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    Quote Originally Posted by Mexican titan View Post
    I think it's a massive issue and the Govt need to be hammered over it.
    My prediction is that Beattie will cruise in on his white horse, speak to his Labour mates, get the rental reduced, and then be presented as a hero. That's an easy quick win for him.
    Very possible!
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    Furious Titans talking tough



    FED up Titans chief executive Graham Annesley says the ongoing stadium saga is threatening the NRL club’s future but has vowed to do everything possible to not take matches away from the Gold Coast.

    AFL’s Suns and NRL’s Titans last night offered a frank riposte to Sports Minister Mick de Brenni over claims a lack of on-field success – not exorbitant stadium fees – is behind the franchises’ fiscal concerns.

    The ongoing stadium saga led to suggestions that the Titans could take home games to regional areas such as the Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba in a bid to avoid excessive Cbus Super Stadium hire costs.

    Annesley moved to assure supporters he would do everything possible to keep the Titans in front of local fans.
    “Cbus is our home ground – that’s where we want to play our home games, that’s where our fans want to see us play,” he told the Bulletin last night.

    “We’re going to do everything we can to try to reach an agreement with the government that allows that to happen and allows that to happen at commercial rates that are reasonable and fair.”

    The NRL club have been operating on game-by-game deals with Stadiums Queensland for the past three years, with a long-term agreement unable to be reached.

    Annesley said that must change as the Titans strive to shore up their place in the city and in the game itself to avoid following the mass of Glitter Strip sporting teams that have previously collapsed.

    “We have seen countless Gold Coast sporting franchises fail in the past and we’re determined that that’s not going to happen with the Titans but it (the stadium saga) is obviously a major cost impact on our sustainability,” he said.

    “We’re not looking for a handout from anybody. We just simply want to pay what we believe to be commercial rates to hire the stadium.

    “We’re as anxious as anyone to try to lock away something long-term so we’re not dealing with this on a constant basis but we can only enter into an agreement that we believe is fair and reasonable.”

    In a statement released last night, the Titans declared the club were being ripped off to the tune of nearly $500,000 a year compared to rivals using comparable facilities in NSW.

    They also denied they were at an advantage due to Stadiums Queensland’s upfront rates model, noting their only game-day income is sourced from memberships plus corporate and ticket sales – with no profit made from areas such as catering.

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    Stadium meeting on cards
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    A MEETING is on the cards between Sports Gold Coast and the Burleigh Bears as Pizzey Park’s chances of becoming the city’s first boutique stadium rise.

    Bears boss Damian Driscoll yesterday unveiled plans in the pipeline to turn their home field into a stadium capable of seating up to 8000 people.

    That could marry up nicely with SGC’s vision to promptly deliver a medium-tier facility for sporting events that fall between elite and grassroots levels.

    SGC chairman Geoff Smith welcomed the idea of developing Pizzey Park.

    “We were aware that they wanted expansion,” he said.

    “We need to have a conversation but the only negative with that is they have got a licensed club there so they build a stadium and (soccer) would be a tenant there.”

    Smith said a revenue sharing model would have to be devised.

    “If the soccer games are pulling 7000 people and the rugby league games are only pulling 3000 and they are getting all of the revenue … there is all of those issues,” he said.

    Driscoll agreed a commercial agreement “would make sense”.

    “Our vision was, going back, it was pretty obvious that there is no other facility outside Cbus and Metricon,” he said.

    “Ideally you would have a 10,000-seater like Redcliffe but to us, you might be able to get some rugby union games played down here whether it be trials for Super Rugby or NRL trials.”

    He added the importance of their plan featuring a mix of grandstands and grassy areas that remain ever-popular with families.
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    Yadda, yadda ... as much as I agree withe reduction of the rental agreement to come into line with other states, we are only talking 500k ... how about improving marketing and membership drives? Everything from game day entertainment to website design is just very mediocre.
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    I find the clubs emails to members lazy full of images and not text and the images are templates probably created pre-season or at least before 5pm Friday afternoon.
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    Anyone able to get the CM article about CBUS stadium posted about a day or two ago?

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    http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/...89d267273430cb

    Gold Coast Titans seek discount on Cbus Super Stadium deal to keep ground as home venue
    TRAVIS MEYN, The Courier-Mail
    April 26, 2018 5:50pm
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    THE Titans are chasing a $40,000 stadium discount in the hope of avoiding homelessness beyond Friday night.

    The Gold Coast’s controversial contract to rent Cbus Super Stadium expires after Friday’s NRL clash against Cronulla.

    The Queensland Government announced a review into its stadium operations on Sunday, but that is not expected to be completed until late in the year.

    The Titans currently fork out about $1.3 million a year – at around $110,000 per game – to rent the 27,500-seat stadium at Robina.

    The Titans are seeking a discount on their deal to play at Cbus Super Stadium. Picture: Jerad Williams
    The deal is worth nearly $500,000-a-year more than Newcastle’s arrangement to hire McDonald Jones Stadium.

    The Titans privately believe Newcastle is a similar comparison and are hopeful of securing a long-term arrangement that will reduce their hiring costs by about $40,000-a-game.

    Speaking publicly for the first time about the stadium drama, Titans co-owner Rebecca Frizelle said the club needed certainty.

    “We are working with the Queensland Government to resolve the stadium issues,” she said.

    “We are confident we will reach a resolution.

    “We welcome the review for a long-term solution, however we still require an immediate short-term solution.”


    Titans co-owner Rebecca Frizelle is working to resolve the stadium issue.
    After the Cronulla clash, the Titans have three weeks to nut out a new short-term deal with Stadiums Queensland before their next home game against Newcastle on May 19.

    Given the lengthy review, a long-term arrangement is unlikely to be struck before season’s end.

    The Titans have been signing two and three-game deals as they continue to push for a better deal.

    The Gold Coast had a home attendance average of 13,688 last year, the ninth best figure in the NRL.

    However their stadium hiring fees are among the highest in the game, although they have dropped significantly from the $220,000-a-game the club paid before it crumbled in 2015 and was taken over by the NRL.

    With Frizelle and husband Brett along with Darryl and Jo Kelly assuming ownership of the club, the Titans are chasing a better deal to ensure they can invest into their football department instead of losing heavily on stadium costs.


    The Titans pay a hefty fee to hire the stadium.
    The Titans only stand to make a profit from two games a year when they host the popular Broncos and Warriors.

    Titans CEO Graham Annesley said the club was in discussions with government to ensure they could strike a new deal before the Knights game.

    “We’re continuing to negotiate with the government,” he said.

    “We’re hopeful of an outcome that will allow us to enter into a long-term agreement rather than these short-term agreements we’ve been entering into for the last three-and-a-half years.”

    In 2015, the Titans threatened to take a home game against Brisbane to ANZ Stadium, only to reach an agreement a few days before the match.

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    In 2015, the Titans threatened to take a home game against Brisbane to ANZ Stadium, only to reach an agreement a few days before the match.

    QE2? God no. It was terrible in the 90s and early 00s, can't even imagine what it'd be like now. But I guess it is a bargaining chip.

    But the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) is still a Stadiums QLD venue.
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    Gold Coast Titans almost forced to transfer NRL home game interstate to save money

    THE ugly spat between cash-strapped football clubs and Stadiums Queensland has deepened, with revelations the Gold Coast Titans were last week on the verge of transferring a home game interstate in an attempt to save money.

    The Sunday Mail can reveal Titans executives were prepared to move next week’s clash against Newcastle away from Cbus Super Stadium because they believed it would save them $50,000.

    It is understood a last-minute intervention from the State Government was all that stopped the sensational walkout, which would have sparked mass anger among fans expecting to attend the game on the Gold Coast.

    Sports Minister Mick de Brenni refused to discuss any deals, saying they are “commercial in confidence” but continued to say “as I have said before, my goal is to see more sport, more often here in Queensland”.

    Despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last month promising a “shake up” of the Stadiums Queensland board, no action has been taken.

    It is understood that moves are expected to be made in the near future, with Cabinet to sign off on any changes to the board.
    “I will announce any details of appointments arising from my call for expressions of interest on 10 March of this year at an appropriate time,” Mr de Brenni said.

    The Sunday Mail last month revealed the growing discontent among football clubs, particularly on the Gold Coast, regarding the hiring costs of State Government-owned stadiums.

    Clubs claim they are paying rents and transport levies in Queensland that are between three and five times higher than other states.
    Queensland operates on a different model to other states where venue hirers are entitled to take the lion’s share of ticketing, food and drink revenue because of a higher upfront cost.

    Mr de Brenni yesterday travelled to Adelaide to inspect upgraded facilities at the Adelaide Oval after a tour of The Gabba with Brisbane Heat superstar Chris Lynn revealing the full extent of the rundown player facilities at the state’s premier oval stadium.

    It comes as The Gabba was recently stripped of the traditional first Test Match of the summer in favour of Perth, which now boasts the new $1.6 billion Optus Stadium, opened in December.

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    Brinkmanship or should we be really concerned?
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    Default Titans threaten to move games to Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe

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    It’s gotta be done...have to show the QLD Gov we are serious

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    Titans ready to walk out of Cbus
    MAY 21, 2018
    THE Titans have sounded out Redcliffe’s Dolphin Stadium as a potential home ground in the strongest sign yet the Gold Coast could quit Cbus Super Stadium.

    The Courier-Mail can reveal Titans powerbrokers were spotted touring Dolphin Stadium on Monday to inspect the venue’s $15 million upgrade.

    The Titans are yet to reach an agreement with Stadiums Queensland to play their next home match against South Sydney at Robina on June 8.

    And the Gold Coast is seriously considering hosting its lucrative Round 17 derby against the Broncos at the boutique Redcliffe venue on July 8.

    The Titans have been embroiled in a three-year stoush with the government over exorbitant hiring fees which sees the club pay about $110, 000 to play each home game.

    Sources spotted Titans CEO Graham Annesley, executive chairman Dennis Watt and co-owner Darryl Kelly visiting the Intrust Super Cup club’s home ground on Monday.

    Annesley confirmed the visit when contacted by The Courier-Mail.

    “We’ve said all along that Cbus Stadium is our home ground and it is where we want to play,” Annesley said.

    “But we have to keep all of our options open in case we can’t reach an agreement with the government to hire the stadium on reasonable commercial terms comparable to market rates for other interstate venues.

    “We’ve had discussions with a number of potential alternative venues should it come to that and Dolphin Stadium is definitely a strong contender.

    “It is about to complete a major upgrade that would see work completed to coincide with our scheduled home game against the Broncos.”

    The spat between the Titans and Stadiums Queensland has threatened to turn ugly on numerous occasions.

    In 2015, the Titans were hours away from transferring a Broncos derby to ANZ Stadium in Sydney after growing increasingly frustrated with hiring costs.

    Now under private ownership, the Titans have reignited negotiations in the hope of securing a discount which would take their annual hiring fees down from $1.3 million to around $800, 000.

    Hosting a match at the 10,000-seat capacity Dolphin Stadium would cost a fraction of the price to hire Cbus.

    The Titans have been somewhat hamstrung given Cbus is the only genuinely suitable NRL venue on the Gold Coast, but Annesley implored fans to support the club’s quest for a better deal.

    “(Dolphin Stadium) is only just over an hour from the Gold Coast by road and has ample parking for patrons, something that is sadly lacking at Cbus,” he said.

    “If we are left with no option but to relocate, I’d appeal to our members and fans to get behind us and support our fight for a fairer hiring agreement at Cbus.

    “It is aimed at ensuring we can inject more funds into our football department to make the club more competitive on the field.”

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    As part of a strategy to get a better long term deal at Robina Stadium I would be OK with - though not happy about - the team playing any number of the remaining home games from this season elsewhere. However, I wouldn’t be supporting, let alone a member of, a "Gold Coast" club if its home ground is not on the Gold Coast.
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    Kind of weird to take our home game against the Broncos (which always draws a good crowd) to a smaller Brisbane stadium.


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