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Tasmania NBL hopefuls to be Southern Huskies

Has to be Devils.

Better than Phoenix

9 team league means 16 games doesn't it? That's 4 trips to NZ, not that bad.

4 games in each actually.

The huskies will enter the NZ nbl next year with 3 games in Hobart and the same in Launceston.

Any idea when the big announcement is expected,i hope it also includes info on weather they still plan on building a stadium in Hobart.

You know things aren't going well when both sides come out of it looking dodgy and disorganised

They were probably going to fund the renovations by not spending the renovation money on just buying the building.

So for all the talk of "they have a Billionaire bankrolling them" it seems it was just a bunch of big talk after all

I mean come one, the guy behind this bid made what little money he has selling overpriced drink bottles.

And their entire proposal was prefaced on being given the DEC for a song

But oh, don't wrooy, even though they couldn't afford $4M for the DEC they'll somehow scrape together a few hundred million to build a new stadium.

Let's also not forget the obvious fact, that had this bid had a shred of credibility, then Kestleman would have been all over it, and that most definitely didn't happen.

Doesn't matter whether their bid was $2M, or $3M, that's chicken-shit.
How were they going to fund the renovations? Have a Lamington Drive?

Any idea which airline will be operating these flights?

Well if that is true about flights to New Zealand, I will be one of the first to book,it will be great for Hobart.

I have not heard anything about direct flights to new Zealand starting in January,no announcement has be made by any airline.

Haha, pretty sure the Huskies had no bearing on the airline starting direct flights, the increased popularity of tourism from Australia to NZ is just a bit bigger than the 15 tickets they'll sell for the huskies players and staff once a fortnight.

I can't see why an airline would start flights to New Zealand just because of the huskies joining the nznbl.

It will be expensive flying over there with no direct New Zealand flights from Hobart.

How do you know they may be announcing that this week?

They're joining the NZNBL for next season.

Have you heard they may be making an announcement this week?

I can't see them building a stadium in hobart at another site,i think it will cost 40 million minimum to build a stadium the size they want.I can't see them wanting to invest that much upfront when they didn't want to pay anymore than 2million for the Dec.

If it's true the GCC wouldn't share the valuation, nor let the Huskies access to do their own, you have to shake their head at saying the SH offer was inadequate! What did they expect? Makes the council look very amateur.

Opinion piece from yesterday's Mercury
Council sending the wrong signals about doing business

In fact, probably from to say came to that conclusion, I imagine that was the information given to him by GCC. Seems like a lot of he said, she said going on with this one.

"So to suggest that the bid would have been 1/2 that value makes no sense at all.
Would they seriously offer $2mill? Bullshit."

That's what the article said, don't speak to me, chat to the journo who spoke to both groups and came to that conclusion.

Reading that Q&A makes me wonder if they were ever really committed to the DEC option. Maybe was used as a way of drumming up interest? If a new stadium in a more complete entertainment precinct is a possibility then that is surely the better long term option anyway. But chuck in a token offer for the DEC just in case it works out as a stepping stone until the new place is built. Sounds like a weird idea of a price negotiation if they went in blind and came out still blind regarding price.

7. Will there be another offer for The DEC?
No.

"Noob question here: is depreciation worth anything to a council? (eg. like the way a depreciating asset is a tax deduction for a rental property owner)"

No, since they pay no income tax being a government entity. Greedy council.

The article actually claims the bid was less than half the lowest valuation. Don't know if that's right, but the Mercury doesn't think the bid was more than the VG's assessment.

Noob question here: is depreciation worth anything to a council? (eg. like the way a depreciating asset is a tax deduction for a rental property owner)

If I was a rate payer in that council district I would be pretty angry about this

I don't understand people who own something that people want, but set an absurd price they'll never get and refuse to budge. Some money is better than no money.

"The Huskies bid was above the Valuer General's valuation that isn't' a low ball figure at all."

This.

It is not a low ball offer.
It's just that the council were greedily hoping for a huge windfall and they're not being offered one as big as what they want. It seems spiteful and actually detrimental to their own ratepayers to turn down a large lump sum offer in favour of holding onto an asset that loses them money and therefore costs rate payers money every year. I also don't understand the resistance of some rate payers to the sale. Rates aside why would they not want their entertainment centre refurbished and more events brought to it?

Probably the latter.

They must of offered a very low amount for it to be knocked back,typical Tasmania,always talk things up but never ends up happening.

It's now going to the open market, so certainly not all over.

It's got a story in today's Mercury about it.

The sale of the Dec has moved a step closer with a deal to be announced within weeks.

Is the silence a good thing, could Glenorchy Council be coming to their senses or is the silence damaging the Huskies brand ?

Which one was your bid?

Well they are arrogant to its true value.

So the GCC are even more arrogant than the Wildcats... amazing.

so what is going on here? i cant figure out if hickey and his crew are doing the dodge or if the gcc are royally screwing this deal...seems like a no brainer but then again...

Public servants being incompetent? Who would have thought!

GlenRorTchy City Council.

The GCC need to make a decision soon. They said they wanted to sell it. so SELL IT!

It won't be a one off season. The BA have stuffed up the seabl and at this stage the NZBL may be only alternative. BiG V cracking the shits about not winning titles of recent times it seems.

Dunno ask the NZBL because at this stage thats the plan.

I've sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, and by gum I've put them on the map!

They will play games across the state. Hobart, Launceston and Devonport. Get the locals involved, unite the state and then move into the NBL next season. In 2 seasons time the basketball / Huskies wave will have passed. The timing is perfect NOW.

I found the article online and in it is says "Mr Hickey and Mr Sutton have pledged to immediately spend $4 million to bring the outdated DEC up to international standard, part of an overall of an $80-$90 million investment to transform the area into a sports and entertainment precinct. The pair are in discussions with the New Zealand Basketball League about putting the Huskies on the court as soon as next season, but are in a holding pattern until a decision on the DEC is made"

Exciting times ahead. Word is there might be some movement as early as next week. Here's hoping.

Talk in the article about the Huskies fielding a team in the NZBL next season to ensure their profile remains high.
The article goes on to talk about them having architects, engineers and Jumbotron people waiting to come in and quote.