Petition never had a proper chance to reach the majority of people it was intended too due to beig conceived so close to a pre organized meeting. Still if you want to bag on that feel more than welcome too (which you evidently are). I could care less really, the CCBears will keep working to their strengths and keep moving forward.
Also we'd cost the game no less than an existing side in heartland territory. Don't be assuming what a side in WA would cost compared to one in NSW or QLD, because its incomparable. Like you said around $6million, where as your team would be the aforementioned tens of millions..
Yep it was done to get something to them before Grand Final day to remind them that some of us are still pushng for expansion.
A great result when you consider many members are children, elderly without email/facebook access, which is how this was driven. For example, my family of 5 are members - only I signed the petition as i thought it improper to make up a comment from 5/4/1 year olds. My Dad is a member but has no email or computer - he didn't know of it till yesterday! So out of 6 members, only 1 responded.
The Bears membership drives have targetted the kids on the coast as their future support base, so most of them wouldn't be able to respond either.
So probably 1/3 at best of members voted, meaning a significant amount were from non-members - just RL fans of other clubs who empathise with our situation. Thanks to all these fellow league fans.
