Brighton Homes Arena (Springfield) discussions

[lioninthesand]

Obviously we can't compete with the Collingwoods of the comp but we aren't settling for 15th best facilities in the comp either. Look at North and the Bulldogs. Reckon we will match up pretty well with them.

Will it have a 'specialist high tackle receiving centre?' for Beast Mode to work on his skills? fully equipped with Limbo bars, gladiator style gauntlets full of People attempting to cloths line you and head whip activators? or no.. not at this stage?

 

[James North]

Will it have a 'specialist high tackle receiving centre?' for Beast Mode to work on his skills? fully equipped with Limbo bars, gladiator style gauntlets full of People attempting to cloths line you and head whip activators? or no.. not at this stage?

Not under the current captain...

 

[Davemonkey]

Not under the current captain...

I hear he is asking for mandatory hair cuts for Bundy and Beast.

 

[Haso]

I hear he is asking for mandatory hair cuts for Bundy and Beast.

Real footballers have haircuts that you can set your watch to.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Update from the club.

http://www.lions.com.au/news/2016-06-03/airport-the-preferred-option

 

[Hollow Knight]

Synthetic oval is huge for us. We currently lose way too much pre-season training time due to rain.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

Synthetic oval is huge for us. We currently lose way too much pre-season training time due to rain.

And might go easier on their bodies.

 

[Back2Back2Back]

And mower blades.

 

[Dylan12]

Great to hear something really positive for the club in a locale of Brisbane that I think all can be happy with.

 

[SRH17]

Good news, lots of people working hard behind the scenes to improve our club.
Hang tough everyone.

 

[M Malice]

the fact that they have created a dedicated section on lions.com means that there is some very good news on the not too distant horizon.

 

[Fatcat08]

Great to hear. Hopefully we start seeing some more detail on what it will look like, what features it has etc etc. Agree the synthetic oval will be a massive one for us, allow training in all weather conditions without chopping up the other field. Hopefully we can rally enough support from govt and council to get this going quickly. Positive is that as soon as the money is there it will be underway given its on airport land. No pesky approvals to go through.

 

[SRH17]

Each player will need to get issued with bulk supply of Aerogaurd-we get eaten alive by the mozzies at Mayne Juniors at Nundah.
Would be just our luck to have a mass outbreak of malaria or Ross River Fever.

 

[adey115]

Each player will need to get issued with bulk supply of Aerogaurd-we get eaten alive by the mozzies at Mayne Juniors at Nundah.
Would be just our luck to have a mass outbreak of malaria or Ross River Fever.

Dayne Zika? He is part of the Mozzie Squad....

 

[dlanod]

Dayne Zika? He is part of the Mozzie Squad....

Along with Le-"West Nile" Taylor and Josh "Greeny Yellow Fever" and recent addition Allen Chriskungunya.

 

[BuntonRules]

Will it have a cricket pitch, or will we have to make do with a drop in?

 

[Crimso]

Will it have a cricket pitch, or will we have to make do with a drop in?

I like the idea of a synthetic pitch, you know, just add water to some gravel, sand & cement & pour on the ground.

 

[lionbear]

To get the training facilities the Brisbane Lions deserve there is a lot of steps to be made.

Today's announcement is a massive step towards it and a positive one.

To even have a plan towards a training base is a big carrot when it comes to player retention.

Well done to the club today.

 

[Simba Moyo]

It's a long time coming. It's a national competition and we've spent too long resting on our threepeat. I understand that premierships don't come often, but we have to look into the future and not the past.

This is a big step for us coming one step forward from fifty steps back, but if we have guys like the Lambert's driving us with players like McStay and Andrews we are heading in the right direction

 

[jackess]

Could the announcement have been made to put pressure on the government to chip in or to get supporters to pressure the government?

 

[dlanod]

Could the announcement have been made to put pressure on the government to chip in or to get supporters to pressure the government?

After the Springfield debacle I think it just means that we're getting pretty close to a sealed deal.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Good to see some progress.

 

[chopperduck]

Probably helps to start creating some buzz about it. But i think probably just a reflection that it is that close to being done that the club is now comfortable to actually put it on record as the location.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Wouldn't hurt for Brisbaneites to email their local members expressing their support for the project and the wider community benefits.

 

[Milux]

Real footballers have haircuts that you can set your watch to.