Sir Chadley
Jaws
Yeah, I thought Josh and Sam sounded grateful, some of it was probably a little tongue in cheek. Perhaps they could have been a bit more excited about it but I'm sure they're grateful.
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Ronnie
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Yeah and it’s better then that, because at that sort of coin, it would be the premier front if jersey sponsorship.
It’s a very welcome and generous amount, but not so much that we over rely on it and still have to work hard and smart in all areas. I imagine it was a very strategic amount.
And if we use it well it could not only better position us but appeal to them to be open to other support in the future.
It looks like they aren't a funding source we can rely on but rather we may be able to tap into as a reward.
Art Vandelay
Tiger Shark
if they had come along a few years ago, it just goes in the great money pit
maybe now you can use the money a bit more wisely i guess
maybe now you can use the money a bit more wisely i guess
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Hard to argue with the sentiment of the below from the other forum .
New Leagues Club sort of looks out of place and perhaps could of been a storey higher ?
Buz mentioned on a podcast that the older existing stands are getting dilapilated too.
Not Good
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Watching on tv last night and I’ve gotta be honest. The eastern side looks absolutely terrible. I get we sold our soul to survive but at no point has the stadium aesthetics been considered. A hotel and whatever is to the left of the PB have literally just been thrown in the space. The staircases which are ugly AF just seem to go to nowhere and are huge.
I just can’t see how it’s ever really going to get better and I am embarrassed by it. We will be left behind rapidly. Anyway we survived I suppose
New Leagues Club sort of looks out of place and perhaps could of been a storey higher ?
Buz mentioned on a podcast that the older existing stands are getting dilapilated too.
Not Good
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Watching on tv last night and I’ve gotta be honest. The eastern side looks absolutely terrible. I get we sold our soul to survive but at no point has the stadium aesthetics been considered. A hotel and whatever is to the left of the PB have literally just been thrown in the space. The staircases which are ugly AF just seem to go to nowhere and are huge.
I just can’t see how it’s ever really going to get better and I am embarrassed by it. We will be left behind rapidly. Anyway we survived I suppose
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SF
Mako Shark
I had people telling me this morning how good the ground looked on tv, so I guess it’s the eye of the beholder. Personally I like it fine. It’s unique… power lines, hotel, club, apartments…. Nowhere else like it.
The leagues club will look better too when the rooftop terrace is done… that’s why it looks low currently.
Sir Chadley
Jaws
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
Everyone ****in bitching about whats being done and not being done. None of those ****s are paying for it.
Build the ****n leagues club bigger
for what? For more space not being used?
Deals done pre-covid, of course **** got more expensive just like everything else. How is anyone at the club to blame for that??
****in sick of the negative ****s with nothing good to say about it. Short memories, if all this **** didnt happen, the sharks were gone years ago, probably before they won the premiership. Thats how ****ed the club was. It was this or die.
Build the ****n leagues club bigger
for what? For more space not being used? Deals done pre-covid, of course **** got more expensive just like everything else. How is anyone at the club to blame for that??
****in sick of the negative ****s with nothing good to say about it. Short memories, if all this **** didnt happen, the sharks were gone years ago, probably before they won the premiership. Thats how ****ed the club was. It was this or die.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
They shouldn't be building more toilets....Everyone ****in bitching about whats being done and not being done. None of those ****s are paying for it.
Build the ****n leagues club bigger
Deals done pre-covid, of course **** got more expensive just like everything else. How is anyone at the club to blame for that??
****in sick of the negative ****s with nothing good to say about it. Short memories, if all this **** didnt happen, the sharks were gone years ago, probably before they won the premiership. Thats how ****ed the club was. It was this or die.
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
Who needs em
vicsharkfan
Jaws
U know my mother in law I see.
vicsharkfan
Jaws
We didn’t need that generous donation 10 years ago… cause as our asses point to the ground it would have been pssied hard up against the wall.
If part of your rant was in relation to my post, I'm not blaming the club for the escalation post Covid - I just disagreed with the statement of 'broken promises from developer and builder'
I'm pretty close to the construction side of things and can't tell you how tough this last stage has been - for every stakeholder.
Capital_Shark
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You don't make a $60B investment firm from **** investments. The Sharks were a **** investment. Now we're obviously doing better business and they think the investment is viable.
If a friend is pissing away money & doing shithouse I'm not gonna support that. If they sort **** out and need a hand to keep getting better I'm gonna be more keen to help buy fuel for a job interview instead of a grog run.
If a friend is pissing away money & doing shithouse I'm not gonna support that. If they sort **** out and need a hand to keep getting better I'm gonna be more keen to help buy fuel for a job interview instead of a grog run.
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HaroldBishop
Megalodon
That's always been the case there, though. Same with most suburban grounds I find.
Another reason I love Parra Stadium. So easy to do everything there.
Cos Parra fans piss in the seats
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Have a mate that used to take an empty 2L soft drink bottle for that very reason.
SF
Mako Shark
Yeah I don't know how we solve these.
I believe more space is coming back under the Peter Burns stand?
Only other options I can see without building work are to close the gym and convert it to food/beers, at least on gameday. Would require the team to train elsewhere though.
Or speed up the beer serving process, it's still inefficient. And people are still slow paying.
Maybe we can build more facilities under the Family Hill like a hobbit hole. I am not an engineer
