By Liam FitzGibbon
October 22nd 2009 @ 1:18am
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Barbies for Socceroos fans at World Cup
Beaches, barbecues, a tent village and even some good old Aussie rock – Socceroos fans will make themselves right at home at next year’s World Cup in South Africa.
With the Socceroos’ spot at successive World Cups assured and accommodation limited, innovative supporter group the Fanatics have rented out the 25,000-seater Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban [...]
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Greg Russell said | October 22nd 2009 @ 1:35pm | Report comment
If there is an annual award for innovative sports administration, Livingstone should get it for the above idea and work – brilliant!
That said, I’m not sure that those playing cricket on the ground in the months afterwards will be that enamoured of Livingstone – one would have to think that the pitch and outfield will suffer grievously. I mean, could you imagine the SCG or MCG trusts allowing a “tent village” to be erected on their grounds? The South Africans must be in desperate need of money.
whiskeymac said | October 22nd 2009 @ 1:45pm | Report comment
I concur. am suprised a cricket ground would allow BBQ’s and rock concerts on the “square’ but if aussie pitches survive the AFL then they must be confident in being able to get it back to good repair (and you’d think the council’s lawyers would stipuate that in the lease!)
mike said | October 22nd 2009 @ 6:31pm | Report comment
If you look at the plans the pitch is fenced off and protected, thereby keeping people of it. Also this is the cricket off season, so it will have a good 4 months to heal. Will be an awesome party, especially as Durban has such amazing weather at that time of the year, and the beaches are 1km away