Cars around the boundary!

[TroyGFC]

Now we are starting to get some creative ideas. The oval should be redsigned so that it has a drive though kiosk and bar. Haven't figured out how a drive through dunny works yet.

Probally more like Hungrys or Maccas!!

[MST]

Drebin: I agree
"Surely Sunday games with a push for Southern Football League attendees to get out and Support South would be more sensible."
This is the answer.
Night games would also be great!

I dont think cars around the oval will be answer to small crowds

Getting some of the thousands of football people that are tied up with Southern and the Great Southern football league on saturdays along to the home matches must be the SAFCs prime objective to increasing attendences.

Yeah, great idea leftlegger *cough*

The average crowd at Noarlunga, largely owing to it's lack of shelter, facilities and freezing, blustery weather, is around 1200.
Why not schedule some night games when it is another 10 degrees colder......????@#%*

[giffo]

How about extending the train line and then the Central's supporters can stay on the train. And we can get girls on rollerblades to bring around drinks and nibbles.

[Spiritof64]

Initially I thought that at least someone was doing some lateral thinking. But as I thunked on it some more I felt that it demeans the status of the club as the 2nd oldest in the SANFL. We are not a country club. The effort and funds should be put into the long term integration of the club into the community.

IF the oval parks are filled, can u imagine how long it will take to clear the cars after the game? It's much easier to walk over to Colonades and be on the road in 5 minutes.

Just a question. Does anyone recall any fair to midlin' players at their club that went on to be great commitee persons?

[am Bays]

Johnny Robinson and Ray Curnow.....

[doggies4eva]

Krazy Kris

[therisingblues]

The majority of nay sayers on here commonly have the issue of the SANFL's "image" as their main complaint.
What looks worse, an empty stadium or one with cars parked around it? Many are also caught up on the idea that to allow cars in is to "admit" that the crowd is small. Look around the next time you go to Noarlunga and you definitely WILL see a very small crowd in a big ground. Generally everyone will be cold and wind blown, and these conditions will have kept others from going there. Yet the BEST reason most people can find for not allowing cars in is that others, (who are these "others"? I really don't think followers of other comps' are really going to give a rats') will look down on the SANFL!
Such reasoning is pretentious, and the allusion that the SANFL with its big empty stadium down south is somehow "above" this idea, is in itself, a backward, small town-hick mentality.
Would you prefer they spend the money on a monorail? That will look cool! Image is everything, right?

[MatteeG]

Would you prefer they spend the money on a monorail?

Is there a chance the track could bend?

[doggies4eva]

The majority of nay sayers on here commonly have the issue of the SANFL's "image" as their main complaint.
What looks worse, an empty stadium or one with cars parked around it? Many are also caught up on the idea that to allow cars in is to "admit" that the crowd is small. Look around the next time you go to Noarlunga and you definitely WILL see a very small crowd in a big ground. Generally everyone will be cold and wind blown, and these conditions will have kept others from going there. Yet the BEST reason most people can find for not allowing cars in is that others, (who are these "others"? I really don't think followers of other comps' are really going to give a rats') will look down on the SANFL!
Such reasoning is pretentious, and the allusion that the SANFL with its big empty stadium down south is somehow "above" this idea, is in itself, a backward, small town-hick mentality.
Would you prefer they spend the money on a monorail? That will look cool! Image is everything, right?

One of the things that results if everyone sits in their cars is an even smaller crowd. A crowd is a group of people standing together and interacting at some level whether it be banter or cheering their players or yelling at the umpie. Cut out that interaction and you may as well sit at home and watch it on the telly.

[spell_check]

Would you prefer they spend the money on a monorail?

Is there a chance the track could bend?

And what about us brain dead slobs?

[Footy Chick]

Would you prefer they spend the money on a monorail?

Is there a chance the track could bend?

And what about us brain dead slobs?

You'll be given cushy jobs!

[Rik E Boy]

I posted this response on footysa to the same topic: Edited slightly to stay in context:

the South CEO should go back to Camperdown if he wants to park his car around the boundary line? Seriously how would this help South or the comp overall in maintaining it's staus as the best League outside the AFL?

Just imagine a game at Noarlunga with cars around the boundary line:

Kids, those bored with the game and pissed people (we will be able to bring truckloads of Grog in now!) will be blowing their car horns all game, headlights will be flashing, engines revving, music blaring from mobile concert sound systems fitted in a lot of cars. All this is likely to do is piss off other spectators and no doubt the players.

Who do they propose "police" this idea on game days. Security are flat out now with out having to mind cars as well!

How do they propose to stop all the things I have listed from happening if you are locked in your car? What are they going to do unless they restrict the cars to those belonging to South supporters and then over a certain age. All I can see are huge problems and a detraction from the atmosphere.

Surely Sunday games with a push for Southern Football League attendees to get out and Support South would be more sensible. Why not consider the SFL game of the day played as a "curtain raiser" for starters?

Then on the really wet and windy days (most games ) all you will hear is the sound of windscreen wipers - that should really add to the atmosphere when the CH. 2 camera pans to the surrounding outer areas!

I wonder if Cupido and others would sign with South if that is part of their professional grand plan?

Well said.

regards,

REB

[giffo]

The majority of nay sayers on here commonly have the issue of the SANFL's "image" as their main complaint.
What looks worse, an empty stadium or one with cars parked around it? Many are also caught up on the idea that to allow cars in is to "admit" that the crowd is small. Look around the next time you go to Noarlunga and you definitely WILL see a very small crowd in a big ground. Generally everyone will be cold and wind blown, and these conditions will have kept others from going there. Yet the BEST reason most people can find for not allowing cars in is that others, (who are these "others"? I really don't think followers of other comps' are really going to give a rats') will look down on the SANFL!
Such reasoning is pretentious, and the allusion that the SANFL with its big empty stadium down south is somehow "above" this idea, is in itself, a backward, small town-hick mentality.
Would you prefer they spend the money on a monorail? That will look cool! Image is everything, right?

they could put hessian up on the outer, thats a good look.

[Dog_ger]

I think this is a Gimmick....? I think this is Bullshit...! Worth a try in desperation....! Bullshit....! What would you think if we done it at Adelaide...?

[therisingblues]

I think this is a Gimmick....? I think this is Bullshit...! Worth a try in desperation....! Bullshit....! What would you think if we done it at Adelaide...?

Hmmm, allowing cars to park around a cold, windy, dusty expanse almost completely devoid of green grass as opposed to parking around the most picturesque cricket gound boasting two beautifully green hills, and plenty of stands and facilities.
That's a hard one Dog-ger!

[mal]

Oh no its gunna happen this weeks game SOUTH V PORT.

Its circus time , the park the car in the oval is gunna take
place this week at Noarlunga oval.

Amatuer league stuff no wonder this club cant hold thier
prize recruits year in year out.

Bad timing just when this club is beginning to blossom.

[CK]

There are certainly some pros and cons to the idea, but at least South (and Ben Kavenagh) are thinking outside the square to help attract younger fans (ie. young kids, with parents) back to the SANFL. It is probably a worse look for the club to have 1200 fans scattered far and wide around the ground. Not to mention relative silence at kicking a goal. The sound of car horns etc may well give that country feel, but at least it will add to the atmosphere for the game. This is certainly worth a try for the club, and at least no-one can accuse South of sitting on their laurels and not being willing to think laterally.

Inevitably, if the young kids are happy, then the parents are more likely to want to attend games. Onkaparinga Council area has one of the fastest growing populations in the 18-35 age group in South Australia, and the club needs to look toward this to build the next generation of fans.

South are actively starting to target this age group and should be encouraged for doing so. Combine this with more Sunday afternoon games (therefore avoiding the Southern League clashes that have dogged them for years) and we may look back on this as the time when crowds FINALLY started to boom at Noarlunga. Good on South for it and let's hope the fans do get behind it on a regular basis.

[mal]

Will the noarlunga council have a radar in the ground.?

[spell_check]

Apparently the cars are going to be searched for alcohol before the game. How long would that take for each car?

[Punk Rooster]

Apparently the cars are going to be searched for alcohol before the game. How long would that take for each car?

& checked for defects etc.... the 3rd car should get in the ground by half-time, thus allaying fears of an unprofessional look, as there'll be f*** all cars in the ground!