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  1. taipan

    Vegas Baby

    Make the Sharks great again not as happens grate again.
  2. taipan

    OT: Dead hard rockers week

    Producer probably most of us never heard of Shel Talmy , yet the guy was the producer for The Who" My Generation" The Kinks "You really got me " loved the beat of that f....ing song & David Bowie. Dies aged 87.
  3. taipan

    WA BEARS

    Let's see about codes lobbying state govt to get funding for a new team being an embarrassment. Nov 2022 The Tasmanian govt has upped its funding (for a licence)AFL team from $100m to $144,m over 12 areas ($12m pa).In addition a $60 grant for aa high performance unit. This in an AFL state so the...
  4. taipan

    OT: Dead hard rockers week

    Phil Lesh Founding member of Grateful Dead Rock Bass Guitarist died 84
  5. taipan

    OT: Dead hard rockers week

    Paul Di'Anno former Iron Maiden vocalist dead at 66 Suffered health issues latter years restricted to playing in wheelchair.
  6. taipan

    WA BEARS

    And I fell for it . My concern was Cocos Islands could become a staging point for the Chinese Navy.
  7. taipan

    WA BEARS

    After the refusal to pay the licence fee ? They all supported expansion and WA that's for sure initially. Can't see them agreeing after seeing the bid ,unless you a Broncos team with plenty of loot. A new club has to get players from somewhere and the Dolphins struggled together stars .
  8. taipan

    WA BEARS

    That's my point the 17 clubs are members ,they have a say. If they believe the deal offered is going to impact their bottom line they tell the Commission get the WA bid team to sharpen their pencils.A majority of course must agree one way or another.Without the club, there ain't no Commission or...
  9. taipan

    WA BEARS

    Well Cummins plan A didn't exactly go to plan.
  10. taipan

    WA BEARS

    I guess because the 17 clubs knowing their player recruitment will be impacted want some recompense .Like cash in hand .
  11. taipan

    WA BEARS

    I agree. Sport for 9 & 10 are loss makers but they pull in the advertising bucks to compensate for the other shyte programs on their stable. But as we found out with COVID Nein cried poor mouth ,ch7 wasn't laughing with the big AFL deal. NRL will be paid no question , but it's by how much the...
  12. taipan

    WA BEARS

    You left out Chechnya,Baluchistan, Sir Lanka and the Cocos islands. PVL is Chairman.The decision in the end is a board decision.The 17 NRL clubs are members ,they also have input in the decision making process.Yeah the buck stops with him, but the buck also stops with the head of any bidding...
  13. taipan

    WA BEARS

    Couldn't give a rat's quoit about the A League growth whatever. The fact is the A league required $18m based on the code & new club's situation. If they fold I loose zero sleep. The NRL now required a licence fee based on the WA bid situation. Why the hell do you think the NRL is fireproofing...
  14. taipan

    WA BEARS

    Maybe a timing factor the original bid being full of holes the bid asked to be upgraded ,so they brought in these 2 guys, one of whom was sacked by the NRL to boost the bid. I'd be a bit edgy if I sacked someone and he later became part of deal I was negotiating. It's fair to suggest the people...
  15. taipan

    WA BEARS

    All I have to say is.Because it's become boring as batsh*t TBH. If Cummins & his team had been briefed prior to(July) that a licence fee would apply & they did nothing about it, thinking the NRL was bluffing ,they only have themselves to blame. IMO to impose a licence fee suggests the bid had a...
  16. taipan

    WA BEARS

    It doesn't alter the fact, putting that money in is a firm commitment ,bearing in mind soccer in that area as well as league is popular. All codes need to maximise revenue where possible. It's not a lay down the WA Govt would have provided the bank surety ,because what taxpayer will be thrilled...
  17. taipan

    WA BEARS

    Then why did Western United have to pay $18m upfront to get into the A League ? A firm commitment that they mean business and long term security. The licence fee represents an iron clad commitment for the long term in an area that is not heartland. A Bank guarantee naturally requires either...
  18. taipan

    WA BEARS

    My 50c rambling rant . The NRL is in the entertainment business existing in a small country( population of 26m) . This business is in the most competitive sporting market on this lump of orbiting granite . The NRL/News had established an NRL club in the Victorian market dominated by a game...
  19. taipan

    WA BEARS

    There used to be a saying about the North Sydney Bears always snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory. The NRL bid submitted by Cummins just followed the same routine All looking good in their eyes then lost the plot near the finish.
  20. taipan

    WA BEARS

    If they brought Perth Red to the table.Thought that would have got them over the line. Seriously , if Cummins hasn't crossed all the Ts and dotted the Is , when it's obvious the RL wants a WA team, who the hell then stuffed up ? A WA team IMO takes preference over a PNG one at present ,but...

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