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    • dogmeat
      dogmeat last edited by

      thread hijack but look what they've done to Albany Stadium. For a sport no one follows and a team that probably won't exist in 12 months

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      This was the redevelopment plan that was scuppered

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      • Kiwiwomble
        Kiwiwomble @dogmeat last edited by

        @dogmeat removed seats no one was using anyway to try and scrape together a few extra dollars in the off season ? 😉

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        • antipodean
          antipodean @dogmeat last edited by

          @dogmeat why would you do that to a stadium? It's not like people are actually going to attend to watch, so seats are unnecessary.

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          • Rapido
            Rapido @Kiwiwomble last edited by

            @kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:

            @dogmeat removed seats no one was using anyway to try and scrape together a few extra dollars in the off season ? 😉

            Not just removed seats. Full on earth removal to flatten / remove half an embankment.

            Madness.

            Even without covid scuppering the baseball league. What an expensive and destructive option to take.

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            • Duluth
              Duluth last edited by

              Northland has a rare Blues game this year. I hope that becomes the norm.

              Albany games were pointless as it was. It’s hard to argue for Albany over Okara now

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              • Bovidae
                Bovidae last edited by

                The crowds at the Tuatara games are probably comparable in size to those at the NH rugby games. NHS is more of a football ground now.

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                • Kirwan
                  Kirwan @Duluth last edited by

                  @duluth said in Albany Stadium:

                  Northland has a rare Blues game this year. I hope that becomes the norm.

                  Albany games were pointless as it was. It’s hard to argue for Albany over Okara now

                  Would rather have them in Okara too, Albany was just a ghetto for Bok fans.

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                  • Tim
                    Tim @Kirwan last edited by

                    @kirwan said in Albany Stadium:

                    @duluth said in Albany Stadium:

                    Northland has a rare Blues game this year. I hope that becomes the norm.

                    Albany games were pointless as it was. It’s hard to argue for Albany over Okara now

                    Would rather have them in Okara too, Albany was just a ghetto for Bok fans.

                    That was after the great Super Rugby betrayal. One NZRU's worst own-goals. Harbour used to have fanatical support.

                    Onewa Domain is a better location though.

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                    • MajorRage
                      MajorRage last edited by

                      Should have been converted to cricket.

                      15k is all we need for cricket games.

                      Eden Park is is literally putting an oval peg into a rectangle hole.

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                      • Duluth
                        Duluth @dogmeat last edited by

                        @dogmeat said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:

                        @nzzp Speedway didn't want a bar of it and then Akl cricket said they still wanted to use EP#2 as first choice.

                        It was part of the whole rationalisation plan for Akl stadia that did a good job of utilising the best facilities but totally ignored the desires of the teams involved - moving the Warriors to Albany the best example.

                        Is there enough room for a cricket oval at Albany now they've taken those seats out?

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                        • dogmeat
                          dogmeat @Duluth last edited by

                          @duluth Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.

                          The minimum length of the foul line in baseball is only 88 metres (thanks Google).

                          Given the stands at Albany were always close to the playing pitch I very much doubt it.

                          The outer oval was always intended to become a cricket ground using the stadiums facilities and corporate lounges. Build a fence around it and it would work.

                          Background of the Warehouse and westfield not exactly Pukekura Park or Queenstown Events Centre though

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                          • Duluth
                            Duluth @dogmeat last edited by

                            @dogmeat said in Albany Stadium:

                            Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.

                            So they would need to buy the hockey field over the back

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                            • nzzp
                              nzzp @dogmeat last edited by

                              @dogmeat said in Albany Stadium:

                              @duluth Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.

                              The minimum length of the foul line in baseball is only 88 metres (thanks Google).

                              Given the stands at Albany were always close to the playing pitch I very much doubt it.

                              The outer oval was always intended to become a cricket ground using the stadiums facilities and corporate lounges. Build a fence around it and it would work.

                              Background of the Warehouse and westfield not exactly Pukekura Park or Queenstown Events Centre though

                              @dogmeat said in Albany Stadium:

                              @duluth Minimum diameter for international cricket is 128 metres straight and 137 square.

                              The minimum length of the foul line in baseball is only 88 metres (thanks Google).

                              Given the stands at Albany were always close to the playing pitch I very much doubt it.

                              The outer oval was always intended to become a cricket ground using the stadiums facilities and corporate lounges. Build a fence around it and it would work.

                              Background of the Warehouse and westfield not exactly Pukekura Park or Queenstown Events Centre though

                              man, Albany was a proper rugby watching ground though. So few proper rugby watching stadia here - Albany, Waikato and Dunedin are the standouts. After that yuo're struggling.

                              It's a real pity - would love to see some baseball ,and it's not on. Would love to see some proper rugby at Albany, and it's only NH who play there (ooooh, burn!)

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