TV doesnt care where a team is basedSydney still has nine teams. More than the free market can support and more than it deserves. Stop whinging about the Bears and Jets.
Neither will international or national sponsors
TV doesnt care where a team is basedSydney still has nine teams. More than the free market can support and more than it deserves. Stop whinging about the Bears and Jets.
You've done nothing but whinge and grandstand about the Bears since you returned from hibernation.
Whether you like or not, the fact remains that the Bears have very little to offer Perth and the NRL. Bugger all money. Bugger all fans. Juniors can be provided by a number of clubs.
Contrary to the bullshit pushed by the Bears, the club doesn't have 200k fans waiting for their return. When the club existed it drew mediocre crowds to NSO. Many of their actual fans are now dead.
TV don't need another team to appeal to fans from the Sydney market. They've already got nine.TV doesnt care where a team is based
Neither will international or national sponsors
Neither do regional citiesTV don't need another team to appeal to fans from the Sydney market. They've already got nine.
Neither do regional cities
They just need a team to adopt the region and play 3 to 6 games there
Rotate the 9s and SOO and they get it all
Anyone know when the meeting was on
It is common sense, we shouldn't be trying to cling to a small suburban past especially with an expansion team on the other side of the country.
That's pretty much what I've suspected. If there's 3 bids that are viable, they will announce all 3 this year for staggered inclusion.Ok.. so who had "20 teams by 2032, bids to be submitted before the end of July, decision & timing to be announced by October this year"?
Perth’s NRL fate to expected to be decided by October
An Australian Rugby League Commission meeting in Melbourne before State of Origin II is believed to have settled on a timeline to expand from the current 17 teams to 20 by 2030.thewest.com.au
So we know
perth
png
fiji
christchurch
south brisbane
will bid. Any other left fielders? Maybe bears for pacifika if perth turn them down?
More like plan DD. Pretty sure they’ve well surpassed the regular alphabet.1
Perth
PNG
Fiji
Christchurch x3
- Kea (Moffat's Bid)
- South Island NRL Bid (Headed by Tony Kidd, no nickname yet)
- Mystery Bid backed by "Christchurch Millionaires"
Brisbane Easts Tigers (Brand probably to be reworked, was Firehawks)
So that's 7 that have been publicized, though the Christchurch mystery bid only appears to be mentioned fleetingly in media articles.. so not sure how much substance that has?
Then you have Newtown and Norths who are interested in linking to the Perth bid, but will the unsuccessful one try hooking up with a different bid as a plan B? (or in the Bears case, something like a plan Q? Hehehe)
I hope we get an answer as to who Perth aligns with (if anyone) pretty darn soon, so that gives the unsuccessful party some time to consider options - that plan-B scenario - well before that end of July deadline for bids to be filed.More like plan DD. Pretty sure they’ve well surpassed the regular alphabet.
Perth Red has spoken to the telegraphTelegraph reporting 20 teams have been signed off
18 Perth 2027 most likely Bears
19 PNG 2028
20 ??