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Hoot Royboy, Hooottt!!!!
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I can't see any evidence that top40 hasn't read the information. I'm sure he is aware of what's happening, plans were released at least 6 months ago when a thread was started then as well..
He just happens not to agree with the two previous posters who suggested the SCG would be better off by bulldozing the Members/Ladies Stand and bringing them into line with the current modern architecture of the Brewongle etc. and future planned Noble/Bradman.
FWIW, I agree with him.Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09Comment
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My contribution to this thread reflected the above comment and other supporting remarks.
Thanks to those you supported me here.
Yes, I am fully aware that the SCG Trust are planning to replace in the long term, the old MA Noble Stand,(completed in 1936 with subsequent improvements), the Bradman Stand (completed in 1973), the makeshift Messenger Stand, (completed 1984); and eventually, the O'Reilly Stand (completed in 1984). The former three are part of a stage two redevelopment, the latter O'Reilly stand redevelopment is part of a stage three redevelopment. These redevelopments are due to be completed by at least 2015. For the record, I am enthusiastic about such plans.
I am also fully aware that there are no plans by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust to replace with the icons of the SCG, namely the
19th century built Ladies Stand and Members Stand. They are magnificent examples of late Victorian sporting arena architecture. They give the SCG its signature. (Also, have a look at the background of painting of the Swans' team of the century from 2003)
My earlier response was simply a response to a reasonable perception that some people suggest the demise of these particular grand stands.
The comparison with the demolition of the old MCG Members Stand is a worthy argument which I respect. However, three points I make here. One, the MCG Stand was a 1927 construction, (much younger than the equivalent SCG stands). Two, it wasn't actually a great ?looker?, and didn't represent an icon of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. If anything, it was in my opinion an eyesore. Third, the ultimate decision to remove it was for the MCG to look like a modern 21st Century arena, primarily to appease the Commonwealth Games, but probably because of other future 'main events' in Melbourne. Sydney already has a 'main event' modern arena located at Homebush.
Finally, does anyone wish to see the SCG Members Stand and Ladies Stand demolished?Comment
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No way! Although I now live in Melbourne I grew up with the SCG (watching Rugby League) and we used it on school sports day. No other modern ground I know has stands like these.
What's more mrs d and I sat in the Ladies' Stand courtesy of one of our player's mums a few weeks ago (they met at the Ladies' Lunch down here) and it was a great experience. The facilities are good and there was the shortest beer queue I've ever been in. Yes, the poles were a nuisance on occasion but I'd happily sit there again.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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I would have no problem whatsoever with both stands being demolished as part of a plan to redevelop the entire stadium. I'm quite sure there are plenty of talented architects who could do a wonderful job re-designing the whole venue and bring it into the 21st century.
As I said in my initial posting, the SCG runs on a very different set of values to the MCG - exclusion and privilege. The elitist snobs that run the Trust got away with it for a long time because there was no alternative venue in Sydney. How they must have hated the arrival of Homebush!Last edited by Cheer Squad; 6 September 2009, 10:07 PM.Comment
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Absolutely.
They should be torn down and rebuilt at Nth Sydney Oval like the others were.
If not, smash it to bits - I couldn't really care.
I pretty much despise the collared-shirt enforcing, head in the sand mentality of the SCG trust. Don't get me started on them not having Vilis pies either...
You only have to look at how good grounds like the Gabba and the MCG are after refurbishment to realise how crap the SCG is."My theory is that the universe is made out of stupidity because it's more plentiful than hydrogen" - Frank ZappaComment
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On the contrary, the grandstand is a metaphor of the way the SCG trust think - out of date and out of place with everything else around it, so that's even more reason for it to go!
Maybe we should all dress up in coats and tails and ride in horse drawn carriages to the SCG because that's the era they're trying to hold on to.
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