Brookie redevelopment news from launch
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lurker
Beaver lover
I love the hill for the atmosphere not the actual grass. The atmosphere will still be there though because it's people that bring atmosphere. So long as its close in and well tiered i'll be very happy.
The simple fact is we need something to ensure the precious ones turn up for games when the weather isn't perfect. We need better crowd numbers to ensure commercial viability. More money means better training facilities to keep players happy and recruit and retain.
Players consider these things when they are looking at clubs. We have a tiny football department. A mate worked in there for years and its like an amateur footy club. Its actually embarrassing compared to afl. It's no longer enough to just spend the cap money given to us by the nrl from TV we need to start attracting good 3rd parties so we can compete with clubs trying to poach our players. I Want a successful manly so we need to get with the times and have a facility we can be proud of and gets regular attendance of at least 15k.
Then maybe I won't have to cross the bridge for finals
Part of the attraction for the hill is the average punter can pay $25 to get a GA ticket and have a view between the 40m lines as good as anything you will see at any other stadium
Is that average punter still going to turn up, when for that same view he is needing to pay $50+, or still pay his $25 for a crap view behind the sticks ?
Is that average punter still going to turn up, when for that same view he is needing to pay $50+, or still pay his $25 for a crap view behind the sticks ?
lurker
Beaver lover
yep and you also have to deal with a lot of inconsiderate fwits who think having kids means they are above everyone and can do what they want or sit on top of you when they turn up late. including having their kids run all over people. Both situations have pros and cons. As much as I love it the hill can give me the ****s as well
Peter C
Bencher
I think home games at Brookie are a thing of the past, as are for most Sydney clubs who don't have Allianz or ANZ Stadium as a base.
lurker
Beaver lover
If we had a modern stadium I reckon the nrl would class it as a regional stadium and we could petition for a true home final
Fluffy
Journey Man
You can choose to sit in the stands, this is the great thing about offering up the hill on one side and stands elsewhere, everyone can find something that they prefer.
Having tried to book group tickets before to have about 50 footy friend sit togther at a stadium I can tell you it is near on impossible and without a core group together you loose the atmosphere.
Duff
Bencher
Exactly as Fluffy said. The atmosphere will be dead as season ticket holders will not be able to sit with their mates who aren't. The groups that bring the noise will be split up and occasionals that are up for a bit of a fire up won't be able to get amongst it,
I don;t care what anyone says, watching football is not a sitting down thing. You need to pace and jump up, sometimes walk away before you start something you don't want to. Being trapped in an uncomfortable little seat just ruins it.
You could have exactly the same stadium but with a hill on the Eastern side underneath the corporates. It gives people a choice. Isn't that the best way to cater for greater numbers?
(For the record Fluff. Yes all Christians are paedos and all muslims are terrorists. If they didn't want those badges they'd disassociate themselves with the organization that casts them in that light.)
I don;t care what anyone says, watching football is not a sitting down thing. You need to pace and jump up, sometimes walk away before you start something you don't want to. Being trapped in an uncomfortable little seat just ruins it.
You could have exactly the same stadium but with a hill on the Eastern side underneath the corporates. It gives people a choice. Isn't that the best way to cater for greater numbers?
(For the record Fluff. Yes all Christians are paedos and all muslims are terrorists. If they didn't want those badges they'd disassociate themselves with the organization that casts them in that light.)
Duff
Bencher
The point that a few of us are making is just because words like redevelopment and modern are being used, that doesn't mean that the word hill is out of the question. It just requires a bit of original thought. A compromise can be met to suit everyone, not just those that want to plonk their clacker in a seat and be entertained.
Shoe1
Journey Man
sorry about that
lurker
Beaver lover
the problem duff is that with limited space you can't tier a hill the way you can a stand with steps. There are Australian standards on gradient. We prob wouldn't be allowed to build what we currently have and I think we'd struggle with 25k with a hill. Look at how close you feel at Allianz because of the way its tiered. You also always feel like you're close to the action. It's too big for most games but a smaller echoey version would be real good with a loud crowd. we still bring the atmosphere in supporter stands. All you'd do to keep your 50 mates or whatever together is change ticketing options. e.g. organise a silvertails supporters bay etc. so that people can book in the same bays. There are ways around these things.
Long term though for the future of the club I think this is an important step.
Fluffy
Journey Man
you are a lot further away at the back of the first tier of alianz than on the back of the hill.
The previous model shrunk the hill to 2/3 the size to allow a grandstand and corporate facilities, all for less than half the cost. Far better and ticks all the boxes the club needs.
https://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/brookvale-oval-for-possible-upgrade.html
The previous model shrunk the hill to 2/3 the size to allow a grandstand and corporate facilities, all for less than half the cost. Far better and ticks all the boxes the club needs.
https://www.pitchcare.com.au/magazine/brookvale-oval-for-possible-upgrade.html
Peter C
Bencher
Maybe, but it depends on who we play in the finals, if it's the Cowboys or Warriors, Raiders,then maybe, but anyone else, I'm sure the NRL would want Allianz or ANZ.
I'm sad that Lurker won't think of the children. The children are the future of our mighty club 😉
lurker
Beaver lover
lol well behaved children are the future of the club
I have 3 kids all well behaved at the footy (actually not sure about the 7 month old lol) and busting for the season to start 🙂
The Who
Journey Man
It's strange that the "big redevelopment news" is not splashed all over the official Manly Sea Eagle site. I can't find a mention of it.
As stated in earlier posts, the information seems to resemble those too-good-to-believe announcements that politicians make before every election.
I hope I'm wrong, but politicians have made me super cynical over the years.
As stated in earlier posts, the information seems to resemble those too-good-to-believe announcements that politicians make before every election.
I hope I'm wrong, but politicians have made me super cynical over the years.
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