Posts by reece palmer
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and the arty types lurrrve black darling...
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It wouldn't look so big and fat if we painted it black, heh.
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Lets build the wickedest coolest best looking stadium that polarises the entire nation. Like the man said many moons ago, Kick her in the guts Trev!
Build it and they will come. This isn't about rugby, it's not about apartment dwellers complaining about loss of sightlines living in apartments that have built out others sightlines. It's not about politicians lining up for a legacy. Its about an iconic national events centre for sporting, cultural, musical and even social gatherings, we don't have anything that is truly world class in terms of stadia in auckland, sorry eden park but 16 odd games a year, no concerts and a curfew just doesn't cut it anymore. $4 for a pie doesn't help your cause either. -
Well, I know some Herald reporters are reading ...
They read? You mean they don't just regurgitate garth georges cast offs?
Could've fooled me. Ahh well I have fond memories of papers that used to fact check.
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The discount on tix for using PT could be the antecedent needed to make Aucklanders get on the bus/train. Show me someone who wouldn't take advantage of that and I'll show you someone who probably watches the match on the tv in the corporate box anyway (toss).
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Also a contender for the greatest match would have to be the comeback from the dead at lang park against the wallabies in'96 the year of the inaugural tri nations, as far as 25-9 behind in the second half. Remember Michael Brial trying to take out buncey in the first exchanges? For the record, Bunce scored in injury time to take the match 32-25,also the year of the slaughter at athletic park (43-6) not to mention the first series win in S.A. I understand where you were going with the Henry angle and yes he will go down as one of our best ever coaches, although I doubt Pinetree will ever retract his uncomplimentary remarks (Verna doesn't make humble pie, see) but also reckon you've overlooked some awesome displays. Still with a team this good for this long thats not a difficult thing to do.
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Trust us to get all wound up over a game of rugby. Yes if we mess this up we'll never get another chance. Can we build it on time? Two words, Mangere Bridge. Can we build it under budget? Two more, Aotea Centre. It's quite amazing though that the carlaw park option has been so quickly dismissed, I understand that nearly 3ha of the domain would be history, but a train station could be integrated into the design and there would be loads of scope for a bus hub (rather than the wind tunnel at the bottom of Queen st). Major underground parking could be another revenue stream to recover costs over time. Currently the PT options for Eden Park are trains which rumble past my place quite regularly on game days and there is a circuit shuttle bus around the venue (free, no really). But in all honesty why are we all even mentioning PT when it is painfully obvious that Dorklanders have some sort of deep seated aversion to it. If it's to be a 60,000 seat stadium they'd better include a 60,000 space carpark.
I've had a lot of fond memories at Eden Park, in 25 years of competitive rugby I never got to play on it's hallowed turf, but I have been lucky enough to coach a championship winning team that played and won there. The world cup final back in '87 was amazing (on my 16th birthday no less) as were many other matches seen there, every testplaying nation more than once, lions tours, campese's debut, in the sheds after the auckland teams defended the shield against counties. Memories are great but they don't pay the bills. This will be a great opportunity that we as Aucklanders and New Zealanders are more than capable of royally screwing up, the embarrassment could be huge. But it could also be a new field of dreams that the generations to come speak of in the same hushed tones we now speak of Eden Park, Athletic Park, Carisbrook and Lancaster Park (sorry but the corporates can bite me) Nothing in this life is certain barring death or taxes, so lets get on with the job or we'll be dying of embarassment and taxed up to the eyeballs to pay for it all.P.S. I still think Eden Park is a goner regardless, Not in MY electorate said helen...
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Having just seen the latest match, I'm not going to moan about mere trifles in handling or discipline. It was a rout. There's no way Pelous should have been binned, but he was, we scored during his absence. The French mauling and drive was effective as was our scrum and lineout (two off their throws) so we're ok right now and where we want to be I think. The england result is in sharp perspective given their result against argentina. Maybe there is room for refinement but daylight is still well second.
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It really is an embarrassment of riches isn't it. Reminds me of the total domination of the Henry era at Auckland or for that matter Kelston boys. Can't believe petty politics stood in his way to becoming coach so long ago. Myself I am liking Robinson at lock he was awesome for Waikato this year and for the AB's before injury. Can't beat Jacks experience either. Loads of apprentices when he wants to retire too. It's great to be an All Blacks fan.
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Pardon my mistake, 700 it is.