Recently the CQ NRL Bid Chairman, Geoff Murphy accused some Bids as being selfish and dismissive and these current critical outbursts only confirm Geoff's opinion.
While the CQ NRL Bid had an expected launch date of 2014, we appreciate the valid reasons clearly articulated by David Gallop in his 2015 suggestion. We have expressed our support of his position for no other reason than this date makes sense.
When enormous change occurs in any venture or business the operatives must be sure that all procedures and processes have been fully researched and any perceived discrepancies eliminated. This process is referred to as "performing risk assessment" and sometimes many scenarios have to be tested and outcomes evaluated before "change" is implemented.
NRL expansion is no different. The planning has to be meticulous because the numbers of operating units are incredible. The right people have to be recruited and trained, buildings have to be built, and the business side of the operation has to be thoroughly tested in the market for effectiveness, and sustainability.
The CQ NRL team will be competitive from the very start, and it will be play its home games in a magnificent new, world class stadium. All of this will take time to get absolutely right. The process has actually commenced already and many of the vast number of operational elements have been identified and the planning has started.
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