WE WANT A FAIR GO FOR OUR AREA, MORE OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE THAN 4 NRL GAMES AT CAMPBELLTOWN STADIUM
| Campbelltown Lures Old Enemies; Frustration of being ignored by Wests | |
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| Gobbs | Mar 22 2008, 11:16 AM Post #1 |
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By Josh Massoud | March 22, 2008 12:00am CAMPBELLTOWN Stadium has drawn up a hit-list of rival NRL teams to play in Sydney's south-west out of frustrations that the venue is being ignored by Wests Tigers. The Roosters, Bulldogs and Rabbitohs will be invited to transfer at least one home game to Campbelltown from next season onwards. The Saturday Daily Telegraph can also reveal the Roosters are eyeing off the famed league nursery to compensate for its shortage of local juniors, having purchased land at nearby Narellan to build a new licensed club. The upheaval comes as tensions over Wests' ongoing decision to play only three matches a season at Campbelltown intensify. On the verge of receiving an additional $8 million Federal Government funding to upgrade the 20,000-seater, stadium officials and the local council believe the Tigers are giving them a raw deal. The issue of how many games to play at Campbelltown has also been a hot topic of debate on the joint venture's highly politicised board. When the Tigers' deal to play selected matches at ANZ Stadium expired last year, there was an immediate push from the sole Campbelltown-aligned director to return to a six-six split between Campbelltown and Leichhardt. But that motion was scuppered by the other nine directors, five of whom represent Balmain and four Wests Ashfield. The fact the remaining Magpies board members voted against playing more matches in the faction's territory has increased ill-feeling within the black and white bloc. Campbelltown-based Magpies feel their Ashfield brothers are content to stay at Olympic Park, because of its proximity to the thriving Wests club on Liverpool Rd. Campbelltown's interests are reduced to one voice on the board because of its smaller commitment to finance guarantees for the Tigers. While Balmain guarantees the joint venture $1.5 million and Ashfield $1 million every season, Cambelltown is only in for $500,000. Hosting matches at Campbelltown and Leichhardt has traditionally been far more expensive because the Tigers must pay for video screens, ground hire and lighting. But Campbelltown Council now argues that the impending upgrades to its stadium - including lighting, a permanent video screen, and improved corporate facilities - mean there's no longer a commercial case to call Olympic Park home. The Tigers' current deal with ANZ Stadium is for this season only, but Campbelltown interests feel the joint venture's status quo at board level will never see it allocate more than three matches to the south-west. And that's why council voted last month to court the Roosters, Bulldogs and Rabbitohs to help maximise use of the newly developed venue. "If the Tigers only want to play three matches here, that's fine," a council source said. "But we can't sit around and let the stadium turn into a white elephant. We have to look for other occupants, even if they are from clubs outside the region." Tigers CEO Steve Noyce was aware of Campbelltown's desire to embrace the club's rivals. "Obviously they have an obligation to their ratepayers - of which I am one - to make a return on investment," he said. But Noyce is adamant he wants to lead the Tigers back to splitting all their games between Leichhardt and Campbelltown. "That's the model we ultimately want to aim for, but we've had to make a commercial decision to play four matches (at ANZ Stadium) in the meantime," he said. "There's a guaranteed return and no costs against guaranteed costs and no guaranteed return." The Tigers are in a relatively secure financial position, and had to only ask for $540,000 in Leagues club funding last season. But the Roosters' advance on their junior nursery is creating concerns. "That's an issue for us," Noyce said. "It means we've got to get our own backyard in order and get smarter. The Roosters don't have a lot of juniors and I can see why they want to move in." |
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| galahs | Mar 22 2008, 11:39 AM Post #2 |
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Lets hope the push to get games back to Campbelltown gets stronger and stronger. |
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| Staks | Mar 22 2008, 11:41 AM Post #3 |
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Article has been done before. Nothing new in that, we heard about the Roosters threat at AGM 3 years ago with the council tring to lure other clubs. |
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| innsaneink | Mar 22 2008, 11:55 AM Post #4 |
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Yet WE still have done nothing about the situation. Thats the point. |
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| Magpie | Mar 22 2008, 11:59 AM Post #5 |
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This is the same council that kicks the Magpies games off so soccer can play there?? |
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| Gobbs | Mar 22 2008, 12:12 PM Post #6 |
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Exactly!! :angry: |
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| shinlee | Mar 22 2008, 12:47 PM Post #7 |
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well the question is when is campbelltown staduim going to be updated? |
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| Staks | Mar 22 2008, 12:48 PM Post #8 |
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What you mean ? |
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| Gobbs | Mar 22 2008, 02:45 PM Post #9 |
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Once Govt. funding arrives. Plans, drawings and submissions have been lodged by Campbelltown City Council to Federal Parliament. The Council expects the upgrades/re-development to begin 'hopefully' by the end of the 2008 Season. |
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| shinlee | Mar 22 2008, 10:26 PM Post #10 |
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good i would love to see in 2009 6 games at campbelltown |
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| Gobbs | Mar 23 2008, 11:40 AM Post #11 |
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I'd say 2010 would be more of a realistic goal for an increase in games, due to construction to surely eat into the 2009 season that's 'if' the funding arrives and work begins at the end of the year. |
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| galahs | Mar 23 2008, 11:53 AM Post #12 |
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I like the irony though that it is Wests Campbelltown claiming to be the lone warrior for the Campbelltown area, yet they: - don't provide any funding to the local district team (the Wests Magpies) - voted with Balmain to have our WT fringe players allocated to Balmain - refuse to host the Magpies post match presentations. |
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| galahs | Mar 23 2008, 12:43 PM Post #13 |
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I just sent this letter to the editor
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| mag1 | Mar 23 2008, 06:11 PM Post #14 |
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Well put Graeme. Might stir some response. At least we can hope |
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| Staks | Mar 23 2008, 10:42 PM Post #15 |
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You totally dismiss our Football/Leagues Club (same thing, same board members) involvment ? The compromise half the WT board with the sole Campbelltown rep. Do they want more games at Campbelltown ? People seem to always give it to Wests Campbelltown (I admit I have over the funding to Magpies) like they are always the bad guys, but maybe they are the only realistic partya along with the council that are trying to get more games at Campbelltown Stadium. Whats the football club and Wests Ashfield doing ? |
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| Gobbs | Mar 23 2008, 10:48 PM Post #16 |
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Great letter Graeme. Let's hope it gets a run. I did likewise. I sent e-mails off to 2GB, Andrew Moore's Sportzone, Talkin' Sport on 2SM and don't believe it got read. Typical. So i just fired off an email to the Chroncile, hoping it ends up in the local rag of Macarthur.
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| galahs | Mar 24 2008, 12:31 AM Post #17 |
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The pressure needs to be relentless. We must keep making this an issue or we will again be swept aside. Good letter Gobbs
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| galahs | Mar 24 2008, 12:38 AM Post #18 |
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I don't doubt that our footy club is also a contributor to the issue. I just don't want Wests Leagues Campbelltown and Campbelltown Council coming out looking like the champions of the issue when they in fact are a major contributor to the problem. Somehow we need to write a peace treaty between all stakeholders in Wests... The Magpies footy club, both Leagues Clubs, Campbelltown Council and Wests Tigers. So the question is... what is the sticking point? All parties seem to be saying they want the same thing, so what's the underlying problem? Until we acknowledge the problem, we can't go about fixing it. |
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| Staks | Mar 24 2008, 01:32 AM Post #19 |
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Well at the moment mate they are the only entitys pushing for more games to be played out of Campbelltown Stadium. Wests Tigers keep making financial decisions, Football club and Ashfield no idea what they want or what they have done to help. More Wests Tigeers games at Campbelltown ? Is that what not what you support and the whole argument is about ? |
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| galahs | Mar 24 2008, 10:33 AM Post #20 |
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Yep I want more Wests Tigers games there, but we need all parties to be on the same page if that's ever going to happen. And while I commend Wests Leagues Campbelltown and Campbelltown Councils sentiment, I believe their actions are quieter than their words. |
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