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GALLOP: YOU WILL HAVE A TEAM
NATIONAL Rugby League chief executive David Gallop has confirmed the Central Coast is still very much on the expansion radar.
Recent media reports have pressed the claims of expansion hopefuls Perth and Ipswich. But Gallop said this week that the coast was still very much in contention.
Theres no rigid pecking order but its fair to say the coast is one of the leading contenders, Gallop said.
While he anticipated the issue of expansion would come back on the agenda in about 12 months, Gallop said there was still no certainty of expansion at that stage.
Its always been a timing issue, he said.
Its about the bid team having a sustainable business model and about the game being ready.
But he said he had no doubt there would be an NRL team playing out of Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, at some stage.
He said among the key selling points of the Central Coast were the presence of Bluetongue Stadium, a population keen on its rugby league and the opportunity to reconnect with the history of the Bears.
Gallop said the Bears bid team had been regularly keeping him up to date and were conscious of the need for the team to live and breathe the Central Coast.
* National Rugby League fans get their final fix for the year at Bluetongue Stadium in a week, when Manly hosts Wests Tigers in their round 20 clash on July 25 at 3pm.