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Interesting interview with Blayne Treadgold and Force CEO Tony Lewis
https://omny.fm/shows/sports-line/to...force-13-01-22
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
interesting interview-especially the costs of stadium hire
From previous discussions, prior to the current SR seasons and at the early stages of Optus, the starting prices for holding an event at HBF was $250K and for Optus $500K.
The WF get only a very small component of takings from food and beverage outlets at HBF.
One has to remember that the AFL is the main game in town and influences the WA State govt to help Rugby Union and Soccer/Football as little as possible. I s'pose that's business but the AFL also get consistently good numbers.
Thanks Tattarang/Andrew Forrest.
Particularly given it still largely remains a half-arsed bodge, being only part of what was a pretty average development in the first place. Still, it is not like they can even manage a functional hospital system in WA, so I suppose a halfway decent rectangular stadium is just imaginary unicorn stuff. Let alone something actually good.
Still its a better experience then Subiaco
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Good interview, very sensible man speaks well.
Found the possible player pool of fifty plus to try cover injury and covid intresting, seems to be similar to what big bash cricket is doing. Hopefully a couple of fringe WA academy players included to give them potential opportunities to play a level up for a short stint
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
playing Western Force home games at Optus would be a mistake - In my humble opinion
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
The capacity of HBF is 21,000? Would still equate to 2/3rds empty Optus. That's an ugly-looking prospect.
I would rather see 10,000 people turned away from HBF before they even consider going to Optus.
A capacity HBF is something that would be worth experiencing. A half-full Optus would just be disappointing.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Agreed. I love the proximity of the stands to the pitch, and rectangular pitches are just too far away at Optus.
Also, any atmosphere at a large stadium is lost if the crowd is either small or spread out thinly.
Our crowds at HBF look fine on TV. If we moved to Optus it would look like a Tahs home game with the percentage of empty seats on display!