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18th club, whose next?

Wb1234

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I've also witnessed that they arent willing to pay anything for them. Therefore we should hold what they want with the contempt it deserves.
So your argument is :

nine want an extra brisbane team

you have a weird notion it’s worth nothing to then

so might as well add Perth who are also worth nothing

genius mate !
 

Perth Red

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So your argument is :

nine want an extra brisbane team

you have a weird notion it’s worth nothing to then

so might as well add Perth who are also worth nothing

genius mate !
The argument you and donkey seem to be making is we should add Brisbane3 because ch9 want it.
I'm merely pointing out that Ch9 also wanted Brisbane2, told us how valuable it was to them, but then when they were introduced refused to pay anything extra.
So should we make expansion decisions based on what ch9 want? Id suggest it would be the bottom of the list of why and where.
 

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The argument you and donkey seem to be making is we should add Brisbane3 because ch9 want it.
I'm merely pointing out that Ch9 also wanted Brisbane2, told us how valuable it was to them, but then when they were introduced refused to pay anything extra.
So should we make expansion decisions based on what ch9 want? Id suggest it would be the bottom of the list of why and where.
Both nine and foxtel are desperate for more brisbane teams

you know big city metro teams in a rugby league heartland

trying to argue brisbane 2 and 3 are worth nothing to tv really is stupid
 

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Both nine and foxtel are desperate for more brisbane teams

you know big city metro teams in a rugby league heartland

trying to argue brisbane 2 and 3 are worth nothing to tv really is stupid
yet willing to pay nothing. Clearly Brisbane2 was worth nothing to Ch9, or at least they agreed to pay nothing for it. Why would Brisbane3 be any different?
 

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Sure buddy

you think anybody else believes this bs
It's not BS, Nine hasn't paid a cent for the Dolphins or the extra content expansion into Brisbane provided and PVL gave them a discount "because of covid" that they instantly invested into acquiring the RU rights. Outside of the bonus News (not Fox) paid the NRL to pick the Dolphins over the other bids, they haven't paid anything for the Dolphins either.

Broadcasters will always act in their own interests first, not the NRL's or the sport more broadly, and will gleefully take advantage of the sport where they can. The fact that Nine was stupid enough to think that it was a better investment to invest in RU content over more RL content in the 2020s shows exactly what their opinion is worth.
 

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It's not BS, Nine hasn't paid a cent for the Dolphins or the extra content expansion into Brisbane provided and PVL gave them a discount "because of covid" that they instantly invested into acquiring the RU rights. Outside of the bonus News (not Fox) paid the NRL to pick the Dolphins over the other bids, they haven't paid anything for the Dolphins either.

Broadcasters will always act in their own interests first, not the NRL's or the sport more broadly, and will gleefully take advantage of the sport where they can. The fact that Nine was stupid enough to think that it was a better investment to invest in RU content over more RL content in the 2020s shows exactly what their opinion is worth.

Dolphins already are sought after by channel nine unlike your raiders
 
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Evidence of what? that some guy from channel 9 made a statement. I never denied some guy from channel 9 made a statement about another QLD team. You on the other hand are dismissing the fact that in a poll most club CEO's and Chairmen voted for Perth to be team 18. V'landys has also expressed support for Perth in the media.
V'landys expressed support for Brisbane, too.

The poll had Perth and Brisbane at 27 and 26 per cent, respectively. Hardly a slam dunk for Perth.

That "some guy" is the Head of Strategy Wide World Of Sport.
 
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I've also witnessed that they arent willing to pay anything for them. Therefore we should hold what they want with the contempt it deserves.

Ch9 lost four Broncos games. You've been told this by me and Wookie. You conveniently ignore this fact.

I seem to remember the then head of ch9 talking about how a second Brisbane team was worth a lot of money from ch9. Guess what? If we've learnt anything its not to expect anything from ch9.

Didn't you say Ch9 and Foxtel underpaid because V'landys failed to create a bidding war?

Its a fact. Ch9 are paying the same post Dolphins admission as they did pre Dolphins admission. An inconvenient truth maybe? $115mill cash a year in both deals.

It's a fact Ch9 lost four Broncos games. They're not going to pay more for losing the highest drawing team in the NRL.
 

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V'landys expressed support for Brisbane, too.
He expressed support for Melb2 as well lol
Ch9 lost four Broncos games. You've been told this by me and Wookie. You conveniently ignore this fact.



Didn't you say Ch9 and Foxtel underpaid because V'landys failed to create a bidding war?



It's a fact Ch9 lost four Broncos games. They're not going to pay more for losing the highest drawing team in the NRL.
and gained 11 Dolphins games. Weren't they supposed to be super valuable to ch9??

All up there will be 25 Broncos and Dolphins games on FTA next season. A huge content increase for them in Brisbane.

In 2022 Ch9 had 17 games on FTA featuring Broncos, next season it will be 14.

So next season they will have 47% more Brisbane content, for which they paid $0.

Either vlandys is the worse negotiator ever or Ch9 dont really value it as much as they and you claim?

Either way the undeniable fact is Ch9 paid nothing for Brisbane2.
 
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He expressed support for Melb2 as well lol

and gained 11 Dolphins games. Weren't they supposed to be super valuable to ch9??

All up there will be 25 Broncos and Dolphins games on FTA next season. A huge content increase for them in Brisbane.

In 2022 Ch9 had 17 games on FTA featuring Broncos, next season it will be 14.

So next season they will have 47% more Brisbane content, for which they paid $0.

Either vlandys is the worse negotiator ever or Ch9 dont really value it as much as they and you claim?

Either way the undeniable fact is Ch9 paid nothing for Brisbane2.

You argued for months that V'landys left money on the table.
 

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He expressed support for Melb2 as well lol

and gained 11 Dolphins games. Weren't they supposed to be super valuable to ch9??

All up there will be 25 Broncos and Dolphins games on FTA next season. A huge content increase for them in Brisbane.

In 2022 Ch9 had 17 games on FTA featuring Broncos, next season it will be 14.

So next season they will have 47% more Brisbane content, for which they paid $0.

Either vlandys is the worse negotiator ever or Ch9 dont really value it as much as they and you claim?

Either way the undeniable fact is Ch9 paid nothing for Brisbane2.
How did nine gains 11 dolphins games lmao
 

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