http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,12855520%5E10389,00.html
Barry Dick had this to say...
THE people behind the Gold Coast bid for an NRL licence took a giant step last week when they gave up the Dolphins name but there is an even bigger hurdle to overcome a suitable venue. There are two choices spend a lot of money upgrading Carrara Stadium or spend a lot of money building a new stadium but either way, we're talking about a lot of moolah. Good luck extracting a buck from the State Government, which wants you to play out of Suncorp Stadium.
Our government gets a lot wrong and this would just be another one. To me, the ideal would be the GC playing marqee matches at Sandpit Stadium, the rest should be at the GC.
Barry Dick is a regular columnist up here but I can't vouch for the accuracy or otherwise of his claims.
Barry Dick had this to say...
THE people behind the Gold Coast bid for an NRL licence took a giant step last week when they gave up the Dolphins name but there is an even bigger hurdle to overcome a suitable venue. There are two choices spend a lot of money upgrading Carrara Stadium or spend a lot of money building a new stadium but either way, we're talking about a lot of moolah. Good luck extracting a buck from the State Government, which wants you to play out of Suncorp Stadium.
Our government gets a lot wrong and this would just be another one. To me, the ideal would be the GC playing marqee matches at Sandpit Stadium, the rest should be at the GC.
Barry Dick is a regular columnist up here but I can't vouch for the accuracy or otherwise of his claims.