1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: Darcy Watergrave Sports Stook Coasters with me elods Head plus 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: the Allen the old Wellington Lions are confident they can 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: fill out a stadium. 4 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 2: Mate, Well, I don't say that. They didn't say that. 5 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 2: What they've done Wellington Lions MPC product playing there and 6 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: that gets under way in a couple of months time. 7 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 2: They've released their draw for the upcoming round. What's happened 8 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: as a number of these major teams have moved back 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 2: to the major stadiums now last year up at Potty Doer, 10 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: up at the Jerry Collins Stadium. That's whe the Wellington 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: Lions played all the games. They don't play anything at 12 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: the newly called Henry Stadium in downtown or downtown up Wharf. 13 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 2: Could you call it that Wellington this time though, every 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: game is being played up there and they're not playing 15 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: any games Pottydeer Stadium. Well, we're going to find out 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: if you listen up after seven on Tony Giles is 17 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 2: going to join us. He's the Wellington Lions CEO. Why 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: are you doing this? How is it going to work? 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 2: What's it going to cost you? What about the perception 20 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: is reality? Because when you got five people sitting in Wellington. 21 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: It looks awful of all those yellow seats, So what's 22 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: the theory and the logic behind this? Why are you 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: doing it? Now? Tony's going to join us, and that's 24 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: great that he is. You can put the same thing 25 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: out to the head of Auckland Rugby, who are going 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 2: to be staying everything at Eden Park. I find this fascinating. 27 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 2: But after we talk with David Higgins yesterday about the 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 2: nature of free to wear broadcast and let's not forget 29 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: the MPC is going to be on TVNZ plus free 30 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: to Wear right the way through, So how are you 31 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,919 Speaker 2: going to leverage that and actually try and make some money? 32 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: Because Wellington had that real issue where they owned the 33 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 2: Hurricanes and that sent them pretty much broke, so they 34 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: had to flog it off and try something else. So 35 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: we'll find out more about that with Tony Giles up 36 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: after seven o'clock. 37 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: So isn't part of the reason that they leave the 38 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: Big Stadia because the Big Stadia charged too much to 39 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: just turn the lights on basically, So why are they 40 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: getting a cut rate here? 41 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: What? Maybe they are Maybe they're better to deal said, look, 42 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: we're going to come and play at your place. But Honestly, 43 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 2: we can't afford to do this. We're going to sink. 44 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: And it's all very well getting money out of a 45 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: club to come and play. If the club no longer exists, 46 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 2: you're not going to get anything. Also, what's the word activations? 47 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 2: Very important part of this. How are they going to 48 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 2: attract people along? Look, the rugby's one thing, and it's 49 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 2: got to be a good game, but what else are 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: they doing? How else are they going to get people 51 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 2: out of Wellington? And let's not forget Wellington got brutalized 52 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: employment wise only the last couple of years. You'd know 53 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 2: this only too well. They are a lot of bodies left 54 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 2: in Wellington and the disposable income isn't great. So they've 55 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: got so many hurdles to jump over. Tony Giles is 56 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: going to tell us what they are and how they 57 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: intend on doing that. 58 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: Hey, mostly the black Caps have lost the T twenty series. 59 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 2: Let's not talk about the black Caps. Let's talk about 60 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 2: the White Ferns who dominated the Proteus and won their series. 61 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 2: For one, how about that seal? Just turn the tables, 62 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 2: meaning care score ourself a ton lease you average fifty 63 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: in this series so far? The new captain. But I 64 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: know what happened yesterday. That's fine. There was no wall 65 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 2: being pulled over anyone's eyes. We knew it was a 66 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: second string team. We know these guys are building so 67 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: next time they roll for the top team, they have 68 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: experienced through last international le so it wasn't a secret. 69 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: I've got no problem with that. I love what merely 70 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 2: Curves done as captain. It obviously suits her. She's great 71 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: with the ball, she's great with the bat, she's great 72 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: in the field. And let's not forget the summer of 73 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 2: cricket carries on well into autumn because they're taking on 74 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: the White Ferns are the Proteus One Day International Series 75 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: which gets underway on Sunday, and yeah we'll preview that 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: come the All Sports Breakfast on Saturday morning and stuff. 77 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: Thank you, darc there's always Darcy Wall to grab Sports 78 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: Talk Hoost. He'll be back seven o'clock this evening. Thanks 79 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: for having me for more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive. 80 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: Listen live to news Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, 81 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.