‘An ARL board today has formally agreed in principle to a model put forward by News Limited.
The move all but seals the introduction of a new eight-member commission to run rugby league.
News Limited and the ARL will now step aside.
The ARL is due to release a press statement with additional details this afternoon.”

Maybe there has been a bit fo a backlash with Colin Love.at the helm….

On the WC,Maybe what the NRL should do is try and and get along with the Soccer..and work out a solution.. whereas the AFL have taken a hard line..remember it’s the federal govt who is pushing for the WC throwing in all the money for the bid.. might just work in the NRLs favour..

Anyhow, back to packaging me birds for the leagues club, they need all the help they can get.

Hey Steve, do me a favor will you, no more Commission posts now for a least a year. And even then if we are any closer to a deal, like you said buddy, just more of the same. R.I.P rugby league. I am off, i have to get the chook raffles started up again.

on other news a quick turn around and Cronulla will field a team in the 12 team NSW cup next year.. and the Bulls gone back to being Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs.. . comp extended to 25 rounds to coincide with the NRL.. seems the NSW RL are starting to get a move on now with the new commission about to kick off.. in 2011 Manly and canberra are also expected to return to the NSW Cup…other teams.. Balmain, Western suburbs, Newtown, Auckland, Melbourne,shellharbour dragons, windsor, wenty, and the Newcastle feeder club..

By the way why was the NRL working under any other system than a tender process: AFL, FFA (I think) and SANZAR all work under that kind of approach…was it something to do with overexpansion growing pains a la Superleague?

Flo is upbeat, jubilant and determined today.. to see this through..he said we’re not taking one step backwards now, it’s full steam ahead, and we won’t stop until the CC Bears are in the NRL…and he has a great dedicated team behind him including very strong support from the Norths leagues club.. and thats a big help to us this time around…

David Fairleigh will be the first grade Coach thats a given.. not sure what capacity JT will be..that’ll come later but he has given us a lot of support over the years, when he would continue to turn up at NSO to watch the Bears in the NSW Cup.. kicking Coach is always a good option.. Michael Buettner is also lending a lot of support,.. Now there’s the guy who should run the CRL… he has a great track record being boss of the Toyota Cup..and he actually lives on the CC..

yeah I dont think Lara saying “were the bloody hell are you!” would go down particularly well.

Redb

Jenifer is more of an NRL girl (Knights fan) whils’t Nicole is a Soccer Mom.
The Americans have sort of suffered from inserting fake fans who are big names in the past. plus it was a short film so someone who can act a bit is a big plus.

I am just glad it wasn’t Lara Bingle or Quatar would beat us.

‘no worries’ then.

alas that doesn’t quite cut it.

Hearing Jeff Kennett wavering on it…….that’s very surprising from my perspective. But, for now – the ‘true believers’ can keep pushing the spin and assuming that FIFA officials only say nice things about Australia and no-one else.

So its gone from 4 to 8 to 12 to now 16 weeks.

Bye bye support.

AFL and NRL will still be allowed to be played in the same city.
The status of Super 15 because of it’s large international component is still unclear.

By 2022 State league teams, Football academies, the Parklea complex and the training venues HAL teams use will provide enough suitable training venues.
Perhaps for the bid because of the short time frame we might use Redb’s strategy of telling them it’s all ok now (and then work it out later) by nominating say Nth Melbourne’s training venue but between now and the World Cup every state league team that does any improvements between now and then will do so with FIFA requirements in mind in order to try and get Brazil or Argentina training at their ground.

It’s the no worries World Cup MC…..stop reading the Terrorgraph.

The 12 week is just thrown out their so that the 6 weeks (the real figure) doesn’t seem so bad afterall. Remember how upset you guys were when you learnt about the two weeks prep time. Now you are begrudingly ok with 6 weeks

if it were only 6 weeks then perhaps no big concern, although – still a big ask if the soccer side is unable to make concessions and provide compensation and the AFL/NRL are expected to be totally flexible.

if it were only 6 weeks.

But we know that’s not the case – - not when you’re nabbing the 12 primary playing venues for 8-10-12 weeks (which is it),

and nabbing 32 high class training venues from whatever date the teams arrive and take up ‘residence’ plus how much lead in buffer to prepare the surface,

and nabbing 24 simple training venues around each match venue,

and forcing other codes during their locked in domestic season to not just vacate grounds but to move out of town altogether……..who is going to compensate me for having to travel to god knows where to see my team play their ‘home’ games??? Why should I accept that?

The AFL and NRL – for all anyone might glibly state that it’ll be okay and we can play games in NZ, or Tassie, or Darwin!!!…..but, why should (on current numbers) 550,000 paid up club members be forced to have to travel to such places…….I want compensation.

Let alone – that current costings sit b/w $6-8 billion to host – - it’s a lot, a lot of money to exit the public purse with stuff all of it ever destined (even in a best case scenario) to head back there.

I’m with Springs.

(it’s still a nice in principle idea – to host it, but, reality is that in a competitive market place, soccer just cannot hope to presently…..their bid is flawed without fed govt pulling some MAJOR rabbits out of the hat…..and the FFA should just host an Asian Cup first)

But 2017 is what Gallop is saying, so may want to wait until then. Unless you can prove that CC Bears will increase tv revenue, it aint gonna happen by 2013.

Also – I have a feeling that the NRL by that stage will make it a tender process, so it will be quite competitive with NZ, PNG, QLD, CC, possibly WA bidding for inclusion. I suppose it can only be for the good of the game, but on a sentimental note, the Bears should be reinstated asap.

No doubt you’ve seen this:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/bears-will-keep-banging-on-the-nrl-door-20091202-k6cw.html

Redb

It makes perfect sense to expand to the CC, don’t worry it won’t kill the Mariners. There are over 300K living at the CC and the CC Bears will help re engage the 700K living in North Sydney. It will bring back the rivalry game between the Bears and the Sea Eagles and the symbolism of reserecting a team killed off by RL darkest days will be huge.

The IC now gives Sydney clubs more chance than they ever had, they will be fine.

The ARL IC does have the balls, but won’t have the money for at least 3 years, to expand into AFL heartland but they need to tick other boxes first.

need to remember about JGK that he’s previously been highly involved with the old Soccer Australia, and as premier of Victoria he was seeking to bid to host the FIFA WC (but was warned off because Australia was also bidding for the Olympics and it was felt that a FIFA WC bid too would make the Chinese NOT vote for Australia for the Olympics…..well, Kennett pulled back….and the Chinese didn’t vote for Sydney anyway!!).

So…Kennett states clearly that as a private citizen, he’d absolutely LOVE to see Australia host the FIFA WC,

but,

he has huge reservations, and he’s been the most public supporter from the AFL ‘camp’. It was interesting listening.

Consider it half time in the history of AFL and NRL….. i assume no one will be watching RU by then