Perhaps the same two people without the ability to unlock the caps key?

When are they going to put something good on after the game to keep to fans there?
30 people staying for the new year dosen't pay the wages.

Maybe some good bands.

What sort of bands? I think the problem could be that the crowd is quite varied. I'd guess that it's mostly families with children that stay? What do you want to put on for them? The Wiggles?

The issue with getting a quality band on NYE is the $$$$.

The more popular cover bands such as Clearway or Hairy Lemon demand big money. As some of you know, I'm in a duo called "Acoustically Incorrect" that plays around the pub scene and we had to knock back a $1500.00 gig last NYE because of my 36ers commitments.

It woulda been nice to have NYE off this season...oh well, maybe 2007!

As someone who has attended previous NYE i am a big supporter of them..except the most recent one..which was...quite simply...very sad.

1)Start the game a little later.

2)provide a dj/band that has some enthusiasm to encourage people to stay.

3) Have the players stay for a little while to sign autographs etc

4) have some competitions/games to keep people occupied

Ok thats just a couple of suggestions, to those people who say, ive got better things to do on NYE...take a good hard look at yselves, do you want to support your team or not, the games usually over before 10-10.30...there is plenty of the year left to go elswhere. geez..stop the whinging, start supporting.

The player don't care and don't hang around anymore.
The music they are playing lately sux's.
last years atempt at a band was a discrace.

Don't be such a bunch of whingers! It's great fun working New Years Eve, look at the big bucks we get for doing it!!

please no more nye games,if the nbl had any brains they could have made the games sunday afternoon this year,get to go to the game and then go out and party,will be interesting to see the support the other venues get seeing as everyone plays on ny for a change,not just us

having been to all nye games since they started i think they are a great way for a family to go out nye. if only the club could promote a special family ticket for that game. i spend a lot of time at work promoting to families that come in to where i work. i thinks its a great night out if you have a young family.

i am slowly watching my son grow up and every year he wants me to take him to the nye game.

bonz i would stand in for you for that night so you could earn some money. i am going to be there anyway regardless.

it does make it harder if you have other commitments nye. i will be watching this thread with interest

Being a Sunday game, it shouldn't be too difficult to reschedule it for 3pm so it doesn't interrupt other NYE celebrations. If the the demand is there from the fans, they may do that. It is a problem when there is consistently a game on NYE and partners or other family members are not interested in basketball. It means each year on that night, the family go their separate ways. That is the problem I am faced with and therefore would love to do away with a game on this night.

I always factor the NYE game in to the season ticket cost. That is, you only get 15 home games each season plus that one on NYE.

I have attended a couple and gone to parties afterwards, and dished off the tickets to other people a couple of times.

Last year, I found out a couple of days into the new year that the people I gave the tickets to decided there were better things to do than attend a bball game on new years, so my seats sat empty.

I think it is a question of whether the basketball is enough of a drawcard to deliberately put itself up against one of the busiest party nights of the year. I am sure some families love the concept, but at the same time, others would prefer to go to the fireworks at Glenelg, Semaphore, the City, TTG, etc, or watch the Sydney fireworks on TV.

My vote would have to go to NOT playing a game on NYE, because I want to watch Sixers games, but also want to accept party invites from friends. And if it comes to a choice, do I go see the Sixers (who I will see 15 other times plus finals this season) or catch up with people I might not see for another year?

I have heard of a band who has just re formed and have a great drummer I believe they have some contact with people from the Dome,and would do gig at a very reasonable cost for exposure,I think they deserve a go!

Keep it going guys and maybe someone might take note from the powers above.

I herd that band have a drummer boy with little arms. But anything would be better than the crap we have had the last couple of years.

How many tickets do they give away to this?

Lots of interesting comments,get the entertainment at the end right and I bet a lot more people stay,or maybe just make it early and everybody goes home and then on to there own shows.Sounds like the plan to me.

hey joe,who is this band you are speaking of??if its the one im thinking of the drummer is not SHORT on experience and does a great solo,one thing though ,they dont provide a meal for the band!!

Hey Fess I have heard they are not short on talent as well !but surely a meal can be scammed

Why schedule any games at all on NYE? We don't have them on NY Day or Xmas Day so why not do away with it all together. There are mixed feelings about whether people want them or not but considering many do not and they don't want to waste a game on their season ticket. For that reason, don't have it at all.

For goodness sake.

I don't know what you are all going on about.

Its well known that NYE is possibly the WORST night in the year to go out.

Every pub is jammed, every club costs $30 to get into, every supposedly family friendly dry zones (glenelg, town hall, semaphore) is crawling with drunk louts.

The sixers provide a family friendly place in a familiar environment with like-minded people all celebrating together.

If you don't like it...don't go! Leave it to the people that want to be there and make a reasonable night of it.

And if your arm is twisted and you can't possibly stay away, get a whole bunch of mates together, dress up in a theme, smuggle some bevvies in and you'll probably have a better time than you would expect.

hey stumpy, why would someone so stupid smuggle drinks into a licenced venue. no wonder basa can't make any money.

And if you are happy to spend NYE in an empty stadium listening to a crap band like last year, good luck because you and your drinks will be alone.

Stumpy, If tou are that stupid to take your own drinks into a licence centre than you would like the crap served up the last couple of NYE's

If the club plans ahead and promotes the event well in advance with a good band, maybe like the one Joe have mentioned then maybe, maybe this year might work.

People would pay to have good bands and good entertainment if the players and dancing girls would stay and promote the night until the end. The coach and player leave well before midnight so why would people stay.

I've always been of the thought that the NYE game should start earlier, around 6-6:30pm.

Thus giving people plenty of time afterwards to head to their respective parties, homes, plan.

Sure still put on a bit of a family show afterwards, but it dosnt necessarily have to run till midnight - I'm sure families would much rather be home after a 6-6:30 good game of bball, some family friendly entertainment and finished by 11pm.

I've been in Adelaide over the Christmas/NYE period for every NYE game and have attended them all, but its always a rush after the game to get into the city/other arrangements for the stroke of midnight.

Alternatively scrap NYE and schedule a afternoon game for NY Day?

At least alternate it so that players aren't expected to hang around year after year.

good one stumpy,smuggle in alcohol,gr8 thinking on ur part,i spose your one of the idiots who tries taking alcohol out at 1/2 time at games,what a great plan ,lets try and lose the liquor license for basa