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The statement follows today’s news from RLW‘s The Mole that there aremoves by the North Sydney Bears to buy out the Titans franchise and rename the team the Gold Coast Bears.

The Bears already have a presence on the Gold Coast, with Seagulls Leagues Club in Tweed Heads owned by North Sydney Leagues Club.

An NRL spokesman said on Wednesday the governing body will look to sell the club at the appropriate time, to ensure future ownership is the right fit for the club, the Gold Coast community and the game.
 
If they are allowed to buy in, it would only be a matter of 3 or 4 years when the Bears will start saying we have to move to the Central Coast as the crowds aren't turning up at the Gold Coast.

No way will they be happy with staying up there as a merged entity.

The NRL won't give a new licence for a team on the central coast so they may think this will suit their future plans better.

The Gold Coast don't work up there and I'd say the NRL will want a new Brisbane franchise in the next couple of years.

What better way for them to wash their hands of the Titans and also shut the Bears up by merging them both and letting them go to the central coast.

I don't think the NRL would oppose a merger (takeover).
 
The statement follows today’s news from RLW‘s The Mole that there aremoves by the North Sydney Bears to buy out the Titans franchise and rename the team the Gold Coast Bears.

The Bears already have a presence on the Gold Coast, with Seagulls Leagues Club in Tweed Heads owned by North Sydney Leagues Club.

An NRL spokesman said on Wednesday the governing body will look to sell the club at the appropriate time, to ensure future ownership is the right fit for the club, the Gold Coast community and the game.
Sounds like it's a done deal.
 
The titans would be best suited moving to Bogan... Sorry Logan, still close to the GC and yet close to Brisbane. The Gold Coast - Logan - Kiwi - Bear Titans.
 
Resident population of the Gold Coast is around 550,000 and growing quickly. Population of NSW Central Coast is around 320,000 and growing at a slower rate. No way the NRL would want to sacrifice the Gold Coast for the Central Coast of NSW
 
The last 'bears' that had a home at carrara, methinks was the brisbane bears afl team that played on the gold coast.

So maybe, looking at history, they shouldn't have the bears as a nickname on the gold coast.

.....or a team at all!
 
Whoever can propose a viable financial plan will end up with the Franchise.

The NRL are on record stating that they do not want to own any of them.

Knights and Tigers also need a buy out from the NRL.

Interesting times @:cool:
 
Let's not forget with the Suns being super effective up there the NRL won't want to see the lack of a side there, so no way they'll be moved to Logan or Brisbane.
 
The merger talks will go brilliantly until they start to discuss

1) Team name
2) Team colours
3) who's running the show. (ggod idea! lets have some directors from Norths and some from titans, that will work.

the only thing I predict is plenty of material for the amusement of this forum.
 
@wheel If norths come back into the comp then manly could sign more of these quality players


Although there have been some good ones come from norths

1947: R. Allerton [1937 to 38 & 40 to 42]
1947: Eric Bathgate [1944 to 45]
1947: Ray Black [1946]
1947: Johnny Bliss [1944 to 46]
1947: Albert Collins [1945]
1947: Jim Hall [1942 to 45]
1947: Keith 'Megsy' Kirkwood [1945 to 46]
1947: C 'Kelly' McMahon [1943 to 46]
1947: Max Whitehead [1942 to 43,46]
1956: Peter Diversi [1952 to 55]
1957: Alf Madden [1955 to 56]
1958: Norm Twight [1955 to 57]
1960: Barney McEvoy [1956 to 59]
1961: Bernie Cuneo [1956 to 60]
1962: Barry Hall [1960]
1971: Ken Irvine [1958 to 70]
1971: Graham Williams [1969 to 71]
1973: Warren Evans [1969 to 72]
1978: John Gray* [1975 to 77]
1978: Mick Healy* [1973 to 77]
1978: Bruce Walker [1971 to 77]
1985: Darren Rodgers [1983 to 84]
1986: Mitchell Cox [1982 to 85]
1986: Cliff Lyons [1985]
1988: Don McKinnon [1977 to 87]
1990: Martin Bella [1986 to 89]

Why not, they were not doing anything useful at norths.
 
It won't be a merger. It will be a takeover and rightly so. Regardless if you want the Bears or not, if they are buying them out, it's theirs. The NRL will insist on a couple of NRL people on the board. Maybe the new owners will be able to negotiate a better deal for the ground. The State Government has slugged them pretty bad and can kill a club if they struggle to the crowds for a season or two. Probably need to look at Carrara as an option for the games. Don't know if it will be any good as it is an AFL gorund. And obviously, a couple of games on the Central Coast/North Sydney Oval.
 
Let's not forget with the Suns being super effective up there the NRL won't want to see the lack of a side there, so no way they'll be moved to Logan or Brisbane.
Suns memberships and crowds are on the decline. Which is typical for gold coast teams.
 
A combined Gold Coast / Central Coast team in the NRL is about the dumbest idea I've ever heard.

I expect it will have the NRL's full support.
 
The merger talks will go brilliantly until they start to discuss

1) Team name
2) Team colours
3) who's running the show. (ggod idea! lets have some directors from Norths and some from titans, that will work.

the only thing I predict is plenty of material for the amusement of this forum.
I nominate mark cannon for the board.
 
If Billy's Bears do play in Timbuktu, they'll have to work in with the Malian FC's schedule.
Maybe get a new fan base in Mali, a sponsor.
 
Www.goldcoastbulliten.com

BACK off — that’s the message from the Gold Coast Titans as the North Sydney Bears prepare to make a bid for its ownership.
The Gold Coast Bulletin yesterday reported Darryl Kelly was keen to buy back the club, despite losing more than $5 million in his first stint as an owner.

Moments before yesterday’s season launch — a breakfast and dolphin show at Sea World to support the claims that the Titans are entering a clean, new era — Kelly said he had long known of the Bears rumours but had not been approached by any member of the consortium.

He is keen for the club to retain its identity as the Titans and wants others in the community to help him put it in the hands of Gold Coasters.

An industry source indicated the Titans had been giving priority to stabilising the club in the past 12 months, ahead of attracting a buyer.

“Now they need to get Gold Coasters to put their hands in their pockets to own their club,” they said.

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Gold Coast Titans player Luke Douglas. Picture: David Clark
News of the ambitious plan to rebrand the Gold Coast club to be known as the Bears broke yesterday.

The Bulletin has learned the Bears have held several discussions with the ARL Commission — rugby league’s governing body in Australia — in recent months regarding a takeover as soon as the 2017 season.

The Bears already have a presence on the Gold Coast, owning the Tweed Heads Seagulls’ Leagues Club.



Yesterday marked a year to the day the NRL took control of the Titans after the struggling club went into administration and the anniversary was marked by revelations of the Bears’ ambitious merger plan.

However, after a rebuilding phase that has seen “incredible progress”, Titans boss Rebecca Frizelle declared they would not give up their identity without a fight.

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The Gold Coast Titans players at the club’s season launch at Sea World. Picture: David Clark
“Everyone at the club is totally focused on building a club that the people of the Gold Coast can be proud of,” she said.

“The issue of ownership will be addressed at some point in the future but the clear view of the current board is the club must be owned by a local consortium in the best interests of the Titans and the Gold Coast community.

“Unfortunately, this constant speculation about rebranding just sucks the momentum out of everything we are trying to achieve”.
The Bears brand, which carries sponsors, is thought by its backers to have far more appeal and support than the Titans, a brand which has repeatedly been plagued by scandals in recent years.

The bid would maintain the current structure in place, with the likes of Titans chief executive Graham Annesley and new chief operating officer Brian Canavan highly regarded.

The Bears are expected to release more information about their bid tomorrow.

When asked about the possibility of the Bears buying out the club, Annesley said any interest in the club would be perceived as positive.

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Titan Ashley Taylor. Picture: Jerad Williams
“It’s not the first time that rumour has come to the surface but again, if it’s true, it’s good news that there are people who are interested in the club and see it as a valuable proposition,” he said.

Despite reiterating its desire to sell the Titans, the NRL moved to assure no decision was about to be made on the club’s future ownership.

“The NRL has had very preliminary talks with several parties which have expressed interest in the Titans but those talks are still in the very early stages,” a spokesman said.
An NRL source who requested anonymity went one step further, claiming it was purely a stunt by the Bears to “promote their cause and keep their brand alive”.

“Similar stories were leaked to the media by sources close to the Bears some months ago,” they said.

“The NRL has invested heavily in the Titans brand because it believes the Gold Coast can sustain and deserves its own stand-alone team.”
 
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