Move to telstra stadium

[Pommie Swannie]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by happy
[B]the mcg is a seething cauldron - to be there at a sellout is to be at one of the most intense and massive things that there is to see. telstra has nothing of the atmosphere even at a sellout.

I have to agree. Saw the Bledisloe cup game this season at a sold out TS this season, and the atmosphere was nothing compared to Geelong at the SCG, or even WCE at the SCG earlier in the home & away, and as for Saturday ... simply no comment.

I was also hugely impressed with the facilities at the MCG - getting a beer / having a pee etc was massively easier than a sold-out TS; probably because at the 'G they are just more used to big crowds on regular occasions.

Swans to stay at the SCG!!!

[The Undertaker]

Originally posted by Vivien
There are no plans to renovate the SCG on the cards are there? I love the place but it could certainly use some fixing up in areas.

All i have heard, Vivien is the plans to put a new grandstand above the Yabba's Hill seating.

Not too sure if they are still going ahead with that

Anyone know?

[Destructive]

I think we should play there from 2007. With our success this year there will be added interest from now on. Bigger Ground = bigger crowd.

[Damien]

Not until we have strong "loyal" support from the Western Suburbs.

We are still mostly a North Shore/City/Eastern Suburbs club still, I think it would be suicide to even contemplate a move to Telstra full time just because it is bigger.

Telstra works perfectly for the big hyped up matches. Only consistent demand over a few seasons for more seats should act as a driver to even look at it as a possibility.

Perhaps we could look at more flexibility in terms of moving matches at short notice in the future (i.e in 2005, the WCE match may have drawn 60 at Telstra instead of the 35 plus it did at SCG).

[desredandwhite]

Well, I am happy to go out to either. Because of my location, Homebush is actually a lot easier to get to, but either is fine.

In terms of crowd size, and potential support out west, you would think the club would seriously look at moving matches out to Telstra Stadium as the situation dictates. Keep it 3-4 right now, but I reckon it could get out to 5-6 if the performance on-field is maintained. TS with a 40,000 crowd is pretty good for atmosphere (as long as they don't open the top levels, to keep the crowd in one area), and obviously is the only choice if the expected turnout is higher than that.

Neither ground is perfect - The SCG has tradition & character, but archaic facilities and godawful traffic. Telstra Stadium's facilities are modern and impressive, and the public transport is appreciably better, but it's out in the middle of no-where, and it NEEDS a big crowd to feel right.

[Big Al]

I think we have the right mix of matches now. We must remember Sydney is a fickle sporting town. If we have a poor season the crowds will fall and while thats not so bad at the SCG its not a good look at Telstra.

Keep the 3 Blockbuster games and any Finals at Telstra.