Melbourne Victory train at AAMI Park

Melbourne Victory yesterday opened the doors on the nearly completed AAMI Park for its members. The open day at Melbourne's rectangular stadium was primarily for the fans to familiarize themselves with the facility as well as inspect the seats they will be occupying next season.Lost in the excitement of the stadium's first 'public appearance' was the fact that Ernie Merrick's side were actually training in preparation for their final Asian Champions League match to be played in Korea on Wednesday. Injured defender Matthew Kemp even joked that their were more fans at today's opening than at the Victory's Champions League games this season.The east and south stands of the stadium were open for members to move around whilst the north and west sides of the ground continued to be worked on throughout the day.The overwhelming consensus from fans that attented was that from a viewing perspective, a bad seat could not be found in the new complex. The only critisicm which could be found of the 30,052 seater AAMI park was the gap between the goals and stands at either end of the stadium. This comes as a result of rugby's need for a try line. The Melbourne Storm and Rebels are co-tenants of the venue alongside the Victory and the newly formed Melbourne Heart FC.

AAMI Park will be a superb addition to the Melbourne sporting landscape, it will give football fans an experience and atmosphere which has never before been seen in Melbourne and is seldom achieved at oval venues.