Brisbane Bombers Bid

[The Great Dane]

If they were to do a united bid, id love to see them call themselves "BRL United" and represent themselves as the revived version of the old BRL rep team (if anyone can share what the brl rep jersey looked like, itd be much appreciated)

I dont expect any brisbane fans to remember the team or care about them ATM, but it is a good callback to the pre-Broncos days and sets them up as the Bronco antagonist.

Edit: it was the '79 AMPCO Cup i was thinking of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1F2FYVCHso

nice jersey. Bright red would be a good main colour for a new brisbane team.

That idea seems like it could have plenty of roadblocks in it's way.

For starters the new club almost certainly wouldn't be owned or affiliated with the BRL, so they'd have to get permission to use the BRL name and all the trademarks associated with it, which could end up being very expensive.

They'd also have to get permission to use the old school "Q" on their logo.

They also wouldn't really be a united BRL team, they'll just be another RL club that's almost certainly owned by a private owner/s and not more inclined to support RL in local Brisbane then any other team. So calling them BRL united would probably only be in name and not in action and would in my opinion not be appropriate.

And honestly I think there're much more imaginative and interesting names that could be used then BRL United, there was an idea on here ages ago of calling the team the Griffins or Kings or Monarchs or something like that, basically taking the Griffins from Brisbane's coat of arms and using them as the foundation of a new brand and to tie the team into the cities cultural history.
There was the idea of calling them the Brisbane browns and using a brown snake as the mascot (normally I'd be against just taking the name of another famous team, but it would have legitimate cultural meaning and history, and wouldn't just be a cut and past of the Cleveland Browns brand).

Those are just two ideas among countless other imaginative and marketable ideas out there that could be used, that IMO would be much more interesting, culturally significant and at the end of the day marketable than basically naming the team after an old competition that the team has no real connection to.

 

[Canard]

Why is that necessary? For the sake of the stadium trust holders or some other reason?

Because it's sensible to use a world class stadium with excellent transport links more than once a fortnight.

 

[RoosTah]

Because it's sensible to use a world class stadium with excellent transport links more than once a fortnight.

But don't the Queensland Reds also use it a fair bit in the Super Rugby? Heck, their crowd averages are still some of the best going around! and don't the A-League use it too? Surely it gets more than a bit of use outside of the Broncos.

 

[Joker's Wild]

But don't the Queensland Reds also use it a fair bit in the Super Rugby? Heck, their crowd averages are still some of the best going around! and don't the A-League use it too? Surely it gets more than a bit of use outside of the Broncos.

Not during the NRL season aside from the small cross over with the end of the S15 and start of the A-League seasons

Why use a second rate stadium or pour money into one when there is absolutely no reason not to use Suncorp

 

[RoosTah]

Not during the NRL season aside from the small cross over with the end of the S15 and start of the A-League seasons

Why use a second rate stadium or pour money into one when there is absolutely no reason not to use Suncorp

Well Super Rugby goes well into July now, so there's really only about a month without it before NRL finals. I suppose that leaves a bit of room. But it's still not a terribly under-utilised place.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Well Super Rugby goes well into July now, so there's really only about a month without it before NRL finals. I suppose that leaves a bit of room. But it's still not a terribly under-utilised place.

Super Rugby also has how many weeks off to accomodate Wallaby tours?

There is plenty of room for more top level NRL at Suncorp

 

[RoosTah]

Super Rugby also has how many weeks off to accomodate Wallaby tours?

There is plenty of room for more top level NRL at Suncorp

Yeah, fair enough I guess. Particularly if the fans of a new team will all go there anyway.

 

[Canard]

Super Rugby also has how many weeks off to accomodate Wallaby tours?

There is plenty of room for more top level NRL at Suncorp

Looking at there draw the Reds final home game (barring finals) is June 6th.

That's basically three months of the year during the height of the League season, that there is only a game on every other week.

To me that's EXTREMELY underutilised.

 

[Perth Red]

An open letter to our supporters

At the most recent NRL Annual General Meeting, the NRL formally announced that an expanded competition in 2018 was being investigated and an additional NRL side based in Brisbane would be at the top of that investigation.

This proposed expansion would ensure a win for all Rugby League fans in Brisbane – top flight Rugby League every weekend. Since launching our bid in February 2011, the Brisbane Bombers NRL Expansion Bid (formerly known as the Brisbane NRL Expansion Bid has had this single goal as our entire focus.

A team in Brisbane, called Brisbane, playing for the people of Brisbane.

In building the team, a mantra of four pillars has determined every decision the Bid has made: Community, Integrity, Sustainability and Success.

As we move into our fifth year, we anticipate a formal announcement from the NRL mid-to-late 2015 on expansion, with a license granted for a second Brisbane side into the NRL late 2015 / early 2016 for a 2018 commencement in the League. The Brisbane Bombers NRL Expansion Bid will be one of a number of bidding teams vying for this license into the expanded National Rugby League competition.
As part of our bid, we have been working since 2011 on a bid that would ensure long-term financial sustainability, a grass-roots growth program to provide double the amount of opportunities for youngsters in the South-East Corner, a Corporate Hospitality program that would rival international standards and an Advisory Board with 200 years of corporate experience.

We’ve planned a 5 year development program with a vision to become a valued asset to the NRL competition and, just as importantly, the people of Brisbane. This vision encompasses a comprehensive media, football, corporate, community and financial plan to ensure long-term success, both on and off the field. We have engaged some of the most recognizable names in the NRL to assist our detailed planning and strategies to ensure that the business acumen of the Bid Team is in unison with the strategy of the NRL and ARL Commission.

Having hosted the Storm and Bulldogs in the Pre-Season Charity Cup in 2014, introducing 1300 corporate partners to the Brisbane Bombers and 10,000 fans to our message, we believe the platform built is particularly strong. But the job is far from over. Coupled with Suncorp Stadium as a playing and training base and planned development of a a multi-use facility, state-of-the-art gymnasium and training facilities that would rival the most premium clubs in the world, the Brisbane Bombers NRL Expansion Bid are ready for the NRL competition when the opportunity arises.

The benefits for Brisbane are abounding. A true rugby league local derby – Brisbane v Brisbane…what a Friday night on Caxton Street and a sold-out Suncorp Stadium for a regular NRL Season match. Rivalry at its finest and deepest.

As we await the expansion process to commence, we ask for your support through joining our Facebook page, signing up to become an e-member for free at www.brisbanebombers.com.au, purchase a piece of merchandise and ensure that you are ready to get behind the Brisbane Bombers, as we approach the final stage of our bid to obtain an NRL License.

There are some who have journeyed since day 1 with us – we thank you for your patience and support. Even when the notion of expansion was just a dream, we’ve had supporters on the same vision as us. Now that dream is closer than ever to become a reality and we’ve had more supporters join than ever. We thank you for your belief in your Brisbane Bombers NRL Expansion Bid and if we are chosen as the successful bidding team, we look forward to embracing all our supporters.

This will be a team for Brisbane in Brisbane and supporting Brisbane.

We look forward to sharing our journey with you over the coming weeks and months.

Buckle Up.

Regards,
Nicholas Livermore

CEO on behalf of
The Brisbane Bombers NRL Expansion Bid Advisory Board

http://www.brisbanebombers.com.au/an-open-letter-to-our-supporters/

 

[TheRam]

Geez their logo does nothing for me and as for their colours, how predictable? Plenty of blue and orange/gold.

Part of the criteria for all new franchises from the NRL should be, no new team can use the colour blue anymore and all new colours should be distinctively unique in their blends.

It is a pet peeve with me. That is partly why I love the Pirates jersey so much, besides its great design. They have used a combination of colours that are very unique to the NRL.

 

[God-King Dean]

I actually like the colours & logo.

But it's also a peeve of mine, in all sports. I'll never understand why new teams pick colours that have been already used. Gold Coast being prime example.... could been all gold. Nah, let's do blue & yellow... no other team has that....

 

[THE CHAMP]

its the name that's f**king abysmal.
bombers???????? ffs.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

Their logo is the only thing i like about this lot

 

[Perth Red]

Any further news on this rumoured 4th Brisbane bid team?

A new business consortium has reportedly emerged in the race for a second Brisbane team in an expanded NRL competition.

According to Fairfax Media, the group is apparently canvassing potential backers and wants to take on the existing bid of the Brisbane Bombers, which has been run by former heavyweight Brisbane backer Craig Davison.

A move to have a team west of Brisbane has also been firmly established, as has that for a side in central Queensland, bridging the gap between the state's southeast and the Cowboys-dominated far north.

A push to have a Brothers team installed in the NRL has also gained some support but it is thought to be a fringe candidate.

Brisbane is emerging as the key battleground for any expansion plans, with leading business figures convinced there will be a second team in the city for the 2018 season as the NRL enters a new television broadcast deal that will be much more lucrative than the last.

Club bosses have reportedly warned NRL boss Dave Smith about the financial pitfalls of any proposed expansion, given at least four teams remain reliant on money from the league to stay afloat.

But Davison is among those who believe the NRL can't afford not to expand into Brisbane, where the Broncos top the 2015 ladder, remain the wealthiest club and are surging again under coach Wayne Bennett.

Davison told Fairfax Media he couldn't guarantee it would be his Bombers getting the nod but said there was certain to be a new team in Brisbane within three years, regardless of what reshuffles there were with the rest of the competition.

"I'm not sure what will happen with the rest of the competition, the number of teams, but there must be a second team in Brisbane. I'm not saying that is going to be us but the NRL can't afford not to have another side in Brisbane," Davison said.

Former South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson has been tasked with investigating the possibility of expansion and any bid teams need to have proposals in by the end of the year.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/04/15/new-player-brisbane-nrl-expansion-bid

 

[Loose Cannon]

Any further news on this rumoured 4th Brisbane bid team?

Former South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson has been tasked with investigating the possibility of expansion and any bid teams need to have proposals in by the end of the year.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/04/15/new-player-brisbane-nrl-expansion-bid

Are the bid teams aware of this deadline? Seems like a new development, or dodgy reporting.

 

[Perth Red]

dodgy reporting. It is highly unlikely that bids will even be called for imo. TV deal discussions will happen and locations will be decided. NRL will then decide the model it wants to use for those locations. I think they will go the AFL model with them taking a controlling stake in the two new teams in the short to medium future to ensure success.

 

[CSFC]

I dont understand the need for a 2nd brissie team when one already exists?

 

[Lockyer4President!]

I dont understand the need for a 2nd brissie team when one already exists?

Excellent point mate, are you looking forward to the Sydney Roosters match?

 

[Perth Red]

CHANNEL Nine boss David Gyngell says Queensland is ready for a fourth NRL team as the network prepares a record $600 million package to clinch rugby league’s next TV rights deal.

In a glowing endorsement of Queensland rugby league, Gyngell is convinced Brisbane can sustain a second team to rival the Broncos in a move that would be a ratings goldmine for the Nine Network.

“Another team in Brisbane would be great for the NRL and rugby league,” Gyngell said.

But Queensland’s hopes of expansion by 2018 could be thwarted by a bloc of Sydney-based NRL clubs eyeing greater financial rewards from rugby league’s next broadcasting contract.

Gyngell is currently at the coalface of negotiations to retain a share of the NRL’s TV rights for the 2018-2022 seasons.


The deal is tipped to be worth $1.7 billion, the richest in Australian sporting history, and the Channel Nine CEO is determined to stave off bids from the rival Seven and Ten networks.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...repare-to-up-bid/story-fni3g0bn-1227475426614

 

[Perth Red]

The Brisbane Bombers NRL expansion team says the funding of a new boutique Redcliffe stadium could be a boon to their bid.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a $4 million commitment to the 10,000-seat stadium, currently the home of Queensland Cup team the Redcliffe Dolphins.
Speaking to Fairfax Media in June, Redcliffe Dolphins chairman Bob Jones said a boutique stadium would be helpful for the region's NRL push, though home games for any NRL team in the region would likely be played at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium.
Bombers bid chairman Craig Davison has previously stated his confidence that a second Brisbane team will be in the NRL in 2018.
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Bombers bid CEO Nicholas Livermore said they would be keen to work with the Dolphins if the Bombers were ultimately awarded an NRL licence.
Livermore said they had spoken to the Dolphins in the past about a potential partnership with the club.
"We've identified way back we had a meeting with Redcliffe and looked at that opportunity, if we were awarded an NRL licence, participating in growth in second-tier rugby league" he said.
"Redcliffe have got that (second-tier development) perfect - we'd definitely be open to that opportunity."
Davison said he believed that any successful expansion side would need to be city-based rather than regional.
"Any successful bid needs to be a Brisbane bid, ie top end of town, and focused on the strong commercial ties to everything that matters when it comes to a successful team," he said.
Davison said he did support the stadium upgrade, though.
"The Q Cup is an important link to the NRL and new boutique stadia is important to lift the Q Cup profile," he said.
The Bombers bid is among a handful known to be vying for a possible entry into the NRL, with teams from Ipswich, Central Queensland and Perth all in the mix at various stages.
The NRL is in negotiations over the league's next broadcast deal, which could affect the possibility of expansion.


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