Does anyone know if Artic Park ground surface is still shaped like a dome. I remember if you were in the front rows you couldn't see what was happening on the other side of the ground.

Probably good for training the ball going out from a kick between the arcs - there would be a lot of that.

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

and, importantly, tennis australia

gosch's is the bargaining power

The thing is though daisy, it's a public park. Do we really have any bargaining power? Even if we do stay who's to say we won't still get punted elsewhere for the duration of the Australian Open?

Just now, Rab D Nesbitt said:

The thing is though daisy, it's a public park. Do we really have any bargaining power? Even if we do stay who's to say we won't still get punted elsewhere for the duration of the Australian Open?

yes we have a lease. same as the caulfied race track people have a lease on public land (even though it doesn't include what we are after)

it's an incentive to get vic gov to sort out caulfield objectors (and provide some financial support) in order to support their current favourite, tennis australia, who want access to more space 'over the road' during the tennis and incidentally assist their other favourite collingwood get a second oval (except during the tennis open, which is not much of a sacrifice, being off season and short term). tennis australia and collingwood would be lobbying the gov to "get it done"

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by daisycutter

The idea that we hold any kind of leverage with Gosch’s is laughable.

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

I find it curious that we have looked at Waverley, and quite seriously yet we dont seem as keen as some suggest. Or we'd be there. We're not. There must be elements that the club understands and gives weight to that tip the scales towards staying put for the present. 🤔🤷

Beelz, that last paragraph is one of the most sensible statements yet made on this issue.

Though got to admit the bar hasn’t been that high of late.

21 hours ago, Redleg said:

Why would you leave where you are, for somewhere that you don't want to be permanently, if leaving takes out bargaining power you might have, that helps you get to where you want to be permanently?

That is the bearing they have on one another, bargaining power.

I get that Redleg and I hope we’re using whatever leverage we have with Gosch’s, but I reckon we’re over egging just how much leverage Gosch’s will give us in relation to government and AFL support for Caulfield (unless you’ve heard different?)

30 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

Beelz, that last paragraph is one of the most sensible statements yet made on this issue.

Though got to admit the bar hasn’t been that high of late.

When you dismiss all the noise its really one of but a very few realities that we can hang a hat on.

We are still at Goschs

We would like to develop a Home at Caulfield

We are NOT at Waverley

That's about it