Sydney Subbies' Chairman doesn't pull punches

[Pfitzy]

If my fat arse can ride 8km into work three times a week then you can surely pump your long veldt-running legs to the rugby?

You're right about the rude staff though. Sorry for giving you guys a job you ungrateful fuckers!

 

[rugbywhisperer]

All you poor little diddums in Sydney.
Now apply those travel thoughts to whatever Brisbane ground a game is at.
The lest painful is the buslink to Suncorp but you then have the interminable wait and 30km bus ride.

Getting in and out of Ballymore is a trial that tests the best of us - the only saving grace being the reduction in crowds means it is actually getting easier.
Of course then there is the famous facilities at Ballymore, the extremely expansive seating, the overly officious 'crowd controllers', usually not being allowed to use the newer seating - oh what an enjoyable time it is going there - NOT

 

[cyclopath]

All you poor little diddums in Sydney.
Now apply those travel thoughts to whatever Brisbane ground a game is at.
The lest painful is the buslink to Suncorp but you then have the interminable wait and 30km bus ride.

Getting in and out of Ballymore is a trial that tests the best of us - the only saving grace being the reduction in crowds means it is actually getting easier.
Of course then there is the famous facilities at Ballymore, the extremely expansive seating, the overly officious 'crowd controllers', usually not being allowed to use the newer seating - oh what an enjoyable time it is going there - NOT

Don't you guys all just ride in with the wagon loaded with moonshine, and hitch the carts outside?

 

[Blue]

If my fat arse can ride 8km into work three times a week then you can surely pump your long veldt-running legs to the rugby?

You're right about the rude staff though. Sorry for giving you guys a job you ungrateful fuckers!

Distance not the issues. I use the bike a lot but I am just not that keen to ride through the city and cross the harbour bridge after a few lagers at 11pm. Seems like an unpleasant idea.

 

[Pfitzy]

Girl.

 

[RugbyFuture]

I reckon they should build a new stadium and home admin office out at homebush, they don't have the money but thats where they should be planning, theres heaps of ungentrified areas still down there, in fact right next to stadium australia, 40-60k stadium with home offices and a bit of parking, easier to get to from eastwood than getting to the SFS

 

[cyclopath]

I reckon they should build a new stadium and home admin office out at homebush, they don't have the money but thats where they should be planning, theres heaps of ungentrified areas still down there, in fact right next to stadium australia, 40-60k stadium with home offices and a bit of parking, easier to get to from eastwood than getting to the SFS

I think the utility of Homebush has been well seen with S14 games out there already, not to mention the crappily attended Tests. No thanks. And that aint only 'cos I live East. It is a shit place to watch rugby. Another stadium won't fix that - besides, contracts have been signed for several years. Aint gonna change.

 

[RugbyFuture]

the main problem is the stadium, in developing the game and in terms of audience development it would be better than the SFS if it was a purpose built rectangular stadium

 

[Gagger]

I really don't know what you guys are whingeing about, the SFS is class.

Close enough to town to get on the sauce, small enough to get a good view, you can get a pie and a beer during the game. One of my favourite grounds in the world as a matter of fact.

 

[Moses]

the main problem is the stadium, in developing the game and in terms of audience development it would be better than the SFS if it was a purpose built rectangular stadium

The SFS is a purpose built rectangular stadium! It's also one of the best places to watch rugby I've ever been. Perhaps Jade stadium had a slight edge, but only cause they refrigerated the whole thing to stop your beers going warm

 

[RugbyFuture]

the main problem is the stadium, in developing the game and in terms of audience development it would be better than the SFS if it was a purpose built rectangular stadium

The SFS is a purpose built rectangular stadium! It's also one of the best places to watch rugby I've ever been. Perhaps Jade stadium had a slight edge, but only cause they refrigerated the whole thing to stop your beers going warm

on one side of the city though

 

[chief]

SFS is a pretty class stadium for the one rugby game I saw there. I don't see the fuss here, the location isn't too bad, good for Randwick supporters.

Ballymore is a decent stadium too, I like the atmosphere it has to it, but whisperer is right, it is becoming a very dodgey stadium. The very few places to get your food. However the good thing is transport has improved, The Northern Busway is only about a 15 minute walk from Ballymore. With plenty of buses to and from there.

 

[barbarian]

the main problem is the stadium, in developing the game and in terms of audience development it would be better than the SFS if it was a purpose built rectangular stadium

The SFS is a purpose built rectangular stadium! It's also one of the best places to watch rugby I've ever been. Perhaps Jade stadium had a slight edge, but only cause they refrigerated the whole thing to stop your beers going warm

on one side of the city though

Let's not kid ourselves into thinking that Rugby has citywide appeal though. I know we have talked about neglecting the West at length here, but the most important areas are still the East and North. The SFS is pretty central to both of those, with the move to Homebush only serving to alienate them.

 

[Moses]

the main problem is the stadium, in developing the game and in terms of audience development it would be better than the SFS if it was a purpose built rectangular stadium

The SFS is a purpose built rectangular stadium! It's also one of the best places to watch rugby I've ever been. Perhaps Jade stadium had a slight edge, but only cause they refrigerated the whole thing to stop your beers going warm

on one side of the city though

Is there a location in Sydney which isn't on one side of the city?

 

[Pfitzy]

Homebush.

But anyway - the point is at the SFS the transport is shit, the service is shit, but as a viewing stadium its hard to beat. I would like to attend Suncorp for a S14 game some time (not this year alas) to make the comparison. It would need a decent crowd to beat a Crusaders v Tahs game though. Brumbies v Tahs is a bit dead because most people really have no idea how to support their rugby team.

A mate of mine who supports AFL (but like a good Aussie likes to watch any sport) said that rugby needs better crowds. I said "oh well the numbers aren't that bad" and he said "No, I mean you need better crowds. People who know how to cheer and get loud and show their team some spirit. Not just sitting there like they watch it on TV".

 

[chief]

Rugby in Australia are more there to see the game, as Noddy(?) pointed out in the moments of the decade. We are keen to see a decent game of rugby. This will sound completely like a stereotype, but I was at a Broncos Rugby League game twice this year, sorrounded plenty of drunks yelling at the referee being shit, and for someone to "feed the cu*t." While at a Union game similar crowd, you get less drunks and a lot less yelling which some people think it comes across as less passion.

 

[troya]

Homebush sucks ...... give us pre game mataches so we can see some tries scored before the main match.
Why dont they play the Waratah "A"s or Junior Waratah games for every home match or the Army V Navy games.

But ... knock knock .... Miss Marketing lady out there at Waratah Limited . Let everyone know....

They still have the 2009 schedule on their web site

 

[MrTimms]

But ... knock knock .... Miss Marketing lady out there at Waratah Limited . Let everyone know....

They still have the 2009 schedule on their web site

http://www.waratahs.com.au/HSBCWaratahs/Fixtures/Fixtures.aspx

This was up last week when I was putting some stuff in a calendar.

 

[Pfitzy]

While at a Union game similar crowd, you get less drunks and a lot less yelling which some people think it comes across as less passion.

No. The fact that most people sit there like stunned mullets and won't even join in on a chorus of "WA-RA-TAAAAAHS!" is proof positive that we're a bunch of wet fish as rugby supporters.

 

[Lindommer]

And quite a few older members ALWAYS leave before the fulltime whistle to avoid getting caught in a traffic jam, no matter what the state of play. It's hard to fathom why they go in the first place. Any raising of one's voice is severely looked down upon by those members.