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Why is perth bid so secretive?!

Pippen94

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you dont know this to be true. Cumins has had a bid ready to go since 2012.

Meet the man behind Western Australia's latest bid for its own NRL franchise.
Peter Cumins, one of the state's leading businessman, will head the newest consortium aiming for the establishment of a Perth-based team in the competition
The executive deputy chairman of Cash Converters, Cumins was part of the bid team which met with then-NRL chief executive David Gallop in the hope of securing a licence a decade ago.
But when Gallop left the NRL in 2012, the consortium was left all dressed up with nowhere to go. The extraordinary amount of money, time and effort put into the bid was for nothing.
"We never got to present that bid when [Gallop] moved on," Cumins told The Sydney Morning Herald in Perth.

..so this is same failed group?!
 
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you dont know this to be true. Cumins has had a bid ready to go since 2012.

Meet the man behind Western Australia's latest bid for its own NRL franchise.
Peter Cumins, one of the state's leading businessman, will head the newest consortium aiming for the establishment of a Perth-based team in the competition
The executive deputy chairman of Cash Converters, Cumins was part of the bid team which met with then-NRL chief executive David Gallop in the hope of securing a licence a decade ago.
But when Gallop left the NRL in 2012, the consortium was left all dressed up with nowhere to go. The extraordinary amount of money, time and effort put into the bid was for nothing.
"We never got to present that bid when [Gallop] moved on," Cumins told The Sydney Morning Herald in Perth.


The McGowan Government has flagged its support for a potential Western Australian-based National Rugby League (NRL) franchise, with work underway to identify a third-party bid.

A cross-agency Government working group chaired by the Hon. Peter Tinley MLA has been established to help facilitate the development of a third-party bid and, where necessary, assist the bid through the potential bidding process.

Preliminary work has already begun with VenuesWest appointing consultants Freshwater Strategy to ascertain interest from potential third parties and determine the most appropriate bid structure.


Looks like they're searching for a third party consortium to bid for a team.
 

Pippen94

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The McGowan Government has flagged its support for a potential Western Australian-based National Rugby League (NRL) franchise, with work underway to identify a third-party bid.
A cross-agency Government working group chaired by the Hon. Peter Tinley MLA has been established to help facilitate the development of a third-party bid and, where necessary, assist the bid through the potential bidding process.​
Preliminary work has already begun with VenuesWest appointing consultants Freshwater Strategy to ascertain interest from potential third parties and determine the most appropriate bid structure.​
A cross-agency Government working group chaired by the Hon. Peter Tinley MLA has been established to help facilitate the development of a third-party bid and, where necessary, assist the bid through the potential bidding process.​

So pretty much same stories were issued about Perth in 2012 as last year & nothing came from it lol
 
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So pretty much same stories were issued about Perth in 2012 as last year & nothing came from it lol
Going by the press release it looks like they're struggling to find enough businessmen to put together a feasible bid.

Let's not forget that Cumins was a sponsor of the failed Western Reds. News Ltd had to bail them out in 1996.
 

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The McGowan Government has flagged its support for a potential Western Australian-based National Rugby League (NRL) franchise, with work underway to identify a third-party bid.
A cross-agency Government working group chaired by the Hon. Peter Tinley MLA has been established to help facilitate the development of a third-party bid and, where necessary, assist the bid through the potential bidding process.​
Preliminary work has already begun with VenuesWest appointing consultants Freshwater Strategy to ascertain interest from potential third parties and determine the most appropriate bid structure.​

Looks like they're searching for a third party consortium to bid for a team.
They clearly were doing due diligence and talked to a number of possibly interested parties last year. Where theyve landed hasnt been announced. Id be very very surprised if its not with the only WA led bid group.
 

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Going by the press release it looks like they're struggling to find enough businessmen to put together a feasible bid.

Let's not forget that Cumins was a sponsor of the failed Western Reds. News Ltd had to bail them out in 1996.
but but but according to your alt there is no bid team. You need to get your arguments straight with yourself lol
 

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Where did I say that strawman?! I said business cases are most often ignored
One thing I can say to be 100% true is that 100% of the time a business case is needed to win a license. So wtf are you going on about? The WA bid has been workign on a business case, as its needed. Will they even get chance to present it? Who knows, they didnt last time.
 

Pippen94

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One thing I can say to be 100% true is that 100% of the time a business case is needed to win a license. So wtf are you going on about? The WA bid has been workign on a business case, as its needed. Will they even get chance to present it? Who knows, they didnt last time.

..yeah but U need bid & backers too lol. Business case really means nothing
 

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Yeah, just completing it will get Perth in like all those failed ones I posted!! Lol
Never said that. I said they are spending $1/2mill building a business case. What that shows is a commitment to bid. Now if theyll get chance or be succesful is a different matter.
 

Pippen94

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Never said that. I said they are spending $1/2mill building a business case. What that shows is a commitment to bid. Now if theyll get chance or be succesful is a different matter.

Business case for Perth will state why Perth should get in..but it's produced by Perth & is therefore meaningless. Nobody is persuaded by that shi..
 

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Business case for Perth will state why Perth should get in..but it's produced by Perth & is therefore meaningless. Nobody is persuaded by that shi..
sigh. You really really dont understand a business case do you? Good luck winning a license without a solid one.
 
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but but but according to your alt there is no bid team. You need to get your arguments straight with yourself lol
If there's a bid team then why is the government looking for a potential bidder?

What's it like to come from a country that hasn't won a major tournament since 1974?

What's it like to live in a fumbleball city that hasn't had a professional team in over 26 years?
 

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doing their due diligience on which bid option would be the strongest and best to go with i suppose. We know they talked to Bears, Jets and Cumins. Who knows who else they talked with. You know conusltancy firms, they love to justify their high fees.

We dont know where it has all landed, and I dont suppose we will unless NRL is seriously considering Perth in the near future. No ones publicly spruiking a Perth bid unless theres actually an opportunity to bid.

Awesome, English countryside is some of the best in the world and Perth is the most amazing city to live in.
 
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