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Yeah but the people we need to get in are not necessarily us lot, you know eyes glued to the pitch for 90 minutes. We are more or less there on a regular basis anyhow.

The stadium is rubbish for watching football it's too far away from the pitch and so those who don't bleed football are going to get slightly bored and wander off for a few beers and hotdog.

I know the stadium has made great strides in offering better food and drink but you still need to re-mortage your house on a day out if you want to eat and drink at the stadium.

I've taken lots of folk along, and not including those that have left the area or country none now regularly attend. I really believe that it's because the end product is too much effort and cost for casual fans to shell out for.

Most see the trip as a tick on the local Bucket List. Te Papa - check,  Weta Workshop - check, See the Nix - check.

If we'd been given a 20 year contract I reckon that would have pushed us to build our own stadium, and the experience would have been nicer and more enjoyable.  It was never going to happen and you can't blame Petone Nimby's, it's the fact the club was not prepared to committ knowing they'd only at best get offered 5 years.

The club really has not managed to emerse itself into the fabric of the city and they need to take responsibility in that and not like a lot are doing on here just blame the population. They have totally failed to break the Rugby and to a lesser extent League, Cricket straggle hold on the media. They did not do enough smoozing by a long shot. .Advertsing for years has been woeful and everything is too expensive. Liasing with Tranzmetro is just a joke.

Those that went 4-5 years ago will just remember a crappy view and sh*tty food offered by Spotless. Adding a craft beer is not going to make a blind bit of difference in getting people back in the gates is it?

Why is this true???? It's beacause the Rugby, 7's, etc have also taken a hit. I think the Warriors only got decent numbers but them turning up is like us getting to the finals.  So the club was up against consumer apathy in attending live matches and seemed to have no idea how to solve that.

Yeah but the people we need to get in are not necessarily us lot, you know eyes glued to the pitch for 90 minutes. We are more or less there on a regular basis anyhow.

The stadium is rubbish for watching football it's too far away from the pitch and so those who don't bleed football are going to get slightly bored and wander off for a few beers and hotdog.

I know the stadium has made great strides in offering better food and drink but you still need to re-mortage your house on a day out if you want to eat and drink at the stadium.

I've taken lots of folk along, and not including those that have left the area or country none now regularly attend. I really believe that it's because the end product is too much effort and cost for casual fans to shell out for.

Most see the trip as a tick on the local Bucket List. Te Papa - check,  Weta Workshop - check, See the Nix - check.

If we'd been given a 20 year contract I reckon that would have pushed us to build our own stadium, and the experience would have been nicer and more enjoyable, but that was never going to happen and you can't blame Petone Nimby's, it's the fact the club was not prepared to committ knowing they'd only at best get offered 5 years.

The club really has not managed to emerse itself into the fabric of the city and they need to take responsibility in that and not like a lot are doing on here just blame the population. They have totally failed to break the Rugby and to a lesser extent League, Cricket straggle hold on the media. They did not do enough smoozing by a long shot. .Advertsing for years has been woeful and everything is too expensive. Liasing with Tranzmetro is just a joke.

Those that went 4-5 years ago will just remember a crappy view and sh*tty food offered by Spotless. Adding a craft beer is not going to make a blind bit of difference in getting people back in the gates is it?

Why is this true???? It's beacause the Rugby, 7's, etc have also taken a hit. I think the Warriors only got decent numbers but them turning up is like us getting to the finals.  So the club was up against consumer apathy in attending live matches and seemed to have no idea how to solve that.

Yeah but the people we need to get in are not necessarily us lot, you know eyes glued to the pitch for 90 minutes. We are more or less there on a regular basis anyhow.

The stadium is rubbish for watching football it's too far away from the pitch and so those who don't bleed football are going to get slightly bored and wander off for a few beers and hotdog.

I know the stadium has made great strides in offering better food and drink but you still need to re-mortage your house on a day out if you want to eat and drink at the stadium.

I've taken lots of folk along, and not including those that have left the area or country none now regularly attend. I really believe that it's because the end product is too much effort and cost for casual fan to shell out for.

Most see the trip as a tick on the local Bucket List. Te Papa - check,  Weta Workshop - check, See the Nix - check.

If we'd been given a 20 year contract I reckon that would have pushed us to build our own stadium, and the experience would have been nicer and more enjoyable, but that was never going to happen and you can't blame Petone Nimby's, it's the fact the club was not prepared to committ knowing they'd only at best get offered 5 years.

The club really has not managed to emerse itself into the fabric of the city and they need to take responsibility in that and not like a lot are doing on here just blame the population. They have totally failed to break the Rugby and to a lesser extent League, Cricket straggle hold on the media. They did not do enough smoozing by a long shot. .Advertsing for years has been woeful and everything is too expensive. Liasing with Tranzmetro is just a joke.

Those that went 4-5 years ago will just remember a crappy view and sh*tty food offered by Spotless. Adding a craft beer is not going to make a blind bit of difference in getting people back in the gates is it?

Why is this true???? It's beacause the Rugby, 7's, etc have also taken a hit. I think the Warriors only got decent numbers but them turning up is like us getting to the finals.  So the club was up against consumer apathy in attending live matches and seemed to have no idea how to solve that.

Yeah but the people we need to get in are not necessarily us lot, you know eyes glued to the pitch for 90 minutes. We are more or less there on a regular basis anyhow.

The stadium is rubbish for watching football it's too far away from the pitch and so those who don't bleed football are going to get slightly bored and wander off for a few beers and hotdog.

I know the stadium has made great strides in offering better food and drink but you still need to re-mortage your house on a day out if you want to eat and drink at the stadium.

I've taken lots of folk along, and apart from those that have left the area or country none now regularly attend. I really believe that it's because the end product is too much effort and cost for casual fan to shell out for.

Most see the trip as a tick on the local Bucket List. Te Papa - check,  Weta Workshop - check, See the Nix - check.

If we'd been given a 20 year contract I reckon that would have pushed us to build our own stadium, and the experience would have been nicer and more enjoyable, but that was never going to happen and you can't blame Petone Nimby's, it's the fact the club was not prepared to committ knowing they'd only at best get offered 5 years.

The club really has not managed to emerse itself into the fabric of the city and they need to take responsibility in that and not like a lot are doing on here just blame the population. They have totally failed to break the Rugby and to a lesser extent League, Cricket straggle hold on the media. They did not do enough smoozing by a long shot. .Advertsing for years has been woeful and everything is too expensive. Liasing with Tranzmetro is just a joke.

Those that went 4-5 years ago will just remember a crappy view and sh*tty food offered by Spotless. Adding a craft beer is not going to make a blind bit of difference in getting people back in the gates is it?

Why is this true???? It's beacause the Rugby, 7's, etc have also taken a hit. I think the Warriors only got decent numbers but them turning up is like us getting to the finals.  So the club was up against consumer apathy in attending live matches and seemed to have no idea how to solve that.