Good on him for pointing the finger directly instead of babying the weak links like most of us do due to nostalgia or any other reason.
Will probably cop flack for it but is exactly what the NBL should be doing from a business stand point, which is clearly where it is failing, because we all know the on court product is at a very high level at the moment.

Townsville were once one of the best supported franchises in the league but now struggle to fill a second rate shed, how is this the leagues fault?
The blame rest squarely with the franchise management and their poor decision making.

"So it's Townsville's fault they don't have a fat cat to fund their growth? It's easy for Marvin to talk when he's had Bendat's wealth to bankrole the Wildcats prior to them achieving profitability. This douche is a walking/talking example of what's wrong with the league & I for one hope he does piss off to Asia."

Just because you don't like what he has to say, it doesn't make him the problem.

That isn't what he is saying at all. He is saying that over the past two years, the time and money they have invested in Townsville has amounted to nothing and its pointless continuing.

Also...

"This douche is a walking/talking example of what's wrong with the league"

...is a pretty clear cut instance of someone calling Marvin the problem.

'My house is in good order and condition.'. ain't much good if next door is a mess..I think isaac forman said that...

So knock the house next door down and build a shiny new one instead?

You can pour a lot of money into renovating an old house without actually improving it at all..

Thats right, because its always your neighbours fault that you can't be arsed watering your lawn.

"Yes, the huge unemployment rate is all the Crocs management's fault."

I have not seen one post on a forum from a Crocs supporter saying they will not support the team due to their own personal financial difficulties, a lot of disharmony goes back to when Rillie & Homicide were cut who were very strong club personalities.

I think Marvin's been getting tact lessons from Tony Abbott - doesn't matter if your point is valid if you're coming across like a bit of a dick.

Well too bad. The Crocs were happy to fire shots through the media, so the league fired back.

People have been waiting for the league to make a statement and they did.

"Nick,
If you didnt cheat the salary cap every year, regional teams would be able to compete with Perth. The chairman of the NBL Board cheating his own system! If you didnt cheat your own rule that YOU MADE with regards to Marquee Players, other clubs would have been able to benefit from it. You are the reason the NBL didnt accept the $7million offer to buy 51% of the league and now everyone but you is suffering!"

Crocs staff member. Officially lost the plot. No skin of my nose that this sort of twat isn't in the league any more.

Wasn't that because they continued to make the playoffs under Gleeson, yet struggled more or less since Homicide and Rillie were cut?

"Former Crocs chairman ­George Colbran said it was a sad day for the city.

He pointed the finger at the owners of the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre - Townsville City Council and Jupiters Hotel and Casino – for removing parking and charging high rent."

Crocs staff member just made sure he's unemployed if the Crocs survive.

I hope Crocs staff member has a good lawyer.

One who works cheap too haha.

"I have not seen one post on a forum from a Crocs supporter"

Just curious, are there any die-hard Crocs fans on this forum?

The question should be does Townsville actually want an NBL team anymore? The people I know from TSV (several) that used to religiously go to every game have been over it for years, once management got them off-side.

A GROUP of Townsville businessmen has offered to help save the Townsville Crocodiles, provided the NBL guarantees the club a place in the 2015/16 season.

The group, lead by QSafe Solutions principal Andrew Gisinger, is prepared to inject cash into the club and take over the board under a deed of company arrangement.

The club entered voluntary administration on Tuesday ­following significant losses in recent years. BRI Ferrier Townsville principal Moira Carter will now take over the club for at least 25 days before a deed of company arrangement will be entered into, with Mr Gisinger then willing to take on the role of chairman.

The club said it was faced with no choice after the NBL declined to pledge any financial support or provide detail on how many teams would be in the league next season.

"I was happy to put in some money to cover the cash flow and go to market early," Mr Gisinger said.

“However, there's no way you can ask people for money if they don’t know what the league is going to look like.”

Crocodiles general manager Jeremy Moffat said the club needed assurances from the NBL before the group could help address cashflow issues.

He urged local businesses to pledge their support.

“We have a group of local business people who are quite willing to put money into the club on the condition of where the season heads to next season,” Mr Moffat said.

The Bulletin understands the Crocs suffered losses of more than $400,000 in 2013/14 and was gearing up for a ­possibly worse result this year after its ill-fated move to Townsville RSL Stadium.

Mr Moffat said a number of mistakes were made in recent years, including ticket pricing, while the stadium move was never going to work.

“We have a $1 million payroll and a 2000-seat stadium,’’ he said. “You do the maths.”

The company is also in breach of the Corporations Act 2001 for not holding its annual general meeting within 18 months of registration and five months of the end of the 2013/14 financial year.

An ASIC spokeswoman said it was aware the club failed to hold its AGM within the required period and confirmed it was not exempt from the Act.

Club administrator Moira Carter said she was confident the club had enough support to continue next year.

"The people I know from TSV (several) that used to religiously go to every game have been over it for years, once management got them off-side."

exactly what I have been hearing from the Townsville fans over the past few years.

"Hey mystro, do you know why rillie and homicide were cut ? Maybe because of the ridiculous amounts of money they and their managers wanted to play on."

I'm sure NZ paid Rillie millions for his season here on our bench and maybe it was worth the money to Townsville to keep the fans who keep the club afloat happy?

Rillie was on the way out (as with Bruton since) and Homicide was very expensive for that sort of player. Might've been able to manage the transition better though.

Good news if the Crocs can survive imo, these business men stepping up is exactly what was needed after the NBL had said they were not going to prop it up anymore.

Hopefully they can keep the Crocs and Hawks and get Brisbane up and move forward with a 9 team league next season,

re-jig things slightly, maybe the league could work with clubs to ensure they budget properly, i like Isaacs suggestion in his model of a $500k salary cap to keep it affordable, maybe something around $750k which is what Cairns are rumoured to have spent on last years GF team is a good mid point and would at the very least make it a bit more affordable to run a NBL club.

Heres hoping this all helps the Crocs survive and its good news for the NBL for now on.

Townsville can not fill a 2000 seat rsl I repeat Townsville can not fill a 2000 seat rsl... What the hell are they doing in our premium basketball comp? Piss em off - bring in brisbane, end of story

So it's Townsville's fault they don't have a fat cat to fund their growth?

Let's hope the local guys are in for the long haul and not just for a 1 year saviour type deal, or the club will be back to the same posi next year.

Being a Cats fan i know how lucky we have been, we've always seemed to have a wealthy backer help us since our play off run has started. From Kerry Stokes and Bob Williams to Luc Longley and now Bendat, we have been blessed.

Not sure if anyone read the reply to said "ex crocs staff Member" very interesting!

"The company is also in breach of the Corporations Act 2001 for not holding its annual general meeting within 18 months of registration and five months of the end of the 2013/14 financial year.

An ASIC spokeswoman said it was aware the club failed to hold its AGM within the required period and confirmed it was not exempt from the Act."

How can you have an AGM when Nick Marvin is cheating? Gosh!

/s

The issue its coming down to is . or at least it appears to be the rent each of these individual stadiums/arenas/other are charging these teams. This should be something the NBL itself as the provider of the competition should be handling imo. They should be the ones out negotiating with the stadium owners. Not the teams themselves.

An NBL Franchise MUST have somebody with deep pockets. Whys is that so hard for people to understand?

It sounded from that interview that if Townsville fall over, we will see Brisbane back in. Is this why there has been confusion about whether Brisbane is IN or OUT? Waiting on Townsville, perhaps.

Nobody likes losing money, and Bendat doesn't NOW. But nobody pretends that he wasn't supporting the Cats through the Challenge years.

What's the alternative?
Cut the salary cap, bring in an overhead cap, and force all the teams back to semi-pro status??
Fraser Neill, is that you???

It's nice to prattle on about community based clubs, but the NBL has been dominated by professional teams for a long time, and those without backing have mostly failed.
I'm not defending the model, just pointing out that this is the way it is.

At the end of the day, nobody wants to lose money. The DIFFERENCE is that a millionaire backed team can afford a couple of bad seasons, a community backed team can't.

The only profitable team in the entire league is community-backed.

Can you stop saying that? You're basing that on one minor quote about Perth from an article you never even read.

Dazz, which is why the league should structure things so that a community team isn't threatened like that nor a backed team be at the threat of losing their owner - there are countless examples of that happening.

Your talk of a reduction in cap only is a false dichotomy. I've listed a few ways the league could provide for all clubs.

Marvin is saying what's true, NBL propping up unfinacial clubs.
Like Lawsy says "Townsville can not fill a 2000 seat rsl Piss em off - bring in brisbane, end of story"
It's called getting rid of the dead wood.