I'd buy that for a dollar.

Next announcement, Mal Hemmerling and Shahin have joined forces to be the co-owners of both the 36ers and the Dome. Hemmerling and Shahin bought the dome off Groves for an undisclosed amount of money, whilst Shahin also paid an undisclosed amount to become a co-owner.

This could seriously happen!

Is Shahin - of the Smokemart Shahin's?

Peregrine Corporation, yes, including these brands (often as a franchisee):

On the Run
Smokemart
Gift Box
BP
Happy Wash
Subway
Wok in a box
Brumby's
Hot Chooks
C Coffee
Car Wash Cafe
chill

We could certainly do worse.
Isaac, how far off the mark do you think I am?

I think it would be positive for Shahin to become involved, but that's all I'll say.

What would the Dome be called?

ANON112 - they would seek external sponsorship ie, Clipsal or Distinctive

It would be called Isaac's Castle of Fun. And I'd run daily come-and-try episodes of It's a Knockout during the week. Then, on weekends, fill it with water and stage mock sea battles while the rats swim around like peas in soup.

Thanks Isaac. Your 'silence' says plenty. God I love being right!

I like your idea Isaac.
Perhaps the rats could be labelled with names like 'Squeal Heal' and 'Ratsak Gorge'. You could then sell 10 rocks for $5 and the public could chuck them at the rats. The opportunities are endless.

No harming the rats! If I owned the Dome, there'd be a Rat Tribute Centre out front with a petting zoo.

Official

http://bullets.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=74615

Stuff the rats - I want to see Its a Knockout again!

Clearly the heat is gettin to some .

Isaac , any mention of It's a knockout deserves a ball IMHO "fill it with water and stage mock sea battles while the rats swim around like peas in soup".
GOLD .

Stat, last night I found the website of a company in the UK who own all the old It's a Knockout gear and rights to the games, etc. They use it to host corporate events, bucks parties and the like. You can even have your event hosted by the original UK host.

Hopefully everyone remembers the strong SA teams like Stirling, etc? What a show!

Stirling were always "The Green Machine" weren't they?

Wasn't Shahin one of the losing bidders to Eddie in the first purchase. Could do worse if they bring their food in, don't mind the chicken mornay pie at Brumby's

How lame does the new Gladiators look? It's just a glorified version of IAK, and takes itself far too seriously. IAK's larrikin, knock-about nature has little peer in the action game show genre.

I don't remember much about the SA teams but for some reason I can always remember the Kingaroy Peanuts.

And what was the male host's name: Billy J something?

My day will be made if someone who competed on the show can post on here about their experience.

Reading the article in the advertiser, players may be taking a 10-15% paycut to keep club afloat.

Message for Dusty, - COME BACK TO ADELAIDE!!!!!

Why, so he takes a 20 % cut?

Jambo, I think so. SA were nearly always terrible except for a couple of squads and one was definitely Stirling.

Some of those games would be hilarious to play. I still think there's a market for a theme park setup where you go along, pay and then compete in those sorts of games. Cater for kids' birthdays, corporate days and so on. Sell DVDs and photos of the crazy highlights.

Re posts It would be great for Peregrine corp to come on board as obvious Mal was only a front for Fast Eddy
and doesnt have the money to go Fwd. The whole N BL needs new money into it from Diff. sources.
Support another post that getting Dusty back would be better value than Holmes , with no dis respect for Holmes.
I also would buy shares in setting up a ITs A Knockout theme park , but not in Adel. as nothing Touristy works here

i think there will be a lot of unhappy players at the bullets, as there salary ( or behind doors payments) will be stopped. I expect a big exedous from players. The same situation at sydney kings as well as there are player getting cash payments too

Drb- where on earth did you get that bold statement from?
That's a pretty big inflammatory statement to make, not to mention some players might find comments like that offensive, especially if they're not even true.
Do you claim to be an 'insider'?
anyway, i'm relieved that eddy has finally admitted he bit off more than he can chew in recent weeks- the news is a breath of fresh air.
i hope they secure a new buyer and they can get back to playing and not have these politics clouding what they're good at.
James W- you'd need to take out a loan most likely to even buy them for a dollar....

duh!, you don't think they're getting cash payments at the Bullets? (In which case, I'd disagree with you.) Or you think they'd be insulted that it was suggested that they might leave if asked to play for less?

I know for a fact that Dusty got a $500 cash payment after a game where he got a double double. Many others would be getting something similar to this.

Yes Eddy helped the league in a way but in another he has just bought a championship and now has left the NBL in it's worst state every.

About Shain; I have my doubts he will become involved with the team 100%, he knows how much coin he will lose and he works very hard for his money.

newy, you are a tool. How does Eddie selling the team leave the NBL in the shit?

Ok, so you "know for a fact".... whatever.
$500 is bullcrap money considering what some NBL players are getting paid anyway.
And in any case, are you saying that these so-called cash payments that you're an expert on are exclusively offered to Bullets players only?
I doubt they exist (if so, then that's crap to do that) and if they do exist, then I'm sure everybody's doing it.
Everybody or nobody.
Enough of the jealous Bullets-bashing... it's getting very, very old, and somewhat hypocritical considering they're the same players some of you guys are trying to compete for if the team were to fold.....

"load of crap", he was sponsoring the league, had sponsored the ASG, etc. Removing that will have an impact. Hopefully others pick up the reins now that he can't keep on doing it.

And Isaac where does it say he is not sponsoring the league, must have missed that part of the press release? ALso he is not the major sponsor is he and as I thought that was Hummer.

His logo is on the match balls, isn't it? He has made significant contributions and they will need to find a way to replace that.

So he sponsors the match balls. I would hardly think that it is hardly big bucks. Also he did NOT mention that he was withdrawing his other commitements did he?

The NBL needs every dollar they can get and this will have an impact. I'd guess he'd be withdrawing his other support for the league, though that has not yet been stated.

A few days ago, he was still persisting with the "I'm not selling the Bullets" line when that was not quite accurate.

agreed.

You Guess? Brisbane Bullets was a personal asset ABC is a seperate entity so really until ABC makes a statement nothing changes.

Groves had the interest in basketball. He will sell out of his three NBL assets and pull back his financial contribution to the league itself - that, IMO, will have an impact on the league.

Won't leave them "in the shit" - not disagreeing with you there as the league will move on - but it will have an impact.

I think he was paying his players so much over the cap that other teams have had to follow and now the players are used to that.

I can see many players now leaving to play overseas as they will not continue getting those dollars here.

This is what happens when you "Buy" a championship