As much as it would pain me to admit it, I'd probably say you're right. There are plenty of fans this side of the range, but either way, it's not ideal. I've never understood why there wasn't some sort of rail link between UH and Ptown / Waikanae.
I had heard a while ago (maybe 6+ months) that they were interested in the idea but the local council wasn't. Think they were keen to invest some money in getting the train station upgraded.
Would a stadium at Heretaunga be any improvement accessibility-wise on Porirua Park?
NZCIS is right next to the train station so that’s one huge improvement over Porirua Park. I’d wager that there’s a greater number of Nix fans in the Hutt than in Porirua/Kāpiti as well.
As much as it would pain me to admit it, I'd probably say you're right. There are plenty of fans this side of the range, but either way, it's not ideal. I've never understood why there wasn't some sort of rail link between UH and Ptown / Waikanae.
National wants to start building the Petone to Grenada link road asap but I wouldn't hold my breath for them to consider including a rail link in the plans.
Would a stadium at Heretaunga be any improvement accessibility-wise on Porirua Park?
NZCIS is right next to the train station so that’s one huge improvement over Porirua Park. I’d wager that there’s a greater number of Nix fans in the Hutt than in Porirua/Kāpiti as well.
As much as it would pain me to admit it, I'd probably say you're right. There are plenty of fans this side of the range, but either way, it's not ideal. I've never understood why there wasn't some sort of rail link between UH and Ptown / Waikanae.
Economics I'd say. Would need to be a tunnel most of the way and it would be something like 5 times as long as the Wellington to Tawa one. That's super expensive given how few people would use it.
Would a stadium at Heretaunga be any improvement accessibility-wise on Porirua Park?
NZCIS is right next to the train station so that’s one huge improvement over Porirua Park. I’d wager that there’s a greater number of Nix fans in the Hutt than in Porirua/Kāpiti as well.
As much as it would pain me to admit it, I'd probably say you're right. There are plenty of fans this side of the range, but either way, it's not ideal. I've never understood why there wasn't some sort of rail link between UH and Ptown / Waikanae.
Economics I'd say. Would need to be a tunnel most of the way and it would be something like 5 times as long as the Wellington to Tawa one. That's super expensive given how few people would use it.
Was more talking from a historical perspective. Total non-starter these days. I'm just annoyed as it makes getting to Brewtown a pain :D
The new road wouldn't do much for me either, I've never been one to drive to football as I like the opportunity for a drink. I also get a buzz from being on PT with like minded folk.
Would a stadium at Heretaunga be any improvement accessibility-wise on Porirua Park?
NZCIS is right next to the train station so that’s one huge improvement over Porirua Park. I’d wager that there’s a greater number of Nix fans in the Hutt than in Porirua/Kāpiti as well.
As much as it would pain me to admit it, I'd probably say you're right. There are plenty of fans this side of the range, but either way, it's not ideal. I've never understood why there wasn't some sort of rail link between UH and Ptown / Waikanae.
Economics I'd say. Would need to be a tunnel most of the way and it would be something like 5 times as long as the Wellington to Tawa one. That's super expensive given how few people would use it.
Was more talking from a historical perspective. Total non-starter these days. I'm just annoyed as it makes getting to Brewtown a pain :D
The new road wouldn't do much for me either, I've never been one to drive to football as I like the opportunity for a drink. I also get a buzz from being on PT with like minded folk.
If we ever did end up with a stadium at the NZCIS, maybe they could look at running buses from the club rooms of the football clubs on the Coast side. Something to help mitigate any drop off of fans from there.
That’s been my dream since Brewtown was built lol, even mocked up how a stadium would look on the big field in the middle. Unfortunately there’s no room now that the new carpark and alterations to the field have gone in.
That’s been my dream since Brewtown was built lol, even mocked up how a stadium would look on the big field in the middle. Unfortunately there’s no room now that the new carpark and alterations to the field have gone in.
The UHCC have just invested in new club rooms for the Rugby and other minor unimportant groups. Maidstone Park would have been perfect for a 12,000 stadium. Next to Brewtown, Next to a major railway station.
That’s been my dream since Brewtown was built lol, even mocked up how a stadium would look on the big field in the middle. Unfortunately there’s no room now that the new carpark and alterations to the field have gone in.
The UHCC have just invested in new club rooms for the Rugby and other minor unimportant groups. Maidstone Park would have been perfect for a 12,000 stadium. Next to Brewtown, Next to a major railway station.
Brilliant playground too to occupy the kids that have lost interest 😂
Crowd numbers at semi final and final games jump exponentially! Hurricanes are expecting 30k+ on saturday, which is double what they've had week in week out. Similar to the nix really. Says something about the NZ/Wellington sports fan, we love an event (ie a knock out game) but a regular league game is just for the hardcore fans.
We always do well with pitch ratings, I'm surprised about atmosphere tbh and that might say more about the fall off of the likes of rbb as much as about is improving.
Crowd numbers at semi final and final games jump exponentially! Hurricanes are expecting 30k+ on saturday, which is double what they've had week in week out. Similar to the nix really. Says something about the NZ/Wellington sports fan, we love an event (ie a knock out game) but a regular league game is just for the hardcore fans.
So true. And then there's places like Melbourne and Sydney who might get an extra 5k to finals games but don't manage to sell out in popularions of 4 million. But then the derbies are huge. Go figure...
Good for Auckland FC that Mt Smart's (Go Media) playing surface is also rated highly at 3rd. Admittedly off only a one game sample, Nix playing there once last season.
Certainly seems one thing that NZ does alot better than Australia - producing top class football pitches.
Good for Auckland FC that Mt Smart's (Go Media) playing surface is also rated highly at 3rd. Admittedly off only a one game sample, Nix playing there once last season.
Certainly seems one thing that NZ does alot better than Australia - producing top class football pitches.
good grass growing weather probably helps, ie we dont get the long hard dry spells they do, nor do we currently get the ridiculous rain/flooding either. plus their grounds are used way more regularly than ours - particularly the Melbourne grounds.
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