The Western Springs article mentioned the possibility of a waterfront stadium? Perhaps showing the regard current decision makers are held in, or that they were expecting a different result?
As for hatred for Eden Park…it’s completely rational. Even those of us who have so many good memories there. We’ve seen a well connected board playing on nostalgia trying to hoover up as many events as possible, noodle markets, Pasifika events, etc etc.
I mean in part they’ve been shafted by Sky TV becoming so powerful, demanding night games and the weakness of Auckland rugby and the NPC. But in part they’ve just shown bad faith, while appealing to nostalgia, time and again, to get at taxes and rates just to get by and not having a convincing business case.
As for hatred for Eden Park…it’s completely rational. Even those of us who have so many good memories there. We’ve seen a well connected board playing on nostalgia trying to hoover up as many events as possible, noodle markets, Pasifika events, etc etc.
I mean in part they’ve been shafted by Sky TV becoming so powerful, demanding night games and the weakness of Auckland rugby and the NPC. But in part they’ve just shown bad faith, while appealing to nostalgia, time and again, to get at taxes and rates just to get by and not having a convincing business case.