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Chiefs at Home Park?
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At £50.00 a ticket you can see why Exeter Chiefs want the extra 5000-plus seats that HP would provide.
Don’t know what Argyle’s cut would be of gate receipts in excess of £500,000 but it should be a nice little earner.
We need to see the Grandstand investment bringing in additional revenue and this would be an obvious opportunity, let’s hope they get through to the next round as well.
Don’t know what Argyle’s cut would be of gate receipts in excess of £500,000 but it should be a nice little earner.
We need to see the Grandstand investment bringing in additional revenue and this would be an obvious opportunity, let’s hope they get through to the next round as well.
From another thread
"Argylegames wrote:
marchwoodgreen wrote: Wasn’t there talk about the Cornish Pirates playing there home games at Home Park a few years back
Not forgetting Albion"
Home Park was Albion's home ground before it was Argyle's (for 1 season).
Seriously, rugby can really rip up a pitch - particularly a wet one. In Australia, where Rugby League have shared stadiums with "soccer" clubs (NSW and Qld) , the playing surface is usually very average after a wet rugby game.
So, for me - no - not during the season. They could play at Bristol instead?
"Argylegames wrote:
marchwoodgreen wrote: Wasn’t there talk about the Cornish Pirates playing there home games at Home Park a few years back
Not forgetting Albion"
Home Park was Albion's home ground before it was Argyle's (for 1 season).
Seriously, rugby can really rip up a pitch - particularly a wet one. In Australia, where Rugby League have shared stadiums with "soccer" clubs (NSW and Qld) , the playing surface is usually very average after a wet rugby game.
So, for me - no - not during the season. They could play at Bristol instead?
A professional groundsman, who used to work for us says the pitch is designed for rugby....as well as football. The old pitch no, this one yes. I say bring it on. Well done if we can arrange such a deal ££
demportdave":3iykxyu8 said:
If the chiefs sold out the extra 7k that Home Park can accommodate over Sandy Park and paid us in excess of 500k they'd be losing money?
It's more than likely a condition of the fixture going ahead than a financial decision, either that or the 500k is miles off target?
Read my post again, I never said we could get in excess of £500,000, I merely wondered what our cut would be. Perhaps 10%?chunkymonkey78":2bwzsu82 said:
Exeter Chiefs would obviously keep the Lion’s share of the gate receipts.
Just an example of how a rugby match can end up when the heavens open.
https://twitter.com/AlbionRFC/status/12 ... 004032?s=0
Have a look at the pitch behind the player. Would you want HP to try to recover from this?
BTW - I love rugby, but the pitches are not easily interchangeable
https://twitter.com/AlbionRFC/status/12 ... 004032?s=0
Have a look at the pitch behind the player. Would you want HP to try to recover from this?
BTW - I love rugby, but the pitches are not easily interchangeable
When the infamous "new pitch" was laid shortly before admin, wasn't provision made for rugby goalposts to be easily installed if needed? In that case they must have had confidence that the surface would withstand the rigours of rugby without suffering any ill effects. Mind you, it has been dug up and resurfaced a couple of times since then, so whether the same standard applies to the current pitch, I don't know.
Perhaps our ground staff would be the best persons to decide?
If up to it, I see no reason why the Chiefs shouldn't play their big match here.
Perhaps our ground staff would be the best persons to decide?
If up to it, I see no reason why the Chiefs shouldn't play their big match here.
This all came about because Chiefs stadium is too small to play a home Champions cup Q/F. However, just before Christmas, they were given dispensation that should they get the home draw, then they will be allowed to play at home. I suspect the feelers were put out before the authorities changed their goal posts. However, if they qualify and get a home S/F, then perhaps they would have to play that game elsewhere but that's a big if.
Altarnun_Green":1oczobns said:
What's the point of a rule saying you must have a certain capacity / number of seats then when the rule becomes relevant give a dispensation.