Central Coast Bears, 2013.

[Red&BlackBear]

What a bitter man that Craig Davison is. Yes while the Bears fans did vote, it was highly encouraged by our fans and supporters not the bid team. Secondly, that's what happens when actual fans exist, we stand up for our team and try to be counted. Bombers would have ranked higher had they actually had fans.. Mr. Davison please keep showing the world what a muppet you are.

 

[CC_Roosters]

lol well played bears fans, stacking that nrl on fox poll. Have you guys topped every poll or at least most?

On a side note is gordon tallis actually stupid or just ignorant of reality. Shift the bulldogs out of sydney he said and not for the first time. They have the highest attendance of any sydney club year in year out.

 

[Perth Red]

He has a point about representation but I do agree you can hardly complain about fans responding to a call out if you haven't made any effort to build a fan base yourself!

Anybody know how big the sample group was?

 

[Perth Red]

lol well played bears fans, stacking that nrl on fox poll. Have you guys topped every poll or at least most?

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Perth has won the numerous polls on here, the players poll and the club vote.

 

[El Diablo]

What a bitter man that Craig Davison is. Yes while the Bears fans did vote, it was highly encouraged by our fans and supporters not the bid team. Secondly, that's what happens when actual fans exist, we stand up for our team and try to be counted. Bombers would have ranked higher had they actually had fans.. Mr. Davison please keep showing the world what a muppet you are.

why were they encouraging it on their facebook page then?

 

[Red&BlackBear]

why were they encouraging it on their facebook page then?

It's run by fans, pretty much the entire Bears set up minus the bid team is run by fans and supporters and even then. When are you guys going to learn that we actually have a fan base and it's no where near as small as some of you might have imagined it?

You can't simply turn the lights off on a club that has existed since the game first formed in Australia! It's multi generational and a very tight knit group at that.

 

[Perth Red]

we did the same and I am not unhappy with our 1/4 of the vote given most voters would have been from NSW. The Queensland bids seem to be missing the vital requirement of having a fanbase, something the Bears and Reds fans have been working hard on for a number of years.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

He has a point about representation but I do agree you can hardly complain about fans responding to a call out if you haven't made any effort to build a fan base yourself!

Anybody know how big the sample group was?

He said it best however, we have a million fans.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

A MESSAGE FROM OUR BID TEAM

Our bid is all about the fans. We will be known as the peoples team and the NRL and new commission will be blown away with our bid. Keep the fires burning and help build our membership base. We want to be at 10000 when we present our bid, so ask your family, friends and work colleagues to become a member. Every single member will help us achieve our goal. We are focussed on the prize and today's result in the RLW poll is another boost to our bid and don't let anyone tell you differently.
Perry Lopez - CCB's Bid Team..Go the BEARS.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

The NEXT Central Coast Bears membership drives are on @


SUNDAY 28th AUGUST
EVENT: Westfield Tuggerah Membership Drive
TIME: 10am - 3pm

EVENT: Westfield Chatswood Membership Drive
TIME: 10am - 3pm

 

[NRL-TGG]

lol well played bears fans, stacking that nrl on fox poll. Have you guys topped every poll or at least most?

On a side note is gordon tallis actually stupid or just ignorant of reality. Shift the bulldogs out of sydney he said and not for the first time. They have the highest attendance of any sydney club year in year out.

I also think off the field in many areas they are showing the way for NSW NRL clubs.

 

[Knightmare]

Biggest difference between the Bears, Perth and Bombers bids?

There are plenty of Bears fans who have continually proven their support for the team, and will be right behind them if/ when they are in the NRL.

There are a large number of Perth supporters who, likewise, have shown their full support for a W.A team and will be right behind the Reds if/ when they have an NRL side.

There are some people who champion the Bombers bid, but none who (so far) have said they'll do anything more than watch them on TV or attend the odd game (if the Broncos aren't in town) if/ when they get an NRL side.

The Bombers biggest selling point seems to be a) "We're not the Broncos!" b) "We'll sign every good player in the NRL if we get admitted!" and c) "We have $$$ and we're not the Broncos!"

 

[BuffaloRules]

A great story on the Central Coast Bears in todays Rugby League Week page 14.

The Central Coast Bears resoundingly won the RLW poll with a 46% vote majority.
the other contenders were Perth 23%,
Central Qld 10%,
PNG 7%,
Brisbane Bombers 6%,
Wellington 4% and
Western Corridor Qld 4%..


* Also voted in favour of expansion with a whopping 86% of the vote.

* Bluetongue Stadium also came in 2nd "What is your favourite ground to watch footy at ?", with 22% of the vote, Suncorp Stadium took out top spot with 27%.

Of course none of this actually matters but it's nice to know that the majority of the voting public (for this poll) want the Central Coast Bears in.

Go the BEARS!!!

Interesting that they had the results of this poll on NRL on Fox last night...

Alexander said that the Bears have a lot of fans, but then said that Perth and a second Brisbane team should be the next teams in. Daley agreed with him.

Tallis said that there should be a team on the Central Coast, but it should be a current team being moved there...

Poor old Bears dont have many friends in the media...

 

[Beowulf]

Poor old Bears dont have many friends in the media...

None that want to pop their heads up yet because some existing clubs are against the Bears.....luckily the IC is not run by commentators/journo's.

Consumer demand will win the day.

 

[smithie]

Interesting that they had the results of this poll on NRL on Fox last night...

Alexander said that the Bears have a lot of fans, but then said that Perth and a second Brisbane team should be the next teams in. Daley agreed with him.

Tallis said that there should be a team on the Central Coast, but it should be a current team being moved there...

Poor old Bears dont have many friends in the media...

This was always going to be the case. I think just about everybody wants a team on the Central Coast, but we need Perth and Brisbane II first.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Interesting that they had the results of this poll on NRL on Fox last night...

Alexander said that the Bears have a lot of fans, but then said that Perth and a second Brisbane team should be the next teams in. Daley agreed with him.

Tallis said that there should be a team on the Central Coast, but it should be a current team being moved there...

Poor old Bears dont have many friends in the media...

It wasn't the results of this poll actually. It was the ongoing results of the Daily Telegraph poll, which is a completely different one.

BTW Channel 10 have showed us their unconditional support. Once again, it's about perspective.

At the end of the day no matter of many people want to twist it, consumers are what the NRL want. Consumers to buy Pay TV subscriptions, to attend games, to buy merchandise, to watch games on TV, to enroll their kids into junior league etc etc etc.. We have those consumers eaglerly awaiting for the day when they can take out their wallets and spend big on a local team.

Those consumers are also not only confined to the CC but are Australia-wide and growing. We have rapidly growing support coming from S.E.QLD and CQLD, the ACT, NZ and the rest of NSW. If the NRL wants $$ then we have the consumers to provide it. That's what it boils down to. TV Value alone can't sustain clubs and at the end of the day there needs to be real people there to purchase anything team related. I thoroughly believe that the Central Coast Bears have these bases covered.

 

[BuffaloRules]

None that want to pop their heads up yet because some existing clubs are against the Bears.....luckily the IC is not run by commentators/journo's.

Ah of course...

Another chapter in the Manly/Roosters conspiracy...

If they can manipulate the media that easily, then I'm afraid the Bears have no chance against this evil alliance...

 

[Goddo]

What a bitter man that Craig Davison is. Yes while the Bears fans did vote, it was highly encouraged by our fans and supporters not the bid team. Secondly, that's what happens when actual fans exist, we stand up for our team and try to be counted. Bombers would have ranked higher had they actually had fans.. Mr. Davison please keep showing the world what a muppet you are.

I think he is right though that these public polls are pretty pointless.

They are voted on by an uninformed public, who don't have to concider the wide variety of issues that the actual governing body will have to concider (like TV rights, financial viability, Junior/state league structures, advertising revenue, impact on existing clubs, et cetera).

All it proves is:

a) there are lots of old North Sydney Bears fans around who want their club back, and that they have good brand recognition/association on the Central Coast (which ties into the next point)

b) regional perochial areas like PNG and Central Queensland get a disproportionate percent of the vote from their population base

c) the new brands/clubs don't have an existing fanbase to leverage support from (but that means nothing, you only have to look back to 2007 and the Titans to see that)

Good for a bit of publicity for bids like CC, PNG and CQ, but hardly meaningful in any way. The poll(public) is(are) dumb. Perth, PNG and NZ2 (if it exists) are fighting for licence 17, and for various reasons Perth is the run away favourite. Central Queensland, Brisbane, Ipswich and Central Coast are fighting for licence 18.

 

[Robster]

any idea when the 2013 team will be announced?

 

[Rockin Ronny]

I think he is right though that these public polls are pretty pointless.

They are voted on by an uninformed public, who don't have to concider the wide variety of issues that the actual governing body will have to concider (like TV rights, financial viability, Junior/state league structures, advertising revenue, impact on existing clubs, et cetera).

All it proves is:

a) there are lots of old North Sydney Bears fans around who want their club back, and that they have good brand recognition/association on the Central Coast (which ties into the next point)

b) regional perochial areas like PNG and Central Queensland get a disproportionate percent of the vote from their population base

c) the new brands/clubs don't have an existing fanbase to leverage support from (but that means nothing, you only have to look back to 2007 and the Titans to see that)

Good for a bit of publicity for bids like CC, PNG and CQ, but hardly meaningful in any way. The poll(public) is(are) dumb. Perth, PNG and NZ2 (if it exists) are fighting for licence 17, and for various reasons Perth is the run away favourite. Central Queensland, Brisbane, Ipswich and Central Coast are fighting for licence 18.

You try to sound reasonable - but come up with the conclusions of a moron. You give nor easons but say there is a runaway favourite and PNG and NZ2 are there for next licence.