Unfortunately I don't see this happening because the APL's strategy is dependent on international football capital to fill in the funding gaps, which is a shame. I wouldn't be surprised to see the APL pushing current owners to sell if potential buyers promise to invest beyond the cost of the sale.

Ironbark has already been used for a few cups and youth programs. I agree we need more investment in the game at a local level, football is underfunded in this country. The decision to build a privately owned stadium is a symptom of that issue. Instead of looking to government, football has had...

That's fair enough, they deserve the criticism for that. That doesn't mean they shouldn't build it though, and no football fan should hope the project fails.

More football infrastructure is good for the game, mate. Particularly in a state with a relatively low number of rectangular pitches. Building better facilities and better pitches means better training and better players. The revenue the stadium generates means more investment into junior...

I'm just going by your definition of what a stadium is. And the stadium will be delivered. I know it's popular to attack the proposal (a symptom of the toxic infighting that has plagued football in this country for decades) but the delivery of the project is something that all football fans in...

I think it's worth talking about but more in the sense that Victoria has a lack of suitable football stadiums. There are three A-League teams in Melbourne and yet there was only one stadium that was suitable for football. We now have another pitch that has made the grade which is a step in the...

This is a line they pull out every now and then, but he's butchered it here. It's Victoria's second A-League standard rectangular ground (even though they played an A-League game at Morshead Park, which doesn't meet the APL's updated requirements anymore). The 15k stadium will be the third...

I'm not sure what they're going to do with the wetlands. The master plan only says the following: Development in and around the wetlands will: Treat the wetlands as an attractive landscape feature of the development. Ensure that the role of the wetlands in managing stormwater run-off is not...

https://westernmelbournegroup.com/panoramic-view/ No visible progress on the stadium. Recent improvements have been isolated to the training ground and the roads/car parks.