A lot of people in NZ say how terrible the place I live is, so I don’t really like to hear other places talked down as well. Everywhere out there is someone’s home.
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HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Am I allowed if I say my own home town is also a **** hole?
Makes sense, I’ve got a place or two like that too haha.
danknights
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I like the stadium? I don't see anything wrong with the facilities at blue bet. The academy is where it's at. The fans out west don't need no fancy dress party.
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Every stadium except Marathon (and, okay, CommBank) is a heap of **** which should be burned to the ground.
Good Times
Shane Christensen
Maybe spare Wembley though
Lefty
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I live in western Sydney (Parramatta area) but not as far west as Penrith and I worked in Penrith for a while. A lot of the suburbs around Penrith have quality houses which are only a few years old. The real estate there is expensive.
The Panthers complex has quality restaurants, theatres and bars. It has a huge shopping mall. There are many tradies and professionals that live in the Penrith area. The majority that live there are friendly middle class people.
The climate in Penrith is not the best it does get hot in Summer and cold in Winter and it is a long way from the beaches.
But it is not a bad place to live.
The Panthers complex has quality restaurants, theatres and bars. It has a huge shopping mall. There are many tradies and professionals that live in the Penrith area. The majority that live there are friendly middle class people.
The climate in Penrith is not the best it does get hot in Summer and cold in Winter and it is a long way from the beaches.
But it is not a bad place to live.
Lefty
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
The previous state government was planning to redevelop the stadium but the new state government has put a stop to that.
danknights
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
So they should........if the clubs are posting a profit then use that to build your new stadium. Don't go digging in my back pocket. If it takes a few years to get enough money then so be it. Everyone else has to "save" to buy things so bugger Penrith.
Probably still much warmer than NZ haha. But when I went on that Blue Mountains hike it was definitely nippy, I sure felt the temperature drop as I moved up in altitude.
Canberra is another place that gets a bad wrap, but I really enjoyed my trip there, cool city and stadium. And it helped that some Shannon McDonnell magic lead to a classic Knights win lol.
Lefty
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
There are a lot more important things for the state government to spend it’s funds on at present than upgrading Panthers Stadium.
danknights
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Bloody oath. The health system is is desperate need for an overhaul. Education system aswell.
Vagabond89
Danny Levi
I live in Canberra and can say GIO stadium is awful, its a long way from the city and public transport options, the fans sit a long way from the field, the facilities are poor and worst of all, it's an absolute wind tunnel and the coldest place on earth in winter. They need the long promised new rectangle stadium in the city. It would be a game changer but successive governments put it off.
My wife is from Penrith and we go to a heap of games there, it's a **** stadium. It's impossible to get food or drink, it lacks modern corporate facilities and it's a death trap if there is ever a fire, getting out after a game is very very slow. They need a new stadium and where the pace way is would be logical. Penrith is a huge, growing population area and deserves modern facilities. They just need to find a better way to finance it.
The wife is alway jealous of MJS when we go there. It's a great stadium and I'm thankful we aren't stuck with the second rate stadiums other teams have.
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Frank McWilliams
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Penrith for going on 20yrs, lived, schooled in Windsor/Richmond with 30+yrs elsewhere, not a bad spot overall but like everything else it’s what you make it, not as cold as Canberra or as hot as Townsville
MBQLD
Todd Bates
WIN stadium looks stunning with that outlook out to sea.
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I do like WIN Stadium to be fair. But if they blew up the stadium, Jack de Belin might get caught in the blast. Worth it.
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John Crooks
Understandable but it's called the riff for a reason.
My former boss also lives there and he is a really poor excuse for a human being. Has a similar attitude to luai and his mates no class at all.