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OK Tamazoid
What would the crowd break-even point be ?
I'm not a stadium manager in SA or WA.
How long would you be prepared to prop up a new team ?
15-20 years.
Where would they play out of ?
Adelaide: Hindmarsh Stadium. Capacity of 15,000 and recently upgraded.
Perth: I believe a new rectangular sports ground was built, so there. Perth Oval is converted for Perth Glory matches, so we could probably play there. Capacity of 16,000. The WACA has a 22,000 capacity and the stands are now closer to the action. Arena Joondalup is in Perth's suburbs and can take 20,000.
It's not that hard to attract sponsors. It's not as if the people who jumped up and down for the Reds in the first place have died either.
What about travel equalisation ?
Sponsorship by Qantas or Virgin Blue. It's no big deal with the AFL.
Who would be funding the new team ?
Cutting costs by axing useless organisations and bring the game under one umbrella, the NRL. And the Christmas Party fund at Philip St that's funded by all those fines. It's $10m to run an NRL club annually. We could probably squeeze $5m out of the Belgian bloke in exchange for his Orcas.
Where would the players come from ?
There are more than enough players to accommodate them. Look at all the Aussies in England, and it would be motive to send talent scouts to places like PNG and Fiji.
Sign a decent deal with Seven/Nine/Ten that will increase the amount of money paid for rights, and clauses in the contract that make the station show matches at the worst on 90min delay.
News Corp.
And this can be covered by the new TV rights deal.