Marconi Stadium

Glory and Fame · Post by **Glory and Fame** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:31 pm

Went to the Sydney FC v Young Socceroos trial at Marconi Stadium last night - last-minute spur-of-the-moment decision to go, and it wasn't a bad game. Ended up a 1-1 draw, better standard game than I was expecting.
Anyway, here's some pics I took of the ground:

From the grandstand at the club end, looking to the main stand:

Looking towards the seats on the outer side, which were fenced off last night. Also shows the nets that catch off-target shots on goal:

The Stable, which was once seating but has now been converted to a small standing-room terrace:

Looking towards the social club end:

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:32 pm

Monster crowd there. When does the bandwagon start?

cam · Post by **cam** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:29 pm

No one there! On the Sydney FC website, they said 2,500.

Anyway, great photos.

Jeffles · Post by **Jeffles** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:33 pm

Pig's arse there were 2500 there. They must've been counting the old Italian ladies playing Tombola in the club.

Egan · Post by **Egan** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:41 pm

750 u can count them individually I would think.

I think Sydney FC think they need to up the crowd to look like they are a big club.

Anyways its a pre-season match no dramas if the crowd is that low.

Apparently most of the people were to the left of the first picture.

Glory and Fame · Post by **Glory and Fame** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:43 pm

I'd have guessed about 1,000. The stadium holds 10,000 (all seater), they closed off the eastern grandstand. The western grandstand was reasonably populated, but there were 4 people behind the goals at the northern end (5 when I went down and took the pic looking towards the social club) and maybe 50 or so in the grandstand next to the club.

Jeffles · Post by **Jeffles** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:44 pm

1000 seems fair. That western stand fills up well usually.

Out of curiousity, what sort of hot food does the canteen at Marconi Stadium serve?

yob · Post by **yob** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:11 am

If that's 2,500 then Westies got 48,000 against Sturt last weekend.

Jeffles · Post by **Jeffles** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:03 am

yob wrote:If that's 2,500 then Westies got 48,000 against Sturt last weekend.

What were the gate receipts?

liam_newcastle · Post by **liam_newcastle** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 5:20 pm

In another A-LEAGUE trials Newcastle United Jets beat Sydney United (NSW Premier League) 3-0 at Adamstown Oval. I saw a picture of the oval in a discussion on here recently.

reece · Post by **reece** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:15 pm

Marconi Stadium remides me so much of an English Conferance League ground

U REDS · Post by **U REDS** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:53 pm

Damn, so many grounds I probably won't get to see now.

I like going to new football venues... new experiences, new people.

unitedwestand · Post by **unitedwestand** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:36 pm

liam_newcastle wrote:In another A-LEAGUE trials Newcastle United Jets beat Sydney United (NSW Premier League) 3-0 at Adamstown Oval. I saw a picture of the oval in a discussion on here recently.

it was sydney olympic not united..

hot_dogma · Post by **hot_dogma** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:53 am

Would anyone past Strathfield support Sydney FC anyway? Half tongue in cheek, half serious question.

Jeffles · Post by **Jeffles** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:53 pm

Yes they would.

But past Parramatta? More difficult.

That was my concern with using a venue in the east (not exactly a soccer heartland).