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Sydney Football Stadium tenants Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC have called for an urgent summit with NSW premier Mike Baird to sort out Sydney’s stadia mess.Sydney Football Stadium tenants Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC have called for an urgent summit with NSW premier Mike Baird to sort out Sydney’s stadia mess.
The three clubs were blindsided by Baird’s announcement on Monday that Allianz Stadium would be rebuilt on its current site, leaving them without a home for four years.The three clubs were blindsided by Baird’s announcement on Monday that Allianz Stadium would be rebuilt on its current site, leaving them without a home for four years.
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Speaking on behalf of the three clubs on Tuesday, Roosters chief executive John Lee said they wanted to meet with Baird in the coming days to nut out a more suitable agreement.Speaking on behalf of the three clubs on Tuesday, Roosters chief executive John Lee said they wanted to meet with Baird in the coming days to nut out a more suitable agreement.
The clubs would prefer for Allianz Stadium to be rebuilt on an adjoining site to the current Moore Park location, which would not interrupt their businesses.The clubs would prefer for Allianz Stadium to be rebuilt on an adjoining site to the current Moore Park location, which would not interrupt their businesses.
But Baird has ruled out using a new site, leaving the three tenants to instead push for a substantial refurbishment of the existing venue.But Baird has ruled out using a new site, leaving the three tenants to instead push for a substantial refurbishment of the existing venue.
“In all the negotiations with the three clubs the knock down and rebuild on the new site was the preferred option,” Lee said on Tuesday.“In all the negotiations with the three clubs the knock down and rebuild on the new site was the preferred option,” Lee said on Tuesday.
“The rebuild on the same site was just not an option to consider.“The rebuild on the same site was just not an option to consider.
“And for the Roosters, who have been the gypsies of 107 years having played, trained and prepared at multiple stadiums, being displaced for four years was not an option to consider.”“And for the Roosters, who have been the gypsies of 107 years having played, trained and prepared at multiple stadiums, being displaced for four years was not an option to consider.”
The NSW government has committed to a rebuild of Pirtek Stadium and a major reconfiguration of ANZ Stadium, but the future of Allianz Stadium remains the subject of fierce debate.The NSW government has committed to a rebuild of Pirtek Stadium and a major reconfiguration of ANZ Stadium, but the future of Allianz Stadium remains the subject of fierce debate.
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The Roosters, Waratahs and Sydney FC fear a four-year displacement would have a disastrous effect upon their businesses.The Roosters, Waratahs and Sydney FC fear a four-year displacement would have a disastrous effect upon their businesses.
“We will avoid displacement at any cost,” Lee said.“We will avoid displacement at any cost,” Lee said.
“A refurbishment is very sensible, it is cheaper and we would like the premier to agree to a meeting about the logistics as to why a refurbishment is better than a knockdown.”“A refurbishment is very sensible, it is cheaper and we would like the premier to agree to a meeting about the logistics as to why a refurbishment is better than a knockdown.”
If Baird’s current proposal goes ahead, it is likely the Roosters could be forced to play out of ANZ Stadium, while it is unclear where the Waratahs and Sydney FC would call home.If Baird’s current proposal goes ahead, it is likely the Roosters could be forced to play out of ANZ Stadium, while it is unclear where the Waratahs and Sydney FC would call home.
“What we don’t want is to lose our home,” Lee said.“What we don’t want is to lose our home,” Lee said.
“As you would know from that famous movie The Castle, it is about the vibe, it is about the constitution, so we don’t want to be in a position where we will lose our home.”“As you would know from that famous movie The Castle, it is about the vibe, it is about the constitution, so we don’t want to be in a position where we will lose our home.”