Another Promise for Brookie?

[Wombat64]

Does anyone seriously believe this? If you do I've got a nice bridge for sale it links the Northern and Southern parts of Sydney. Going cheap. Good price. One owner, must sell.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

In northern Australia a demountable is called a donga. True story.
Are they called that down south?

 

[Wombat64]

In northern Australia a demountable is called a donga. True story.
Are they called that down south?

No. We call them demountables or centres of excellence.

 

[wedgetail eagle]

No. We call them demountables or centres of excellence.

Fair enough. I suppose it could get confusing if the Press talked about the condition of the Manly coach’s donga.

 

[globaleagle]

In northern Australia a demountable is called a donga. True story.
Are they called that down south?

Qld as well. (I think)

Well that's what we called them around the tweed river (and north)

 

[pjayz]

Cant wait to see the diorama of this one. I wonder where they put them all?

 

[Spartan Eagle]

The first phase of funding the master plan is going to be implemented this weekend...

 

[Wombat64]

The first phase of funding the master plan is going to be implemented this weekend...


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Very Funny ........

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Very Funny ........

When we've sunk to uncharted depths I think we all need a bit of humour. I laugh every time I see your avatar.

 

[Wombat64]

When we've sunk to uncharted depths I think we all need a bit of humour. I laugh every time I see your avatar.

The sad thing is it is probably not far from the truth ........

 

[globaleagle]

The first phase of funding the master plan is going to be implemented this weekend...


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Your sign is missing a 'B'.

 

[Ned]

I hate to be the fist person to put what could be perceived as a positive comment in this thread, BUT IF this happens it could give us a bit of a reprieve from the calls to leave Brookie. It'd be harder to kick us out if we just had a $20M upgrade. They would have to go back to their other plan of kicking us out of the league all together.

 

[Wombat64]

I hate to be the fist person to put what could be perceived as a positive comment in this thread, BUT IF this happens it could give us a bit of a reprieve from the calls to leave Brookie. It'd be harder to kick us out if we just had a $20M upgrade. They would have to go back to their other plan of kicking us out of the league all together.

Totally agree with that. I think the negativity comes from being jaded by years of bull**** spun to all of us ....... We've all heard all this for decades and nothing ever happens.

 

[joeboy]

At least nearly the whole crowd that turns up to games these days will get to sit in the new undercover seats

 

[Brissie Kid]

Nothing for Manly of course again. Yet another taxpayer funded upgrade for Swans and AFL....

DAILYTELEGRAPH ›
Sydney Swans and NSW Swifts to share redeveloped $65m training facility
OCTOBER 05, 2018THE Sydney Swans will leapt from the bottom of the AFL facility pile to the top of the ladder with the announcement of a $65 million redevelopment to turn the historic Royal Hall of Industries building at Moore Park into a state-of-the-art centre of excellence.

Sydney have outgrown their current office space and training base in the walls of the SCG with players having to use their outdated gym in three shifts.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...y/news-story/6597205fe077adb94464298206111549

 

[BH72]

enjoy what it is while it's still there. Remind the football club ('Sea Eagles' business) that watching Manly Warringah do well on the field is all that most supporters are interested in. Not the type of seat that someone else is sitting in. It's usually two to three hours that need to be endured at what is the best ground in the NRL.

 

[BH72]

never seen a ground like Brookvale Oval. It is unique. All the media suits who want to change it and say it is this and that are jealous. Ask the visiting fans of other clubs. It's why when the NRL have their genius strategy for teams such as Canterbury Bankstown or Balmain playing at their proper home grounds when people actually turn up.

 

[Mrs D]

Long wait for Brookvale could finally be over

Written by: Turfmate Editor

The 30-year wait to fix dilapidated Brookvale Oval may nearly be over.

Manly chairman Scott Penn hopes to announce the construction of a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence at the northern end of Lottoland within the next four to six weeks.

It would be the first, vital step towards a major upgrade for a famous old footy ground seemingly left neglected and run down.


The Brookvale Centre of Excellence would house the club’s football operations, coaching staff, administration and have 3000 undercover seats out front.

With three training fields available, the team would continue to train the majority of each week out of the Academy of Sport at Narrabeen.

“We are making progress. To be honest, we are little bit sick of talking about it,” Penn said. “We are really wanting to focus on action and we have a master plan already in place.

“It’s now about getting stage one away and we’re hopeful we can do that in the next month or so, in terms of locking it down so we can then come out, announce it, and get things under way.

“The club is working very closely with local and State Government to make sure we have the right Centre of Excellence at Lottoland that would befit an NRL club. We are still a way away but there are certainly positive and proactive conversations going on.

“We are still somewhat at the behest of Government in terms of announcement timing so we can’t promise anything but hopefully by the end of the year we’ll be clear.”

Penn, whose family has injected $12 million into Manly and faces another $1.5 million outlay for this year, claimed after the Centre of Excellence was approved, he and CEO Lyall Gorman could move forward to implement a “broader master plan.”

“We are already in strong dialogue with a number of potential options, in terms of colleges and other facilities, in terms of commercial development, in some form a public-private partnership, to really activate the whole site,” he said.

“Brookvale, the area, deserves an activated precinct. We need to get an outcome at Brookvale, that’s what we need to do. We want to optimise the entire Brookvale precinct.”

I swear it’s already been 4-6 weeks?!?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I’m sure we could coerce Alan Jones to do some on air bullying on our behalf, directed at say Stuart Ayres.

Noseajiklian (aka Gladys Durante) would bend over backwards to find the money.