The NRL will come to the party & guarantee player payments if clubs fold. That is around the corner & will take that concern away from players.
How does it take away the concern of players? They still need to find a new club, and probably late in the year when not many clubs have cash left.
Also the underwwriting of the NRL is not really that much. By under writing the games to the tune of say$100k & the crowd we get is $80k, the NRL just chip in $20k that is on top of the $100k from blue tongue. The hold up might be that blue tongue is not Toyota Park. I'm sure they are not happy.
The other hold up is, I dont think bluetongue pay that $100k at any rate. I think the NRL do.
No Bluetounge pay that money ($100K). Sharks want the NRL to underwrite another $75K on top in case they don't make it in attendances, which is not fair on all other clubs in the league who don't get the same sort of offers when they take games to exotic locations. Just because you ask for it, doesn't mean it will happen, and how it affects the Bears on the coast remains to be seen, I can't see it being a good thing. Either go to the coast fulltime, or just face the inevitable and fold. It's not like you guys couldn't have the away matches to go to in Sydney to follow the club.
As for the Sharks ground, it's main problem is that it is just too far away from the train station, hard to get out of after the game by car. Just a crap spot overall. I know I hate going to that ground for those reasons.