Central Coast Bears

[Big-Steve]

Thought you folk may be interested in this.

Below is a letter sent to all North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club members. Please note that NRLC = North Sydney Rugby League Club.

BIG-STEVE

Football Club Members Update
NORTH SYDNEY DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB - 5/12/2003

After years of frustrating speculation and mixed messages, the NRL has finally announced its intention to move to a 16 team format.

On a level, logical playing field, the Central Coast Bears should be given the nod immediately. A powerful club funded by John Singleton and fed by 2 significant rugby league regions would be a tremendous boost for rugby league.

Yet, media reports and "word on the street" suggest that the Gold Coast consortium, illogically, might have the upper hand! Even though the Gold Coast bid falls way behind in terms of juniors, funding, stadium and support, still it appears that the Gold Coast have attracted great sympathy from the ARL and NRL.

Clearly, there is a lot of work to do by ourselves, Singletons and the Central Coast rugby league to get the Central Coast Bears over the line. In recent months, we have moved to strengthen the bonds between ourselves and the Central Coast rugby league community. Our aim is now to present a united front and publicise the push for a Central Coast Bears team out of Gosford. John Singleton continues to chase the NRL at the highest levels.

Meanwhile, North Sydney Bears are in full training in preparation for 2004 competitions in the Harold Mathews (u/16's), SG Ball (u/18's), Jersey Flegg (u/20's) and 1st Division. We are continuing the integrity and spirit of the Bears with 4 very fine teams ready to fly the flag. The boys are hungry and determined to do what it takes and are more than capably led by an experienced team of Craig O'Dwyer, Michael Pobjie, Josh White and Gary Larson.

Finally, to dispel any confusion and unfounded rumors, section 16.1 of the signed agreement from John Singleton is attached for your information.

16. Shareholding arrangements
16.1 'Central Coast Bears'
The parties agree the following basic commercial terms in relation to the proposed Central Coast rugby league football team if admitted to the NRL competition.
(a) the team will be called the 'Central Coast Bears';
(b) the playing colours of the team will be red and black;
(c) the players' jersey will state "North Sydney 1908";
(d) the team entity will be owned as to 80% by CCS and 20% by NRLC. The 20% share of NRLC will be non-contributory;
(e) NRLC will have the right to appoint up to three representatives to the board of directors of the team; and
(f) directors will have voting rights equivalent to the percentage shareholding of the shareholder(s) they represent.

NORTH SYDNEY DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB

 

[Crippler]

is it just me or does Central Coast Bears wont allow any type of chant for their team at all.

you cant say "bears bears bears" or "central coast clap clap clap central coast etc"

no other team in the comp has a problem of team chants but if this team starts it will.

 

[joondalup_giant]

u could say beARS drag on the ARS part.....

 

[Big-Steve]

Yeah it's an interesting point.

Back in the late 90s when the original move was being seriously considered the Club began promoting it's self as the Bears rather than North Sydney and there was a chant of simply "GO you Bears!, GO You Bears! That did work.

Some have sugested the idea of "CC Bears! (da da da), CC Bears! (da da da).

But in the end I reckon it might be "Central Coast!,(da da da) Central Coast! (da da da)".

While old NS die hards might still say "North Sydney!, North Sydney!"

 

[DIEHARD]

Whats the point of discussing it? You wont get into the NRL over the Gold Coast and rightfully so.

 

[MEE]

I'd prefer a more english style chant of 'c'mooooon yoooooou bbbeaaaaars'

Bu the bears are dead so who cares?!

 

[miccle]

Whats the point of discussing it? You wont get into the NRL over the Gold Coast and rightfully so.

Well said. I cracked up when i read that "on a logical, level playing field the Central Coast team would naturally be the 16th". :lol: that's ridiculous - we are in desperate need of another SE Qld team here... it's Gold Coast before we even think about anywhere else.

 

[Matt M]

The Gold Coast seem to have a much better bid, much bigger place and it would help to solve the problem of only two teams in Brisbane (along with plenty of other things). I would love to see a Central Coast team but the Gold Coast will get one before the Central Coast.

 

[League Freak™]

Lets hope the Central Coast has to wait a long, long time for an NRL club.

A second NZ team, the Gold Coast, Brisbane....heck even Perth and Adelaide deserve a team more then they do.

Fancy having a club....having NRL football every few weeks....and rejecting it because you want something different.

I bet there are places that HATE Manly (Yeah...its called Australia!) but who would give ANYTHING for Manly to play half its games in that area.


Just north is Newcastle.
Just south is Manly.


I hope Central Coast fans like to travel because their not getting a team of their own.

 

[gecko18]

If Central coast get the next team the N in NRL obviously doesn't stand for national. As it is theres 11 NSW teams and 4 other token entries, no wonder some delusional AFL fans think Qld is now AFL territory.

 

[Stevo_G]

haha as if the logical choice what a load of shit
gold coast and south east qld needs and deserves to have the 16 nrl team

 

[SpaceMonkey]

If Central coast get the next team the N in NRL obviously doesn't stand for national. As it is theres 11 NSW teams and 4 other token entries, no wonder some delusional AFL fans think Qld is now AFL territory.

5 actually (NQLD, Bris, NZ, Canberra, Melb.) But I'd agree a second QLD side is more important right now, although I'd like to see the bears back at Gosford.

 

[DIEHARD]

I'm glad we have some smart people out there. I'm greatly looking forward to the new Gold Coast. I'll be going to each Gold Coast and Brisbane game, I hope they play alternate weeks. Gold Coast Gladiators sounds good.

Everyone loves rugby league here in QLD, it's just been shunted from the limelight. And what do you expect when you only have one team. One team representing the 2nd largest RL city in the world and the Gold Coast and Toowoomba and Sunshine Coast and shires. Am I one of the only few people who find this disgusting? The NRL is basically the NSWRL. And it's common knowledge Singleton only wants a Sydney competiton. We wont and cant have more NSW teams. You already have the advantage in SOO.

We need more clubs, not only the Gold Coast but a 2nd Brisbane club to cater for the tens of thousands of anti bronco fans and to galvanise the Broncos fans into showing their colours. They will play off each other and the newspapers will have so much more RL news, not giving RU and AFL a look in.

Ah how truely fantastic it would be to have 4 Queensland teams to follow every weekend. Queensland has so much rich RL history, why are we retreated in the same level as CC or Melbourne or NZ. We have been playing league as long as you blues, why do we have the same number of teams in Melbourne as in the RL stronghold of Brisbane?

Central Coast? Sorry no. Gold Coast? It's going to happen!

 

[Mark Riddels Dog]

Deserted, Dumped, Disenfranchised, Diabolical Disgrace..The Gold Coast Deserves to be included b4 the Central coast ( Though the culling of another perenially underachieving, money sapping, empty stadiumed Inner city team would path the way 4 Both).............. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Special K]

Meh. I just want a 16th team I don't care where. The Central Coast is all but a union town thanks to manly.

 

[Red Bear]

Cenral Coast Bears should be in for sure. The Bears were the most shafted team of all in the NRL shake up, and didnt deserve to have to be killed off, when betraying little shit teams who went to Super League eg Cronulla, Cantebury and Brisbane, teams with loyalty to the dollar still get in. Its Bollocks what happened to the Bears, and they deserve to be back in the comp.

 

[Parra_Eels]

The Bears were the most shafted team of all in the NRL shake up,

get over it it happened years ago.and just what the league needs - another nsw team.

 

[DIEHARD]

Gold Coast and Adelaide got shafted as well pal. They weren't even given a chance to compete in the 14 team evaluation. If GC were they would have made it into the NRL.

 

[westie]

Ahhh, why not have both :roll:

 

[Matt M]

Meh. I just want a 16th team I don't care where. The Central Coast is all but a union town thanks to manly.

Firstly the Central Coast is still all rugby league, and how can you blame Manly? We stayed up there visiting schools and other things to promote the game, but the Central Coast people didn't want us so we went back to Brookvale. Its not Manly's fault the CC don't have a team, its the CC people's fault, I just feel sorry for the 4000 or 5000 people who showed up all the time.