Lets qualify 1st before we worry. I would love to say lets miss the GF if its in Sydney, but there is no way I would. Any suggestions on what we could do as fans to make an impact on this situation. Game needs to be at BT.
IF...
I repeat
"IF" this occurs...
I promise that I will personally organise a protest on FFA headquarters, that would of course focus on drawing as much media attention as possible to the protest. I am not without resources and believe I could do a very able job FFA.
It would be very sad to play into the hands of the anti football media, however to move a GF against an out of state team would not be a fair or reasonable course of action and as such, like others have declared, I would fight it tooth and nail this time.
Moving the GF would not be merited, fair or necessary this time...
As mentioned, yes you could hike ticket sales, and we'd at least be saving on paying $20 a pop parking at SFS or coach ticket costs in any case, but there are other ways to raise money off an event like this which the FFA already fails to capitalise on imo.
If we were to have a GF at BT, they should fence off a giant screen area in the park opposite, charge an admission fee, with beer tents, food stalls, gimmicks, games, merchandise tents etc... live bands all day, and guest appearances by a celeb or two, the Mayor, Lawrie, Marvin, Arnie, possibly Wilko, and some former Mariner greats...
This is a chance for the FFA to have an incredible showcase event for the league that would ignite an entire region and create huge crowds regardless if not all of them would get to be able to be in the actual stadium.
This event should be seen as the opportunity that it is, and not be scrapped for what on one level it could not.
Those points aside, the desire to show respect to their fans and customers should in of itself be enough to keep the GF here if we get the hosting rights.
But it may not be. So let's see what happens.
