Talk:Gold Coast A-League franchise

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[edit] Gold Coast Galaxy no more ..

Note: Moved from Talk:Gold Coast Galaxy FC
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/77501,galaxy-bosses-we-quit.aspx

So what to do with this article? Keep for historical purposes or delete? -- Chuq (talk) 11:40, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Move to Gold Coast United, change article focus to that of the Palmer bid, and keep information of Galaxy as part of a History/Background section on the new page. Gialloneri (talk) 03:47, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I disagree with moving it to an as yet non-existent Gold Coast United page, as that is just as much a working title as Galaxy, as I understand it. Why not rename this page to Gold Coast A-League franchise, redirecting both titles to that title, and then change the emphasis to the history of bidding for the franchise? Wanderer (talk) 04:09, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

I'd be against moving because it isn't the same thing with a new name - its a different club. It's probably worth learning from the Galaxy/Thunder experience by not even creating the articles until the clubs are 100% confirmed. -- Chuq (talk) 12:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I disagree - this article served a purpose, and can surely be recycled into something historically useful though, over time, cut down to the bare essentials. For football fans on the Gold Coast I think it has, and will, serve its purpose in the next 12-18 months. Wanderer (talk) 20:57, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm agreeing with Wanderer, I think the data here can be recycled. Assuming Gold Coast United goes ahead, the eventual page will almost certainly have to include information on the Galaxy, merely for historical purposes. This is in the same vein of the mentioning of Sydney Blues at Sydney_FC#Foundation. With Wanderer's notes of GCU being a working title, I withdraw my previous suggestion and agree with the proposition of a Gold Coast A-League franchise page. Gialloneri (talk) 15:26, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
I agree, and I think it has worked well! Great work guys. Only thing is I think this talk page should be moved to Talk:Gold Coast A-League franchise - or at least referenced there. Note the NQ situation is a little different - as the former NQT bid is still the frontrunner, although renamed to NQFC - see Talk:North Queensland Thunder FC. -- Chuq (talk) 02:40, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Have put my thoughts on the NQ talk page. Also, have gone ahead with process to move this talk page to Talk:Gold Coast A-League franchise Gialloneri (talk) 05:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
And now it appears Gold Coast United FC is signed and sealed? [1] -- Chuq (talk) 11:31, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Looks like it - provisional license officially awarded. However, that's the same situation that Galaxy and Thunder were in - the provisions weren't met on account of the screwups at Thunder. Guess it all depends on who gets the 10th team. There's a few articles on it on 442, but I picked the SMH article as it focused mostly on the signing rather than Palmer/Bleiberg's ambitions. Gialloneri (talk) 11:51, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Miron Bleiberg

If memory serves me correctly, wasn't he only attached to the Galaxy bid? And that he hasn't been involved with the Palmer bid?Gialloneri (talk) 22:31, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

He was - but he defected to GC United - [2] [3] -- Chuq (talk) 02:32, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I think Chuq is right, Bleiberg is being talked about in articles as the coach Wanderer (talk) 05:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)