WA BEARS

[Brian potter]

lol majority predicted the bears had no chance

Not really when they whored themselves out to every potential bid going

 

[titoelcolombiano]

WA once gain showing why we should be club 18. Despite being fleeced by Dolphins our fans will fill the place on Friday 6pm for 2 neutral teams.

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Sounds like the pricing strategy was just right then

 

[Brian potter]

Sounds like the pricing strategy was just right then

Maybe would have sold out quicker if better priced or even sold more tickets at Optus?

 

[Bukowski]

Has a much better chance of working out than the other mergers because of the reduced number of split home games at different venues.

That and a minority on the board.

 

[Brian potter]

That and a minority on the board.

Exactly.

 

[Perth Red]

It’s funny how you pick and choose which articles to believe

I'll listen to direct quotes from people who know. Not journos opinons or guesses on X. There's a huge difference.

 

[Perth Red]

lol majority predicted the bears had no chance

where the Bears where in March they didnt. They then significantly altered their rheotric, demands and started to play nicely. Id suggest thats when their chances changed. And quite possibly the WA bid have played this very well using the Jets to wake the Bears up to the fact they werent the dead certs they thought they were.

either way it looks like both parties have found a happy place and it will move ahead.

 

[Perth Red]

Sounds like the pricing strategy was just right then

right for the Dolphins, not for the fans. The behind the sticks tickets were the most expensive NRL game day tickets in that category of all time. That's just a rip off job.

 

[Vlad59]

I'll listen to direct quotes from people who know. Not journos opinons or guesses on X. There's a huge difference.

A direct quote from Sackson is as reliable as you can get. If you ever get to see him say hi from Buster in Hobart. And let him know I’m still a nuisance.

 

[flippikat]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again that the NRL has everything going for it to not only become the biggest sporting competition in the southern hemisphere but the RL equivalent of the English premier league or even NFL.

We're entering the most exciting era of top-tier club rugby league since the mid 1990s - and we have a lot of lessons we can take from that time to make a better go of it now.

 

[Wb1234]

I'll listen to direct quotes from people who know. Not journos opinons or guesses on X. There's a huge difference.

Pvl and nick polites both said they wanted the bears and you ignored them.

then quoted polites as a source for backing a 20 team comp

I told you months ago bears would want one game at nso and a minority shareholding

here we are

lol

heck you spent months bagging pvl as a bad leader too

 

[Wb1234]

where the Bears where in March they didnt. They then significantly altered their rheotric, demands and started to play nicely. Id suggest thats when their chances changed. And quite possibly the WA bid have played this very well using the Jets to wake the Bears up to the fact they werent the dead certs they thought they were.

either way it looks like both parties have found a happy place and it will move ahead.

Told you back then how it would go

as usual you didn’t listen and made hundreds of posts about the Perth jets or Perth standalone as the options

 

[Perth Red]

Pvl and nick polites both said they wanted the bears and you ignored them.

then quoted polites as a source for backing a 20 team comp

I told you months ago bears would want one game at nso and a minority shareholding

here we are

lol

heck you spent months bagging pvl as a bad leader too

eh? Ive never said Bears would not happen for sure. Do the voices in your head tell you this sht?

 

[Steel Saints]

As long as WA has majority of the board, terms and conditions favour WA and the team is based in Perth, then there should be no problems. John Sackson spoke well in the interview, and someone like him will make sure that a Perth club or franchise will be a success.

Sackson described the bid as "no stone has been left unturned". The bid is not a rush job.

 

[Perth Red]

Told you back then how it would go

as usual you didn’t listen and made hundreds of posts about the Perth jets or Perth standalone as the options

you were just guessing. congrats youre guess came through. Outstanding work lol

I have no doubt the perth bid wanted to be stand alone, they said it themselves. The fact this looks like it might be being forced on WA doesn't necessarily set it up for success.

 

[Wb1234]

eh? Ive never said Bears would not happen for sure. Do the voices in your head tell you this sht?

There were 3 options
You had two choices

and still picked the wrong one

this is the bid you are supposed to have a clue about

I have no doubt the perth bid wanted to be stand alone, they said it themselves. The fact this looks like it might be being forced on WA doesn't set it up for success.

Maybe if you had listened to pvl telling Perth they had to link up with the bears rather than being stubborn

 

[Perth Red]

As long as WA has majority of the board, terms and conditions favour WA and the team is based in Perth, then there should be no problems. John Sackson spoke well in the interview, and someone like him will make sure that a Perth club or franchise will be a success.

Sackson described the bid as "no stone has been left unturned". The bid is not a rush job.

Also said the bid document is massive with a lot of detail in it. Wheres Pippen telling us there is no perth bid lol?

 

[Perth Red]

There were 3 options
You had two choices

and still picked the wrong one

this is the bid you are supposed to have a clue about

Maybe if you had listened to pvl telling Perth they had to link up with the bears rather than being stubborn

I didnt pick any you idiot. I said WA's preference was a stand alone club. I said Jets offered an interesting opportunity to develop some new jnr pathways in Sydney without as much baggage as Bears were carrying over and I said Bears would need to change a lot of their approach if they had any hope.

As it turned out it looks like the Perth bid has used the Jets to get bears to be more reasonable and they are npw in a space they can work together. If it works only time will tell. It has a good chance now at least.

As for you, well you've been on here for years telling us Perth has zero chance of a club lol

 

[BuffaloRules]

you were just guessing. congrats youre guess came th

I have no doubt the perth bid wanted to be stand alone, they said it themselves. The fact this looks like it might be being forced on WA doesn't necessarily set it up for success.

On the flip side… you have an excuse now if they fail… I mean this is “forcing them to pay for all the away airfares “ Mark 2…

If they think it’s going to impact on the success of the team ,,, then they should be resisting it now … they won’t get another chance if this opportunity doesnt work

 

[Perth Red]

On the flip side… you have an excuse now if they fail… I mean this is “forcing them to pay for all the away airfares “ Mark 2…

If they think it’s going to impact on the success of the team ,,, then they should be resisting it now … they won’t get another chance if this opportunity doesnt work

TBF it sounds like they dont have much choice. So I guess the decision the WA team then has to make is do they miss the opportunity all together and wait another 20 years or jump into bed reluctantly with a unwanted bride and hope the marriage is better than expected?

On the up side it sounds like the WA bid got the key things it needed ie perth owned, perth based and perth run. NS get the secured NRL pathway to keep them relevant into the future and the brand back in top flight.
It might work. Time will tell.

This is RL, our rival sport would never have created this opportunity for failure, but this is RL.