Hutt Rec Games - Bellevue and buses etc

Guessing they had a height restriction on east side as part of consent process?

Anyone else up for the Trevor Mallard stand?

NIMBY stand? I'm up for making a banner that says that if anyone else wants to help me?

How about the "Willett Stand" ?

I just hope we don't have a 7.0 when Im up the top of that thing.

Petone Arena memorial stand?

Testing the lights tonight. Pitch looks really nice.
Nice to have a chat with Nix crew.

Our address is out of date btw

Changed my mind again, back to Nimby stand - I appreciate the sentiment. I'll  beworking till 6am Sat, grab some sleep, come down about 2ish if that would help you?

I don't think NIMBY stand is funny. 

Trevar Mallard stand. Since he is going to be there, he could unofficially open it.

Really?

Gawd that's taken a bit of the shine off the day.

I am keen. 

I have some Yellow fabric. 

Sweet! Email me: smithy@yf...

please take photos of the banners/action of first game at hutt rec as I cant make the 1st one . would love to see what everything looks like

I don't find this funny. 

Mallard offends me

I suggested Mallard as a piss take after all it was he pushing for the wharf based stadium in Auckland for the 2010 rugby world cup. It never happened and he sulked. I cant stand the prick.

They could have sold Eden park, moved the ball sports to the waterfront, speedway to Mt Smart (along with the current athletics track) and cricket to Springs.

Now we have a white elephant that no one wants to use, is the wrong shape and can't pay for itself, The Warriors are resisting Eden Park hard and speedway and cricket will still move.

Firstly, name it the Trevor Mallard Stand and ask him to open it. My guess is he'll say yes.  Ard Choille can help with the ceremonial aspects.

Secondly, from the Hutt News about tickets for the three matches. I love these things. So all embracing....  

this photo was taken at the Hutt Rec

I entered to win a double pass with Hutt News by saying i cant afford because im losing my job at the Naenae post office. Would lol if i win.

As a compromise how about we name a portaloo after Trevor Mallard.

It would be well used

Don'teven start me on them moving Speedway out of Western Springs after 80 years.  Fudgeing Nimby sharkcods.

HN I also heard that speedway weren't fully against moving because event-wise WS is quite restricted due to the neighbouring residents. MS would be far more suitable in terms of events per year and noise/curfews etc.

Just what I'm hearing through the grapevine - not saying this is all fact.

Absolutely TL. 

The restrictions they have had put on them in the last decade have destroyed it for the promoters and many of the fans who used to go week in and week out.  They even had to run one of the traditional New Year nights in Huntly FFS.

Of course they would move. 

Thanks to a bunch of blow ins they have killed off the viability of a sports venue that had been there for 60 years before most of these people would have gone near Grey Lynn.  Grey Lynn was a much nicer place before them.

If the council had treated an employee like they have Speedway it would be constructive dismisal and they would get done in court for it.

I'm not sure, but is this off topic a wee bit? ;)

Yes... and no.

3 days to go!  Forecast is for rubbish weather, but I hope it's wrong.  

Nets are up, am guessing the yellow ones will be up on game day.

I took a detour to Hutt Rec after work to inspect the ground which is in magnificent condition. I spoke with one of the groundsmen, a delightful Maori chap who advised that the Phoenix will train there tomorrow at 9am.

He mentioned that the South African Rugby team had trained there and rated it as one of the best fields they had played on.

He also mentioned to me that Hyundai stepped in and had the cars on display changed from Kias to Hyundais.

Brendan Foot sell Hyundai's as well as Kia's,  I think it's because Kia NZ is owned by Hyundai NZ. So no major issue there really.

On another note, I got to have a walk on the pitch today. It's immaculate, perfect for football.

Bet the opposition will still say it's shark. ROF is immaculate most rounds yet consistently down voted in the A-League 

I hope there's plenty of security to stop the village idiots from jumping the fence during the night.

Looks great. I am looking forward to reports about the whole experience, and how it rates overall up against the tin

How sticky?