, 2 in Gelong and 2 in Ballarat. Maybe keep playing Victory in Geelong and City in Ballarat. It seems like the club is working hard and marketing to people who can't go to games frequently enough to build attachment or momentum. In Victory's first year it was easy for people to go every week as casual fans and build a connection. WUFC's frequent, and distant, home game travel doesn't make this possible. What purpose does the Geelong and Ballarat precense serve? Will they be travelling to Tarneit for games? I don't know, but I suspect they won't. How many people from Wollongong travel to SFC games? How many people from Gold Coast travel to Brisbane games? I suspect not many. If I was running WUFC I would be playing all men's home games at Whiten Oval and cycle future W-League and Y-League games 50/50 between George Cross and Werribee. I would also try to establish social club activities between Werribee and George Cross so that fans can come have a drink, socialise and meet the players every training night, W-League game and Y-League game.
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+xWhat purpose does the Geelong and Ballarat precense serve? Will they be travelling to Tarneit for games? I don't know, but I suspect they won't. If you know Melbourne's west well enough you would know those answers, so I am assuming you don't. Tarneit is exactly halfway between Melbourne and Geelong. Tarneit stadium will be 30 minutes by train or car from Geelong. Ballarat is a little further away, but the link is that you have to travel through the west and over the Westgate Bridge to get to Melbourne from Ballarat. The Football culture in Ballarat is bigger than people think and it’s clearly a target audience to tap in to with decent expected population growth in the next 10-15 years. Why do you think the Western Bulldogs AFL team is playing games out of Ballarat for now? Anyway, if WU end up getting 2,000-3,000 rusted on members from Geelong and Ballarat going forward, then playing games there to begin with is a worthwhile endeavour. I have friends who live in Ballarat who became WU members because they're playing games there.
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+x+xThe Stadium (Land swap) is only a small part of the whole development although it is a late addition from what I can find. it is a late addition. there was originally supposed to be a gym/leisure centre on the stadium site. Reading reports - The gym/leisure centre and indoor stadium/sports venue are going ahead as well as WUFC stadium
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