Plans for the new season need to be made now by the current administrators. The purchasers have to accept that due to timing, these are the plans that have already been put in place and they will not be able to make many changes for this season. They can take full control next season. They would have to expect it to be that way because its actually in their favour for this type of organisation to be already in place. It saves them the difficult task of taking over a new venture and then having to rush into making a success of it with only a few months to go. It makes for minimal disruption to the normal operations.

Great...must be sold by end of June, I will be standing at the dome June 30th 4.55pm, there is nothing like a fire sale to snap it up at a bargain basement price. (I just need to keep Isaac locked in the ferrari so he doesnt gazump me with a lazy few mill from his back pocket.

This is evidence of the stupidity of the NBL comish...a panic sale..rushed deadline helps nothing.

We can but hope there is at least one REAL offer on the table, and that is has some substance and state pride behind it. (an actual concern for the 36ers might be nice to, but you cant have everything)

By the way, there are quiet a few people like me, who have no relationship with local basket ball, no allegiance to the local competition..so, the sooner my ticket money stops paying a subsidy to a whole lot of people who have no impact on my life the better.

80484, thank you, i would be interested to see evidence of this. It would appear to me that the 36ers (and to some extent) the lightning are a money making venture, which seems apparent by the fact they to be sold. I dont imagine i will see anyone lining up to buy BSA?

If this isnt the case, then the 36ers will not be sold, who would buy an unprofitable product? Particularly one which has been left to wither in the market with little or no promotion and advertising.

I am confident that without debts from associations etc it would not prove a challenge to make money from the 36ers, which is why it will sell...and succeed. Once we are free of the ties of being beholden to BSA

me,

Well said and agree Completely.

Lightning losses are typically more like $180-200k/year. Sixers, IMO, have potential to improve.

80490,
Forgive my ignorance on the figures, as i said i am merely a fan and not deep inside the basketball community.

However, if the 36ers were seperate from BSA, and its debts (Dome, Governemnt repayments etc), would they have made a profit this year?

If not, then we need a full review as to how they are being run, if SA is unable to support a single successful national club then there is a real problem.

ok...so now im confused, if what I am reading is correct, the 36ers have been making a loss for a number of years. The profile and marketing of BasbetBall is dropping. Why on earth would anyone buy them, ahh i hear Isaac's keyboard rattling,

"Sixers, IMO, have potential to improve."

Surely the only way is to increase revenue and/or decrease expenses, now i cannot imagine that there is any chance of costs going down so what is it about being sold that is going to create an increase in revenues?

I am not trying to pick fights or cause trouble, but i stand by my assumption that the local leagues/BSA cost the 36ers $$ and when they are free of them...they will be free of some debts and costs, that are not relevant to my 36ers.

Is it perhaps time we realise that this is the professional end of the game, there is little or no loyalty either to or from the club (with perhaps one notable exception), the championship result is what is relevant to the club and fans.

Whilst i hope we continue to produce great sports people in SA, the simple facts are, if they are good enough they will go to...
A) the highest bidder (NBA etc) or...
B) where they are told (AFL)

Look at Oscar, Jacob plus those other kids who have never even pulled the 36ers top on (cant remember their names Shensher, Newely?)
The local league may well have helped build these future greats, but they will play where it suits them.

I will continue to support my team, made up of old men, exciting new talent, erratic geniuses, and the finest captain in the NBL until next year... and then i will still support my team..whoever it is.

Sorry for such a long post.

Ok, so i repeat, why would someone buy the 36ers? If no (PRO)clubs make money around OZ whats in it for a prospective purchaser?

Lets face it, there are not to many philanthropic people left in SA, (any that are, get slammed in the media sorry Rob) so the only buyer will be expecting to make money.

I go back to my very first point, the commish says we should sell before June 30th, So now we have a superduper, crazy crazy, out they go customers, sale, of an unprofitable product.

Hmm..they must be queuing up to buy?

Why else? Err, tax write-off, publicity, the Mark Cuban angle, etc.