Menu
Facilities

Sydney FC CEO Danny Townsend Weighs In On Sydney Stadium War

A-League side Sydney FC CEO Danny Townsend took a "potshot" at National Rugby League CEO Todd Greenberg and Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop for "backing an ANZ Stadium upgrade ahead of an ­Allianz Stadium redevelopment," according to Andrew Clennell of THE AUSTRALIAN. Townsend "weighed into Sydney’s stadium wars, saying he had robust discussions" with Gallop on the "need for an upgrade of Allianz Stadium first, but the pair had agreed to disagree." Townsend also suggested Greenberg "had outsized influence" on the NSW government. The Sydney FC exec said, "From our perspective, we believe that the stadium we’re currently in is well past its use-by date. We play in the worst stadium in the A-League." Townsend said that he would "find it hard to believe the government was to first knock down and rebuild Allianz" given that then-NSW Premier Mike Baird said in April '16 that ANZ "would be first." Townsend: "What we have said is that the FFA should be supportive of one of its major constituents in the A-League, which is Sydney FC. Our ... attendance is larger than all of the NRL teams that play at Homebush. Why don’t we get the same voice as Todd Greenberg?" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 11/7).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 18, 2024

Sports Business Awards nominees unveiled; NWSL's historic opening weekend and takeaways from CFP deal

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, BTN’s Meghan McKeown, and a deep dive into AppleTV+’s The Dynasty

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast from the New York Post and Sports Business Journal, ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks all things NCAA. Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown shares her insight into the Caitlin Clark craze. The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn chats all things Bean Town. And SBJ’s Xavier Hunter drops in to share his findings on how the NWSL is making a social media push.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/11/07/Facilities/Danny-Townsend.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/11/07/Facilities/Danny-Townsend.aspx

CLOSE