Posted March 19, 2025 02:06
· last edited March 19, 2025 02:15
Be interesting to know the rationale of limiting capacity to 12,500 and not say about 18,000
They would have had a few crowds at Mt Smart this season above 12,500. And a new shiny ground closer to central Auckland should see even bigger crowds.
Will they continue to play some bigger games at Mt Smart? Or if the new big Waterfront stadium happens play the bigger games (like the derbies) there in "club mode"?
The first video images and new details of a major new stadium and sports complex proposed for central Auckland have been released.
And it has been revealed that NBA basketball superstar Steven Adams is joining forces with All Blacks legend Ali Williams to front the proposal.
It is also backed by entrepreneur Anna Mowbray and American billionaires Bill Foley and Bennett Rosenthal.
Rosenthal owns US Major League Soccer outfit LAFC and, like Adams, Mowbray and Williams, has a stake in Auckland FC, which is majority owned by Foley.
The flyover video shows a 12,500 seat stadium at Western Springs, beside a big indoor facility that, it’s understood, would contain several restaurants. The video shows outdoor and covered basketball courts and a number of courts for padel - a racket sport of Mexican origin.
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Unknown editoredited March 19, 2025 02:15
Be interesting tyo know the rationale of limiting capacity to 12,500 and not say about 18,000
They would have had a few crowds at Mt Smart this season above 12,500. And a new shiny ground closer to central Auckland should see even bigger crowds.
Will they continue to play some bigger games at Mt Smart? Or if the new big Waterfront stadium happens play the bigger games (like the derbies) there in "club mode"?
The first video images and new details of a major new stadium and sports complex proposed for central Auckland have been released.
And it has been revealed that NBA basketball superstar Steven Adams is joining forces with All Blacks legend Ali Williams to front the proposal.
It is also backed by entrepreneur Anna Mowbray and American billionaires Bill Foley and Bennett Rosenthal.
Rosenthal owns US Major League Soccer outfit LAFC and, like Adams, Mowbray and Williams, has a stake in Auckland FC, which is majority owned by Foley.
The flyover video shows a 12,500 seat stadium at Western Springs, beside a big indoor facility that, it’s understood, would contain several restaurants. The video shows outdoor and covered basketball courts and a number of courts for padel - a racket sport of Mexican origin.
