Groves won't become an Aussie. It takes at least 4 years now.

Been here 6 years - Do you mean 4 years from application or residence?

My mail is the liquidators want the dome vacanted

sorry, my clarify,
My mail is the liquidators are considering all options with respect to the dome's future and it would appear as though the most profitable option for the liquidator in the initial assessment of the asset is if the dome was vacanted and used for another purpose.

I suspect this probably means one of two things,
1. Rents go up
2. Dome's use is changed

How does the offer for the sixers to buy it fit, then.
(vide Ken Cole's offer)
I'd guess the selling price may be a little higher,
due to the above?

What on earth else could it be used for? Roller Derby?

A church would put the place to good use....

plenty of sixers fans been praying for a win/play well all season.......hasnt helped.....so putting a church in its place seems pointless...

Gazza,

Woodlands was made into a storage shed?

RIP Athol Park..

Best stadium ever...

Couldnt agree more DB5 - still cant believe they got rid of it.

If your looking to get silly -
you better read the Cortez Groves comments on here -
Over dribbles Can't dribble Burdon is better Worst Import ever and the like.
Anyways - 'Gilchrist is injured but Groves has been given a repreve. If he becomes an Aussie. Had a disappointing season, by his standard and our standard, but off the bench , - . YES'

(Steve Breheney - 'Lightning to play at Wayville')

banks are ruthless only driven by greed - will sell it could not give a shit what the building / people stood for.
make $ make $

the fact it ended up teh way it did makes you wonder if we should have had it from the word go.


wind the clock back to the bannon government and entertainment centre days and see the way it unfolded.

should have always shared the entertainment centre.


I like the dome and want it to stay for basketball - but liquidators are like my landord - could not give a shit about the tennants - just $$$$ - more the better.

however I do support the dome not being run at a loss.

Slight difference in this case is that the "liquidators" do care about the tennants. Without tennants signed to that building, it is worth a fraction of what it is with them. No tennants = no rent = no value.

Forestville Court 1 was the best court ever!!

Just a thought, but with the tram now running to the ent centre, wouldn't it be a good time to make the move? Might help increase attendances too...

It was always the State Governments preference that the 36ers play at the Entertainment Centre. If you look at the configuration of the Corporate facilities, they are/were set up for basketball/netball type sports. BASA to use the old name wanted their own facilty for several reasons. These included the ability to be not restricted when the venue could be used. (just think of some of the crazy scheduling interstate), catering and parking rights and the resultant income, the cost of a transportable floor and the costs associated with the laying down and dismantling after use, unrestricted home court practise facilities, etc.

The State Government resisted overtures from BASA to help fund a new home for Basketball until the bid for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. The State Government required a mid size facility to hold events that could not be catered for in either the Entertainment Centre or the Festival Theatre. Instantly money/grants/guarantees were available for a "Basketball" facility. However restrictions were placed on venue capacity and on the number of parking spaces, no concerts, etc so it would not compete with the Entertainment Centre for concerts, etc, long the financial cash cow of the Apollo Stadium days. This is perhaps the one big factor that effected the long term viability of the Dome and also BASA. The unwinnable bid was of course lost as everyone other than the State Government knew that Malaysia was going to get the Games due to political reasons, regardless of how superior the SA bid was.

Ben also spoke on the crowd at the Dome -
10% up. 10% more than any other NBL team. Averaging 5100.

Camel 31, Ben is using his own figures, not to mention the amount of freebies on offer this season.

Even if he is, the attendance at the Sixers is the best in the league and each game this year I have looked around the stadium and thought "yep, there's another good crowd"

Would love to have another crowd like that at Brett's last game

It was my understanding that the SOS group had first option on 'purchasing' the Dome as part of their rental agreement (admittedly that was with the "owner).
I now wonder what has happened with that option when it comes to the liquidator's?
Are the liquidator's asking for too much for the Dome?
Are the SOS group now reluctant to buy the Dome?
If the Dome is purchased, how much would it then cost to bring the facility up to today's standards - and would it then be worth the cost?
If purchased, can the Dome be utilised for other functions (concerts etc) or would the new owners require Council approval?
Would the Government object to a reclassification of the Dome's usage given the fact that they have just upgraded facilities at the Entertainment Centre?
Many, many questions with the bottom line being "Would it be profitable for "anyone" to purchase the Dome?????

Number 44, remember that the figures used for comparisons would include similar counting methods and freebies. Also remember that a lot of comps are traded with media partners for promotions.

Isaac, I agree. I think it is great they gave away so many freebies as many would of seen basketball for the first time. The SOS need to see this as a 3-5 year plan, not fill the dome every game next year but slowly increase it and eventually they will have the Sold Out signs up.

Things like trades with radio stations and basketball camps. Trades for promotional efforts etc. It'd be something that all clubs do.

#268536 - Athol Park a horrible place to play?? Them's fighting words. Best stadium ever! RIP Athol Park. I'll never forget the shivers going down my spine as I heard the muffled crowd cheering from the car park, on my way in for a district game...

I finished Double Dragon upstairs at Athol Park.

herschenes and statman, thank you both. What a stadium.
thedoctor, you and me both, what great times night in, night out...God I miss that place, and its shitty cafeteria..


anon, the back door bandits are what killed the place..cheers, well done.

While only yesterday , The T-Birds said that they, also, won't play any games at the Dome.