cadete Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Yeah it would cost more than 15M but not 75 imo, but still even 50 million if expansion could get serious? 10M Federal gov, 10M state, 10M FFA, is 30 for a start, maybe a local council ect could chip in if they will benefit form the infrastructure? Alongside building costs another reason St Mirren’s Stadium is not a good example for over here is because that stadium was built for an very established club with an established supporter base in a country mad for Soccer. I cannot see any Government here (Federal or State) building such a stadium for a Soccer Club that has never played a game. A move such as this is hardly a good investment, the Australian Soccer landscape became littered with the tons of bones of former National Clubs a long time before NQF and GC died their deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Alongside building costs another reason St Mirren’s Stadium is not a good example for over here is because that stadium was built for an very established club with an established supporter base in a country mad for Soccer. I cannot see any Government here (Federal or State) building such a stadium for a Soccer Club that has never played a game. A move such as this is hardly a good investment, the Australian Soccer landscape became littered with the tons of bones of former National Clubs a long time before NQF and GC died their deaths. AAMI is a significant investment even though it is shared, Storm were the only club that is guaranteed to be around 5 years after it was built and AAMI cost a gold mine Us and the Rebels were barely around when it was built, MFC use it but only as a training base i think? I think in the scheme of things 50M is not much spli between a few sources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyospliff Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Not sure if srs nah man srs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 AAMI is a significant investment even though it is shared, Storm were the only club that is guaranteed to be around 5 years after it was built and AAMI cost a gold mine Us and the Rebels were barely around when it was built, MFC use it but only as a training base i think? I think in the scheme of things 50M is not much spli between a few sources The process of getting Government Funding for anything is a lot more complicated than u imply in this thread, and when Planning is involved its even much more complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xannax Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Maybe bring geelong into a second dividsion league along with other expansion areas such as tasmania, canberra, north queensland and wollongong (ETC)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 The process of getting Government Funding for anything is a lot more complicated than u imply in this thread, and when Planning is involved its even much more complicated. Never said it wasnt, still think it is a worthwhile investment, obviously biased but to an area such as geelong (who would play at skilled tbh) it is not worth while, but maybe someone else like on the GC or in Townsville? i dont know? It is funny that Geelong has a stadium that the locals are quite happy to lend out but really cannot service a team imo, but other places may struggle for a viable ground? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Never said it wasnt, still think it is a worthwhile investment, obviously biased but to an area such as geelong (who would play at skilled tbh) it is not worth while, but maybe someone else like on the GC or in Townsville? i dont know? It is funny that Geelong has a stadium that the locals are quite happy to lend out but really cannot service a team imo, but other places may struggle for a viable ground? Townsville and GC both had similar types of stadiums to the one u proposed being built, it was not because of Stadia problems that these teams folded - Rather the transient nature of the locations. And as a Geelong Cats supporter (From Melb) I will add that I could see Geelong PPL following a A League side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Townsville and GC both had similar types of stadiums to the one u proposed being built, it was not because of Stadia problems that these teams folded - Rather the transient nature of the locations. And as a Geelong Cats supporter (From Melb) I will add that I could see Geelong PPL following a A League side... Wasnt part of the issue with GC prices associated with the stadia, hence it being kept shut/ only a few K seats available due to costs? sounds like an issue to me. My point is about getting new clusb into stadiums with good deals for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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