Brighton Homes Arena (Springfield) discussions

[winged1]

Believe it or not I have also travelled on the Ipswich Motorway. I feel you are exaggerating.

Centenary highway/western freeway is a joke both directions. The Ipswich motorway past Darra is fine, getting to it from Ipswich road is a disaster. They would be coming down Centenary Highway from Springfield.

Edit I live in the western suburbs and believe me I am not exaggerating. If putting the Lions out there goes hand in hand with a redev of the western freeway I am on board.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'd have thought the traffic getting to the site of the proposed new training base would be a non issue. The most important thing at this point is having the facilities these players deserve. There is plenty of places for the players and staff to live that aren't Bulimba and a much closer to Springfield.

 

[Gadzorks]

Centenary highway/western freeway is a joke both directions. The Ipswich motorway past Darra is fine, getting to it from Ipswich road is a disaster. They would be coming down Centenary Highway from Springfield.

Edit I live in the western suburbs and believe me I am not exaggerating. If putting the Lions out there goes hand in hand with a redev of the western freeway I am on board.

The government yesterday announced that the Ipswich motorway darra section upgrade has finally had funding approved. Don't recall if there was a start date mentioned . Think it is upgrade to 4 lanes both ways. That'll help.

I travel on the Ipswich motorway berween darra and granard road. The traffic both morning and evening adds about 5 minutes to a 25 minute trip.

 

[Davemonkey]

The government yesterday announced that the Ipswich motorway darra section upgrade has finally had funding approved. Don't recall if there was a start date mentioned . Think it is upgrade to 4 lanes both ways. That'll help.

I travel on the Ipswich motorway berween darra and granard road. The traffic both morning and evening adds about 5 minutes to a 25 minute trip.

For my semi-regular jaunts up to the Lockyer Valley that will be a short term pain/long term gain scenario.

 

[winged1]

The government yesterday announced that the Ipswich motorway darra section upgrade has finally had funding approved. Don't recall if there was a start date mentioned . Think it is upgrade to 4 lanes both ways. That'll help.

I travel on the Ipswich motorway berween darra and granard road. The traffic both morning and evening adds about 5 minutes to a 25 minute trip.

That land get resumed 25 years ago, I cant believe they have sat on it for that long. Between Granard Rd and Oxley rd is a carpark at times, but it is still better than the western freeway, where they have put the tunnel in and just moved the problem further up the road, which is fundamentally the bridge. Two lanes each way was ok in the 70s, not coping now.

 

[Back2Back2Back]

Mmmmmmmm I still don't like it. But if they have already done the bulk of the earthworks and even diverted waterways then it's the best way to get us away from the Gabba dungeon.

Funny they've moved a river, without any signatures. I can't imagine that is an easy thing to do. It's almost like they saw we don't have a choice in the matter...

 

[MacMum]

Didn't Chelmer get submerged during the big flood?

 

[winged1]

Didn't Chelmer get submerged during the big flood?

I don't really see that as an issue. So did yeronga and that is where aflq is

 

[Dalions]

I think i remember reading of a 99yr lease at $1 per year. For the land.
Is that still the case?
Over the last 4 years since this was first knocked back. All of the searches and work and planning that has been exhausted since, if this is considered the best option after all this time. Who are we to argue?
Its about time we got our debt payed off and become relavent again.

 

[M Malice]

I think i remember reading of a 99yr lease at $1 per for the land.
Is that still the case?
Over the last 4 years since this was first knocked back. All of the searches and work and planning that has been exhausted since, if this is considered the best option after all this time. Who are we to argue?
Its about time we got our debt payed off and become relavent again.

Oh no, what the hell are we going to do in 2117. Someone start a thread.

I suppose by then we may be able to have our new administration and training base on the moon, or we could be relocated to Uranus.

 

[Dalions]

Oh no, what the hell are we going to do in 2117. Someone start a thread.

I suppose by then we may be able to have our new administration and training base on the moon, or we could be relocated to Uranus.

Uranus? Now that would be interesting.

 

[SRH17]

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I'm sure United Airlines has some great staff as well, I didn't know we couldn't criticise corporations without every single employee being personally insulted.

Didnt realize it was possible to attribute human trait to corporation - live and learn I guess.

 

[AFLQLD]

Oh no, what the hell are we going to do in 2117. Someone start a thread.

I suppose by then we may be able to have our new administration and training base on the moon, or we could be relocated to Uranus.

Uranus Lions has a certain ring to it.

 

[matwt73]

Uranus Lions has a certain ring to it.

Nah they're poo

On HTC 2PS6200 using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[BigCat2]

Uranus Lions has a certain ring to it.

Is Brion the Lion making a comeback?

 

[Bucking Beads]

Is Brion the Lion making a comeback?

A permanent Brion the Lion will be constructed over the Springfield trainline

 

[Mr Ripper]

Uranus Lions has a certain ring to it.

Not sure I'd be comfortable yelling "Up Uranus!"

 

[Skoob]

Not sure I'd be comfortable yelling "Up Uranus!"

I yell that (or words to that effect) every week at the umpires.

 

[M Malice]

Not sure I'd be comfortable yelling "Up Uranus!"

you have to look out for those Klingon's as well Rip.

 

[Mr Ripper]

you have to look out for those Klingon's as well Rip.

I heard they were wiped out?

 

[winged1]

We could change to a more modern emblem and we could be the interceptors or the penetrators

We could then get a massive sponsorship from anusol and wipe out our debt

 

[Nunez]

I can see it now. A big Klingon up forward receiving a pin point pass by a Vulcan. We'll dominate clearances with our inside mid borg who is great at collecting the footy.

 

[winged1]

It would put a different slant on a tight or leaky back end

 

[winged1]

Or getting reemed out by the coach at half time

 

[DanT7]

Solution: Wynnum Vikings AFL club