Brisbane Roar chairman Chris Fong says the revamped Ballymore Stadium is the boutique venue the three-time A-League champions have been trying to find because the membership’s inception 18 years in the past.
Currently being reworked right into a “world-class multisport facility” forward of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, the long-time residence of the Queensland Rugby Union is about to additionally grow to be the Roar’s base.
As earlier reported by News Corp Australia, the Roar will return to Brisbane from Redcliffe subsequent season to play its residence matches at Suncorp Stadium and Ballymore.
Up to 3 video games shall be performed at Ballymore subsequent season, however as soon as the venue is absolutely renovated and able to holding 15,000 followers, Fong intends for the Roar to make a full-time transfer to the Herston venue.
“This has been on our wishlist for years,” Fong stated in reference to the Roar’s long-time and beforehand fruitless seek for a boutique Brisbane residence floor,
“These guys (the QRU), they’ve had this facility here that’s been underdeveloped for 20 years, and they’ve done something about it, so we’re going to utilise it.
“We’ve locked in a long-term deal with Suncorp Stadium, but Suncorp also have some gaps in which they may not be able to accommodate us, and it just fits in perfectly with us to come and play here (at Ballymore).
“We’re looking at three games (at Ballymore next season) but it’s all going to be based on compliance with the A-League and then we have to jump through those hoops, but the APL are very much involved in that.
“What we’re aiming for is that there’s a temporary measure here, but in two to three years’ time, this will be complete and we expect that this will be our home if we can keep on this trajectory.”
The Roar’s A-League girls’s crew will play their residence matches subsequent season at Ballymore, which is being dubbed Brisbane’s “new home of women’s rectangular sport” and also will be the hockey venue for the 2032 Olympics.
QRU chief government David Hanham stated it was “an exciting day for the future of Ballymore with two great Queensland sporting organisations coming together”.
“Having the Brisbane Roar A-League women’s side here for every home match is a big milestone that ensures Ballymore becomes the new home of women’s rectangular sport,” Hanham stated.
“Our vision for Ballymore is for the iconic venue to be a multi-sport hub and Olympic precinct for the Brisbane 2032 Games as Brisbane’s ‘Silicon Valley of sport’ with the facility set to host a golden runway of major events in the next decade.”
The first stage of Ballymore’s redevelopment – the completion of the nationwide rugby coaching centre, which is able to home the Queensland Reds males’s and ladies’s groups, the Wallaroos, Sevens squads and the Reds Academy – is about to be accomplished subsequent month.
Originally printed as Revamped Ballymore boutique venue Roar have been trying to find
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
