If Leeds get promoted surely they move that game to Homebush.
With up to 6 games of NRL/Rugby being played there per weekend, on a playing surface also exposed to the issues that generally affect all new stadiums, that field will be in a horrible condition. Thereâs no way they will want to expose their squad to that in pre-season.
Considering VenuesLive run both ANZ & Bankwest Stadiums and there is nothing scheduled for ANZ from 13 July to 26 July I would say it has already crossed their minds.
The whole point of that game is to be a âfirst football game at the stadiumâ It wont be moved, if it is its totally worthless. Leeds are just total whores and went to fucking Myanmar last year. They would barely get 20k to a game adevertised for ANZ from day 1.
Tickets for the Leeds game have been on sale since December. I just checked and could easily get seats either on half way (bay 216) or right above the RBB.
But yep, the new stadium is going to fix everything and will have the worlds best fans flooding back.
Thereâs also the reverse euro-snob effect, where A League fans donât want to go to the games because theyâre gimmicky, over-priced training runs.
Half way tickets were $100, the others in the Wanderers fans section were only $40.
I think we experience that because weâve been absolutely saturated with them and ticketing is usually a debacle (with Cove section being bought by âlife-longâ Chelsea fans or whatever). We long ago established itâs futile to have a presence and try and entice Eurofanz to HAL.
But for these guys whoâve had just the one game against Arsenal, was it? And the grand opening of their new digs? Iâd have expected those tix to fly out the door with pretty much Arlo and a few old Kewell or Viduka shirts making up the away bay.
If you think that games like that have anything to do with the a-league team youâre kidding yourself. Games against European opposition exist purely for the European opposition. Teams like Liverpool come out here because they know theyâll get a huge fee, sell a shitload of jerseys and shore up overseas support, while at the same time, the team gets to try out new tactics, play younger players and generally gel together against clearly crap opposition (in comparison). The only other benefit is that MAYBE their scouts will identify future talent.
The organizers are out to make a crap load of money with as little effort as possible and target all the marketing at Eurosnobs. Why waste time trying to get 10K SFC supporters when youâll get it easier just by saying âlook big Euro team.â Last few games Iâve been to, youâd be forgiven not knowing who the European teams were playing against.
Of course theyâre not about the A League teams, but weâre talking about whether or not WSW fans will turn up. I was saying how a lot of A League fans donât turn up for the exact reasons you stated.
Yes but WSW saw a perfect opportunity to stamp their home ground mark (while the eels are playing genuine competitive games) and the only way they could do that in the offseason is to get someone out here. Leeds were the biggest name they got.
Just thinking about the new stadium. What is the AFCâs stance on safe standing? I know that while there are plenty of stadiums in Germany that have safe standing areas, EUFA doesnât allow it, so they have to convert the active ends to seated bays for champions league games.
Paartalu interview. He craps on about some other stuff but I thought this bit was interesting re Wanderers ACL runâŚ
â⌠I mean look at Wanderers, for example. The boys get themselves to the final and the night before the game, guys were texting me talking about the bonus, what they were going to get. They were still trying to negotiate a bonus.
âAnd that bonus they came out with was an absolute joke, to be honest. But winning the Champions League was like, a monthly salary in Asia. It was an absolute joke and the boys were getting taxed on it and ⌠so youâre kind of going, theyâre winning, what is it? 1%, $1,500,000, that club would get.
âAnd I donât think they received even half of that, the players. When you go to other clubs in Asia, they will go, âIf you win the Champions League thereâs $100,000 U.S. in your contract straight away.â Whereas the Wanderers, the night before the final are going, âHow much are we getting?