Celtic

[garlo]

According to twitter we are playing Celtic at anz stadium on July 3 ..very good for the club but would prefer it was at bluetongue !

 

[Roy Law]

show me the money!

 

[Roy Law]

An interesting game for Michael McGlinchey

 

[nero]

Stoked to hear the news, hopefully it comes off. Would be close to a sell out at bluetongue, not sure what crowd they would get at ANZ?

 

[Blackadder]

Maybe we can tempt Fergie into lacing on the boots

Seriously, would probably sell out BT so can see why ANZ is named (not to mention a substantial $$$ carrot from them)

 

[Atomic]

I'm a definite starter if they're playing at BT, but I think I'll skip it if they're playing at ANZ.

 

[universalmind]

We play at bluetongue in front of sell out, after lease costs, food etc and costs of paying Celtic we would barely break even. At ANZ, we would be paid to use the ground, FFA may, if we use the ground, provide us with an incentive by paying some of the Celtic costs and we would take a far larger share of the gate takings = us staying solvent a little longer. I must stress that's my rationale and I have no inside knowledge of managements decisions.

 

[midfielder]

Are we part of a double header or just by ourselves ...

Can see Fozzie's pre match now.... when he talks of the skill of the SPL... and how much playing them will ehnace our development...

 

[greenpoint]

My two favourite teams in the whole world!

It's gonna be a very surreal day ...

 

[midfielder]

According to FFC Mariner on SFCU, the Mariners have the choice of playing at Bluetongue or ANZ and are crunching the numbers at the moment. He believes Bluetongue is the slight favourite at this stage.

http://sfcu.com.au/smf111/index.php?topic=18113.75

 

[greenpoint]

Suncorp Stadium got a 30,000 crowd when Celtic played Brisbane there a couple of years ago. I imagine we'll get at least that many in Sydney, especially for a Sunday afternoon match. Our Bluetongue just wouldn't be big enough, unfortunately.

 

[Atomic]

According to FFC Mariner on SFCU, the Mariners have the choice of playing at Bluetongue or ANZ and are crunching the numbers at the moment. He believes Bluetongue is the slight favourite at this stage.

http://sfcu.com.au/smf111/index.php?topic=18113.75

FFC Mariner believes BT is a slight favourite at this stage hey? Wow, I'm convinced.

 

[cbowden9000]

I so hope it's Bluetongue. Remember it's not all just about a dollar figure. Having a sold-out Bluetongue would be a massive boost for the Mariners and football as a whole on the Central Coast. The local publicity here would be amazing too.

Kind of like when Beckham was in Newcastle. It worked for them I feel.

 

[Roy Law]

It would be marvellous to play them at Bluetongue, a real marketing opportunity but it will depend on the dollars - who puts money in, who takes money out and how much we make.

 

[Roy Law]

so, it is ANZ, in July - three months before the HAL starts - not exactly the showstopper you would want; Mariners will be in early training mode, will use heaps of subs; Celtic will be similiar as it is the first game. It;s good kudos to have the game but because SPL starts sooner than HAL it won't be much more than a training exercise for Arnie's boys

 

[dibo]

First run out for the Hummel kits I reckon.

 

[marinerbhoy]

First run out for the Hummel kits I reckon.

Maybe. Possible but far from certain.

 

[dibo]

Maybe. Possible but far from certain.

Well what else would they be wearing? Reebok contract is over, boys are (if I hear correctly) training in the Hummel training kits already.

 

[priorpeter]

Saturday July 2, ANZ stadium. Lock it in.

 

[dibo]

Saturday would be *much* better for almost everyone who... y'know... plays football.

ANZ suits me a lot more than Gosford too, but that's me being a selfish expat prick.