Okay, let's start with the stadium. Metricon Stadium (Carrara Stadium) doesn't have any sort of official nickname at the moment so there is one for people to work on. What about either end of goal? Let's look at the map before we name them.
I have heard commentators occasionally refer to the north-east goals as the "scoreboard end" but that scoreboard is going to be removed in the future so it isn't a well thought out name. I think without a doubt it should become known as the 'River End' given it's faces the Nerang River and the other end doesn't. As for the opposite end, Nerang-Broadbeach Road End seems far too long for my liking so something else will need to be thought of.
Obviously player nicknames is a big thing and that can be found in this thread. What about supporters that are unique to the Gold Coast? Well once upon a time there was a guy ( SUNS probably knows his name) dressed in a South Sydney Rabbitohs singlet that would walk down to the cheer squad area after every Gold Coast goal and yell "How good's (insert player that just kicked a goal)?" and the crowd would reply "He's alright!" Unfortunately, people complained and the stadium lost one of the few unique things it had. The only other personality I know of at Gold Coast games is a take on Collingwood's famous Joffa. He is named Jeffa and he wears an orange suit to games. Again, SUNS would know more but I believe he doesn't sit around the cheer squad area. He doesn't really do anything, it's just noticeable that he is in an orange suit when you walk past him.
The minutes countdown to the first bounce on the big screen that counts down to the tune of the guitar solo from November Rain by Guns n Roses is also something unique to the Gold Coast and usually gets the crowd pretty fired up.
Anyway, I'd like this thread to turn into a brain storming session of ideas that can be trialed and hopefully become something unique to the Gold Coast. I would personally be a big fan of a certain section of the bottom tier becoming something similar to Bay 13 at the MCG where they just heckle the opposition and develop a reputation for it, preferably near the Gold Coast cheer squad.
I have heard commentators occasionally refer to the north-east goals as the "scoreboard end" but that scoreboard is going to be removed in the future so it isn't a well thought out name. I think without a doubt it should become known as the 'River End' given it's faces the Nerang River and the other end doesn't. As for the opposite end, Nerang-Broadbeach Road End seems far too long for my liking so something else will need to be thought of.
Obviously player nicknames is a big thing and that can be found in this thread. What about supporters that are unique to the Gold Coast? Well once upon a time there was a guy ( SUNS probably knows his name) dressed in a South Sydney Rabbitohs singlet that would walk down to the cheer squad area after every Gold Coast goal and yell "How good's (insert player that just kicked a goal)?" and the crowd would reply "He's alright!" Unfortunately, people complained and the stadium lost one of the few unique things it had. The only other personality I know of at Gold Coast games is a take on Collingwood's famous Joffa. He is named Jeffa and he wears an orange suit to games. Again, SUNS would know more but I believe he doesn't sit around the cheer squad area. He doesn't really do anything, it's just noticeable that he is in an orange suit when you walk past him.
The minutes countdown to the first bounce on the big screen that counts down to the tune of the guitar solo from November Rain by Guns n Roses is also something unique to the Gold Coast and usually gets the crowd pretty fired up.
Anyway, I'd like this thread to turn into a brain storming session of ideas that can be trialed and hopefully become something unique to the Gold Coast. I would personally be a big fan of a certain section of the bottom tier becoming something similar to Bay 13 at the MCG where they just heckle the opposition and develop a reputation for it, preferably near the Gold Coast cheer squad.
