We Are The Reds

I might be in the minority on this but I was relatively underwhelmed by what I experienced on the weekend. I know it's not completely finished so some things might get better but:
1. Could barely hear the PA system. It looks like only half the new grandstand had speakers so that will probably get better
2. All the seats around mine at least were filthy. Wouldn't have been that big a job to wipe them down at least.
3. Apart from the roof and a fancy room for corporates at the back (not completed), there really weren't any other upgrades to ammenities for the average punter. Still the same food and drink service stalls and bathrooms.

There are some positives, the new screens, the lighting will be good for night games. the roof helps with noise and I'm sure I'll appreciate it when its raining or super hot.

For viewing angles etc Hindmarsh is hard to beat but it's still a long way from where modern stadiums are at from a spectator comfort perspective.

I might be in the minority on this but I was relatively underwhelmed by what I experienced on the weekend. I know it's not completely finished so some things might get better but:
1. Could barely hear the PA system. It looks like only half the new grandstand had speakers so that will probably get better
2. All the seats around mine at least were filthy. Wouldn't have been that big a job to wipe them down at least.
3. Apart from the roof and a fancy room for corporates at the back (not completed), there really weren't any other upgrades to ammenities for the average punter. Still the same food and drink service stalls and bathrooms.

There are some positives, the new screens, the lighting will be good for night games. the roof helps with noise and I'm sure I'll appreciate it when its raining or super hot.

For viewing angles etc Hindmarsh is hard to beat but it's still a long way from where modern stadiums are at from a spectator comfort perspective.

Would the lack of food that side be down to that space being still under some sort of construction? I haven't made it to the ground just yet. Hopefully they are able to put something similar to what was previously there in the remaining space.
Personally as that part of town changes, I'd love to see the stadium take a leaf out of Adelaide Oval's book and build a restaurant/cafe that could be open out of event hours. I find it staggering that more facilities like Cooper's can't come up with concepts to generate income outside of event days.
I spent months working with the old stadium management years ago to try get the bar in the Western Stand open for us WATRs members to watch away games together. I finally got approval from a lower level manager, then the week of the first away game they changed their minds.

Hotels, cafes, shops etc bundled in with stadiums has been fairly commonplace is Europe.
Slowly you can see it happening in Adelaide with the Adelaide Oval hotel and the facilities at Alberton.

It really only stacks up for us if it was a city venue, ideally shared with the 36ers, maybe lightning and Thunderbirds also.

I might be in the minority on this but I was relatively underwhelmed by what I experienced on the weekend. I know it's not completely finished so some things might get better but:
1. Could barely hear the PA system. It looks like only half the new grandstand had speakers so that will probably get better
2. All the seats around mine at least were filthy. Wouldn't have been that big a job to wipe them down at least.
3. Apart from the roof and a fancy room for corporates at the back (not completed), there really weren't any other upgrades to ammenities for the average punter. Still the same food and drink service stalls and bathrooms.

There are some positives, the new screens, the lighting will be good for night games. the roof helps with noise and I'm sure I'll appreciate it when its raining or super hot.

For viewing angles etc Hindmarsh is hard to beat but it's still a long way from where modern stadiums are at from a spectator comfort perspective.

Would the lack of food that side be down to that space being still under some sort of construction? I haven't made it to the ground just yet. Hopefully they are able to put something similar to what was previously there in the remaining space.
Personally as that part of town changes, I'd love to see the stadium take a leaf out of Adelaide Oval's book and build a restaurant/cafe that could be open out of event hours. I find it staggering that more facilities like Cooper's can't come up with concepts to generate income outside of event days.
I spent months working with the old stadium management years ago to try get the bar in the Western Stand open for us WATRs members to watch away games together. I finally got approval from a lower level manager, then the week of the first away game they changed their minds.