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Expansion AFl says 2nd team in Sydney by 2015
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^ Precisely.
Oh it's not that they aren't there, it's just that they don't own computers.
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Hey! I'm in the west (not as far as Blacktown though) and still agree with all the bad mouthing! 
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If 'Western Sydney' is not going to be a marketable brand, then, perhaps the new team should be known as the NSW ... wear blue, etc.
They will ultimately play their games @ Homebush, which is not nearly as far west. Does where they train really matter?
Would this be good for the game or just damage the Swans?
Where do the extra 25,000 people who go to the Homebush games come from?
I have been to the Blacktown site (actually in Rooty Hill) recently and it is truly in the middle of nowhere. It's on the train line but a least 1K from a station. The new freeway goes past but there is no exit within 3Ks of the ground.
They will ultimately play their games @ Homebush, which is not nearly as far west. Does where they train really matter?
Would this be good for the game or just damage the Swans?
Where do the extra 25,000 people who go to the Homebush games come from?
I have been to the Blacktown site (actually in Rooty Hill) recently and it is truly in the middle of nowhere. It's on the train line but a least 1K from a station. The new freeway goes past but there is no exit within 3Ks of the ground.
Having a rough supporter base never hurt Collingwood any... or Freo
yeah yeah, they are all rugger diehards who have sold thier soul to bumsniff and are unconvertable loyalists. I dont agree - that can be changed with careful marketing.
The roughs in west sydney are exactly the demographic the AFL and NSW aussie rules need.
yeah yeah, they are all rugger diehards who have sold thier soul to bumsniff and are unconvertable loyalists. I dont agree - that can be changed with careful marketing.
The roughs in west sydney are exactly the demographic the AFL and NSW aussie rules need.
have you ever tried to catch the train anywhere else in australia, ronin? regularly? probably not, because there arent any. in perth, if you want to catch the train, you have to drive for 15 minutes and park. seriously, park and ride is how the perth system works. now THATS a joke
so whine like a bitch all you want, but the coverage alone makes the sydney system the best in aus, just like the poster above said.
LOL i'm sorry I forgot the l. Deadset that will do me.
You do make a fair point, Cambelltown certainly isn't central Wesat its more South West. IMO the best place to set up a team would be Parramatta but Blacktown could be the way to go. It is between Parra and Penrith. Good trainstation with multiple lines. Problem is current intrest would be low. That needs improvement
Arrogant, stuck up tossers. That would suit both of you well. You wonder why AFL supporters are looked on as pansys
Name the suburbs. The places you named are where snobs are from and they will refuse to have train lines there to ensure they can keep to themselves. As for the Hills district there are plans currently to expand.
You obviously have little to no idea of trainlines in other states. We have the best network in Australia. Do some research and you might agree.
As for people coming from Nth Sydney to the West to watch AFL, they got 60k+ in 3 Telstra Stadium (now known as ANZ stadium) games last year (Telstra/ANZ is in Western Sydney if you didn't know) and i'm sure quite a few of those fans were catching the same train I was towards the city (on there way to some of them I assume to North Sydney)
For all the people who have bagged out West Sydney. It certainly isn't as bad as what you have made out but of course like anywhere in Aus there are problems.
I drove to visit a friend in Campbelltown, got home with my car and its tyres, amazing!
I used to work all over Sydney in Bankstown, Blacktown, Parramatta, Doonside, Penrith, Liverpool etc and have never had any trouble on trains as early as 5 and late as 10. Also when I had the chance to drive there was no problems getting to any of these places either, never had my car broken into or stolen.
I think the problem is that people don't know these areas and don't go there and typicaly are scared of what they don't know (typical, especially of many from the North Shore or Eatern Suburbs).
Of course there aren't too many AFL fans in the West because they have nobody to support. Its hard to support the Swans when there are so many people who are so up themselves supporting the Swans while they sip on champas and eat fish eggs. Give the boys a team and it will get support, especailly if it is pushed in a way that the new team is the working mans team and the Swans are the pansys.
I drove to visit a friend in Campbelltown, got home with my car and its tyres, amazing!
I used to work all over Sydney in Bankstown, Blacktown, Parramatta, Doonside, Penrith, Liverpool etc and have never had any trouble on trains as early as 5 and late as 10. Also when I had the chance to drive there was no problems getting to any of these places either, never had my car broken into or stolen.
I think the problem is that people don't know these areas and don't go there and typicaly are scared of what they don't know (typical, especially of many from the North Shore or Eatern Suburbs).
Of course there aren't too many AFL fans in the West because they have nobody to support. Its hard to support the Swans when there are so many people who are so up themselves supporting the Swans while they sip on champas and eat fish eggs.
Give the boys a team and it will get support, especailly if it is pushed in a way that the new team is the working mans team and the Swans are the pansys.
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For all the people who have bagged out West Sydney. It certainly isn't as bad as what you have made out but of course like anywhere in Aus there are problems.
I drove to visit a friend in Campbelltown, got home with my car and its tyres, amazing!
I used to work all over Sydney in Bankstown, Blacktown, Parramatta, Doonside, Penrith, Liverpool etc and have never had any trouble on trains as early as 5 and late as 10. Also when I had the chance to drive there was no problems getting to any of these places either, never had my car broken into or stolen.
I think the problem is that people don't know these areas and don't go there and typicaly are scared of what they don't know (typical, especially of many from the North Shore or Eatern Suburbs).
Of course there aren't too many AFL fans in the West because they have nobody to support. Its hard to support the Swans when there are so many people who are so up themselves supporting the Swans while they sip on champas and eat fish eggs.
Dude, personally after living in Campbelltown for a couple of years i have come to the conclusion that the west aint as bad as all the eastern yuppies are harping on about. In fact i reckon the west of melbourne is worse..
But in saying that, i reckon it would be better if they all persisted with all the "working-class, boys in fibro houses, yobbo's" VS the "yuppie,, silver-tail, chardonnay sipping socialites" mentality.
Along with the fact that western sydney has around 2 million people and have a 80 billion doallar economy (and growing fast), its one of the main reason i think it will work
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I am not bitching, it may be better than what you can find in other parts of Australia, but that is their problem.
All I was doing was pointing out that people that don't live here, are commenting on how great the rail network is, when they don't know what they are talking about. Their next sentence is how the great AFL unwashed in the Western Suburbs of Sydney are ripe for the taking.
If it was that easy, they would be the next team up to the plate, not the GC.
80,000 people showed up to watch 2 4th rate soccer teams simply because the most overmarketed hasbeen in the world was playing.
Sydney people will go to anything with the right marketing.
Mate it is the best network in Australia. You at first laughed at this. You have been proven wrong because you have lack of knowledge outside of your city/state which is something you critisized other for. You have been shown up a little. I suggest you move on.
As for the Western Suburbs, it is a massive challenge for the AFL to gather support for a team in the area. I am confident it will succeed, although I can't say I know all the politics involved. Hopefully everything can be worked out.
May I ask, would you be happy if a new team was based in Sydney?
As for being the next team, what makes you think they anyone thinks its going to be easy?
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