Brisbane Tigers make their bid to be 18th team

[Brian potter]

I chatted to John grant over a decade ago. He cited the Sharks and Sea Eagles. That was around 2011. It was an off hand comment over dinner.

Sure you did mate

 

[Centy Coast]

If Super League had never happened, the ARL would have forced the relocation of a bunch of Sydney teams. Bears and Sharks would likely both had been relocated.

The Bears had already relocated to the Central Coast just after the Super League War, looking back I wish the Bears had gone to Super League.

 

[Brian potter]

If Super League had never happened, the ARL would have forced the relocation of a bunch of Sydney teams. Bears and Sharks would likely both had been relocated.

didnt the bears already make the decision of relocating to the central coast for themselves?

 

[Brian potter]

The Bears had already relocated to the Central Coast just after the Super League War, looking back I wish the Bears had gone to Super League.

Maybe the bears would still be around today were it not for the central coast stadium delays.

 

[Wb1234]

Sharks have been given grants, early payments on TV rights deals, Super League payments, even cashed in on their own development of Shark Park.
Seriously it sounds like asking your Boss for an advance on your wage.
You only have to Google Sharks financial woes and pages upon pages come up.

Cronulla Sharks are in a deep hole – and they may never climb out

Nick Tedeschi: Clubs have overcome scandals, money problems and coaches quitting in the past. They have never faced them all at once though

amp.theguardian.com

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/sharks/nrl-2023-cronulla-sharks-suffer-financial-blow-with-no-reopening-date-set-for-leagues-club-amid-delays/news-story/20f288dd5e5d2ee5deec3b94118575dc?amp

Sharks Leagues Club fit-out cost blows out and opening pushed back

The fit-out cost has risen to between $28.5 million to $30 million, and the opening pushed back to...

www.theleader.com.au

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The web of loans and repayments keeping the Cronulla Sharks afloat

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The ‘web of loans’ keeping Sharks afloat

www.foxsports.com.au

Mystery loan Sharks pays debt

A MYSTERY investor has hauled Cronulla from bank debt, providing more than $3 million to help the club finally erase a St George Bank loan that was drawn nearly 15 years ago.

www.news.com.au

Long fight to save Sharks club from ruin

Sharks supporters celebrate a new era with approval for the $320 million property redevelopment set to start in...

www.theleader.com.au

 

[Wb1234]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/whats-the-buzz-memo-reveals-how-close-sharks-were-to-perth-move/news-story/553f008ce31c70db2e85288e848f1b89?am

Write n by a sharks fan

 

[Vlad59]

We can rename this the ‘unhinged expansion thread part 2’.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Sharks have been given grants, early payments on TV rights deals, Super League payments, even cashed in on their own development of Shark Park.
Seriously it sounds like asking your Boss for an advance on your wage.
You only have to Google Sharks financial woes and pages upon pages come up.

And yet you still have to lie and say that the NRL have bailed them out.
It's never happened. Prove where the NRL have, you won't be able to find it because it has never happened.
Bears on the other hand were gifted $8m and f**ked it up royally and got booted because they were useless.
That's a fact.

 

[Centy Coast]

And yet you still have to lie and say that the NRL have bailed them out.
It's never happened. Prove where the NRL have, you won't be able to find it because it has never happened.
Bears on the other hand were gifted $8m and f**ked it up royally and got booted because they were useless.
That's a fact.

I wasn't going to lay the boot in, but you should stick to the facts. The Sharks were propped up by the NSWRL, and received handouts from the ARL and SL as well.

• In 1983, after the Sharks had run into debt, the NSWRL stepped in and provided a loan.
• In 1993, Cronulla went into receivership, with the ARL bailing them out.
• In 1995, the lure of dollars saw them jump ship and join Super League.
• In 2004, former coach John Lang declared, "The Sharks have no influence and no money. They have spent half their history staving off bankruptcy... some seasons have been a success just to exist."

And let's not talk about Geoffrey Edelsten... actually, let's talk about that, the day club officials tried to sell the team to a media portrayed snake oil salesman.

In 1986, medico-gad-about-town Geoffrey Edelsten and his blonde sidekick Leanne tried to buy the Sharks. The club rolled out the red carpet, only to be blocked by the NSWRL.

And they cheated the cap the year they won their first Premiership but it had not bearing on the victory, huh ?.

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The web of loans and repayments keeping the Cronulla Sharks afloat

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The ‘web of loans’ keeping Sharks afloat

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Wb1234]

I wasn't going to lay the boot in, but you should stick to the facts. The Sharks were propped up by the NSWRL, and received handouts from the ARL and SL as well.

• In 1983, after the Sharks had run into debt, the NSWRL stepped in and provided a loan.
• In 1993, Cronulla went into receivership, with the ARL bailing them out.
• In 1995, the lure of dollars saw them jump ship and join Super League.
• In 2004, former coach John Lang declared, "The Sharks have no influence and no money. They have spent half their history staving off bankruptcy... some seasons have been a success just to exist."

And let's not talk about Geoffrey Edelsten... actually, let's talk about that, the day club officials tried to sell the team to a media portrayed snake oil salesman.

In 1986, medico-gad-about-town Geoffrey Edelsten and his blonde sidekick Leanne tried to buy the Sharks. The club rolled out the red carpet, only to be blocked by the NSWRL.

And they cheated the cap the year they won their first Premiership but it had not bearing on the victory, huh ?.

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The web of loans and repayments keeping the Cronulla Sharks afloat

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The ‘web of loans’ keeping Sharks afloat

www.foxsports.com.au

Didn’t know about edelsteim and the sharks

that would’ve made two dud Sydney clubs he owned

et with the shorts up his arse would’ve been a much bigger selling feature than capper

even the whole McGraw family would approve

 

[Matt_CBY]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/whats-the-buzz-memo-reveals-how-close-sharks-were-to-perth-move/news-story/553f008ce31c70db2e85288e848f1b89?am

Write n by a sharks fan

Looks like the WA Government, through Venues West (incorrectly listed as “Perth Venues” in the article), desperately want an NRL club whatever their history and name.

 

[bad boy bubby]

I wasn't going to lay the boot in, but you should stick to the facts. The Sharks were propped up by the NSWRL, and received handouts from the ARL and SL as well.

• In 1983, after the Sharks had run into debt, the NSWRL stepped in and provided a loan.
• In 1993, Cronulla went into receivership, with the ARL bailing them out.
• In 1995, the lure of dollars saw them jump ship and join Super League.
• In 2004, former coach John Lang declared, "The Sharks have no influence and no money. They have spent half their history staving off bankruptcy... some seasons have been a success just to exist."

And let's not talk about Geoffrey Edelsten... actually, let's talk about that, the day club officials tried to sell the team to a media portrayed snake oil salesman.

In 1986, medico-gad-about-town Geoffrey Edelsten and his blonde sidekick Leanne tried to buy the Sharks. The club rolled out the red carpet, only to be blocked by the NSWRL.

And they cheated the cap the year they won their first Premiership but it had not bearing on the victory, huh ?.

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The web of loans and repayments keeping the Cronulla Sharks afloat

‘Smell of an oily rag’: The ‘web of loans’ keeping Sharks afloat

www.foxsports.com.au

Oi. You have continuously said "NRL" .
I freely admitted that Cronulla got help from the NSWRL back in the 80's, and some off the ARL.
But you kept on insisting the NRL gave them handouts. You were wrong, they have never received extra funding off the NRL. Newcastle, Gold Coast, Wests Tigers and St.George/Illawarra have all received a helping hand by the NRL, and Norths got their $8m waste of cash.
The NRL is a different corporation to the NSWRL and the ARL.
I can't help it if you don't know the difference, and you just kept digging your own hole in ignorance.
So maybe, just maybe you should be more aware of what you type, because you've had no "boot" to spruik because you've been naming the wrong entity.

 

[Pj,Rj,Hj]

Looks like the WA Government, through Venues West (incorrectly listed as “Perth Venues” in the article), desperately want an NRL club whatever their history and name.

The NRL about face over expansion in 2012 saw the redevelopment of Perth Oval (HBF Park) paused halfway through

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Living in the past. Living off ifs and buts.

Yeah, the bears sound like a great organisation to team up with.

 

[Centy Coast]

Oi. You have continuously said "NRL" .
I freely admitted that Cronulla got help from the NSWRL back in the 80's, and some off the ARL.
But you kept on insisting the NRL gave them handouts. You were wrong, they have never received extra funding off the NRL. Newcastle, Gold Coast, Wests Tigers and St.George/Illawarra have all received a helping hand by the NRL, and Norths got their $8m waste of cash.
The NRL is a different corporation to the NSWRL and the ARL.
I can't help it if you don't know the difference, and you just kept digging your own hole in ignorance.
So maybe, just maybe you should be more aware of what you type, because you've had no "boot" to spruik because you've been naming the wrong entity.

Does it matter where you get your handouts hahaha now your just struggling like your club, year after year after year with handout after handout after handout after handout.
How come you rorters kept your Premierships and Melbourne didn’t ?.
Geez talk about being looked after.

 

[Perth Red]

It’s funny watching bears fans trying to heap sht on Cronulla. As sht as sharks have been they aren’t anywhere near as sht as the bears lol.

 

[Centy Coast]

It’s funny watching bears fans trying to heap sht on Cronulla. As sht as sharks have been they aren’t anywhere near as sht as the bears lol.

M8 not heaping shit on Sharks fans just proving they are the biggest hypocrites on these boards saying that the Bears were failures when the Sharks have been getting handouts for over two decades.
You’ll be in a Perth Bears jersey soon, can’t wait to see that.

 

[Canard]

M8 not heaping shit on Sharks fans just proving they are the biggest hypocrites on these boards saying that the Bears were failures when the Sharks have been getting handouts for over two decades.
You’ll be in a Perth Bears jersey soon, can’t wait to see that.

Whilst not ideal, it's still a great outcome in comparison to the brain fart that was PNG.

Just imagine how big the Bears brand could have become, if they were even moderately successful.

 

[flippikat]

The Bears had already relocated to the Central Coast just after the Super League War, looking back I wish the Bears had gone to Super League.

If they had, Super League could've had Sydney teams to the North (Bears), West (Panthers), South (Sharks) & central-ish (Bulldogs) - and probably not have bothered setting up the Rams which I understand was to make up an even number of teams.

 

[bad boy bubby]

Sharks have been getting handouts for over two decades

No extra funding since 97 SL. Thats a good 27 years ago.
So you should be saying "Sharks haven't had a hand out for over two decades"
Your comprehension and writing skills are the equivalent of Norths Directors not being able to read the contract they signed with Manly. ie: non-existent.