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Post by blueskies99 on Jun 8, 2022 15:03:21 GMT
On holiday at the moment and TV tuned into northern local news…..article states that today the first turf will be cut on the Sharks new arena.
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Post by irf on Jun 8, 2022 16:04:32 GMT
That's brilliant news!!
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Post by dexter on Jun 8, 2022 16:15:02 GMT
Any links to what it's going to look like? I have seen pictures of the new stadium for Sheffield Eagles rugby league club and it's really nice.
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Post by dandayr on Jun 8, 2022 18:13:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2022 18:17:09 GMT
Great news for another team to have their own arena, I think I am right in saying though that sharks have struggled to get people through the door is this likely to change with the new arena?
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Post by SamH on Jun 8, 2022 20:00:43 GMT
It looks like its at the site where the Institute of Sport is - outside the city centre, but not inaccessible.
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Post by mac on Jun 8, 2022 20:51:06 GMT
Great news for Sharks.
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Post by erj14 on Jun 8, 2022 23:10:15 GMT
Good to see another arena being built. Would be slightly worried how they're going to fill it considering the pitiful crowds they get at the moment. Newcastle and Leicester had already built a sustainable fanbase before taking the plunge with their arenas so it will be interesting to see how they approach this.
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Post by SamH on Jun 8, 2022 23:23:29 GMT
One thought I had is that it's going to be at a dedicated sports site already well established, so you'll get sporty types around the vicinity and with the right marketing could attract them to think about trying going to a game. Secondly, it's in the north part of the city, well away from the 2 football stadiums and in a fairly deprived area - not suggesting poorer people are the market, but games are way more affordable than the football and the venue will be easier to reach so there could be a whole new fan base who wouldn't have travelled to Ponds Forge but may well go here.
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Post by mac on Jun 9, 2022 14:19:53 GMT
They had no problems getting decent crowds to Sheffield Arena. With the right marketing it shouldn't be a problem now.
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