Anonymous
Years ago

Are the Tigers back in the New NBL?

Just wondering does any know wheather the Melbourne Tigers are back in the Nbl this season because i'm hearing different things.

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This just in
Years ago

Both the Tigers & another Victorian team will be in the 2009/10 season.
You will have 9 teams

Stand by for it to become official

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paul
Years ago

This has been a poorly kept secret for some time now -although as with everything that happens at the moment nothing is confirmed until itis set in concrete.

Dont be surprised if the other Melbourne team isa partnership between Bball Vic, some local associations and the South Dragons.

The biggest impediment to this happening is a particular owner's pride.

Would be a good thing if this happened, but regardless I believe it is a 85-90% chance their will be two Melbourne teams announced shortly, along with some sort of TV details following shortly after.

Prety sure there will be no official name for the league this year though, it will be purely named after it's major sponsor - whoever that turns out to be.

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Anonymous
Years ago

when do you thing that the accoucement will be offical.

must be soon because they what every thing done by june 1st

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paul
Years ago

I personally dont know. But some think today, though I would imagine that there are details to be sorted and that today's announcement will be that the league is moving forward, with a presence in Perth, Adelaide, Melb, NZ, Woll, Gold Coast, Towns and Cairns, and that here will be a TV deal with Fox featuring increased coverage from last season.

However, I think actual announcement about Melbourne team(s) and the specifics of the TV deal will come next week or the week after.

But that's just me attempting to join dots together.

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Anonymous
Years ago

Just reading the article in the adeailde now newspaper by BOTI NAGY is seems to think that the laegue will be accoucned today with the Melbourne tigers to be be the eigth team.

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paul
Years ago

I dont think BA have given up hope of a BbAll Vic/local associations team.

This is a model they want to run with to varying degrees in Sydney and Brisbane, so they are keen to get it up.

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Johnson
Years ago

The Tigers will announce they're re-joining the league at a 2pm press conference. Hopefully alot more is also discussed at that media conference from Larry Sengstock.

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