WA BEARS

[Red&BlackBear]

"The NRL expansion submission also included a question about potential licence fees that bids would be willing to pay. The Western Bears consortium indicated they wouldn’t stump up a licence fee."

So was there a licence fee or not.......what a question, why would you say yes if they were asking you if you wanted to.

Not only was there a license fee but…

The NRL has been clear that a prerequisite for a team in Perth will be a link with the North Sydney Bears, and that won’t change under new negotiations with government.

Whether that info was transparent or not to the public I guess is irrelevant. WA Consortium had parameters which were expected of them to follow. They didn’t. Here we are.

Oh well.

 

[flippikat]

The bid was based on the Dolphins Bid. It was put together by the same entity and went above and beyond what they submitted.

Don't be fooled by the smoke screen, there wasn't a problem with the bid, PVL has dumped a licensing fee on them at the last minute and then thrown the toys out the cot when they didn't jump.

Yup, the NRL's f***-up not to stipulate an entry fee for the Brisbane2 bids in the last expansion phase (won by the Dolphins).

Now they're trying to over-compensate for THEIR error by foisting this $30mil fee on bidders THIS round, seemingly at the last minute.

If the NRL had managed this competently they would've decided on an entry fee as soon as they started looking at adding team 17.

 

[Pippen94]

Nrl ownership potentially ?

Yep. Bears name may still be part of it.

 

[Wb1234]

Yep. Bears name may still be part of it.

Welcome back mate

 

[Pippen94]

Can we just bring in NZ2 now please k thx.

Well, they got a wealthy backer there it seems so..

 

[Perth Red]

"The NRL expansion submission also included a question about potential licence fees that bids would be willing to pay. The Western Bears consortium indicated they wouldn’t stump up a licence fee."

So was there a licence fee or not.......what a question, why would you say yes if they were asking you if you wanted to.

Because they are morons who couldnt organise a pss up in a brewery. Vlandys has along track record of appaling negotiation outcomes yet many on here still kiss his dck at any opportunity.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Might go back to Perth Bears now ? Cumins was the one pushing for Western

 

[Pippen94]

Welcome back mate

Thanks. Funny Perth couldn't scrap together the fee despite all those businessmen?!

 

[Pippen94]

Because they are morons who couldnt organise a pss up in a brewery. Vlandys has along track record of appaling negotiation outcomes yet many on here still kiss his dck at any opportunity.

Twiggy. Call him

 

[Bukowski]

Oh well, NEXT!!

 

[Wb1234]

Thanks. Funny Perth couldn't scrap together the fee despite all those businessmen?!

They approached the former owners of the Sydney kings lol

Maybe the price of iron ore is too low these days

 

[i0Nic]

Not only was there a license fee but…

The NRL has been clear that a prerequisite for a team in Perth will be a link with the North Sydney Bears, and that won’t change under new negotiations with government.

Whether that info was transparent or not to the public I guess is irrelevant.

The NRL find moving to Perth without North Sydney unbearable. It's a polarising issue.

 

[Perth Red]

Thanks. Funny Perth couldn't scrap together the fee despite all those businessmen?!

Couldn't or wouldn't? I wouldn't of either given it was never a stipulation of application.

 

[Pippen94]

Couldn't or wouldn't? I wouldn't of either given it was never a stipulation of application.

Were those businessmen ever named?!

 

[Pippen94]

The NRL find moving to Perth without North Sydney unbearable. It's a polarising issue.

Finances finally laid bare

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

I guess the NRL could own them and look to sell them down the track

This is just another smokescreen, there isn`t a snowballs chance in Western Oz of the NRL owning and running a team out of Perth.

 

[Pippen94]

They approached the former owners of the Sydney kings lol

Maybe the price of iron ore is too low these days

Like an episode of pawn stars. Tried to low ball..

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I fear we might lose AFL Red to fumblebumbleball after this...........

 

[i0Nic]

*Jets enters the room*

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Oh well, NEXT!!

Couldn't or wouldn't? I wouldn't have either given it was never a stipulation of application.

Western Australian team is coming. One way or another and it’ll still be Bears.

Ownership model and business people behind will be different that’s all.

The moment WA businessman started looking at Sydney investors for an WA owned side - something wasn’t right. Especially when they outright rejected far wealthier people who have ties to Bears. All comes out in the wash eventually. Better things await by looks of it. It’ll still be WA club for WA people. That won’t change.