A few weeks ago, Melbourne Victory CEO Geoff Miles promised fans change. On Monday, he delivered:
“Following consultation with our supporter groups, meetings with Telstra Dome and approval from Football Federation Australia, we’re pleased to announce several changes at Telstra Dome for our three AFC Champions League home matches.”
The changes certainly suggest that Telstra Dome will be easing up in its treatment of fans. Nothing, however, is said of Level 3; presumably, fans will still not be permitted to stand there.
According to the Melbourne Victory website, these are the major changes:
- “The area on Level 1 behind the goal at the La Trobe Street end is reinstated to Victory General Admission ticket holders. This area and the area on Level 1 behind the goal at the Bourke Street end (”North Terrace”) will be designated standing areas
- Key supporter groups will have reserved bays at both ends on Level 1 of Telstra Dome to establish a presence, as seen at Victory’s last home game against Wellington Phoenix.
- Musical instruments, including drums and trumpets, will be allowed in the areas on Level 1 behind the goals through a registration process with the club.
- Oversized flags will be permitted within the areas on Level 1 behind the goals through a registration process with the club.
- Approved supporter banners can be displayed in the areas on Level 1 behind the goals, and if commercial signage allows, along the perimeter fence. Other banners will be considered, providing they don’t obstruct commercial signage or impede spectator viewing.
- Supporter groups at both ends will have the use of one megaphone in order to assist nominated leaders with chants and directions.
- Supporter groups can organise choreographed displays of support within the areas on Level 1 behind the goals, as approved by Victory and Telstra Dome.
- The away team supporter area will be situated on the Harbour Esplanade side of Telstra Dome at the La Trobe St end (adjacent to Gate 8).”
What do you think of the changes? Are they enough? I would love to hear from some of you Northern Terrace supporters about this issue.
Source: Changes at Telstra Dome ahead of AFC Champions League 2008
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Campbell // Feb 20, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Well I think it’s fine for now but more could be done still, although I’m not sure if it’s just only an appeasing stunt for the ACL or not.
2 GM // Feb 20, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Awsome great atmophere expected!
3 The Round Ball Analyst // Feb 20, 2008 at 8:20 pm
eric, sorry for going off topic, but came here to get your thoughts on the acl strip…
the big v is gone, but reckon it still looks good..
urawa launched an acl strip last year and you know what happened to them!
4 Astri // Feb 20, 2008 at 9:37 pm
I think it’s stupid for fans to expect to stand on level 3. If you want to jump around do it on level 1, simple. It is both dangerous and innefective as the camera would rarely film level 3. It will take someone to fall and take a few with them for these fans to wake up. The top level is not designed for jumping as anybody who has felt the stand bounce will agree. Stick to level 1 boys, for your own sake.
5 Eric // Feb 21, 2008 at 11:03 am
Tony, regarding the ACL strip. I’m a little sad to see the V gone, but the gold is certainly a nice touch. Was going to make a mention of this later today, so thanks for the heads-up:)
6 Lager Lout from South End Till I Die // Feb 21, 2008 at 2:43 pm
After the club’s and Telstra Dome’s complete over reaction to supposed issues that cropped up at the Sydney home game earlier this year, it is about bloody time that they reviewed their decision to remove fans from the south end(Latrobe st.) end of the ground.
The club and Telstra dome have treated fans at the south end like we were some type lepper colony. The club had to act or risk a very unsuccessful season off the field next year due to disenfranchised supporters.
The idiotic notion that we were all going go down one end and join hands and sing songs together with the North End (as suggested by that pratt Francis Leach on SEN) was just that, idiotic.
The fact remains that the only thing that we have in common with the north end is that we both support the same team.
Maybe what prompted this decision were our chants of “We hate Telstra Dome sing We hate Telstra Dome” or maybe it was our song about Ian Collin’s sexual preferences.
Whatever the case, there is no doubt for the first game in the ACL we will resume normal transmission at the Latrobe St end because
“Were South End Till We Die”
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