tipper wrote:no the whole reason for the move to adelaide oval was so the power would draw a bigger crowd, and get a "clean" stadium to make a profit. the sanfl arent stealing anything. needs to be a bit of actual evidence for them to be done for that, not just cos you dont want them making money out of the deal.
and why would the government do it? to put it bluntly, they are dumb. since when have the government actually fixed anything? they are building the south road superway, on only part of south road that didnt actually have traffic problems, they are building a brand new hospital, with less capacity than the one they are going to bulldoze, all the while our population is increasing... etc.
at the time of the election, there was supposed popular support for a "new" stadium. the libs had a plan for a brand new stadium, the labs had this plan. once the election was over they went ahead with their plan, regardless if it was best for all concerned or not. it was a political point scoring exercise, nothing more. at the time it was said to be helpful for the power, as it would increase crowds. if it does, you win. if it doesnt, you will be in the same predicament you are now. either way, the power will still be (rightfully) charged rent for the stadium they use. the only way out of that is if the power own the stadium. even if the "adelaide council sold adelaide oval to the afl" as you suggested earlier, the afl would still charge the power rent, so you wouldnt be in any better position.
is your problem paying rent, or who the landlord is??
so you saying both the crows and power are lying then?
Power chief executive Keith Thomas said yesterday: "The original Adelaide Oval model put to us in 2009 was for a lean SMA to maximise the returns to the sports playing on the new Oval, in particular footy. We're asking why has that changed?"
Crows chairman Rob Chapman added: "The original intent was for a lean SMA that managed the Oval and its precinct - and maximised the return to football and cricket. That was always the intention.