What does this mean ? will they play out the season what happens to games they have played

yer what does that mean?

It means the first part of the process required to kick them out of the league has started

Same thing they went throug with the Kings and the Bullets before officially killing them.

Thanks Kent

It is a bit hard to understand.
Maybe that other sportal article is confusing last wednesday with tomorrow.

It's all happening now....in just over a week they will be gone.

Now I get it. 10 working days from today to try and fix it. But, seems unlikely.

Cowan was just saying on Foxtel, how he will be upset if the dragons were to lose the 2 wins theyve had over the Spirit. Surely that'd just be stiff shit, as I cant see another way it could be organised, but to wipe the spirits NBL record clear! Oh and just whilst im watching the Dragons/Taipans game, how lucky are the Dragons to be playing Cairns when the taipans are completely depleted! Mee and DT both out and Grabau who i cant stand is out with an ankle too!

Just wanted to point out that it's the same scenario as what happened to the Kings, but definately not the same as the Bullets. (not sure why that urban legend is still some people's gospel- some selective hearing perhaps...)

Anon - 3 North Queensland (Townsville/GoldCoast)

Not sure where you think the Gold Coast is?

Sad to see Cairns gone, couldnt care less about Wollongong, but funnily enough if they had stayed 'Illawarra' this whole time id see there exclusion as a national tradegdy!

When the Cannons failed mid-year, they played out the season with a budget roster. Hopefully they do the same thing with the Spirit.

But if there were major changes to the Spirit's roster, you could hardly call the line up's losses as equally as valid as the old line up's wins.

Oh and just whilst im watching the Dragons/Taipans game, how lucky are the Dragons to be playing Cairns when the taipans are completely depleted! Mee and DT both out and Grabau who i cant stand is out with an ankle too!

Kev, you can't, but at least you don't have to change the schedule (to keep the same number of games) or have byes (in which case, home teams will lose money and have angry fans).

Saw it mentioned on OzHoops that the Wildcats will offer members the first two play-off games (assuming they make it in) in lieu of missed home games should the Spirit not be around.

Good move to take care of fans, but that's a big financial hit for a club to take because another can't keep it together.

Isaac, are the 36ers going to chip in to prop up a team that embarrassingly kicked our butts for the benefit of the league? Or is it in the 36ers best interests on a business level, to let them sink?
My apologies in advance, if I've directed this question to the wrong person.

I agree Anonymous ##214176, do us all a favour & let Evans know your feelings.
There's a good boy.

DDFan have you forgotten your medication today??? :p

.......Again?

DDFan, the NBL have a pool of funds which may be used to keep the Spirit in for the duration of the season. Those funds have come from the various franchise owners and their approval is being sought by the league to use the money for his purpose.

Other than that, if Adelaide still had home games against the Spirit, it might be in their best financial interest to keep Sydney around but, given that they don't, that incentive is not quite there.

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@214176, it's been suggested that he is handling communication very carefully/sparsely for legal reasons - if he coughs up the licence immediately, he gets no return whatsoever. Alternatively, he could manage to sell it within the 10 days.

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Thought this was interesting:

Dragons boss Mark Cowan had suggested his team wouldn't be prepared to play the game unless it was guaranteed any victory over the Spirit would stand if the Sydney club was unable to continue.

Derwin said he had told the Dragons they would forfeit the game if they didn't turn up and the NBL could also take further action.

General comment:

"DDFan have you forgotten your medication today??? :p"

DICKO:

".......Again?"

You're a real crack up guy DICKO, where you get your material, a pantie liner factory perhaps?

Isaac:

"DDFan, the NBL have a pool of funds which may be used to keep the Spirit in for the duration of the season. Those funds have come from the various franchise owners and their approval is being sought by the league to use the money for his purpose"

The NBL has a pool of funds?????

"Other than that, if Adelaide still had home games against the Spirit, it might be in their best financial interest to keep Sydney around but, given that they don't, that incentive is not quite there"

That was my point.

Isaac, I get the feeling that the NBL (despite their incompetence in several areas) are getting a bit tired of taking direction from Cowan and are just wanting to remind him that he's not boss and that they shouldn't be taking orders and directions from him, despite his finances.

I understand where Cowan is coming from, but it seems that for him to threaten to withdraw from the game when the league has pressing issues is a bit trivial- we are hardly on the edge of finals time and it's unlikely to impact on the Dragons' season.
Further, the Dragons wouldn't be the only team wanting to know where they stand with the Spirit folding- last time I checked, there were 8 others that probably have the same concerns but don't feel cocky enough to dictate terms to the league.
(on this occasion anyway)
As they say, when you lend a hand, some people want your whole freakin arm and I think Cowan would do well to stop trying to act as though everyone is answerable to him lately.