PNG's back.

[shewi6]

Just because they love the game doesn't justify them being given an extremely limited and thus valuable license for a team in another country's competition.

When you take into consideration the commercial, political and societal hurdles that need to be overcome to even make this viable, then it becomes clear this is nothing more than a money grabbing exercise by the nrl. And good on them if they can actually get 60M a year for a long period.

But, if the governments really wanted to use this as soft power than 60M a year for sport could be much better spent building up the structures and competitions actually in PNG and do more good for the country than having a FIFO football team.

How effective it actually would be as soft power is debatable anyway when china would counter this by investing billions in infrastructure like they habe been doing the world over in poorer countries.

 

[Canard]

Just because they love the game doesn't justify them being given an extremely limited and thus valuable license for a team in another country's competition.

Yep, unfortunately all the passion in the world means nothing if it cant be converted in $$$, long term.

How effective it actually would be as soft power is debatable anyway when china would counter this by investing billions in infrastructure like they habe been doing the world over in poorer countries.

We all know that it will do little to nothing to curb the influence of China. Not thats the care of the NRL, I can see the appeal of the government giving away free money.

Luckily for us, China is in a very steep financial decline anyway.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

If this type of sporting diplomacy is effective, why hasn't the US used it elsewhere?

There are dozens of countries in South and Central America where baseball is huge, where China and Russia would love to have a footprint.

Yet there is no funding for an MLB team.

 

[Bukowski]

If the US, PNG, and AUS gov’s are backing it, it’ll probably happen.
Maybe base them in PNG and play ten games there and two at NSO. PNG Bears.
At least we won’t have to listen to a bears expansion plan again.

Yup, may aswell pool the shit ideas.

 

[Vee]

Can cairns sustain an NRL team on it’s own when the government handouts run out for PNG?

Absolutely not.

 

[Vee]

Nope the bid has always been about playing the bulk of home games in Port Moresbys Santos stadium,
The Cairns aspect is purely for a training facility away from the country and housing to be safer for the team and families who join up, its a bit like Dragons training and based in Wollongong, but playing all games in kogarah, it actually probably closer in line with the dolphins using Suncorp, but living in redcliffe

Except for the international travel to a 3rd world country to play home games every fortnight and trips away every other week for away games.

 

[Wb1234]

Hmmm... that's not ideal is it, especially if the code is trying to attract new eyeballs in the US.

So if a Cairns based PNG team is #18, would a new/upgraded stadium be a pre-requisite?

If so - will the cost and time needed to build/upgrade impact the bid?

Stadium upgrades will be on the cards

the cairns mayor is applying for federal govt grants

And png have planned a stage 2 upgrade of their 15k capacity ground

 

[Wb1234]

Absolutely not.

Same population as when the cowboys were admitted in 95

 

[Wb1234]

Maybe cowboys fans will get the one game png membership for cairns vs cowboys

 

[Perth Red]

Been an interesting journey on home base for this brain fart of a club idea. First off png bid were adamant they wanted to be png based, then something happened and they flipped to being happy with cairns ‘in the short term‘, then Vlandys flipped and bailed on the cairns idea and wants them based in png (not coincidently after a trip to se the nq cowboys). if they can’t even decide where would be best to base them what hope anything else for this club?

 

[Perth Red]

Same population as when the cowboys were admitted in 95

How’d that work out for the cowboys in first decade?

 

[Wb1234]

T

How’d that work out for the cowboys in first decade?

They weren’t getting the support of 3 govts

seems to have worked out pretty good though

 

[Wb1234]

Been an interesting journey on home base for this brain fart of a club idea. First off png bid were adamant they wanted to be png based, then something happened and they flipped to being happy with cairns ‘in the short term‘, then Vlandys flipped and bailed on the cairns idea and wants them based in png (not coincidently after a trip to se the nq cowboys). if they can’t even decide where would be best to base them what hope anything else for this club?

Pretty funny how you guys all said albanese would be the one demanding it be in png

pvl and albo playing good cap bad cop has gulled them in

pvl looks good by the cowboys for trying to get it shifted to png

 

[Canard]

the cairns mayor is applying for federal govt grants

The Council, including the new mayor, are facing an election in 11 days.

But also, LOL here local government have $550 Million to build a stadium for a team that doesn't play fulltime in your city....

And png have planned a stage 2 upgrade of their 15k capacity ground

Link?

 

[Perth Red]

Pretty funny how you guys all said albanese would be the one demanding it be in png

pvl and albo playing good cap bad cop has gulled them in

pvl looks good by the cowboys for trying to get it shifted to png

Smacks of total indecision to me

 

[Canard]

From the same AFR article.

So is Politis in or out with the Vlandy's sycophants at the moment?

Sydney City Roosters boss Rich Lister Nick Politis has said he wanted the game’s powerbrokers to ignore the government’s push for a team in PNG in the immediate future, and focus instead on spending money on developing players in the Pacific.

 

[Perth Red]

The Council, including the new mayor, are facing an election in 11 days.

But also, LOL here local government have $550 Million to build a stadium for a team that doesn't play fulltime in your city....



Link?

There is no link as there is no planned upgrade, at least that’s been made publicly available. He’s going off a second phase option that was mooted when the stadium was last upgraded a decade ago at a cost of $83millin, but so far there’s no funding commitment from anyone to do it. He’s even got that wrong though as the second phase was for 10k extra seats not 15k lol

 

[Wb1234]

There is no link as there is no planned upgrade, at least that’s been made publicly available. He’s going off a second phase option that was mooted when the stadium was last upgraded a decade ago at a cost of $83millin, but so far there’s no funding commitment from anyone to do it. He’s even got that wrong though as the second phase was for 10k extra seats not 15k lol

Current capacity is 15k

upgrade was for 10k

 

[Wb1234]

Smacks of total indecision to me

Sure but you haven’t got a good thing to say about this bid so you aren’t saying much

 

[Wb1234]

Guys Perth thread is that way >>>>>

stop trolling this thread it’s boring af