Why is it that "Anonymous", is always the one that deals me bad news?

And the vote was "unanimous". ; )

Gloat "Anonymous" & Poxtel.

So much for reform.

DDFan is a douche bag.

So the 3 renegade clubs passed the vote anyone know why or was their a deal reached?

Saw it suggested somewhere that some might have voted with a conditional Yes. A representative of the NBL has said the vote was both unanimous and unconditional.

BTW, found this in an article:

One version proposed for the new league is an eight-team format believed to be the favoured model of Fox Sports, which is promising to televise every game in a deal reportedly worth $35 million over five years.

But the detail of that deal needs to be looked at closely. It is not $35 million in TV rights for the NBL, but believed to be Fox Sports' investment over the five years, including production and promotional costs, leaving somewhere between $1-2 million a season in cash for the league.

Also, an eight-team competition means two fewer teams than in the current NBL so the owners' reluctance to unreservedly embrace the change is understandable as they head into today's meeting in Sydney.

Sorry, I didn't see this thread earlier- Isaac, please delete my new thread on this topic!

Good point about the conditions of Fox Sports' deal- that certainly sounds skewed in their favour.
Is channel 10 still interested?
I hear through the grapevine that some are already playing the two off against eachother, so with the reform going ahead, this will give the new NBL a bit more bargaining power than what it had a few hours ago.

Anonymous #210788, I only became aware of the AU$35M Poxtel deal yesterday, the current OWNERS knew of it, were nervous, & had < 24 hours to comply. Not a consultitive process in MY view.
Anonymouse #210789, glad to speak to you face to face tonight. Either make yourself available, or STFU.
... is the man. Mate, if I'm the CLINT, bring the water bottle & douse me, or STFU.

Exactly- there is still a lot of work to be done, but today was to lay the path so to speak.
This is good news for everybody- I am confident some small sacrifices with control issues will pay off in the long run.
The door is open to massive possibilities.

Is there somewhere I can find a summary list of the actual changes being considered?

DDFan,
Are people picking on you un-necessarily?

I just hope that the new channel 10 station next year. Thats showing 24 hr sport's (one HD) will pick up the NBL free to air TV deal. For those of us that don't have foxtel.

Is this as significant as having a black president?

"condom user" for the sake of humanity, I hope you are true to your name!!!!!!!!

Im all for any deal that allows me to watch EVERY 36er game throughout the season for the next 5 years! I havent really read through too many posts here, but I saw Isaac mentioned that that was one of the options. 8 teams is ok with me, and surely this means that in the future seasons, more teams will enter basically like the A-League has done....progressive growth. Start from scratch, have the 'powerhouse' teams in, to get it going, and please get rid of Chuck, and basketball in this country will have a far dinkum chance of success IMO!

Season starts OCT. Probably good idea.
(After the Sept. footy finals finish)

Jack Toft:
"DDFan,
Are people picking on you un-necessarily?"

Never thought of it that way. If I throw something out there that's against the grain, I'd be disappointed if there wasn't some backlash. My only ask, is that they think first. Doesn't happen a lot, but I'll still ply my trade regardless.

So you're saying that you always think first, and a lot more than the rest of us?
I'll agree to disagree...

HAHA, I screw up more than anyone. I know it, everyone knows it, but often I throw a swerve ball which has a couple of meanings. I actually enjoy it when they take it the wrong way. ; )

This is a few days old and this topic is somewhat old news now, but I just came across this which confirms that Perth (in particular) did not go willingly in agreeing to the merge and the hunt is now on for an experienced Administrator.

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=16&ContentID=107082