18th club, whose next?

[Wb1234]

and the bet we made?

You getting a job from Cummins ?

 

[Perth Red]

You getting a job from Cummins ?

nobody likes a welcher!

 

[Wb1234]

nobody likes a welcher!

Your from Yorkshire it’s to be expected

 

[Perth Red]

Your from Yorkshire it’s to be expected

pay up or shut up. PNG in 2026 was your bet, tick tok.

 

[Wb1234]

pay up or shut up. PNG in 2026 was your bet, tick tok.

Png is confirmed bud

 

[Perth Red]

Png is confirmed bud

in 2026? lol

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Get a room

 

[Gobsmacked]

Get a room

I'm starting to think PR has on a bender since the news broke lol

 

[Wb1234]

I'm starting to think PR has on a bender since the news broke lol

Wait till his team loses the super league grand final for the trifecta

 

[Gobsmacked]

Wait till his team loses the super league grand final for the trifecta

If he doesn't post after they lose to Wigan, I'm going to be all worried..lol

 

[titoelcolombiano]

‘Your bid is in the bin’: How Western Bears’ plans went south

The Western Bears expansion bid described as “outstanding” in July has now been rejected by the NRL. How did it all go so wrong?

www.smh.com.au

"Redcliffe weren’t required to pay a licence fee because their licensed club guaranteed long-term financial viability."

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Lol, AFL Red defeated by his arch nemesis pokies.

 

[Trifili13]

‘Your bid is in the bin’: How Western Bears’ plans went south

The Western Bears expansion bid described as “outstanding” in July has now been rejected by the NRL. How did it all go so wrong?

www.smh.com.au

"Redcliffe weren’t required to pay a licence fee because their licensed club guaranteed long-term financial viability."

By that comment then it's not a licence fee but a bank guarantee in case of unforeseen failure and is not to be pissed up the wall by divying it up amongst the existing clubs. Much like a builder provides a client a 5% bank guarantee in case they default on the contract that is then returned to the builder at end of the defect liability period.

Now any proper tender or bid document would then say what the amount required is, not simply saying pay as much as you want. If the NRL wanted a licence fee or a guarantee to be paid then they should have specifically written it in the document that we want X amount, that's what a proper bid document has. Anyone arguing otherwise or saying that the NRL spoke with the consortium and told them verbally so that is enough, simply is being argumentative and has no knowledge how bids/tenders work in the real world.

I also find it hard to believe that the WA consortium paid a management firm to assist with the bid, which if I am correct was the one that assisted the Dolphins with their application, and they didn't insist on the consortium putting in a figure or asking the NRL how much was needed.

I think this has been a right royal f$%k up and both parties are scrambling to blame the other when in fact both have to take a portion of the blame.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Lol, AFL Red defeated by his arch nemesis pokies.