NewConvert Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Shahanga said: Fowler and his assistant have won their case of unfair dismissal. It’s important clubs are held to their side of the contract, not just employees. Now as to whether they actually pay, I guess that’s another matter. He did say that he was donating his money to charity so I suspect that Fowler is not expecting to get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Relocated to Redcliffe. Couldn’t get a big enough crowd for the massive cost of Suncorp. However you cut it, it’s a bad moment for football in Queensland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 6, 2020 Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Shahanga said: Relocated to Redcliffe. Couldn’t get a big enough crowd for the massive cost of Suncorp. However you cut it, it’s a bad moment for football in Queensland. Wow, I hadn't picked that up! Big decision. My mind went back 50 years to "soccer" in those days - people sitting on The Hill with picnic baskets watching the game. I'm hearing warning bells ringing loudly for the A-League. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Add getting sued by Brett Holman and Fowler winning his case for unfair dismissal. Not a great week for Brisbane Roar. As much as I love watching games at Dolphin Stadium its a fair hike from the city. A-league going down the toilet pretty rapidly since the 17/18 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, HeartFc said: Add getting sued by Brett Holman and Fowler winning his case for unfair dismissal. Not a great week for Brisbane Roar. As much as I love watching games at Dolphin Stadium its a fair hike from the city. A-league going down the toilet pretty rapidly since the 17/18 season. Business must be bad for the Bakries. The low oil price would be hurting them and in the past analysts have mentioned they have a lot of debt (though at least that would be cheap). yeah no one in the south or west would want to go to Redcliffe. ”Redcliffe Roar”. Edited December 7, 2020 by Shahanga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: Business must be bad for the Bakries. The low oil price would be hurting them and in the past analysts have mentioned they have a lot of debt (though at least that would be cheap). yeah no one in the south or west would want to go to Redcliffe. ”Redcliffe Roar”. On reflection, perhaps it's not such a bad decision just at this point in time. Brisbane Redcliffe F.C. sounds a lot better to me than Roar. Quite apart from that though, it's probably better to take a little bit of a hit now, and start a new chapter in the history of the club, than to go on with mounting losses. Those that really want to support the club and go to watch will adjust to the new location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: On reflection, perhaps it's not such a bad decision just at this point in time. Brisbane Redcliffe F.C. sounds a lot better to me than Roar. Quite apart from that though, it's probably better to take a little bit of a hit now, and start a new chapter in the history of the club, than to go on with mounting losses. Those that really want to support the club and go to watch will adjust to the new location. It may also set up a geographical divide to allow a new brusbane team to enter in the future and have some sort of distinction between Brisbane Roar abd this hypothetical team. Not to say that such a thing was ever a consideration in the move to Redcliffe, but clouds, silver linings, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommykins Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Slightly unfashionable opinion maybe, but Dolphins stadium is great to watch football/rugby at and I think it'll help the Roar out in the long term (current capacity of 11,500 isn't great, but the Roar only eclipsed that once last year, anyway) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 It's very retro though. Typical Australian Rugby League ground. Not much cover and I doubt much atmosphere. But I agree, the downsizing will help them longer-term. I think most people have acknowledged that the "boutique stadium" is the way to go for football in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Didn't we play Brisbane at Dolphin Stadium last season pre-COVID? I remember the attendance being full and the atmosphere pumping - with good feedback from those who went. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 13 hours ago, Nate said: Didn't we play Brisbane at Dolphin Stadium last season pre-COVID? I remember the attendance being full and the atmosphere pumping - with good feedback from those who went. Attendance 9,387. They played Perth there as well last season in February and drew 9,224. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Nate said: Didn't we play Brisbane at Dolphin Stadium last season pre-COVID? I remember the attendance being full and the atmosphere pumping - with good feedback from those who went. Ye the atmosphere was surprisingly good and parking wasn't too bad either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted December 13, 2020 Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 I think it's a great move, watching Roar play at Suncorp with 40,000 empty seats was a terrible promotion for the League. Also the rent and other costs for Qld's Government owned stadiums is astronomical, remember Clive Palmer capping crowds at 4,000 because once 4,001 people entered the stadium there was another $100k+ charge applied by the Government. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 How goods the government, forcing owners to cap based 1 warm body over 4k. LOL. Why not just make it a progressive number over 4k and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 14/12/2020 at 11:16 PM, HeartFc said: How goods the government, forcing owners to cap based 1 warm body over 4k. LOL. Why not just make it a progressive number over 4k and be done with it. Where do you start. build a stadium for the people but then make it too expensive to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Well I thought relocating to Redcliffe would be a terrible move, as it would alienate the majority of the Roars supporters. Turns out I may have been wrong. Game vs us is reported as a sell out (11k). They can sell out regularly in Redcliffe they’ll be streets ahead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Shahanga said: Well I thought relocating to Redcliffe would be a terrible move, as it would alienate the majority of the Roars supporters. Turns out I may have been wrong. Game vs us is reported as a sell out (11k). They can sell out regularly in Redcliffe they’ll be streets ahead. If it was a sell-out, plenty of people didn't turn up. Here's just one screenshot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 12 hours ago, jw1739 said: If it was a sell-out, plenty of people didn't turn up. Here's just one screenshot: Yeah plenty of empty seats. As someone who lived out west I wouldn’t have fancied the approx 4 hour round trip to watch a game there myself. Maybe the tunnels have helped but even so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Shahanga said: Yeah plenty of empty seats. As someone who lived out west I wouldn’t have fancied the approx 4 hour round trip to watch a game there myself. Maybe the tunnels have helped but even so. IMO the important thing is that the Dolphins own the ground and therefore have the say in how it's run. I don't mind us sharing rugby grounds - it's OK if you have a good groundstaff - if it gets to be the club(s) who own them. IMO it's the only way to go for football - own your own or share. Being beholden to State governments isn't the way forward. I think people who are genuinely interested in the sport and the particular club(s) will find a way to attend - not all matches perhaps but certainly the more attractive ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 Could possibly be in financial trouble. Cutting out their U14-U18 Academy teams. https://www.sportingnews.com/au/soccer/news/brisbane-roar-slammed-academy-decision-owners/hulisz01hljiv3syvncmuovf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citypool Posted August 25, 2023 Report Share Posted August 25, 2023 https://youtu.be/dq-Utck8jZ8?si=c-SNZS2z5bc3W12D Fantastic video on ange 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Ben Cahn new head coach. No surprise that Roar made sure Trani wouldn’t lead the side again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 8 hours ago, D.B. Cooper said: Ben Cahn new head coach. No surprise that Roar made sure Trani wouldn’t lead the side again. Yup. Very quick appointment. Surprising how a big loss concentrates the mind. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Anyone else see the Roar vs Sydney game? The surface of Suncorp Stadium was simply unacceptable. One flank was in horrendous condition. There probably would have been 50 suburban grounds with better surfaces. I assume they’d had a concert on it or something but professional leagues shouldn’t be playing on surfaces like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, D.B. Cooper said: Anyone else see the Roar vs Sydney game? The surface of Suncorp Stadium was simply unacceptable. One flank was in horrendous condition. There probably would have been 50 suburban grounds with better surfaces. I assume they’d had a concert on it or something but professional leagues shouldn’t be playing on surfaces like that. Saw most of it. The other flank was marginally better as I saw players trip on divots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 I thought they had moved to Redcliffe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, jw1739 said: I thought they had moved to Redcliffe? Nope back at Suncorp. Think Radcliffe was temporary, believe they negotiated a better deal at Suncorp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 On 08/01/2024 at 6:59 PM, MHFC-FAN said: Nope back at Suncorp. Think Radcliffe was temporary, believe they negotiated a better deal at Suncorp... With that surface that deal should be that they are being to play there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHFC-FAN Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, NewConvert said: With that surface that deal should be that they are being to play there. Err what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewConvert Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 5 hours ago, MHFC-FAN said: Err what? The surface at Suncorp was a disgrace. About a third was a dry paddock whilst the remainder was full of divots. The Suncorp surface was not fit for professional sport. So if the Roar got an improved deal to stay at Suncorp then I am saying that deal should be that the Roar get paid to play there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Cooper Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 On 10/1/2024 at 6:05 AM, NewConvert said: The surface at Suncorp was a disgrace. About a third was a dry paddock whilst the remainder was full of divots. The Suncorp surface was not fit for professional sport. So if the Roar got an improved deal to stay at Suncorp then I am saying that deal should be that the Roar get paid to play there. Spot on. The APL should be asking questions of both Roar and the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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