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Wb1234

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Ironically id be laughing if this happens. Part of me has always felt that if it wasn’t setup right with the bears it would be a sht show. Maybe waiting for our own club however long that takes and let nz figure it out with a Sydney club might not be such a bad thing.
Then you have had the issue of no juniors
 

BuffaloRules

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Ironically id be laughing if this happens. Part of me has always felt that if it wasn’t setup right with the bears it would be a sht show. Maybe waiting for our own club however long that takes and let nz figure it out with a Sydney club might not be such a bad thing.

Perth might be able to hook up with the Jets next time ?

If Perth miss this time …2045 with Adelaide sounds good ! Unfortunately the old folks home you’ll be in will have the AFL channel on permanently…so you will never get to see them play …very sad
 

Matt_CBY

Juniors
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Ironically id be laughing if this happens. Part of me has always felt that if it wasn’t setup right with the bears it would be a sht show. Maybe waiting for our own club however long that takes and let nz figure it out with a Sydney club might not be such a bad thing.
It means Perth doesn’t get a team in the foreseeable future. Of course that a bad thing.

True stripes showing here, doesn’t actually care about what’s best for WA Rugby League.
 

Perth Red

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Perth might be able to hook up with the Jets next time ?

If Perth miss this time …2045 with Adelaide sounds good ! Unfortunately the old folks home you’ll be in will have the AFL channel on permanently…so you will never get to see them play …very sad
By then I Hope I’m sipping mai Thai’s in my Koh Samui retirement resort lol
 

Perth Red

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Barcelona membership ownership model. Still a lot of questions re who pays start up costs and covers losses etc but I suppose say 20,000 members paying $100 a year is $2mill year extra revenue for the club. NRL must be pretty confident a perth bears club could generate 20,000 fans willing to pay to own a share of the club.

FC Barcelona is a fan-owned club, with 100% ownership held by its members, known as "socios". Socios pay an annual membership fee and have a say in the club's strategy:

  • Membership fee: In 2023, the annual membership fee was €208, and is paid in full in December or January.

  • Voting: Socios elect the club's president by ballot.

  • Club decisions: Socios have a say in the club's strategy.

  • Club business: The club's president is responsible for running the club as an owner, taking control of business and sporting decisions.
Socios are required to commit to the club for a minimum of three years by holding a commitment card. The commitment card costs €144 per year.
The Barcelona board of directors can also grant membership in exceptional circumstances.
Barcelona is one of only four clubs in Spain that is 100% owned by its fans, along with Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and CA Osasuna.
 

Wb1234

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Yeh planning my early retirement so been looking at options and loads of Aussies ar moving there for retirement. Great health care and cheap living.
Never been

Friends have

Hookers and lobster are really cheap lol

So is property

Try sell steroids over the counter without a prescription

Lots of Aussies go there to gear up and train Muay Thai
 

Perth Red

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The proposed ownership model has a lot of merit and I’m somewhat relived nrl dont want to own a perth club And they aren’t just going to hand it to ns or Sydney investors.

only way I could see how the $30-50mill start up cost (presuming they still want the license fee) gets covered is if it’s a mix of private investors and members. Maybe 50-50 or like souths 75-25?
 
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Barcelona membership ownership model. Still a lot of questions re who pays start up costs and covers losses etc but I suppose say 20,000 members paying $100 a year is $2mill year extra revenue for the club. NRL must be pretty confident a perth bears club could generate 20,000 fans willing to pay to own a share of the club.

FC Barcelona is a fan-owned club, with 100% ownership held by its members, known as "socios". Socios pay an annual membership fee and have a say in the club's strategy:

  • Membership fee: In 2023, the annual membership fee was €208, and is paid in full in December or January.

  • Voting: Socios elect the club's president by ballot.

  • Club decisions: Socios have a say in the club's strategy.

  • Club business: The club's president is responsible for running the club as an owner, taking control of business and sporting decisions.
Socios are required to commit to the club for a minimum of three years by holding a commitment card. The commitment card costs €144 per year.
The Barcelona board of directors can also grant membership in exceptional circumstances.
Barcelona is one of only four clubs in Spain that is 100% owned by its fans, along with Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and CA Osasuna.
Is this not the same model for every AFL club?
 

The_Wookie

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Is this not the same model for every AFL club?

No. Only Victorian clubs and Brisbane are currently member owned and directed. WA clubs are fully owned by the WAFC. The AFL has board control of 5 clubs at this time - Sydney, GWS, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Port Adelaide. (The SA clubs as part of the handover of the licenses from the SANFL in 2014 - Adelaide becomes member owned at the end of 2029).
 

The_Wookie

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Barcelona membership ownership model. Still a lot of questions re who pays start up costs and covers losses etc but I suppose say 20,000 members paying $100 a year is $2mill year extra revenue for the club. NRL must be pretty confident a perth bears club could generate 20,000 fans willing to pay to own a share of the club.

West Coast with 100,000 members generated 27.268m from membership revenue in 2023.
Fremantle with 60,000 members generated 20.193m from membership revenue in 2023.
 

Perth Red

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West Coast with 100,000 members generated 27.268m from membership revenue in 2023.
Fremantle with 60,000 members generated 20.193m from membership revenue in 2023.
Thats game day ticketed membership. I’m talking about ownership membership.
 

Matt_CBY

Juniors
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No. Only Victorian clubs and Brisbane are currently member owned and directed. WA clubs are fully owned by the WAFC. The AFL has board control of 5 clubs at this time - Sydney, GWS, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Port Adelaide. (The SA clubs as part of the handover of the licenses from the SANFL in 2014 - Adelaide becomes member owned at the end of 2029).
No one on a Rugby League forum should know this much detail about the AFL.
 

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