THE AFL Commission grants Gold Coast Provisional Licence

[Twizzle]

THE AFL Commission has granted the Gold Coast Football Club a provisional licence to become the league's 17th team starting in 2011.
The licence depends on the finalisation of an agreement between the Queensland state government and the Gold Coast City Council on the transfer of ownership of Carrara Stadium and the surrounding land.

It also depends on a decision by the federal government on funding for the re-development of Carrara.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says while papers still have to be signed, she expects the agreement to be finalised by the end of the week.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the AFL will contribute $60 million towards the re-development of Carrara and to vary the Gabba agreement to allow the GCFC to play home games on the Gold Coast.

Demetriou said the Gold Coast area has thrown its weight behind the new team.

"The Gold Coast has proven its ability to support and sustain an AFL team in this region," he said.

"The foundations have been put in place to build a strong and sustainable club on the Gold Coast."

Bligh said it is a great day for the AFL and for the Gold Coast.

"It's great to see a new team in the AFL competition and the second AFL team in Queensland," she said.

"The whole league has done an extraordinary job of procuring public and family support for this new side.

"We have already seen when the Gold Coast gets behind something there's no stopping it. This is a decision the AFL will never regret and another reason for people from Melbourne to bring their families and see their own teams play on the Gold Coast in the middle of July."

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[Steel Dragon]

A football team without a mascot/nickname = marketers worst nightmare.
Good luck trying to attract kids, idiots.

Who would you rather see, the Titans or the FC?

 

[Nerd]

Maybe they can organise a competition to rename Carrara. What about the 'White Elephant' theres even 'Impending Financial Disaster' or IFD for short.

 

[whalan12]

afl is taking over!!

 

[elbusto]

afl is taking over!!

sad comment from a sad little turd who pretends he is an NRL supporter. Caught red handed again making a dick of yourself and lying - you are simply just another low life AFL troll

 

[whalan12]

sad comment from a sad little turd who pretends he is an NRL supporter. Caught red handed again making a dick of yourself and lying - you are simply just another low life AFL troll

you are the biggest tool here elbusto. you have done nothing but make a dick of yourself non stop, showing how much of an abusive, one eyed, inconsiderate, dumb, arrogant piece of s**t you are

 

[elbusto]

you are the biggest tool here elbusto. you have done nothing but make a dick of yourself non stop, showing how much of an abusive, one eyed, inconsiderate, dumb, arrogant piece of s**t you are

you still here dead sh*t. Find a friend isnt working is it:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[whalan12]

you still here dead sh*t. Find a friend isnt working is it:lol::lol::lol::lol:

your hilarious :lol:

 

[Twizzle]

take your school yard spat elsewhere boys

 

[djst]

The ordasity-
The Australian Football League -Austrailia's own indigineous game is setting up another team in,
Australia-The Gold Coast.
How dare they.;-)

 

[Nerd]

I take it you mean audacity and indigenous.

Whether afl is an indigenous game or not doesn't change the fact that putting a team on the Gold Coast is going to cost them big dollars to support.

Based on the woeful attendance for the last couple of afl games based at Carrara the support base just isn't there.

 

[djst]

I take it you mean audacity and indigenous.

Whether afl is an indigenous game or not doesn't change the fact that putting a team on the Gold Coast is going to cost them big dollars to support.

Based on the woeful attendance for the last couple of afl games based at Carrara the support base just isn't there.

You may be correct.

20,000 members were needed for the original bid,how many of those are local and will attend games is an unknown?
At the moment it appears the club is ticking all the boxes financially and will be non shareholder based with profits going back into the clubs developement.

Only time will tell if they fail or succeed,but it appears the AFL have done there homework in regards to planning and preparing for the long haul.