You know, all this angst and grumpiness over the RoF makes me very glad that Auckland didn't waste money building its own on the waterfront. (None of our existing stadia are that crash hot but at least there is a choice of sizes.)
Eden Park should have been floored years ago. No car parking within cooeee. Unless they rip up the cricket ground next to it. Oddly enough, the "Trevor Mallard" stadium on the water front replacing Eden park was probably the best option for all concerned up there. But Mallard was such a cock about it along with the Mayor up there at the time, it got abandoned.
No one wants to use Eden Park. Cricket are happy to go to Western Springs, the Warriors want zero part of Eden Park and football is happy to go where ever which is not saying much cause there are zero games.
For about 8 home games at Eden Park for the blues, 2 football games, 3 games of cricket, and a couple of Warriors gigs, a couple of AB games plus 9s, its not a high use stadium itself. Thats not because of location, but because of the stupid cost which went up after they renovated the joint to pay off the interest. For some $400m, they would have gotten a better stadium on the waterfront which was the Eden Park reno cost I think. They should have levelled the fudgeing thing as fast possible and let the residents have their little suburb. A waterfront stadium was always the best way to go for every rectangular shaped sport and would have justified Lens loopy train set too. Parking, transport access, entertainment amenities..... It had it all.