Registered soccer clubs

[neverwozza]

I was just checking out the budgie training pics on the 442 site and am very jealous at the state of their ground. I grew up across the road from our local leagues club and the oval was always in great condition. They had 3 greenkeepers looking after 2 bowling greens, a turf wicket, 3 hockey fields and a football oval. The club had big picture windows in the corner (it was called schooner corner) overlooking all the sporting fields and my dads generation basically used to watch their kids and all the grades from up there in between putting on bets at the tab. All this was paid for by the dreaded one armed bandits but at least it was going to good use (not mismanged by a corrupt nsw political party). New to the coast but does anyone know how budgie got its clubhouse up & running and how diificult it was or is to do. I understand that times have changed somewhat and the pokies aren't the bottomless pit of money they used to be but surely a well run clubhouse could at least afford one fulltime greenkeeper to maintain a ground.

 

[From the dug out]

There's always a beginning!

 

[neverwozza]

I forgot to mention that if we had hasbeen and his mate as members we would be able to afford 2 greeenkeepers.

 

[marinermick]

I was just checking out the budgie training pics on the 442 site and am very jealous at the state of their ground. I grew up across the road from our local leagues club and the oval was always in great condition. They had 3 greenkeepers looking after 2 bowling greens, a turf wicket, 3 hockey fields and a football oval. The club had big picture windows in the corner (it was called schooner corner) overlooking all the sporting fields and my dads generation basically used to watch their kids and all the grades from up there in between putting on bets at the tab. All this was paid for by the dreaded one armed bandits but at least it was going to good use (not mismanged by a corrupt nsw political party). New to the coast but does anyone know how budgie got its clubhouse up & running and how diificult it was or is to do. I understand that times have changed somewhat and the pokies aren't the bottomless pit of money they used to be but surely a well run clubhouse could at least afford one fulltime greenkeeper to maintain a ground.

Growing up in Newcastle grounds like Budgie were just par for course. We had the pleasure of playing on some wonderful facilities built and maintained for by council money, assisted by the clubs themselves.

Congratulations to Budgie as even in these tough economic times they are continuing to make ground improvements and infrastructure changes.

Unfortunately the rest of the clubs have to rely on the Council and have to put up with some disgraceful facilities as Ourimbah, Gosford and Umina.

 

[Sym]

The budge club would have a fair bit of coin though ?

 

[jiggles]

The Ourimbah pitch makes me cry...and gets some shocking bug issues in warmer weather. Its disgusting...and Gavenlock is just shit. The goal mouths turn into a mudpit in the tiniest rain, and have seen a few players f**k their ankles and knees in the holes all over the pitch.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Tuggerah is surely the yard stick for crap pitches though?

 

[dibo]

budgie is private land too, while the gavenlock is not. a registered club is not going to be built and then finance development on a ground that belongs to the public. a registered club also wouldn't be built *there* - for a start it's completely flood prone, for seconds it's surrounded by houses on the surrounding hills and there is no meaningful public transport nearby.

 

[Statue]

Tuggerah is surely the yard stick for crap pitches though?

Frost Reserve

 

[Ranyen]

Tuggerah is surely the yard stick for crap pitches though?

Frost Reserve

Once the MCoE is built - we will have the best fields on the CC.

 

[Kanwal Bull]

Umina is (or used to be) really bad.. but havent played there for awhile..

 

[jiggles]

Tuggerah is surely the yard stick for crap pitches though?

I block that out of my mind

 

[FFC Mariner]

Actually, Umina with the huge holes and patches of beach does take a bit of beating but for all round epic shitness, Tuggerah (2009 version) gets my vote.