Perth Glory to play at Burswood Dome?

[Luigi742]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/12805734/glory-owner-considers-ground-switch/

Really hope they do it! Can you imagine the atmosphere in a dome? Not to mention it would be packed or close to for a lot of games, seeing as it's capacity is only 13,500. Mind you the move has looked certain before and it didn't go through, but this time it seems inevitable, Tony Sage has made it clear he doesn't want his team at nib next year and the dome is definitely a better option than the Perth Hockey Stadium.

 

[Admiral Byng]

What would they do for the pitch? Can they grow grass indoors, or will they go for an artificial surface?

 

[The_Reaper]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/12805734/glory-owner-considers-ground-switch/

Really hope they do it! Can you imagine the atmosphere in a dome? Not to mention it would be packed or close to for a lot of games, seeing as it's capacity is only 13,500. Mind you the move has looked certain before and it didn't go through, but this time it seems inevitable, Tony Sage has made it clear he doesn't want his team at nib next year and the dome is definitely a better option than the Perth Hockey Stadium.

I hope they do this for the lulz.

Honestly Freo Oval would be a better option than anything mentioned.


Also how would this effect the Hopman cup?

 

[Righteo]

I hope they do this for the lulz.

Honestly Freo Oval would be a better option than anything mentioned.


Also how would this effect the Hopman cup?

Wasn't this years meant to be the last HC at the Dome before the move to the Perth Arena? Or will it still be unfinished this time next year

 

[brucetiki]

Wasn't this years meant to be the last HC at the Dome before the move to the Perth Arena? Or will it still be unfinished this time next year

Been saying that for years

 

[The_Reaper]

Wasn't this years meant to be the last HC at the Dome before the move to the Perth Arena? Or will it still be unfinished this time next year

I won't believe it until a match is played at the Perth Arena

 

[Silent Alarm]

Yeah, discussed this in the Perth stadium thread.

Curtin would be a nightmare for lots of people. You might get a few hundred students, but logistically, how many families want to hang around Bentley? Especially if it's a night finish.

Does anyone know how much reconfiguration would need to occur? And also, how it could be done? You need to remember that a tennis arena (inclusive of the actual court, and the space between the lines and the barriers) is nowhere near enough for even a tiny soccer pitch. Surely some grandstands would have to be ripped up.

 

[Carl Hooper]

Yeah, discussed this in the Perth stadium thread.

Curtin would be a nightmare for lots of people. You might get a few hundred students, but logistically, how many families want to hang around Bentley? Especially if it's a night finish.

Does anyone know how much reconfiguration would need to occur? And also, how it could be done? You need to remember that a tennis arena (inclusive of the actual court, and the space between the lines and the barriers) is nowhere near enough for even a tiny soccer pitch. Surely some grandstands would have to be ripped up.

How many families want to walk through Northbridge after a night finish?

 

[Silent Alarm]

True. But you can argue that Northbridge is a little more 'central' than Curtin uni. Ease of access.

 

[The_Reaper]

True. But you can argue that Northbridge is a little more 'central' than Curtin uni. Ease of access.

Curtin Uni could easily cope with the public transport and parking for a Glory home game.

 

[Luigi742]

Burswood Dome was one of the options in 2007 after the deal at perth oval finished, all the logistics have already been thought out.

The Floor Space is 118m X 74m, that leaves about 4.5 metres at the ends and 9m on the sidelines, not ideal but workable. Also the roof is 35m high at it's peak, similar to etihad.

An Artificial Turf would be developed.

Seating capacity would 13,500, here's a map of what it might look like:

Here's a picture from a similar venue in norway:

Some of the other options are:
Play at nib with a 4000 seated capacity, and another 4000 standing.
the aforementioned perth hockey stadium
Joondalup Arena

Burswood Dome really seems the best option

 

[Carl Hooper]

Imagine the atmosphere in the Dome.

Where would all of 'the shed' blokes be situated though? Hmm..

Death of Shed would be pretty sad but I would def go to a Dome game just to see what its like.

 

[Rob]

Yeah, discussed this in the Perth stadium thread.

Curtin would be a nightmare for lots of people. You might get a few hundred students, but logistically, how many families want to hang around Bentley? Especially if it's a night finish.

I'd imagine the Hockey stadium would be a lot more family friendly than Perth oval. There's easily enough free parking within a short walk.

The people who'll be inconvenienced are the firm wannabes in the shed who have no place to get pissed before the game.

 

[Luigi742]

I'd imagine the Hockey stadium would be a lot more family friendly than Perth oval. There's easily enough free parking within a short walk.

The people who'll be inconvenienced are the firm wannabes in the shed who have no place to get pissed before the game.

Is the curtin tavern open to the public?

 

[Luigi742]

Imagine the atmosphere in the Dome.

Where would all of 'the shed' blokes be situated though? Hmm..

Death of Shed would be pretty sad but I would def go to a Dome game just to see what its like.

My guess is they'll just chose one of the ends, probably the stage end.

 

[Rob]

Is the curtin tavern open to the public?

Yeah, but it's not usually open on weekends.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Yeah, but it's not usually open on weekends.

Not even for students?! Weird.

 

[Underdog]

Does anyone know how much reconfiguration would need to occur? And also, how it could be done? You need to remember that a tennis arena (inclusive of the actual court, and the space between the lines and the barriers) is nowhere near enough for even a tiny soccer pitch. Surely some grandstands would have to be ripped up.

At the Hopman Cup, there is a main court and practice court inside the dome. Additionally 3 sides of the court are removable grandstands on the surface. The food and merch areas are also on the surface.

 

[The_Reaper]

Not even for students?! Weird.

Not really.
Outside of the exam period there is no reason to go to Curtin during the weekend.

Curtin Uni has four month summer holidays (due to the summer school) so I'm not sure if the Tav is even open during the summer.

 

[tandino]

Once I got over the (inaccurate) thought that it would be ridiculous to play football on a tennis court, I thought it is a great idea. It was first talked about some 5 or so years ago.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Perhaps it wasn't discussed in this thread, but Perth are entertaining the Perth Hockey Stadium as an option. I live on campus and moved in today, so checked out the venue. The grandstand is truly ugly. It's just a poor design. It could probably fit about 12,000 (with standing), but the pitch would be Highbury size.

 

[Noobz0r]

Perhaps it wasn't discussed in this thread, but Perth are entertaining the Perth Hockey Stadium as an option. I live on campus and moved in today, so checked out the venue. The grandstand is truly ugly. It's just a poor design. It could probably fit about 12,000 (with standing), but the pitch would be Highbury size.

There is plenty of room for expansion in regards to the stands, since the existing stand only takes up one wing and with the other 3 sides being surrounded by grass banks. There is also plenty of room outside the existing fenceline. Obviously amount of extra seating + whether it is temporary or permanent would depend on how long the lease would be for. Logistically the only issue would be how to get the seating a) onto the sloped bank or b) how to change the angle of the grass banks.

I think it would be good to get more use out of the facilities than just the occassional use by hockey.

However as you mentioned, pitch size could be an issue.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Perhaps it wasn't discussed in this thread, but Perth are entertaining the Perth Hockey Stadium as an option. I live on campus and moved in today, so checked out the venue. The grandstand is truly ugly. It's just a poor design. It could probably fit about 12,000 (with standing), but the pitch would be Highbury size.

Hockey built themselves a stadium with a standard hockey size pitch, how damned inconsiderate of them!

 

[Luigi742]

I really hope they don't play at the hockey stadium, not just because playing in a dome would be cooler, but because I really don't the facilities are there, but because it would be cheaper, I feel that is where the glory will be playing next year. At least i will be able to walk to the games

 

[Silent Alarm]

Hockey built themselves a stadium with a standard hockey size pitch, how damned inconsiderate of them!

That's not my implication at all. I was stating the issues of the stadium, which was regardless of who built it and what for.