$$$ Titans up for sale $$$

[adamkungl]

I reckon we could put together a LU consortium. If everyone who posts here chips in tree fiddy, I reckon we could put together a competitive bid. And just imagine how the collective wisdom of this place could revolutionise the running of an NRL club.

:lol: Dear god.

I just don't understand why the NRL, and AFL for that matter, think the Gold Coast is a city. It's not. It's a collection of (mostly) undesirable people with questionable morals who are spread over a ridiculously long and poorly planned patch of turf.

Give up on them. Move them to Perth.

:lol: Quality

I say sell it to Marwan Koukash.
The man loves Rugby League and has the cash to to back the Titans.

He's a f**kwit.

 

[Last Week]

I just don't understand why the NRL, and AFL for that matter, think the Gold Coast is a city. It's not. It's a collection of (mostly) undesirable people with questionable morals who are spread over a ridiculously long and poorly planned patch of turf.

That actually sounds like an AFL match.

 

[muzby]

Wow, I'm impressed, a seriously good idea . . . you should frame it

if i framed all the good ideas i have, i'd run out of wall space..

 

[_Johnsy]

I just don't understand why the NRL, and AFL for that matter, think the Gold Coast is a city. It's not. It's a collection of (mostly) undesirable people with questionable morals who are spread over a ridiculously long and poorly planned patch of turf.

Give up on them. Move them to Perth.

Ummm I think you're talking about Caboolture

 

[ek999]

I reckon we could put together a LU consortium. If everyone who posts here chips in tree fiddy, I reckon we could put together a competitive bid. And just imagine how the collective wisdom of this place could revolutionise the running of an NRL club.

I like it. We could employ that --Storm-- merkin to write all media releases

 

[thorson1987]

Ummm I think you're talking about Caboolture

I actually thought he was talking about canberra when it comes to people with questionable morals.

Although Canberra was planned better than the GC.

 

[OVP]

I reckon we could put together a LU consortium. If everyone who posts here chips in tree fiddy, I reckon we could put together a competitive bid. And just imagine how the collective wisdom of this place could revolutionise the running of an NRL club.

You can't fool me goddamn loch ness monster

 

[Indelible]

I just don't understand why the NRL, and AFL for that matter, think the Gold Coast is a city. It's not. It's a collection of (mostly) undesirable people with questionable morals who are spread over a ridiculously long and poorly planned patch of turf.

Give up on them. Move them to Perth.

Go back and do some research - 6th largest city in Australia full of some of the most friendly and amazing people I have met in my lifetime. Time to stop watching A Current Affair and get some perspective

 

[muzby]

Go back and do some research - 6th largest city in Australia full of some of the most friendly and amazing people I have met in my lifetime. Time to stop watching A Current Affair and get some perspective

agree.. doing research always helps..

i think young mr paullyboy could check places like the ABS for population data..

but in order for him to conduct his research on the friendly and amazing people you have met in your lifetime, are you able to provide for him with their names and phone numbers?

and for a truly rounded approach to research, if possible the names and numbers of people from towns other than the gold coast who you have met who you would consider less friendly or amazing than said gold coastians?

 

[Ulysseus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgzdvhEct5s

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

All of this i wrote back when the Knights were looking at private ownership a few weeks ago, but my feelings towards this are identical...

We have already seen the turmoil one all-powerful owner can create, why do we want to go back to that model?? The "value" of a private owner isnt really to put their own cash into the club, it is to bring the business expertise that would entice Sponsors and bring fans; expertise we can have in independent board seats held by community reps and business people.

We (the knights) brought in Tinks so we could remove the 80s busness model of the Boiz Clubbb board and the chook raffle accounting, but they are not the only 2 options.

I dont think clubs NEED to be privately owned. The club could be structured as a Not-For-Profit corporate entity (all of the cash being reinvested into the club and the members being the "stakeholders"). If they want the cash injection of private ownership, they could sell seats on the board (eg. $1million for 4 years in control of 1 seat) while the ARLC ensures the stability of the club and has the capacity to place independent directors to X number of seats.

The point im trying to make is that the potential instability of this autocratic owner should discourage the ARLC more then anyone. Why sell when you might be buying it back and rebuilding AGAIN in 5 years? Why not build a stable structure than allows a flow of local business people without blowing the place up and rebuilding with every retirement/bankruptcy

(Its basically a debate between a Dictatorship vs a Republic. Dictatorships base themselves entirely around one person, so when they are gone the system collapses and needs to be rebuilt, usually accompanied by civil wars and factional infighting. Republics, on the other hand, create the system knowing there will inevitably be turn-over of the people in charge)

 

[Indelible]

agree.. doing research always helps..

i think young mr paullyboy could check places like the ABS for population data..

but in order for him to conduct his research on the friendly and amazing people you have met in your lifetime, are you able to provide for him with their names and phone numbers?

and for a truly rounded approach to research, if possible the names and numbers of people from towns other than the gold coast who you have met who you would consider less friendly or amazing than said gold coastians?

I guess so .... If you think it's the correct thing to do.

 

[muzby]

It's the morally correct thing to do..

 

[kdalymc]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport...s/news-story/6d0bd7d3d231048a89ceca5f6833b69b

THE Gold Coast Titans ownership is like the Snapper Rocks surfbreak, only locals are invited.

Todd Greenberg told*The Courier-Mail*the NRL wanted to sell the club to Gold Coast-based businessmen as a sale of the Titans in the next 12 months.

The NRL has owned the club for more than a year now and major improvements to its governance have occurred.

Titans fans could see their club in the hands of independent owners.

However, for the club to truly thrive it needs to be independent and the NRL wants a community owned model.

The Titans have been competitive this season in most games but are now well outside the top eight and their finals ambitions could be killed in the next month.

Greenberg said ownership discussions were happening right now but the NRL would rather not have out of towners.

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That rules out the likes of central Queensland construction magnate Geoff Murphy who had put his hand up to buy into the club.

?Clearly, local people owning, supporting and engaging with that club is incredibly important,? Greenberg said.

?A community based asset is clearly the model but we have to let that unfold.

?We are not forcing our hand with this. We want to be very judicious. We will give it the time and energy it needs. They have made massive improvement.

?People like Rebecca Frizelle and her board and Graham Annesley are doing a great job at looking at the long term play for the Titans, which has always been in our interest.

?There are discussions but they are being done through Rebecca.?

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The NRL own or part own three other NRL clubs, Newcastle, Wests Tigers and St George Illawarra. A sale of Newcastle and St George Illawarra appears likely this season but the Titans will have to wait with a buy out likely next season.

?No, not this particular year,? Greenberg said.

?The community owning their team is the right result and I?m happy if it takes a little bit longer to get that result.?

NRL boss Todd Greenberg wants the club to have greater community links.

Freedom from NRL ownership could help the club recruit and retain players.

The Titans have to deal with heavy restrictions and paperwork required for them to even engage a prospective player. Often by the time they have filed the required paperwork, that player has been snapped up by a rival club.

Greenberg also reaffirmed the NRL was genuinely interested in hosting a grand final at Suncorp Stadium.

?When you are rebuilding an asset worth hundreds of millions of dollars it takes years,? Greenberg said.

?While we do that we aren?t keen to play in a construction zone.

?Given the NSW Government have just spent $1.6 billion there is a strong relationship there and we will have the first discussions with them. In short, we will be looking at all options and Queensland is one of those options.?

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[Indelible]

It's the morally correct thing to do..

Wow - you not only know how to apply statistics correctly, you're also qualified to make moral judgments. It's an honor to converse with you.

 

[muzby]

Happy to have given you the opportunity to deal with greatness. All I ask is that you pay it forward.

 

[alien]

West coast Titans
English Coast Titans
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London Titans
Brisbane Titans
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The possibilities are endless

Trump's Titans

 

[super_coach]

You can sometimes find a person silly enough to invest a truck load of cash into a nrl club with very little chance of making a profit, but to find a group of people and especially in a market place where teams have failed for decades is a massive ask.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Go back and do some research - 6th largest city in Australia full of some of the most friendly and amazing people I have met in my lifetime. Time to stop watching A Current Affair and get some perspective

Hate to burst your bubble mate.
But it's a shithole.

 

[THE CHAMP]

I reckon we could put together a LU consortium. If everyone who posts here chips in tree fiddy, I reckon we could put together a competitive bid. And just imagine how the collective wisdom of this place could revolutionise the running of an NRL club.

By tree fiddy you mean $3.50 right?
Pretty accurate valuation really.