Same here. Would never go to the AO again if they took the scoreboard down.I will chain myself to the fig trees and scoreboard if it is ever put at risk.
The one thing I agree with Anne Moran on.
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Same here. Would never go to the AO again if they took the scoreboard down.I will chain myself to the fig trees and scoreboard if it is ever put at risk.
The one thing I agree with Anne Moran on.
You reckon footy today would design a stadium with grass for spectators to stand or they would feel the need to keep a 100 year old scoreboard with no relevance for footy, they were kept for cricket = I think that is a compromise.
The grass is for cricket, non capacity crowds sitting on the grass in the sun is great. For footy in the winter with capacity crowds, not so great.
What happened to the old MCG scoreboard, how come they didn't keep it.
What happened to the old MCG scoreboard, how come they didn't keep it.
By your reasoning, football should have stayed at football park.
Would've thought it would be 3.30pm your time (grand finals are usually 4pm AEST) but I hope you're right, if we host it I want it to be 5pm our time so I can go to the Lions game at 1.10pm and not have to make a mad rush to Lang ParkYep will be at Adelaide Oval Sunday 1st May at 4:30pm (If we win of course)
So modern its facilities will soon be the oldest in the league.It was moved entirely to Manuka Oval. They didnt keep it because the MCG is a modern stadium with modern scoreboards.
So modern its facilities will soon be the oldest in the league.
So modern its facilities will soon be the oldest in the league.
Not at all, the cbd is the place to be. Just be nice once they finish the stadium.
Clearly you haven't noticed the numbers rolling through as the batsmen take their runs, or as soon as the goal umpires' flags are waved (when the score is official; interestingly if you watch the electronic scoreboard at a goal/behind the score doesn't change on them until the flags are waved either).Scoreboard must be pretty useless when you want to know how many runs are needed off how many balls. Or what the score is now not 30 seconds ago.
They should put a digital scoreboard over the area I've outlined in red:
Olden daye charm with modern usefulness.
It wasn't terrible, it did get 40-45,000 every week to those Crows games in the 1990's, a great place to be during Modra mania & the Premiership years!Then football can pay for a brand new stadium.
But they didn't.
They built a special purpose stadium at West Lakes w stands the whole way round, but it was terrible.
It wasn't terrible, it did get 40-45,000 every week to those Crows games in the 1990's, a great place to be during Modra mania & the Premiership years!
By the new century those, you knew Footy Park's time was thin, especially when games in Vic moved from Waverley to the Docklands, it made West Lakes stand out like a wort!
You reckon footy today would design a stadium with grass for spectators to stand or they would feel the need to keep a 100 year old scoreboard with no relevance for footy, they were kept for cricket = I think that is a compromise.
The grass is for cricket, non capacity crowds sitting on the grass in the sun is great. For footy in the winter with capacity crowds, not so great.
What happened to the old MCG scoreboard, how come they didn't keep it.
In the 1990's Football Park was one of the best stadiums in the country.
As ground rationalisation took place, Etihad replaced Waverley, other grounds got upgraded, Metricon and Spotless came on board, and nothing was done to Football Park bar the northern stand and new seats, it was left to slide down to one of the poorest in terms of spectator facilities.
Now Bruce it was always cold, the real Arctic Park.
Were you even around in the 1990's?
They aren't selling tickets for the hill so I've heard. Anyone know the capacity minus the hill?With 43,000 tickets apparently sold for Sunday we might see two 50k crowds in two days.
They aren't selling tickets for the hill so I've heard. Anyone know the capacity minus the hill?
They had, I'm thinking they might have some amazing last minute announcement that they will sell tickets on the hill (the FFA wouldn't pass the opportunity to make money) so the rabble will have already bought their seated tickets which may cause less issues. Unless SApol have simply said don't even bother.Seated capacity at Adelaide Oval is 50,000
West 14
South 14
East 19
North 3
Don't have a link but I remember the numbers from the build.
Not sure why they're not selling hill, I thought they'd done that for other Adelaide Utd games there.
In the 1990's Football Park was one of the best stadiums in the country.
As ground rationalisation took place, Etihad replaced Waverley, other grounds got upgraded, Metricon and Spotless came on board, and nothing was done to Football Park bar the northern stand and new seats, it was left to slide down to one of the poorest in terms of spectator facilities.