Squadron Relocation: Your thoughts please

[furns]

GDay all,

As part of a debrief with stakeholders after the WSW game, we have been asked that The Squadron consider relocating for the high risk games to the Western Stand. Current security arrangements for these games are difficult with the design of the Eastern Stand preventing an effective management plan to exit large numbers of away supporters, and keeping them separate from the home support.
Squadron committee members who attended this meeting stated we wouldnt make a decision on a issue like this on behalf of everyone, we would at least canvass opinion before giving them an answer.

It appears they want us to discuss this swiftly and provide them a response as to whether we are in favour of a move or not so they can liase with the stadium for the next WSW match in early Feb.

As far as we see it we have the following options:

1. Stay where we are in bay 2. Push for away supporters to be relocated to western stand, ideally bay 49/50 and overflow can go into the upper Western (ie for WSW games).
2. Permanently move to bay 60 in the Western



There is pros and cons for both of these options, but we need everyones opinions over the next few days to be able to see what the general consensus is. Vote on the poll, and post your thoughts and pros/cons below. You might suggest something we havent considered yet. This is for ANYONE to respond to, we are not just after opinions of people who are bay 2 regulars. We would like opinions from as broad a base of Jets supporters as possible.

We are waiting on Jets to get back to us about whether this is even possible, but if we can say that an overwhelming majority of respondents are in favour, and the fact that it doesnt look like memberships are available currently in bay 60 anyway it could be a positive response.

There has also been discussion amongst senior active supporters that moving to the Southern Hill should be an option. While it would definately be everyones preferred option, unfortunately its not possible with the design of the Hill currently and wont be until its completed in the final phase of Hunter Stadium's redevelopment. Which wont happen anytime this decade.
FFA's guidelines mandate that active support areas must be fully seated bays with dedicated entry/exit points.

If people are in favour of moving, plans would then be to request to trial a switch to bay 60 for the WSW & Phoenix games in Feb and then make a decision whether its a permanent move or not.

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