Hopefully they can get a WNBL game to Whyalla now. We have a very capable stadium and i am sure they will get quite a good turn out. I dont really care who they lightning should play against if they come to Whyalla, however it would be a good thing i guess to have Perth Lynx now that Angela plays for them, and i think she would be stoked to play in front of her true home crowd.

Where would the profits go if they played in Whyalla?

Where would the profits normally go ? To whover incurs the costs of making the event happen i'd say.

I would imagine their wouldnt be too many profits anyway.

Would be great to see though. Not sure that there would be too much sitting room, as it would draw a fair crowd.

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Have you been to the Whyalla Stadium? I think there would be more than enough sitting room. There has been some other major events happen at the stadium and it has been fine.

I have been there. There is a lot of room on the court one stand. But i would imagine it would be jammed. How many people does this stand hold ?

Maybe some extra seating around the court perimeter would need to be orginised ?

I think the Whyalla stadium is tops, love the bar facilitys.

Maybe Vince could fork out for those extractable seats in mid air, like at the Dome !!! ;0)

Thats what i meant by refering to profits in my previous post. 90113.

There wouldnt be much profit, if any. Sometimes cost's like this outweigh any benifits as far as monetary profits go.

Other benifits for the kids, and such, would be magnifico !! But who see's past the big dollar now days ?

joey u r a twat

There is extra seating around court 1, the Grandstand could hold quite a lot and then there is also the upstairs area. Like i said before we have had major events there before that would have had a large amount of people attend like the All-Stars game etc.

Joey - You are a wanker!! I dont think the girls would mind playing 1 game in Whyalla considering someone from Whyalla brought them to secure their future!!!!

Anyone could have brought the Lightning - however the question is was anybody else going to?

Joey,

So are you saying that if the Lightining played a game on a Sunday against the Perth team that featured Angela. They wouldn't get a big crowd?

And if they held a sponsors and Sportsmans night dinner on the Saturday night before the game they couldn't turn a big profit if all the Lightning players were there, meeting, greeting and helping?

And that over all they would not be able to afford a couple of Bus trips up and back? Considering BHP and other companies in the area might put in somthing.

I agree with you yogee that bus trips probably arent the best idea for means of transport.

However it seems that most of the people that are not in favour of a game being played in Whyalla are only thinking of the benefits of the players (which is important) but what about the benefits to country basketball!!!! Country kids make up a large number of successful basketball players these days and i think organising something like this (now that we have an opportunity with Vince owning the club) would be a huge bonus to the country kids. It doesnt even need to be a game in the WNBL season it could even be a pre-season game.

i just think that all you city people bagging this idea should think about country people for once!!

Also, the players may enjoy going somewhere different and experiencing a different atmosphere and they may even attract more fans that would never get a chance to see a live WNBL match.

yogee,

Looking at the schedule. Perth play Canberra on Friday. Could therefore fly into Adelaide on Saturday morning and both team bus up on Saturday, getting in at around 4pm. Probably closer to 6 hour trip.

Lightning hold a coaching clinics for the local kids. $$$.

Then have a sponsors and Sportsman night. $$$.

Teams stay in a hotel that sponsor the trip. ie 20 free tickets to the game and free table to sponsor night. Players go home early and sponsors party night away.

Other Adelaide fans able to organise to stay at hotels and on other buses. $$$. Staff needed on other buses, with numerous duties being performed by locals.

Game played at 12 midday on Sunday. Finished by 2. Perth fly back to Adelaide and then on to Perth at 6pm(after losing we would hope) and others bus back home by 8pm.

coming from a junior who plays basketball in the country, i think that having the lightning play at the Whyalla stadium is a great idea and i think Vince can and will make it happen to the best standard possible. i also think that the kids will definetly benefit from the experience in meeting their idols. country kids that play in adelaide have to travel every week to the city to play so why cant a city representative team travel to the country? it's not like it's every week they will have to do it like country players have too!!!!