100% agree about the North Hobart Oval comments! (See earlier in this thread!) In other news, just read this: Podcast link for anyone who wants to listen: Have just listened to this one, pretty much what it says in the screenshot. Rockliff did specifically harp on about York Park way...

With friends like that, who needs enemies! At this point the WNBL and Super Netball are going to beat us to the punch.

Please don't read or believe a thing Janice Overett says. Absolutely toxic.

I wouldn't think Matt Windley would go around saying these things if they were not true. He was quite specific - without naming names, and he said the only reason he didn't name names is because he didn't want to get sued. His Dandenong comment was just an example of another way in which...

I just listened again to confirm (I originally listened while driving so may not have been giving my full attention) - but I think I heard it right? 1:02:35 "One of the senior ministers in there at the time went and told one of his underlings 'I'm not sure the FA people in the room got the...

I listened to that part of the pod this afternoon.. absolute joke.. but sadly not unexpected. The other shocking part was about the staffer of the Vic Govt who provided incorrect info to FA which also affected the decision (skip to 1:01:57 if the direct link doesn't work):

So it looks like the short oval dimension is 119m: FIFA's standards - https://publications.fifa.com/de/football-stadiums-guidelines/technical-guideline/stadium-guidelines/pitch-dimensions-and-surrounding-areas/ - list dimensions as 105 m x 68 m. But there is a specific requirement for buffer...

Uh oh.. quite possible... it's based on the measurements I did on that first pic (the one I spent 10 minutes on, 9 years ago)! I might need to re-calculate...

I think this is a short term thing - I know they're playing some VFL matches there this year, but they're bouncing around four existing venues - North Hobart Oval, Bellerive Oval, York Park and Dial Park (Penguin) - as a temporary arrangement. 2026-2027: Two years of VFL/VFLW under this...

I just posted part 2! https://greenandgoldfc.com/threads/tasmania-fc-thread.24/post-117897 In my last paragraph I said: Mac Point Stadium (23k) for Socceroos/Matildas, finals, marquee games, and international competitions. North Hobart Oval (10k, rectangularised) for A-League men's and...

Onto part 2 - the boutique stadium talk So, while the Mac Point stadium will be great to draw some big events to establish local interest in top-level football, there will be a need for a boutique rectangular stadium. While this has always been a thought, the difference now is that it doesn't...

I wrote a lengthy comment about how, while Macquarie Point will be good for football (our football, that is), it probably will not be home to an A-League team - here - https://greenandgoldfc.com/threads/tasmania-fc-thread.24/post-116243 I must get around to posting part 2 of that! Expect to...

I can't remember and it was only last week! I think it was related to the Breaking Barriers / promotion-relegation discussion. Linked from reddit most likely. I don't think it's long term but they need to play some sort of long-form game there to get the accreditation for Test matches? So it's...

I don't think I have any! Tended to just argue more than anything... :) It's a bit embarrassing to read those articles, but hey, I wasn't a professional! But occasionally I have rants, I mean thoughts, that I may put in writing ... I will keep the fanview section in mind!

That'd be sad if it disappeared for good. I wrote a couple of articles there in 2009. Funny to go back and read them now! I've triggered archive.today to cache a copy, just in case the site goes offline!