I don't think it's that gloomy, but 07/08 is a good opportunity.

The fanbase of the team is too strong for them to collapse on a couple of bad seasons.

(Cut)

That leaves the following:

Maher
Ng
Sutton
Hill
Dodman
Hovarth

There should be plenty of money now to sign a good import point guard plus a quality australian plus some roll players.

But we will still need to pay Nash, that eats into the spending money..

DB5, not an issue if there's a lot of spending money.

WTF, other than Maher, those other players are not yet signed, so some may not be retained - hard to say.

I'm not convinced that cutting Copeland, if it's true, is the right move. Say he gets cut, someone like the GC swoops and grabs him straight away, then you've got a couple of spots left, no rookies worth putting in there and you could really do with a veteran spark off the bench?

Does Mark Nash's salary count in the 07/08 salary cap if he retires and takes a front office job?

In the AFL if a player voluntarily retires the remanning amount of money is not counted as part of salary cap.

Cheers Isaac, and I agree re Copes..
He shouldn't be cut, he was one of the few to show heart and dedication this season...even if he was a bit trigger happy.
Could be worse players than Mastro as well.

The originally posted rumour may prove to be just that so I've removed it.

Isaac, re your point about the fan base - it's interesting you mention that. No doubt these supporters will continue to support the club, but will they continue to put their bums on seats?

I was speaking to one of the most dedicated and long-standing supporters of the club today, who has also had some significant dealings with the club.. I asked him if he will be buying his regular "Gold" season tickets for next year (with his wife and 2 children), and he wasn't so sure. Was leaning towards no actually.

How many people are like that? More than just him I'd say. Plus you have Adelaide in the soccer finals this weekend, people are getting into that. I'd say they need to do some serious marketing for next season if they want crowd numbers.

On a really average night, the 36ers still get a crowd that many clubs would sell their firstborn to get even a few times in a season. At that comes on the back of a very challenging season - I think some new faces in the squad and changes at the Dome could only bring people to the games.

Remember the Bullets game - 5,000 people. That's pretty solid.

Also, paul bauer said they are definitely looking at something to reward season ticket holders for 10 years etc.

On the last game of the season I asked many people around me if I would see them next season. They all replied yes. Fans who have been going for many years do not just give up after 1 bad season. Especially if there were many reasons that contributed to that bad season and actions taken to correct it for the next. The people who are fed up and say they won't renew next season are a minority. I have been sitting with the same people around me for 5 years. Some of them have been there 10 years plus. This coming season will be the first season that the team is not only privately owned, but the owner will have full control. I think its an exciting time to see how many changes are made and how much success comes from these changes. To anyone contemplating on not renewing their tickets for next year, I would say delay it for another year and see what happens. Don't miss out on all the changes happening now for the next season. Be a part of it and if you don't like it then stop coming. The odds of the next season being more successful are great just in the odds alone. We finished 11th out of 12. To have a poorer season next season, we only have 1 position to move down. To have a better season, we have the option of 10 positions to move up.

EC - two positions to move down next season, with the addition of the GC and Razors staying on.

#120089, we'll only know the answer to your questions if the entire 36ers of this season just finished stay together for another season but coached by Joey Wright or Brian Goorjian.