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Unknown for sure, but what we do know is the WA govt is very insistent on the governance of the club and guarantees it is and will always be a Perth club and Vlad has been pushing hard for the Govt funding level to be increased.
Wont make any difference, the East coast media will run with the Bears are back headlines regardless, WA media will largely ignore it in all probability.
It wasnt all sorted a month ago, there was in principle agreements on some of the key points like matched grassroots funding and WA govt picking up the table for the Freo temp training centre. But like I said there was still numerous hurdles, what they are and if they have been overcome we await to see.
Timing it not to clash with anything doesn't matter at all. Look at the PNG announcement, it was news for a few days then nothing.
Too many sauces on here
My alt?
I don`t think the Murdoch papers are going to be too fussed running stories that might take away a bit of attention from the tennis.
Well if there is a story in them you won’t find it!
It is in a media sense, especially when trying to get traction in a non-NRL state
I can't see this sort of thing having much impact on a WA election.
PNG didn't matter though did it? It's all reliant on Government money and means nothing to Australians
Yep, I can't see the government announcing their contributing X amount of $$$ to a sport with a medium profile being much of a vote puller.
Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot, most of us would be blowing up if the NSW or QLD Premier made funding a new AFL team one of their election promises.
All the focus so far has been for norths so I'll be interested on how the ARLC run the club. As far as media goes there will be a lot of talk about about why taxpayers are paying for a Sydney club's revival.
They’re not though. As it currently stands, WA taxpayers are essentially paying for the codes infrastructure via pathways and development systems implemented both in school programs and junior footy clubs whilst also paying for the upgrade of local facilities and HBF stadium.
I'm glad I don't go out to lunch with you.
