News Gabba Upgrade & Olympics News

[Mr Ripper]

Biggest reservation I have about the showgrounds is having to traverse the river every second week for five or six months. Can they guarantee our safety?

 

[M Malice]

As a Platinum member I hope and expect the club will give priority to the longest serving members with the inevitable attendance squeeze at the RNA or Springfield.

RNA really is far and away the best option of the 2, it will be chaos getting 20,000 people in and out of BHA.

 

[LongLion]

As a Platinum member I hope and expect the club will give priority to the longest serving members with the inevitable attendance squeeze at the RNA or Springfield.

RNA really is far and away the best option of the 2, it will be chaos getting 20,000 people in and out of BHA.

I live 2-3 klms from RNA. As a platinum member that would be handy for me

 

[Section 5]

The optimist in my hoping the Government is trying to wring as much money out of the RNA as possible. After all they (the RNA) will reap the rewards of any upgrades for years to come - they really should be putting a good deal of money in.

The Government would cover all the costs of Showjumping events as that was put forward in the original plan.

Not sure the RNA is swamped with cash if any to put much towards any upgrade for AFL and possibly cricket.
Most likely the RNA would have to go into debt. It could be just a token amount just to satisfy peoples reaction.
Any business case to suggest the RNA can fund the added expense.
The Lions would pay game day costs just like they do at the Gabba but that would be only for around 4 years.
If the larger Cricket games ended up also at the RNA that would help but also only for 4 or so years.

The Government would be better putting funds into the RNA for cricket rather than any more into Alan Border Field.
The same could be said for the AFL and Springfield.

Politics will come into play. Next State election will be around October 2024.
Lots of people follow cricket plus the Lions membership just hit 53K plus the normal followers of the game.
Then you have certain community groups opposition to staging the Olympics.

 

[Section 5]

Biggest reservation I have about the showgrounds is having to traverse the river every second week for five or six months. Can they guarantee our safety?

It is only the Brisbane River not the Nerang River.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

From someone interstate they sound like excellent options for us

Springfield is not an excellent option but that just makes the decision even more obvious. Has to be RNA between those two, surely.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Springfield is not an excellent option but that just makes the decision even more obvious. Has to be RNA between those two, surely.

Should get a pretty good home ground advantage out there

 

[Pride of lions]

Is the Queensland Government subsidising the lost Lions income from having such a reduction in attendance numbers for the 4 years away from the Gabba? Presumably there will be a large drop in sponsors boxes as well as general attendance, and also a big drop in member numbers as they couldn't be guaranteed a seat with the reduced seating. Even if these things are subsidised it will have a significant long term impact on the Lions financial situation as it will take years to get back lost members and sponsors. Unfortunately I fear we are going to be the big losers out of the Olympics.

 

[BrisVegasDru]

It is only the Brisbane River not the Nerang River.

Is it true the shark in the Nerang river carry knives?

 

[MSB ROYS]

Biggest reservation I have about the showgrounds is having to traverse the river every second week for five or six months. Can they guarantee our safety?

I have survived for many years north of the river.
RNA is an easy 30 minute walk from my place though the Valley. Good times.

 

[Thomasno]

Springfield would require major infrastructure improvements to both public mass transit and existing road networks, as well as significant infrastructure upgrades to the Lions ground.

Honestly, it cannot be Springfield. As you said, any meaningful capacity upgrade would probably blow the cost way out past the cost of an RNA upgrade, as the infrastructure literally barely handles the current capacity. The highway grinds to a halt with events there as it is.

But they can’t not upgrade the capacity, because if they picked Springfield as it is now, they would absolutely haemorrhage members in the years they spend there.

 

[Thomasno]

I have survived for many years north of the river.
RNA is an easy 30 minute walk from my place though the Valley. Good times.

THROUGH the valley? Good way to get stabbed coming home from a Saturday night game

 

[MSB ROYS]

THROUGH the valley? Good way to get stabbed coming home from a Saturday night game

Not too bad before midnight!

 

[MSB ROYS]

Honestly, it cannot be Springfield. As you said, any meaningful capacity upgrade would probably blow the cost way out past the cost of an RNA upgrade, as the infrastructure literally barely handles the current capacity. The highway grinds to a halt with events there as it is.

But they can’t not upgrade the capacity, because if they picked Springfield as it is now, they would absolutely haemorrhage members in the years they spend there.

Unless the government want to upgrade the infrastructure.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

Is the Queensland Government subsidising the lost Lions income from having such a reduction in attendance numbers for the 4 years away from the Gabba? Presumably there will be a large drop in sponsors boxes as well as general attendance, and also a big drop in member numbers as they couldn't be guaranteed a seat with the reduced seating. Even if these things are subsidised it will have a significant long term impact on the Lions financial situation as it will take years to get back lost members and sponsors. Unfortunately I fear we are going to be the big losers out of the Olympics.

Unfortunately, I believe the current plan is for membership & ticket prices to be hiked to cover the difference in both the RNA and Springfield options. Would expect a 30% rise on current prices to make up for the reduced capacity.

 

[____]

RNA is the best option but I really hope they can manage to get a capacity larger than 24000.

 

[Pride of lions]

Unfortunately, I believe the current plan is for membership & ticket prices to be hiked to cover the difference in both the RNA and Springfield options. Would expect a 30% rise on current prices to make up for the reduced capacity.

A 30% increase in membership prices but with limited access to get into a game sounds like wishful thinking to me.Can’t see too many members going for that.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

A 30% increase in membership prices but with limited access to get into a game sounds like wishful thinking to me.Can’t see too many members going for that.

I think it's a 30% increase with guaranteed access.

 

[dlanod]

THROUGH the valley? Good way to get stabbed coming home from a Saturday night game

I thought it had been gentrified?

 

[Dalions]

I think it's a 30% increase with guaranteed access.

For those prepared to pay the increase.
Probably a good way to sift through and dump some members off the list.

 

[lionraven]

If I were the Lions I would keep the 11 game member prices for everything above GA the same. I would slightly increase the 11 game basic price. I would increase the 3 game member price by 30%. If the Lions can get say 20k 11 game members at the end of this period then that would be a good aim.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Unfortunately, I believe the current plan is for membership & ticket prices to be hiked to cover the difference in both the RNA and Springfield options. Would expect a 30% rise on current prices to make up for the reduced capacity.

Can’t see that plan blowing up in their faces at all.

 

[kranger]

Just looking at the rail capacity if games were at Brighton Home Arena.

Looking at this document Brisbane’s 6 car trains can carry 750 at a time.

https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/be313b48-cc59-48c9-9967-d611c0febd1b/resource/7de43a6c-bad8-4697-ae5f-1cee148163e8/download/seqsrailhorizon.pdf

Looking at this Springfield currently has a train every 9 mins in peak hour, but looking at similar lines could do every 7 mins. Or in other terms 8 trains in the hour after the final siren.

https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/trainline-9.pdf

So if 8 trains can take 750 people each, the rail network could clear about 6,000 people after a game…

If Brighton Homes Arena had a capacity of 20,000 for Lions games, that’s still 14,000 who have to find some other way, such as 150 buses or some driving.

 

[notting18]

I think it's a 30% increase with guaranteed access.

There's actually a way to make this work were you offer a second tier membership which maintains status and access to the Gabba when we return for a lesser price. Everyone stays "a member" but the costs are borne differently.

 

[Section 5]

Unfortunately, I believe the current plan is for membership & ticket prices to be hiked to cover the difference in both the RNA and Springfield options. Would expect a 30% rise on current prices to make up for the reduced capacity.

If they do that membership will plummet and a lot won't be bothered coming back.
No reason prices can't stay the same. After all the supporters are the ones being disadvantaged
Paying the same for what is likely inferior seating will be bad enough.