$40-45 Million Soccer Specific Stadium - Petone Phoenix

Gareth's interview on Newstalk ZB mentioned $48M for the build and ~$28M public money, so $20M to be raised from the private sector. I think this is a good despite the extra travel for some folks and there's going to be a new link road built from Grenada to Petone for the Kapiti/Porirua chaps. He also said they'd keep Westpac for the play offs and the one offs e.g. EPL etc, needing the extra seats to make financial sense. All we need now is the team to turn up unlike yesterday!

Pop over to the Mega and watch a match on way home, I'm warming to it. 

Quote me on this. I fucking love Gareth Morgan. You really have to hand it to the guy, when he has something he wants done, he goes out and does it. He sees all the good in football, the fact that it really is the biggest sport in the world and that NZ is a heavily under-utilised football nation. Most kiwis are contempt with fuckin rugby, but Gareth likes to dig a little deeper. If this happens I'll promise to never walk out at 0-4 down again.

Gareth certainly doesn't just say, he does. Im excited, wish it could be at waitangi park though.

There must be heaps of stray cats living at Petone Rec.

#2birds1stone

so is that link road just speculation or is it actually going ahead cause I really don't wanna catch two trains to get to a game

Could the nix base their training at the new stadium or possibly petone memorial/high around the corner from the new stadium.

Have people here heard about this?

*All licences extended until 2034, except Phoenix until 2016 (due to AFC approval stuff)

From off of the SFC Forum.

Awkward.

IBTL

Get rid of FAX machines - like Darlics Old hat. 

Cut off at the knees

I don't see any issue with the Nix. FFA are getting the money they want from us, and they're looking closely at the academies we're setting up. The new stadium will be a good bargaining tool too if that goes ahead. That alone will send a strong message to FFA that the Nix are here to stay 

Quote me on this. I fucking love Gareth Morgan. You really have to hand it to the guy, when he has something he wants done, he goes out and does it. He sees all the good in football, the fact that it really is the biggest sport in the world and that NZ is a heavily under-utilised football nation. Most kiwis are contempt with fuckin rugby, but Gareth likes to dig a little deeper. If this happens I'll promise to never walk out at 0-4 down again.

Brilliant love it, Phoenix stadium 10 mins from home.  Plenty of street parking, two train stations nearby,  lots of pubs on Jackson Street and Petone Working Mans Club right next door on Udy Street.  Great!!!

AJ13 - calm down. I too am a season ticket holder, wellington resident and have been there since day one; I just decide not to post that often. Thx for the education.