With Pirtek Stadium poised to be demolished for a A$300M,
30,000-seat stadium, A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers "have begun exploring
the possibility of moving games to Belmore Sportsground during
construction," according to Michael Chammas of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. The Wanderers recently made enquiries with National Rugby League club
Canterbury about playing its Football Federation Australia Cup game against the Brisbane Roar on
Aug. 11 "at the spiritual home of the Bulldogs." But with the
state government on the verge of announcing its stadia strategy, which
is believed to include plans to knock down and rebuild Pirtek Stadium,
the club is "once again looking at Belmore as a temporary base." The club is weighing up its options, which include the Olympic stadium (83,500 capacity),
Campbelltown Sportsground (21,000), Pepper Stadium (22,000) and Belmore
Sportsground (20,000). If the new stadium at Parramatta gets the
green light on the existing site as early as '16, it is understood that "the
Wanderers will ask the club's fans to vote on where they would like to
see the matches played" (SMH, 8/19).
