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Stadiums Queensland has confirmed they will waive the fee associated with the abandoned game. This outcome ensures that the prospect of a free future match remains a possibility for our community. Thank you for your commitment to holding them accountable for the condition of the pitch.

February 10, 2011

Stadiums Queensland should waive the bill for abandoned game.

Stadiums Queensland should waive the bill for abandoned game.

🏆 Won — 299 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 8 months ago
On the 19th of December 2010 Clive Palmer opened the gates for all Gold Coasters to attend an A-league game for free. The game was abandoned due to poor pitch conditions causing water to puddle in areas of no grass. Clive Palmer has stated that he will do the same thing again if Stadiums Queensland waives his fee for the abandoned game. 23000 tickets were snapped up by eager Gold Coasters and almost 11000 turned up in poor weather conditions. That’s 23000 people who were robbed of their entertainment and Stadiums Queensland should be held responsible. Stadiums Queensland have blamed the weather as the reason for the abandonment. However a week later, less than 100km up the road another Stadiums Queensland venue, Suncorp Stadium, withstood similar weather conditions due to the playing surface being in immaculate condition. By singing this petition you are asking Stadiums Queensland to take responsibility for the state of the pitch at Skilled Park and not blame Mother Nature. You never know they may even come to the party and waive the fee and at the very least realise that the state of the pitch is not good enough! We target to get 20000 names on this petition so we need all your help to promote the petition, power to the people.

Updates

Reached 250 supporters

January 1, 2011

December 30, 2010

We are rapidly approaching our goal of two hundred fifty signatures. Please direct your social circles to this page so that we reach this benchmark today.

Reached 100 supporters

December 28, 2010

December 26, 2010

We are approaching one hundred signatures on this petition. Please ensure others are aware of this request so that we might reach this initial milestone before the week concludes.

6 Comments

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Mark Chavez
15 years ago Featured

The pitch was a disgrace honestly. Suncorp handles the rain fine so why cant skilled park? Give us another free game.

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Jason Bell
15 years ago Featured

Give the man a break. He tried to do something good for the city and they made it impossible.

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Chloe May
15 years ago Featured

ridiculous. just waive the fee and let us have our match back.

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Dave Chapman
15 years ago Featured

total incompetence at the stadium management level. clear as day that the drainage was the problem not the rain

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Ben Reddy
15 years ago Featured

been going to games for years and the surface lately has been shocking. they need to stop blaming the weather and fix the grass.

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Sarah Okafor
15 years ago Featured

My kids were so disappointed when the game stopped. We drove all the way there for nothing. Sort it out.