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Disappointing outcome for Tony considering how much he has put into the club.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/...22-p5dqfn.html
It seems that the Glory got shafted by the redevelopment of HBF for the Women's World Cup.
We got to rearrange our matches so we played the majority of home matches afterwards, but the Glory had to play a number of matches at Macedonia Park and the drop in ticket sales (particularly after nearly 2 years of low to zero crowds with Covid) pushed them over the edge.
I did notice that the reports said HBF Park was sold out for last night's match (China v Denmark), but the crowd figure was under 17,000. 85% full isn't bad, but it's not sold out.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Haven't been recently myself, but how was HBF improved?
Great game, Fucken battled right through to the 80!
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
I would assume all ticket sales would go to the FFA, and the state government/stadium would get the ground hire. Wouldn't think the Glory would get a zac, any more than the Force would/will from the RWC.
No, but rather than get normal crowds for their home matches this season, Macedonia Park has a capacity of 4,000 (which, I presume, is less than they normally get) so they'd have missed out on ticket income that way. And they didn't get compensated for this. The implication from the various reports I've read was they also didn't get a significant reduction in ground rent for having to rent a smaller stadium, either.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Hopefully they can find a new owner, Tony Saga has whinged almost from Day 1 as owner.
Apparently they were compensated around $1M for lost ticket revenue by the WA Govt due to the forced move to a smaller ground for home games, so it isn't as if they were too much out of pocket as a result of the HBF redevelopments.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/west...22-p5dqfn.html
The club played most of its home games at 4000-capacity Macedonia Park in Balcatta. Budget papers reveal the state government gifted Glory $500,000 to compensate it for playing at the temporary venue.
It is understood a further $500,000 payment was made, subject to an independent audit of the financial impact of the venue switch.