Sorry if it's already been covered but has the naming rights issue been raised yet? Is there a common WRFU/Phoenix corporate who might want to pick it up?
Then there is the far more important matter of what Phoenix fans would call this new home.
Petone my Precious?
They will sell naming rights for the stadium and stands.
This morning it took me 7 minutes.
And then you commuted to town
For this to stack up, and for the council to have any hope of getting the $25m approved, this plan has to appeal to more than just Phoenix fans (and owners). They have to engage rugby - both Wellington and Petone (which I hear they have, positively), they also have to use Weltec (as has been mentioned) and if there is anything behind this NRL thing then that can only help too. They also mention "community" facilities and I'd love to learn more about what that means...
This morning it took me 7 minutes.
And then you commuted to town
I'm not kidding. I got picked up by a TV3 cab at exactly 6.15am. I have a receipt from that cab at 6.23am.
Admittedly most people don't drive in at 6.15 in the morning.
It is 13kms from St John's Bar to the Petone Rec, give or take a few hundred metres. So it's not far.
Fwiw you're right. Distance is a complete red herring. If they pull it off its a complete game changer and we as a fan base need to recognize that
Lets hope for craft beer and nice food.
Fwiw you're right. Distance is a complete red herring. If they pull it off its a complete game changer and we as a fan base need to recognize that
It's all very interesting.
Suppose it came in at 15k seats.
Hurricanes would move
Lions would move
Phoenix would move.
NRL team if that goes anywhere, would play there...
So you'd have the westpac with what, an all black test, a couple of playoffs for the Hurricanes and/or Phoenix each year?
The westpac would be out of business. Dead. Gone. End of All Blacks games in Wellington, the stadium falls into disrepair, is knocked down, and replaced with a purpose built rectangular stadium. Awesome!
Play the long game. Well smart welnix.
once this thing kills the stadium we can just rip a side off said stadium and make an awesomely huge bank, thus creating a cricket-only ground with more comfortable seating. That would also get rid of the basin/motorway conundrum ;)
J82's digger can probably manage the whole job - stand demolition, bank creation and basin demolition.
This morning it took me 7 minutes.
And then you commuted to town
I'm not kidding. I got picked up by a TV3 cab at exactly 6.15am. I have a receipt from that cab at 6.23am.
Admittedly most people don't drive in at 6.15 in the morning.
It is 13kms from St John's Bar to the Petone Rec, give or take a few hundred metres. So it's not far.
This one's quite tasty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes_Stadium
Perhaps more likely that the night before ran a little late
Most peeps ringing Tim Fooks morning show on newstalk zb are dead against another stadium that Hutt rate payers will have to pay for.
George, do you work in radio or are you just an avid listener?
The nimbys will kill it. I'm about 99.97% sure.
Most peeps ringing Tim Fooks morning show on newstalk zb are dead against another stadium that Hutt rate payers will have to pay for.
The nimbys will kill it. I'm about 99.97% sure.
This one's quite tasty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Earthquakes_Stadium
IF this happens it will be brilliant for everyone, for the club, they'll have their admin and their training facilites all in the one place. That has to be good for them and the players and the media. Fanwise, it's a train trip or a car ride that isn't that long. For hutt valley, waiarapa and Hawkes bay fans its a good move. For fans to be a lot closer to the field it's a good move, for the players in the same respect its a good move. If Gareth and or Sam wish to step up to the plate with the readies, that would take some of the burden off rate payers. I'll be there attending games as per normal.
I really hope this happens and is not pissing into the wind. Sick of bullshit merchants. And please take the opportunity to hire some decent catering. And ban music!
The nimbys will kill it. I'm about 99.97% sure.
Haven't heard anything nimby-ish yet - just ratepayers not wanting their rates to go towards it, which is different
However I do agree with you. If we get hassles now with the stadium and thorndon residents, imagine this where it's much closer to a lot of 100yo houses
Haven't heard anything nimby-ish yet - just ratepayers not wanting their rates to go towards it, which is different
However I do agree with you. If we get hassles now with the stadium and thorndon residents, imagine this where it's much closer to a lot of 100yo houses
Haven't heard anything nimby-ish yet - just ratepayers not wanting their rates to go towards it, which is different
However I do agree with you. If we get hassles now with the stadium and thorndon residents, imagine this where it's much closer to a lot of 100yo houses
"Out-raged of Petone" is presently penning a letter to the Hutt News and the Dom Post, complaining about the football Hooligans who will be vomiting in her Petunias, blocking the road making it impossible for her to get to Sunday afternoon Bingo, and the Glow of the lights keeping her up beyond 8.35pm.
Ha, and I opened a topic a few months ago discussing a potential rectangular purpose built football stadium and got laughed at.
Well, if this goes ahead it's the best thing for Football in NZ since the Nix were founded in 07.
A 12k stadium will make for a much better athmsophere, less empty seats and hopefully we can bring drums flags and all that sort of stuff to show NZ what athmosphere at a sports game really means!
Would be awesome if they named one of the stands "Phoenix Stand", or "Yellow Fever Stand."
And the clubs Logo shining at the entrance way!
I'm dreaming...
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
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
Haven't heard anything nimby-ish yet - just ratepayers not wanting their rates to go towards it, which is different
However I do agree with you. If we get hassles now with the stadium and thorndon residents, imagine this where it's much closer to a lot of 100yo houses
"Out-raged of Petone" is presently penning a letter to the Hutt News and the Dom Post, complaining about the football Hooligans who will be vomiting in her Petunias, blocking the road making it impossible for her to get to Sunday afternoon Bingo, and the Glow of the lights keeping her up beyond 8.35pm.
It's all very interesting.
Suppose it came in at 15k seats.
Hurricanes would move
Lions would move
Phoenix would move.
NRL team if that goes anywhere, would play there...
So you'd have the westpac with what, an all black test, a couple of playoffs for the Hurricanes and/or Phoenix each year?
The westpac would be out of business. Dead. Gone. End of All Blacks games in Wellington, the stadium falls into disrepair, is knocked down, and replaced with a purpose built rectangular stadium. Awesome!
Play the long game. Well smart welnix.
Concerts,
Special Events, [Krusty Demons, monster trucks, x-games etc]
Functions,
Large sporting events.
How often is Eden Park used these days outside of Auckland and Blues games, and cricket?
Haven't heard anything nimby-ish yet - just ratepayers not wanting their rates to go towards it, which is different
However I do agree with you. If we get hassles now with the stadium and thorndon residents, imagine this where it's much closer to a lot of 100yo houses
"Out-raged of Petone" is presently penning a letter to the Hutt News and the Dom Post, complaining about the football Hooligans who will be vomiting in her Petunias, blocking the road making it impossible for her to get to Sunday afternoon Bingo, and the Glow of the lights keeping her up beyond 8.35pm.
I f*cking hate Petunias I do.
once this thing kills the stadium we can just rip a side off said stadium and make an awesomely huge bank, thus creating a cricket-only ground with more comfortable seating. That would also get rid of the basin/motorway conundrum ;)
J82's digger can probably manage the whole job - stand demolition, bank creation and basin demolition.
"No job too small."
Yeah, I think I can book this in for 2016/17. Got a small construction project in Auckland to finish off then but shouldn't take long (52 storeys isn't much is it?).
I might just have to stock on lots of D size batteries - probably go for those lithium ones that last a bit longer ("never scrimp on quality" - another motto I might use).
If you're not needing the basin, then I have another idea to put to Celia and all the other Super City councillors (world's biggest Smiggle store, surrounded by a moat).
I am sooo envious of the Little Yellow Digger.
The nimbys will kill it. I'm about 99.97% sure.
The curse of living in NZ.
once this thing kills the stadium we can just rip a side off said stadium and make an awesomely huge bank, thus creating a cricket-only ground with more comfortable seating. That would also get rid of the basin/motorway conundrum ;)
J82's digger can probably manage the whole job - stand demolition, bank creation and basin demolition.
"No job too small."
Yeah, I think I can book this in for 2016/17. Got a small construction project in Auckland to finish off then but shouldn't take long (52 storeys isn't much is it?).
I might just have to stock on lots of D size batteries - probably go for those lithium ones that last a bit longer ("never scrimp on quality" - another motto I might use).
If you're not needing the basin, then I have another idea to put to Celia and all the other Super City councillors (world's biggest Smiggle store, surrounded by a moat).
It's stuff like this that reminds me I'm back in NZ and not still in Qld...
(and yes, I know the state gummint is billions in the turd but they have some bluddy nice stadia, tunnels, bridges, busways...)
People appealing to the environment court does cost them a bit of money. You don't just do it for giggles. That combined with the fact that their property values will increase quite a bit leads me to be optimistic about it.
People appealing to the environment court does cost them a bit of money. You don't just do it for giggles. That combined with the fact that their property values will increase quite a bit leads me to be optimistic about it.
The latest noise out of the Auckland Council is that they want to direct all big football, rugby and league to Eden Park, with Mt Smart and NHS as spillovers, move the speedway to Mt Smart and move cricket to Western Springs. I would much rather watch cricket at Western Springs. You could probably hear the monkeys yelling from the Zoo and pretend they were the away supporters.
You can watch football at Western Springs (Neil Emblen's NPL club) and hear the monkeys (lemurs). They are the home supporters.
The irony is that the demand for tickets in the first season would likely be higher than the new stadium's capacity... purely down to the drawcard of a new facility
I remember when westpac was built, myself and many others were keen to go to more events than usual just to experience the shiny new stadium. I was an eggball regular throughout the early 2000s thanks to that. Everyone I knew was saying things like "there's not a bad seat in it, you can see really well from everywhere"
Simple pleasures after years behind a pillar in the corner of Athletic Park I guess...
