Stadium of Canterbury
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@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Football are more likely to be day games which makes the experience much more enjoyable
Those are the upgrades that need to be paid for.
Upgrade the lighting and have back up power. You're good at this ferning - never read the article.
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@Snowy said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Football are more likely to be day games which makes the experience much more enjoyable
Those are the upgrades that need to be paid for.
Upgrade the lighting and have back up power. You're good at this ferning - never read the article.
apologies, assumed it would be similar to the U-20 world cup where most games were during the day
Either way, they won the bid with this listed as one of the venues so there shouldn't be surprises for anyone
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@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Snowy said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Football are more likely to be day games which makes the experience much more enjoyable
Those are the upgrades that need to be paid for.
Upgrade the lighting and have back up power. You're good at this ferning - never read the article.
apologies, assumed it would be similar to the U-20 world cup where most games were during the day
Rule one - never read the article.
Rule two offight clubferning never apologise. -
@antipodean said in Stadium of Canterbury:
I'd be astonished if FIFA gave a shit about hosting matches in Christchurch to the point of agreeing to pay for upgrades to infrastructure when you could just schedule them elsewhere.
Yep. I agree. Who's the news hound who's come up with the idea of a FIFA-funded upgrade? There would be 20 stadiums better than this dump in Australasia.
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Fifa does grants like this, just like UEFA gives them for teams that make it into Europe for the first time or the FA gives them to teams as they come up through the football leagues in England
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@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
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@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
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@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
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@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
People travel to cities because of iconic buildings and landmarks. I went to Dallas last year largely because of a cool stadium which was the shop window. And I can tell you the city itself - aside from a neighbourhood called Deep Ellum - is a bit of a bore. You don't think the inverse can be the case?
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@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
this, seems like a weird strawman augment to accelerate building a new stadium "wont someone think of the tourisim!"
most people from anywhere outside Aussie will only come to NZ once, maybe twice if they do north once and south the other....if theyve already been and seen the "shitbox" as you call it (an awesome feat of engineering being design and built in like 6 months for me)...there was probably little chance of them coming back even if coming to see a stadium was the reason the travelled
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
People travel to cities because of iconic buildings and landmarks. I went to Dallas last year largely because of a cool stadium which was the shop window. And I can tell you the city itself - aside from a neighbourhood called Deep Ellum - is a bit of a bore. You don't think the inverse can be the case?
you may do that but you cant think thats the norm for everyone, and we're talking chch, world renowned buildings of significance were never on the cards other than some of the clever emerancy works done after the earthquake...like the shit box you hate so much
chch is the gateway to the south island, thats its main draw card, people expecting Wembley or the Camp Nou have delusions of grandeur
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@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
People travel to cities because of iconic buildings and landmarks. I went to Dallas last year largely because of a cool stadium which was the shop window. And I can tell you the city itself - aside from a neighbourhood called Deep Ellum - is a bit of a bore. You don't think the inverse can be the case?
To have a significant or even remotely countable impact? Not in the slightest. I too travel to a city to see a nice stadium but I don't detour because there isn't one. That would be ridiculous and people simply don't travel like that.
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Meanwhile, you can continue arguing and bitching about every likely idea and continue playing in your temporary shithole stadium AND get no big games.
At some point you need to bite the bullet and take what is on offer (if you want an improvement).
Or, like Tauranga you can be a bunch of whingers in a populous area that never end up with anything. -
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I would probably be more likely to go to Christchurch to see a game in a new roofed stadium than in a stadium which looked cooler. I like stadium architecture but it doesn't always equal a good atmosphere. Carisbrook looked really cool too but most people prefer Forsyth Barr.
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@hydro11 said in Stadium of Canterbury:
I would probably be more likely to go to Christchurch to see a game in a new roofed stadium than in a stadium which looked cooler. I like stadium architecture but it doesn't always equal a good atmosphere. Carisbrook looked really cool too but most people prefer Forsyth Barr.
...i liked what you were saying...and the brook will always have a special place in my heart, have a handfull of gravel from the old terrace and a card we were given on the last game...but WTF? ive never heard it referred to as looking cool
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There is no doubt whatsoever that an impression of a city can be formed by the images we see of it, with a heavy bias towards architecture.
Who doesn't have the impression that Detroit would be a run down, industrial eyesore? And yet we're exposed to Detroit through several sports and various other avenues. It's probably a cool city, but who's taking that chance??
Christchurch's global shop window could be this WC. People may be vaguely aware of an earthquake, and/or a mass shooting. Then they see Chch on TV again in 2023 and it's a weary old 'temporary' stadium, bereft of positive features - aside from the speed with which it was constructed - which in actual fact has been in use by that stage for 11 years.
This is a horrible look for a recovering city and can only turn prospective visitors off.
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@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
People travel to cities because of iconic buildings and landmarks. I went to Dallas last year largely because of a cool stadium which was the shop window. And I can tell you the city itself - aside from a neighbourhood called Deep Ellum - is a bit of a bore. You don't think the inverse can be the case?
To have a significant or even remotely countable impact? Not in the slightest. I too travel to a city to see a nice stadium but I don't detour because there isn't one. That would be ridiculous and people simply don't travel like that.
It's not about detouring because there isn't a great stadium. It's about the impression a bad one creates and it's ability to put off people who - if the focus were on other features of the region - would otherwise visit.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
this, seems like a weird strawman augment to accelerate building a new stadium "wont someone think of the tourisim!"
most people from anywhere outside Aussie will only come to NZ once, maybe twice if they do north once and south the other....if theyve already been and seen the "shitbox" as you call it (an awesome feat of engineering being design and built in like 6 months for me)...there was probably little chance of them coming back even if coming to see a stadium was the reason the travelled
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Hooroo said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@Kiwiwomble said in Stadium of Canterbury:
@shark said in Stadium of Canterbury:
Waste of money, on this dump.
not if the alternative is Chch missing out of hosting games, the end goal for any of this or the new stadium isn't the stadium....its what it brings to the city, either events for people to enjoy or boosts to the economy
It'd be a great look: Christchurch, a city largely rebuilt 12 years after a series of 'quakes, and the image - the shop window - we offer to the largest global audience any event here has ever had, is of that absolute shitbox. Sure, we'd get a couple of crowds of maybe 20k but what damage is done to future tourism in the process? No thank you.
How many cities have your bypassed because you once saw a rubbish stadium on the telly? I think you're far too emotional around this to have a clear thought process.
People travel to cities because of iconic buildings and landmarks. I went to Dallas last year largely because of a cool stadium which was the shop window. And I can tell you the city itself - aside from a neighbourhood called Deep Ellum - is a bit of a bore. You don't think the inverse can be the case?
you may do that but you cant think thats the norm for everyone, and we're talking chch, world renowned buildings of significance were never on the cards other than some of the clever emerancy works done after the earthquake...like the shit box you hate so much
chch is the gateway to the south island, thats its main draw card, people expecting Wembley or the Camp Nou have delusions of grandeur
You're kidding, right?? The entire argument for the MUA which is going to be built is tourism! It's about Ed Sheeran concerts. The fact that it creates a dry sporting arena is secondary. If you're not abreast of that then you have no place in this debate.
