Wandering Hayne boosts Wanderers
Parramatta officials are publicly hailing the Wanderers' terrific ACL final win. But privately they are acknowledging the fight for sponsors, fans, merchandise sales etc just got that little bit harder ... especially with no J Hayne flying around Pirtek Stadium next year. The Eels desperately need a really big 2015.
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Who wrote this? This is just more fear mongering. The Wanderers and the Eels are not at war with each other as some would have you believe. They come from two different codes and play at different times of the year. The Wanderers' success has zero impact on the Eels; in fact it's a good thing because it will help us get a new stadium. Besides, I think the Eels pull bigger numbers in TV ratings, which is what sponsors are after. Don't be fooled into believing that they both can't succeed along side each other.
I'm not so sure, its a bit of a different market, and who knows, the wanderers winning the ACL might be the best thing to ever happen to us.
Its probably the best thing to use in the fight for a bigger stadium, and it almost assures the parra district get the huge govt upgrade/stadium over penrith and the other location, this ACL win puts parra on the map, its a momentous thing to happen.
As long as the Wanderers want to stay in parra, the ACL victory is a huge victory for parra and the parra area.
There might be a bit of local fight for support, small time sponsorships with businesses, but i dont think we will be fighting for major sponsors.
Its an interesting topic and m sure there will be flow on effects, but i can see more positive than negative, but i could be wrong.
The main thing stopping Parra from getting the full upgrade is Stuart Ayres. He still wants his area to get the upgrade despite the area being one massive hole with absolutely nothing going for it.
The wanderers have pretty much stated that they want to remain at parra, its the centrepoint for their region and easily accesible by all fans. Moving further west or south is a big no no according to them.
Logic would certainly dictate that Parramatta should be the favoured location for a new stadium given the strong growth in the area as well as two very popular sporting teams playing there. But I'm very nervous about Stuart Ayres' agenda as well as the position of the NRL. Politics will decide where the new stadium goes, not logic.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the NRL does not want a bigger stadium in Parra. If this happens then the Eels will abandon taking home games to ANZ - something which the NRL is desperate to avoid.
Ideally, the NRL wants all Sydney teams to play at the two big stadiums and do away with all suburban grounds. If it had to advocate a location for a new stadium in Sydney's west, I think they would recommend Penrith so that the Panthers could claim dominance over the greater west while the Tigers, Eels, and Bulldogs consolidate themselves at ANZ.
Ayres in his heart would love a new stadium for his beloved Panthers, but I suspect he knows that Parramatta is the more suitable option. To have a world class stadium regularly being used for 12 months of the year is too good to refuse. The economic benefits would be immense. Still, I'm unsure which way Ayres will go and may try to justify a new stadium in Penrith.
What I'm most frustrated about is that I haven't seen any criteria for potential locations to satisfy in order to make an informed decision. Where are the reports that examine the economic benefits for building a new stadium in Parra vs Penrith vs Liverpool? Where will it be most utilised? Who are the key actors in the decision making process and who will be consulted? These questions need to be answered first before any decision is made.
Cricket is going gang busters not sure where you are getting your figures from, they just got a record TV deal.
More people are playing cricket then ever and the Big Bash was a massive success last season and will be again. Once again people talking up the sleeping giant of Australian sport that never seems to wake up.
Come back to me when Sokka ever cracks it onto FTA TV and gets played against the big boys in winter RL and AFL.
As long as we beat Manly off the field as well in getting a far better stadium at Parra then their proposed improvements to Brooky.
Having WSW sharing it will only help.
Fair points Browny on ODI cricket, interesting to see how popular the WC will be out here. Wonder if we will still be hearing a peep out of the sokka lovers when the WC is on???
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