A proposal to weatherproof the MCG has been met with strong criticism from Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.
The Herald Sun report that MCC boss Stephen Gough has proposed the installation of a lightweight retractable roof over the MCG as part of a 50-year plan for Melbourne.
“I hate it. I absolutely hate it,” Doyle said on Triple M’s Hot Breakfast.
“It is the MCG. Have a look at it. It looks like some sort of toy out of K-mart in the rendition on the front of the Herald Sun.”
“It is one of the great open amphitheatres of the world.”
Gough told the Hot Breakfast this morning that the proposal is part of a 50-year vision.
“You had to be realistic looking 50-years ahead, that’s a big time frame. Look back 50-years and see what we’ve done,” Gough told Eddie, Mick and Darce.
“So you’ve got to be a bit bold thinking what could be done. My personal view is I prefer the open-air stadium but over the next 50-years people may find that that’s how they want to take their sport and they want to get absolutely comfort and that could be a factor so you’ve got to throw it (a roof) in as one of the options.”