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Post by jollyroger on Feb 6, 2007 12:13:45 GMT 10
your right. i should put my car head lights on the field
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Post by Jesus on Feb 6, 2007 13:39:02 GMT 10
haha, ive trained that way before. wasnt great...
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Post by thetoffeemen on Feb 6, 2007 13:48:37 GMT 10
What about instead of paying the increased registration fee which I believe was $20 per player, junior and senior why not all the clubs contribute this money to developing some club grounds with all the important stuff like water, irrigation lights etc, you would find it may not take long to rejuvenate every club. This makes more sense than giving it to CCF to waste again in 2007 on staff doing the same job 3 times over and massive duplication, they even fail to return club secretary's or general enquiry phone calls.
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Post by Jesus on Feb 6, 2007 14:19:39 GMT 10
Clubs dont own the grounds. So ultimately have to work with council for everything. It would be good if the clubs negotiated with say schools to provide a secondary training facility to take some use of the gorunds.
I believe Terrigal this year made a deal with Terrigal high to help improve their ground so as We could train on the field preseason. But after preseason would be too dark. Not sure clubs would invest in the lighting etc since schools would not use such facilities.
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Post by informed on Feb 6, 2007 16:32:37 GMT 10
Well firstly the extra $20 per player increase is to help bail out the CCF of the mess they now find themselves in so can't be used for development.
It could be a good idea to talk to local schools. If clubs could cover the costs of lighting, I'm sure there would be schools (especially ones that have problems with kids/ teens hanging around in the early evening causing trouble) that would be happy to have football teams training on their grounds, worth looking into anyway.
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Post by jollyroger on Feb 6, 2007 18:12:10 GMT 10
Packaged temporary lighting systems (like the things you see on the freeway with built in generators) operating on school fields..................that would be an interesting concept.
Unsure what the cost implications would be but it could be an option. Of course the schools would probably want something out of it as well.
Perhaps a way to offset the costs of such a system would be to share the school oval with another club. ie one club trains monday & wednesday, the other tuesday & thursdays. The days on and off could rotate each week. to keep it fair on both clubs.
It would mean that the council fields would only be used on game days on the week end. Council should contribute something to the cause since there would be enourmous savings in not lighting up the council ground with the flood lights during the week.
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Post by offtheball on Feb 6, 2007 19:13:57 GMT 10
A fiend of mine is a senior coach and he has written applications to Terrigal High, Erina High and the Grammar School to train his mens team. He has been knocked back by all three.
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Post by Jesus on Feb 6, 2007 21:28:46 GMT 10
My sources tell me it is about 90% likely at this stage that all senior soccer on the coast will be cancelled. Juniours will play.
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Post by Fish on Feb 6, 2007 21:49:51 GMT 10
Ther aint anyone higher than you my good man
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Post by greenpoleffc on Feb 6, 2007 21:58:01 GMT 10
Heared that as well. Priority to juniors
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Post by Jesus on Feb 6, 2007 22:28:55 GMT 10
Ther aint anyone higher than you my good man The Father |
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Post by jollyroger on Feb 7, 2007 22:16:39 GMT 10
All senior football cancelled?? Is that for real?? has anybody else heard anything about that?
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Post by offtheball on Feb 8, 2007 6:16:00 GMT 10
Heard the same story about senior rugby.
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Post by nutmeg on Feb 8, 2007 12:14:01 GMT 10
thats only if we go to level 5 restrictions
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Post by marinermick on Feb 8, 2007 12:16:59 GMT 10
i reckon council is only making the threat so we don't complain about how bad the pitches are like last season
i, for one, will lead a protest if senior football is cancelled
like has been mentioned, it is more down to the lack of council planning and resources than the state of the ovals
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Post by dibo (pron. "DIB-OH") on Feb 8, 2007 12:21:12 GMT 10
i reckon council is only making the threat so we don't complain about how bad the pitches are like last season i, for one, will lead a protest if senior football is cancelled like has been mentioned, it is more down to the lack of council planning and resources than the state of the ovals council might/should respond with a increase in ground rents to pay for better ground watering infrastructure (i.e. tanks) and better maintenance. NSW govt is also part of the problem - water infrastructure is a state issue. this isn't a problem that's solved for free, or with a magic wand. there's going to need to be some money spent, and the money needs to come from somewhere. |
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Post by Chimmi Churri on Feb 8, 2007 12:24:56 GMT 10
how low does the dam have to be for level 5?
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Post by Pete on Feb 8, 2007 12:34:02 GMT 10
Is there any economical viability for artificial surfaces and can football be safely played on it?
If so, does an artificial surface cost less to maintain?
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Post by marinermick on Feb 8, 2007 12:49:48 GMT 10
Is there any economical viability for artificial surfaces and can football be safely played on it? If so, does an artificial surface cost less to maintain? more expensive just ask the hockey players |
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Post by dibo (pron. "DIB-OH") on Feb 8, 2007 12:53:16 GMT 10
Is there any economical viability for artificial surfaces and can football be safely played on it? If so, does an artificial surface cost less to maintain? a lot more expensive than grass, if you want to use it for just regular fields. can be viable for secure stadium facilities (even pluim might be doable), but regular fields i don't think so. plus the fields around are multi-use, so i think it'd be assessed against cricket as well in particular, and wouldn't be suitable for both. costs less to maintain (i think) compared to stadium grass, but loads more than a council park. |
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