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Yes folks..read it here first the AFL is splurging at least 15 Million as part of its investment in a new complex at ..wait for it...

ROOTY HILL

now , not that I should ever be the one to cast aspersions...no not I !! :rolleyes: ..but it does beg the question..

will the new team from Rooty Hill be known as the West Sydney . . . F@*%#rs ????? :lol:;)

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    Turf wicket in the middle of the oval.

    Seems a little strange for an AFL club to be established at a ground where it will be competing for pre-season access with a cricket club.

    Even VFL teams need cricket-free grounds for pre-season training that runs concurrently with the cricket season.

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    http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/stor...5001021,00.html

    Yes folks..read it here first the AFL is splurging at least 15 Million as part of its investment in a new complex at ..wait for it...

    ROOTY HILL

    now , not that I should ever be the one to cast aspersions...no not I !! :rolleyes: ..but it does beg the question..

    will the new team from Rooty Hill be known as the West Sydney . . . F@*%#rs ????? :lol:;)

    The RSL club at Rooty Hill is first class.

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    Actually..on a serious note..

    Anyone else notice a curiosity about the plans for this team?

    The AFL seem to be allowing a team to play games with a rather small spectating capacity. Seems to all but mirror the capacity of another ground I can think of !!!

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    Actually..on a serious note..

    Anyone else notice a curiosity about the plans for this team?

    The AFL seem to be allowing a team to play games with a rather small spectating capacity. Seems to all but mirror the capacity of another ground I can think of !!!

    I know what your thinking..............but MFC are staying put.

    If you read on regarding comments posted by sydneyites via the link you posted, they're "NOT HAPPY JAN", about the AFL infiltrating...Can't say they weren't warned by Demetriou.

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    Look I think the whole fiasco of the expansion as is perfomed currently by Vlad and Co is laughable. Its expansion at all costs. .damned be any feedback..damned be any common sense.. damned be any listening to due dilligence etc.

    Yes I see the point that "how to make friends" is NOT to go treading on toes !! This will really garner a ground swell of grass roots support locally. lol You can just imagine the local pundiits and lay politicians going gang busters in the press etc.

    This will not be an easy or popular introduction of the code. Where does Vlad get his ideas from.. 'Poland 101" ???

    Still once you have the precendent of a team playing "small attendance games at a Non Blockbuster venue.. it might be hard to argue against it for other participants one would think !! Hell, Geelong get away with it perpetually !!

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    Look I think the whole fiasco of the expansion as is perfomed currently by Vlad and Co is laughable. Its expansion at all costs. .damned be any feedback..damned be any common sense.. damned be any listening to due dilligence etc.

    Yes I see the point that "how to make friends" is NOT to go treading on toes !! This will really garner a ground swell of grass roots support locally. lol You can just imagine the local pundiits and lay politicians going gang busters in the press etc.

    This will not be an easy or popular introduction of the code. Where does Vlad get his ideas from.. 'Poland 101" ???

    Still once you have the precendent of a team playing "small attendance games at a Non Blockbuster venue.. it might be hard to argue against it for other participants one would think !! Hell, Geelong get away with it perpetually !!

    :lol::lol: "Vlad & Co" :D

    I like that term.

    Yes, and Geelong are doing very well out of each of their home games. Cooky has done wonders down at Geelong, new stand on its way too for completion late next year I believe, for use in 2010. To increase capacity to 30,000. Its transforming into a boutique stadium as they drag in the profits...

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    Actually..on a serious note..

    Anyone else notice a curiosity about the plans for this team?

    The AFL seem to be allowing a team to play games with a rather small spectating capacity. Seems to all but mirror the capacity of another ground I can think of !!!

    I imagine it's simply an accurate reflection of the market.

    Even our poorly attended matches get more than double that ground's capacity.

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    Yes, i live in Rooty Hill, its not a bad place to live, everything is central

    But for team West Sydney.... I will lnot support it, i stick with the MFC

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    Heard a good quote on the radio a few weeks ago.

    Basically he was saying how many more supporters of AFL could there be in Sydney?

    They're already not getting great attendances/memberships/attention, and he said "it's a worry, because it's not like there are footy fans in Sydney that say "i really want to go to the footy this week, but Sydney are playing"

    Surely if there was enough interest in footy to support the two teams, the Swans would be a lot bigger than they are at present

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    Heard a good quote on the radio a few weeks ago.

    Basically he was saying how many more supporters of AFL could there be in Sydney?

    They're already not getting great attendances/memberships/attention, and he said "it's a worry, because it's not like there are footy fans in Sydney that say "i really want to go to the footy this week, but Sydney are playing"

    Surely if there was enough interest in footy to support the two teams, the Swans would be a lot bigger than they are at present

    I noticed their membership tally dropped off a tad. That's a worry for the club and AFL. But, they have been there since 1982. 26 years in Sydney is a success whatever way you look at it. BRING BACK CAPPER!!!!!! (Joking)

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