Etihad Stadium to miss World Cup bid

Apparently Etihad Stadium is to miss out on the 2018 World Cup Bid?

Why? Because enlightened CEO Ian Collins and his AFL mates realised after five years of trying they could never get a pitch up to football standard....ain't that the truth!

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Victory get a bigger stadium

Melbourne Victory will share their home games in 2009 between the 56,000 capacity Telstra Dome and the new, yet to be built, Olympic Park stadium.

The purpose built new stadium is a rectangular football ground and will host Ruby League, Rugby Union and Football games.

Originally designed to be 20,000 which would be more than enough for Rugby League table toppers Melbourne Storm, but Melbourne Victory's crowds last season stunned stadium organisers

A compromise has been reached and the stadium will now hold 31,000.

This is probably too small, however it may work in football's favour. If Victory continue to attract good crowds some people may miss out. This may in turn enable a second Melbourne team to enter the league.

Is a 31,000 stadium enough given Victory can move big games to the Dome? What do you think?

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