This is a travesty!

It'll need to be at least... eight times the size!

Still, it's better than the "Lexus Centre for kids who can't kick good and can't do other stuff good either".

Well it's got bubbles, anyone who also follows West Ham in premier league will be happy.

I'm forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air.

They fly so high, nearly reach the sky, And like my dreams they fade and die.

Fortune's always hiding, I've looked everywhere...

I'm forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the air.

to the tune of "i like aeroplane jelly" i think.

well we have more than just bubbles in common with west ham...

g'day all.

i've added a few more pics to the first post.

i'm in QLD on holidays so i'll do my best to seek out answers to all the questions in this thread shortly.

cheers.

I know it's not the supporters!

Colours - They are blue and claret, kind of close...

1964 was also a good year... European Cup Winners' Cup, FA Cup and Charity Shield.

well we have more than just bubbles in common with west ham...

It would be even funnier if it wasn't so true.

Here's a Google Maps image of the site of the stadium. The stadium site is called "Edwin Flack Park" by some and was once a greyhound track but is now just an oval with carparks. CollingwoodFC like to call it "Bob Rose Oval", and used it for outdoor training.

If you zoom out once to a wider view, you'll see that west (left) of the new stadium site is the athletics track and rugby stadium, which I believe stays for the moment (at least it is depicted in one of the views Finks posted). There might be some argument about its redevelopment in the future. West of that again is the Lexus Centre (the old Olympic Swimming Pool just off the Yarra River), which is CollingwoodFC's admin and training centre.

The two ovals east of the new stadium site, across the carparking area, are Gosch's Paddock. That's where Collingwood train outdoors now that the stadium is being built, and what we will "share" for outdoor training. It's much further from the Lexus Centre to Gosch's Paddock than it is from the new stadium. Poor Collingwood.

The MelbourneFC indoor training facilities (shared with Storm and Victory), along with our football administration, will be built as part of the new stadium. That puts us very close (at last) to our home ground MCG, which if you zoom out again, you can't miss just north across the railway line.

Thanks for the info Maurie Lithen.

cannot wait....what a smart move by the club. we cant afford great facilities on our own so we work it out with other codes and end up getting a better deal than collingwood who have to walk right past us to do kicking training. i suppose it will be a little annoying for the players having to do walk the 100 or so metres to the ovals and have everyone try to interview them and get autographs (which they avoid easily ATM at junction with the rooms right next to the oval) but collingwood have it MUCH MUCH worse!

also, even though their are three codes using the ground, good maintenance should keep it fine because dont forget the MCG can handle 3 games in one weekend

I recieved a letter saying that they had only raised 2.2 milliong of the 4 million required. If all the people who use this site donated $10 it would raise close to $140,000, that would be a huge benefit for the club.

Bruce - that is what the 150 Club is currently for - and Demonology/Demonland are working hard to become full members - AND we're not too far away.

Feel free to have a look at the threat pinned to the top of the boards...

Feel free to have a look at the threat pinned to the top of the boards...

give money or else!

give money or else!

Haha!!

A freudian slip, clearly...

That did make me laugh.

Haha!!

A freudian slip, clearly...

That did make me laugh.

Haha

Thanks for the photos Finks, the whole thing is pretty damn exciting........

And thanks to those who have cleared up the question of where our outdoor training area is. I was curious about that. I thought that the rugby ground as it stands now was going to be re-developed into an oval park for our outdoor training, but I guess that was a misunderstanding on my behalf. Oops!!!

So thanks to Maurie and co. for clearing that up :D !!!

Anyone forwarded these pics to Chris Judd yet???

Some things are worth waiting for!

Anyone forwarded these pics to Chris Judd yet???

Some things are worth waiting for!

Who cares?

He plays for Carlton now.

End of story.

The only thing that concerns me about Chris Judd from now who plays on him when MFC plays Carlton.

I can't wait for the new stadium to be built so we don't have to watch victory at the telstra dome with the scumbags who run that hole!

Thanks for the photos finks. I'm excited with the new home, stadium. Cmon lets get it built and finally we can say 'we are home, been worth the wait'

anyone know whether the melbournefc shop will be at the new facilities or stay at the G??