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Posted January 20, 2015 01:37 · last edited January 20, 2015 01:40

sthn.jeff wrote:

bwtcf wrote:

Unless we (in conjunction with Rugby say) really did build our own ground, without the council's money.

Based on Crowd Trends, a 12,000 seat stadium will be seen as too extravagant for Rugby. They may be looking at using Martin Lucky Park to host Hurricanes games in a couple of years

Have you read the Seattle article Junior posted that kicked off this round of discussion?

The whole point of that article is that the the downward spiral in crowds was in a large part due to an inappropriate existing dual purpose stadium with no atmosphere. People didn't go BECAUSE of the vast cacophonous stadium where they were a long way from the pitch.

So they built a new ground, specifically designed for rectangle field sports, and they now bost the noisest NFL crowd in North America and boasted the highest home average crowd in the MLS.

So all along my point has been that the poor AND DECLINING crowds are a result of the round dual purpose atmosphere diluting cake tin stadium. And that therefore, with Rugby DESPERATE to arrest their alarming falling crowds they may very well be interested in cofunding a purpose built rectangular stadium. 

It might take a bit of pitching to break their inertia, including cosy existing arrangements and relationships... but recent coverage has shown that it is not only us who are paying attention to Dale's graphs. Wellington Rugby are very concerned and conducting an internal review.

So I think the poor crowds at Wellington Rugby are exactly why they might want to invest in a solution.

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bwtcf edited January 20, 2015 01:40
sthn.jeff wrote:
bwtcf wrote:

Unless we (in conjunction with Rugby say) really did build our own ground, without the council's money.

Based on Crowd Trends, a 12,000 seat stadium will be seen as too extravagant for Rugby. They may be looking at using Martin Lucky Park to host Hurricanes games in a couple of years

Have you read the Seattle article Junior posted that kicked off this round of discussion?

The whole point of that article is that the the downward spiral in crowds was in a large part due to an inappropriate existing dual purpose stadium with no atmosphere. People didn't go BECAUSE of the vast cacophonous stadium where they were a long way from the pitch.

So they built a new ground, specifically designed for rectangle field sports, and they now bost the noisest NFL crowd in North America and boasted the highest home average crowd in the MLS.

So all along my point has been that the poor AND DECLINING crowds are a result of the round dual purpose atmosphere diluting cake tin stadium. And that therefore, with Rugby DESPERATE to arrest their alarming falling crowds they may very well be interested in cofunding a purpose built rectangular stadium. 

It might take a bit of pitchign to break their inertia, including cosy existing arrangements and relationships... but recent coverage has shown that it is not only us who are paying attention to Dale's graphs. Wellington Rugby are very concerned and conducting an internal review.

So I think the poor crowds at Wellington Rugby are exactly why they might want to invest in a solution.

bwtcf edited January 20, 2015 01:39
sthn.jeff wrote:
bwtcf wrote:

Unless we (in conjunction with Rugby say) really did build our own ground, without the council's money.

Based on Crowd Trends, a 12,000 seat stadium will be seen as too extravagant for Rugby. They may be looking at using Martin Lucky Park to host Hurricanes games in a couple of years

Have you read the Seattle article Junior posted that kicked off this round of discussion?

The whole point of that article is that the the downward spiral in crowds was in a large part due to an inappropriate existing dual purpose stadium with no atmosphere. People didn't go BECAUSE of the vast caucophenous stadium where they were a long way from the pitch.

So they built a new ground, specifically designed for rectangle field sports, and they now bost the noisest NFL crowd in North America and boasted the highest home average crowd in the MLS.

So all along my point has been that the poor AND DECLINING crowds are a result of the round dual purpose atmosphere diluting cake tin stadium. And that therefore, with Rugby DESPERATE to arrest their alarming falling crowds they may very well be interested in cofunding a purpose built rectangular stadium. 

It might take a bit of pitchign to break their inertia, including cosy existing arrangements and relationships... but recent coverage has shown that it is not only us who are paying attention to Dale's graphs. Wellington Rugby are very concerned and conducting an internal review.

So I think the poor crowds at Wellington Rugby are exactly why they might want to invest in a solution.

bwtcf edited January 20, 2015 01:37
sthn.jeff wrote:
bwtcf wrote:

Unless we (in conjunction with Rugby say) really did build our own ground, without the council's money.

Based on Crowd Trends, a 12,000 seat stadium will be seen as too extravagant for Rugby. They may be looking at using Martin Lucky Park to host Hurricanes games in a couple of years

Have you read the Seattle article Junior posted that kicked off this round of discussion?

The whole point of that article is that the the downward spiral in crowds was in a large part due to an inappropriate existing dual purpose stadium with no atmosphere. People didn't go BECAUSE of the vast caucophenous stadium where they were a long way from the pitch.

So they built a new ground,l specifically designed for rectangle field sports, and they now bost the noisest NFL crowd in North America and boasted the highest home average crowd in the MLS.

So all along my point has been that the poor AND DECLINING crowds are a result of the round dual purpose atmosphere diluting cake tin stadium. And that therefore, with Rugby DESPERATE to arrest their alarming falling crowds they may very well be interested in cofunding a purpose built rectangular stadium. 

It might take a bit of pitchign to break their inertia, including cosy existing arrangements and relationships... but recent coverage has shown that it is not only us who are paying attention to Dale's graphs. Wellington Rugby are very concerned and conducting an internal review.

So I think the poor crowds at Wellington Rugby are exactly why they might want to invest in a solution.