Must be a vacancy now then so they should let Mt. Gambier take their spot

The latest here.
https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/basketball/chargers-pull-pin-on-2019-as-brawl-with-basketball-tasmania-turns-ugly/news-story/37a8a722285b839ad40630d19446eac7

What does this mean for the Thunder and Tornadoes? I'm assuming BTAS have asked them to sign the same MOU? Why are the conditions being placed on the Chargers not an issue for the other Tassie teams?

Letter from BTAS to Chargers.(part there of) Publicly sent to Members, Supporters, Sponsors, Players and Friends

Association Status.

The name "Hobart Chargers Basketball Association" has not been approved by Basketball
Tasmania (BTAS) and does not carry any weight in meeting any 'Affiliation' criteria for the new league.
The Hobart Chargers are currently recognised by Basketball Tasmania as an Affiliate
Member under clause 5.6 of the BTAS Constitution. As an Affiliate Member the Hobart Chargers have certain obligations under the BTAS Constitution. These obligations include those set out in clauses 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 and 5.9 of the BTAS Constitution.

Breach of BTAS Constitution.

BTAS is currently reviewing whether the Hobart Chargers are in breach of or failing to meet certain obligations under the Constitution.
BTAS is currently reviewing its legal position and reserves the right to pursue any breach of
the Constitution and the Agreements by the Hobart Chargers.

Memorandum of Understanding.

In order to receive the continued approval from Basketball Tasmania to compete in the new Victorian league, we will require you to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that clearly states our further expectations - above and beyond the league rules and regulations as set down by Basketball Victoria.


BTAS to all Tasmanian SEABL Clubs (Part only)

1. Affiliation

The Tasmanian clubs will be required to work with BTAS over the next 12 months to ensure they are affiliated as a Constituent Association Member under the BTAS Constitution. This must be completed under the leadership and direction of BTAS.
It is important to note that none of our clubs currently meet this requirement. Basketball Victoria have given us a 12 month transitional period for us to complete this requirement before we are accepted into the 2020 season.
As per league requirements, teams in the new league cannot be ‘stand-alone’ teams outside the Federation Model structure. In the interim, our teams will be ‘Affiliates’ as per the BTAS constitution.

Looks messy to me. Make of it what you will.

Why is anyone surprised, thank f..k for Larry Kestelman taking over the nbl otherwise would be same shit.

Anyone care to think that "stand alone" model should actually be the one being copied! In those models which conviently include the now defunct pioneers and chargers and how many of the last few championships have they won, don't rip money from junior programs as the other model does being forced on them both and that which the vice have in place and continue to be happy that the money is ripped out of juniors to prop up the seniors year after year. Those mod Les not funded by juniors actually put back to junior sport!

The Chargers wrote to BTAS recently suggesting they take over the South. That went down well didn't it.

BRING.IN.MT.GAMBIER

Not true Anonymous. Chargers offered services to Southern CAMs - only if a CAM wanted them - all in an effort to try to meet previously communicated requirements to be approved by BTAS as a CAM

Bartlett wrote to the Huskies saying he was left out and that was OK.
Now this. Co incidence? I think not.

TBH I thought the Chargers were the Huskies

Nice try at spin. Playing the person not the ball is not on - The Board made the decision not Bartlett. The Board say they weren't prepared to break the law which is what BTAS were forcing the to do in signing the MOU in the full knowledge BTAS would not guarantee they wouldn’t interfere with access to their traditional major revenue source.

Another example of a federated model not working and people protecting their small patch of turf.

Yes the academy is totally outside Btas rules and they still did it.
With Strwie li eavingcwho will run the schools program? Chargers will still try andvt as kik e the money.

Bartlett rabbits on about fiscal Ted ok nsibikty yet t huh eye we onto have much revenue. No bi coach s team of kids and possibly 2 imports and the again Barylett is still expecting 2000 people to go to the DEC.

DELUDED.

Who killed REX? Bartlett and his board.

Anon 170

What the f....

Scout. Btas paid the Chargers to run clinics in the south on their behalf. Then they decided to do their own academy. See the problem?

The Charegers Academy is totally against what BTAS is trying to achieve.
Won't matter now as the CHargers have no one to run them anymore.

Bartlett talking about fiscal responsibility. Going broke if they sign the MOU and BTAS will steal their assets.
They have paid off a $140K debt(great job) and have a books profit of $9297. Tell him, he's dreaming. There is no money for BTAS to take. Get it?
With Stewart gone they have no one to run their clinics. Therefore no income. All that this proves is that Barlett has allowed this to happen under his watch.
Stewart also is instrumental in bringing in these schools etc and without him plus the ability to sell to any sponsors is now severely diminished.
The Chargers next season in the new competition would struggle. FFS who wants to go and see Chargers Vs Eltham @ the DEC? 2000 people? Tell him, he's dreaming.
All I see from Bartlett to use his words is obfuscation. Hiding the truth behind his fancy words to cover his own arse. Let's be real here. If the Chargers did survive in 2019, Barlett at the end of his 3rd season would simply walk. He's done his 3 seasons and achieved what he set out to do. Be NBL ready in 3 seasons. Make no mistake without him the Chargers would have folded 2 seasons ago. They have had 3 months to get together with BTAS to sort these issues. Yet in one day they have taken their bat and ball and walked. No thought about the 25,000 kids they have put through their clinics. No thought about the Womens program. No thought about the fans and volunteers at all.
Sad days indeed.
Bartlett and his board killed the Chargers.

@236 what load of crap, you must work for btas.

The facts are Anonymous that BTAS wouldn't guarantee the schools basketball program would directly flow to the Chargers in a timely manner as originally intended when Bartlett negotiatied the funding for the whole state. This was the revenues Bartlett is talking about. Instead BTAS used their usually tactic of threatening legal action. The documents sent out by Chargers to members makes that clear. Your comments re no one to run clinics etc is pure bs. You have no idea the plans that were in place to cope with the changes.

Pure supposition and scaremongering on your part and really poor form.

So who was going to run these programs in Stewie's absence?
Remembering that these connections are all created by Stewie and they don't want to see anyone else but Stewie? These same schools paid the Chargers to have him there. Their revenue from their Development Program is almost the same as their Game Night Income. I am sure no one knows that. If they do they are a Board member.
Simply ignore all the financial stuff. Clearly that is something that most people don't know anything about. There is no supposition here. None at all and no I have no connection to BTAS.
"when Bartlett negotiated the funding for the whole state" What funding for the whole state did Bartlett actaully organise? NOTHING. Do you mean the funding that Stewie got by meeting with Hodgman and Gutwein personally? That wasn't Bartlett.
Do you seriously think that the Libs are going to hand out money to a former Labor Premier just because he is "El Presidente" of the Chargers? NO WAY.

With 3 months to talk to BTAS what were the Chargers plans? Do you actually know, or just sprouting hypotheticals. Unless you are a Board member you wouldn't know. If you are a Board member hang your head in shame.
The Chargers believed they were compliant with the rules of entering the new BV competition. Which ever Board Member gave that advice was wrong. They should be accountable for misleading the Chargers Board and the demise of the Chargers.
It's certainly a battle of ego's and Bartlett's fall out with the Huskies is part of that. He wanted to go to the next level and got overlooked. Wise decision by the Huskies. Now his ego gets in the way of the true meaning of commitment.
Unfortunately only one side of the story is being presented.
Who killed Rex? Bartlett.

" Captain Jack
Within the hour

I assume they would have hired another good coach to replace stewie, to run these programs and coach the team."

Another good coach in Tassie. Go. Name them all.

293 must be with btas
there are other coaches that I'm sure would love to coach the chargers and do the coaching programs, they don’t have to be Tasmanian.

Huskies will be spending a lot time on the road, with rest recovery and training, their time will be less available. The chargers should have been the stepping stone to the Huskies which gives young players a target to aim at. I agree re the federations, some of the decisions I've seen over the years leaves me gob smacked.

What a great idea recruit a coach from elsewhere and pay them SFA. Those that live in the rest of Australia fail to understand the dynamics of Tassie / Hobart.
The Chargers have always been a standalone club. With NO affiliation to any local clubs. NO income.
No pokies and no home. 22 years of tradition with numerous titles from 2000 + 2002 National champions, a squillion South champions and the first and last club the win a SEABL (meaningless) title.
Run by volunteers and this year and many previous seasons no PAID employees. When they had 1 paid employee it was part time but that was years ago.
Other than a few local players and 2 imports NO ONE got paid.
Head Coach would earn less than imports. The Chargers team budget would be 1/2 or less than most powerful clubs in Vic.
Any coach that wants to come to Hobart and earn a modicum for 8 months work please apply.
The Ballarat's Albury's Bendigo's etc all have paid staff to keep them running. The Chargers don't.

Captain Jerk said "As soon as they come under the under the control of these federations, they screw it up, as shown again and again over the past 5-10 years, this just been the latest." Jack you are an idiot. The only teams not under a federation and association are the Tasmanians. Just be quiet please.
Until the truth comes out everyone else here is a lemming.

Albury/Wodonga are completely volunteer run also. Please don't compare them to Bendigo, Ballarat etc.

yes of course. but they are are an association. chargers aren't. The volunteers would help out in the office. You have a home base, courts and competitions. Chargers have none of that. NO HOME. NO OFFICE. SFA.

Chargers Fan is a chargers fan in name only.

Typically any organisation that is successful and goes against the grain is jumped on by officialdom. Btas should've been on the front foot making sure the chargers were in the new comp not throw road blocks.

Good luck to the Huskies they will need it as you can see the backwood thinking already involved in the DEC.

Chargers players weren't even told.

Albury/Wodonga are not as association. They are a stand alone club exactly like Hobart.

Another btas employee now on hoops, 100g a year on imports lol, Kilsyth spent more than Hobart.
Stewie was coaching the chargers till the Huskies job became available, no point committing to a job till it's available.
Every one is entitled to there opinion, but the chargers over the last few seasons have been very responsible with getting rid of the,debt running good children programs, plus winning the championship. Btas would’ve been better working with the chargers management instead of getting the sledgehammer out.

Still Laughing. You don't have any understanding of the full impact here.
Forget the who is right and who is wrong here.

The career pathways for all kids now is GONE. Bartlett by continuing to trash BTAS now has made it impossible for the Chargers to ever return.
Why would Hickey/Stewart/McCoy want to take the Chargers down? I read a lot of shit on here and that is seriously one of the most idiotic thing I have ever read.
If you knew what was planned ahead you would soon realise your error.
The other lunatic who said "$100k on imports each year" is yet another person living in fantasy land. The Chargers side last season was put on the floor for far lees than that figure.
Barlett simply needs to move on like many have already and look to the future and and NBL side in one more season.
Huskies also need to ensure that those involved in this terrible day in Tassie sport will be no where near the Huskies.
AS The Mercury said yesterday "ONE of the nastiest scraps in Tasmanian sporting history"
Make no mistake now there will be do rescuing the Chargers by the Huskies either. That opportunity is now closed.

The are many former chargers players playing in various leagues across the country. Many have gone back into the NBL over mnay years. If you mean elite leagues then Hugh Greenwood would be part of that process.

Its not about the kids in the Chargers teams now necessarily it's about the 25000 kids who in the last few seasons have been introduced to the sport and what they may have become. Those doors are now permanently closed.

Exactly Captain !!!!!!!

Btas now threatening to sue chargers basketball for for running learn to play programs and letting children have fun.
Kerry Packer had the same fight with cricket Australia all those years ago, Murdoch and Packer fought over the nrl.
Premier league started after a fight with the old English football federation.
LK just took over the nbl and look how it is now compared to it being run by BA.
All sports now better.
Not certain chargers got power or money to fight the fight but I hope so.

#293 Stewie did an amazing job setting up the schools program which has had lots of publicity about how it was funded by Govt and pretty sure Telstra was involved as well. There was a section set aside for Telstra school kids at the games Who else will do it? As great as Stewie is, I thought there were Board members with lots of contacts in the schools and basketball clubs who helped with the set up. Can't believe there aren’t others out there willing to organise the program with players running sessions just as they always have. As for contacts - lots of people work in the education system in Southern Tas - contacts can be recreated.

And if Stewie did the funding negotiations, he’s even more talented than anyone knew as I’m led to believe he wasn’t in the room for most of the discussions .......

Get the players who have full time jobs to do the clinics. Great idea. The imports did for sure.
People are getting off topic and if it's an issue now why wasn't all this shit raised long before Bartlett destroyed it?

Perhaps you should look at the books . When you do you will realise that there is a lot of creative accounting in there. I wonder why BTAS would be interested in that?
Last seasons books show a profit of $52,022.51. The year before they had a small profit of $7,630.13. So there was no debt before Bartlett. (Refer to the books for the evidence.)
Now this season Bartlett is saying they had a $140,000 debt? How is that possible based on the books.
They are talking about BTAS wanting their cash. They have none. 2018 books shows a profit of $9252 or $9297 depending on what books you read.
I assume you haven't read the books Scout?
So much smoke and mirrors and I am so disappointed that there is no elite competition now for the up and comers. Hopefully the Huskies will fill that gap somehow.
The Chargers board never communicated any of this to the players or volunteers. A decision made by a self interested empire building President.
How one person could have so much power and influence over a gullible Board is amazing.
Fiscal responsibility he prattles on about. How does a declared book profit of $50000+ magically become a loss of $140K??
Please explain Mr Bartlett.

So you believe that Bartlett and the board are liers.

Shame on you #269 - shame! You talk of fiscal responsibility yet you clearly don't understand the books! Ridiculous misinformation. You need to go back to Accounting 101 based on your analysis. Profit, loss and debt are completely different concepts. Profit/loss ultimately goes to increase or decrease equity as retained earnings which in future years can invest in assets or create the need for greater liabilities. Look at the balance sheet for the assets, liabilities (debt) and equity, not the profit and loss statement.

Your statements that the profits mean there was no debt when Bartlett started and that "a declared book profit of $50,000+ magically becomes a loss of $140k" (which you earlier described as the debt levels) demonstrate your lack of understanding.

The significant changes in the books are clear. Oh - and by the way - when a figure is in brackets, it means it is a negative result. Your small 2016 profit of $7,630 was actually a loss of $7,630.

I don’t think anyone will be paying attention to your future comments on financials ....

So where is the debt of $140000 on the books? Nowhere

Chargers believed they were compliant with the entry into the new competition. That is also wrong. Seems like a lot of mis information everywhere. On both sides.

At the end of the day the Chargers are done forever. Wouldn't negotiate. 3 months to get it right or at least like Janie F sit down to the table and accept that you can work it out to we can have a side and a career path. The same as THunder.

Perhaps the Chargers have been trading illegally and that's why BTAS wanted to keep an eye on them?

Between all of the 3 Tasmanian clubs they have all been broke at various times.

All this is just great! Did the Chargers think about a discussion with players and sponsors before they went down this path of self-destruction? Congrats to the NW Thunder and the Tornadoes for at least battling through. I hope the demise of the Hobart teams does not bring them down also.

You should be allowed to run your own destiny, it takes two to tango, btas got lot to answer for as well. The worst things about all this is the children miss out and isn't that btas main obligation. Lots of disappointed people out there. Btas and the big stick, not certain it will work.
Hopefully the Huskies will it least fill the entertainment void but children’s programs who knows.

BTAS paid the Chargers to run clinics on their behalf. How is that the big stick?

@689 that's rubbish and you ni it.

Ask Bartlett or one of the Board members for the books. It should be available publicly surely?
He was on ABC radio tonight and quoted a different set of debt and profit! So what are we meant to believe when he clearly doesn't know himself?

"Anon 689 that is not the case re the Chargers academy's. ...BTAS sent out correspondence having cheap shots at it."
I never mentioned the Academy at all. During the seasons BTAS has paid the Chargers to run clinics on their behalf. Bartlett failed to mention that on the radio today as well. See the bias? Now it's a campaign against BTAS and their so called bullying of kids and parents.

Change the subject why don't you Bartlett.

#796 Exactly, it started as a disagreement over the MOU now its a full out attack on every aspect of BTas business.

If you listened to McCoy on the radio today he said the MOU was a piece of paper and no legally binding. So what is the issue Bartlett?
The Board is spell bound by Bartlett and his ego has killed the club, the kids pathways and REX. Sleep well knowing in the space of 2 days you have destroyed the kids dreams. FOREVER.

4EVA!!!!!!111

Bwhahahaha! You guys are so funny! Talk about the pot and the kettle. Is there actually a Board at BTAS? I thought it was all run by the CEO! And you talk about Bartlett having an ego! I'm rolling on the floor laughing my self silly!

many board memebrs have kids playing hoops. What were they thinking.

They killed Rex.

We are just about at the point where the meme is published. And it was at this point that David realised he f#%ked Up

Yeah #bigtime

I fail to understand how the Board could not have all voted on this issue.
Everything you said is spot on.I wish someone had a copy of the Chargers constitution. I wouldn't mind getting that what has occurred is constitutionally in error.
Bartlett killed Rex.

Never fear there is an answer.

And as late as 4 hours ago their misguided directors still sharing the posts on Facebook from their misguided leader. It's pretty easy to see how Jim Jones got his crew on the Kool-Aid all those years ago!

"Was this approach considered at a BTAS Board meeting and endorsed by Directors? Or did the Executive make this decision? Are Directors asleep at the wheel and in breach of their own duties or do they endorse this approach?"

Remove the word BTAS and replace with Hobart Chargers and the truth smacks you around the face.

While they won't publicly say it, privately more than one has expressed dismay at the outcome.

The last few posts are not cheap shots, but in fact exactly what has happened. The Chargers board, just like Torns and Thunder had every opportunity to take the MOU back to BTAS and discuss, which the board had agreed to do.

Next day, President pulls the pin, surprises the board, who, sit on their hands and watch their club implode.

What's in the MOU has nothing to do with where it’s got to now, it’s all down to the silence of th board.

Meanwhile the Hobart Chargers Facebook page becomes a platform for uniformed supporters, parents of kids cut from state teams and anyone else with a beef against the state body to be whipped into a frenzy by what quite frankly are bullshir posts designed to agrivate those exact groups.

As always with stuff like this people forget the most important group, the silent majority.

Hahahaha. Jim Jones. Got it in one. Plus all the directors involved make no mistake about that.
The 25,000 kids who have attended the camps, clinics, Telstra Game Day Experience events and more now have no where else to go (until sanity prevails).
AS McCoy said on the radio the other day the MOU is a piece of paper and legally unenforceable.
Make no mistake here the Chargers have always done what they have always done and would have continued to do so.
All they had to do was to sit down in the preceding 3 months and negotiate it out.
The Chargers had 3 months to sit down and work it out. The Chargers also believed that they were ready to go into the new competition with all their paperwork correct. That too was wrong.

The Torns and the Thunder are, why not the Chargers? Battle of egos and the Jim Jones president persuades all the lemmings to jump off the cliff.

Sorry SCOUT the issue has been played out. Unfortunately you don't know the outcome.

Divide & Conquer

Pull a popular club out of a competition then blame the peak body. D&C 101. Follow this up with a barrage of inflammatory social media to whip up the divide.

#223 our association runs it's own academy for u18's and below without restriction. I believe there are no restrictions for associations not to run grassroots academies.

If the whole premise of pulling out the club was based on the fact that they couldn't run an academy, the argument just looks worse. Find something solid to base this stupidity on.

#231 Our academy is at Kingston and run by Kings.

Chargers aren't even a proper association under BTAS. That's the funny part.
A money grab by BTAS. They made $10000 profit on the back of a successful year. if there was to be a newxt year they would be lucky to even make the finals. Clearly no thoughts for the women at all. let alone the volunteers, public and sponsors.
The MOU could have been negotiated. The Chargers followed Jim's ideas.
Anyway it's all done now. Move on. Plenty of spare time for the Board now. That will look good on their CV.

aWrong again Scout.

So there seems to be no issue with the MOU then if it's alright for the Kings then?

How does the basketball system work in Tassie?
play local domestic, then association rep then onto association senior rep. with the elite kids getting extra development with the state team development program?

Do the chargers have a junior arm that plays in the local comp? Or to they repesent all local associations in Hobart, this all junior programs get the same development opportunities from them?

Scout, keep fighting the battle, btas complaining about chargers face book but got all their cronies on here.
As in most breakdowns both sides are probably at fault to some extent, but what the chargers have done fo basketball in Hobart the last few seasons is incredible and should be respected by btas, not have spanners thrown at them, btas can negotiate to.

Strange when I read Bartlett's missive that a Special General Meeting needs to be called. What if all the members vote against the proposal? All this for nothing, surely not?

With the SGM to be held maybe the members should boot out the current board and take over the club.
Love to see Barletts reaction to that. I will put in the notice of motion.

Dear Supporters, Sponsors, Players and Friends

Later today the Board of the Telstra Hobart Chargers will be issuing the following statement to media and social media.

We wanted you to read it first.

Sincerely

David Bartlett
President



Telstra Hobart Chargers - MEDIA STATEMENT

Last Friday, the Board of the Hobart Chargers announced we were withdrawing our application to play in the new Victorian elite league and would, unless circumstances changed significantly, meet Friday 14th to consider whether to put a motion to our members to put the club into suspended operations until a better environment emerged. This decision was based on the financial constraints being forced on the Chargers through restricting access to the Basketball in Schools funding and the requirements of the MOU to not run academies and other junior programs.

The Chargers board met again today and were presented with extraordinary new information. We need to have that information clarified as it seems that better environment does exist - we had simply been kept completely in the dark about it. The astounding announcement of the partnership between Basketball Tasmania and the Southern Huskies offers significant financial support to the Huskies, including the ability to run academies and junior programs. This is a complete changing of the rules provided to the former SEABL clubs to get Basketball Tasmania sign off to join the new league. Further, we have been made aware of the potential for substantial Basketball Tasmania funding to go directly to the Huskies to effectively replace the Hobart Chargers in the Elite League.

Given these changes, we are unable to make a decision on the future of the Hobart Chargers at this time. We will be writing to Basketball Tasmania to find out if these revised rules were to be offered to the former SEABL clubs and if not, why not? We've been talking to Basketball Tasmania since October about the requirements to join the league and have at no stage been given an indication that such a lucrative arrangement could be possible within the federated model operated by Basketball Tasmania.

The Board will meet again at the end of next week to consider Basketball Tasmania's response on whether a similar arrangement will be offered to the Launceston Tornadoes, NW Thunder and Hobart Chargers as the long established community-based former SEABL Clubs.

Well done DB, another stake through the heart of the players, who, at the end of the day just want to play Basketball. If you wanted to play politics you shouldn't have gone through with your last withdrawal in 2011. This mess is now fairly and squarely on the heads of you and the board of the Hobart Chargers. You selfish single minded fools have not only destroyed the Chargers, but in the process you will destroy the game.

#1 Point - You pulled out, not the NW Thunder, not the Tornadoes, just you lot!

#658 It's life, you roll the dice, you stick with the result. The Chargers rightly or wrongly rolled the dice, and they didn't like the result. Why now stand in the way pissing and moaning about what could have been, all the while, people that actually want to get on and do a bit are the ones suffering.

Kenny said it best, "you got to know when to hole em', know when to fold em'" Last Friday was the hold em' day, they folded!

Bartlett took the club from financial ruin, brought the supporters back won a championship and stuck to his guns and principles, had the players in the community and doing coaching clinics, on the other hand Stewart seems to run off with all the gold. I for will be keeping my hard earned in my pocket and staying away.

I can't believe all this posturing.
Barlett and the lemmings refused to negotiate with BTAS and took their basketball home.
Huskies come in to save the rejected kids from the horrible BTAS MOU and once they all sit down and negotiate a deal is done. How surprising is that.

Bartlett even says "We've been talking to Basketball Tasmania since October about the requirements to join the league and have at no stage been given an indication that such a lucrative arrangement could be possible within the federated model operated by Basketball Tasmania."
Good on you David. 3 months and nothing achieved. They also maintained that were BVIC ready. That is another point of contention. They simply weren't.
They walked and bugger anyone who cares. They didn't consult the members and there has been no announcement of a Special General meeting to be called. They should have kept all this closed and called a SGM before any of this got out.

The only people here to blame are the President and the Chargers Board. They won't be resurrected and all this extra stuff is way to late. The Chargers were one of the more successful clubs in the SEABL and despite running on empty numerous times over the years REX is now dead.

703

Lmao

Hope you sleep well at night.

Hello

Another cockwomble.

Finally some sense in the Sunday Tasmanian.

"THE Southern Huskies have applied for a licence to field a men's and women’s side in the new Victorian Elite League — but only because of the void left by the Hobart Chargers’ stunning decision to withdraw."

More likely because of a plan to remove the Chargers and allow the Huskies in their place.

Yes the message sent out to all the members, fans sponsors etc is so wrong.
let's be clear here about a few things. Bartlett talks about fiduciary responsibility and clearly he doesn't understand his own words.
FWIH there may have been 1 phone call to BTAS in the last 3 or 4 months ONLY.
Barlett simply refuses to meet with McCoy.
The Chargers are also in receipt of government money to run camps etc. At this stage that money already been spent. The delay in the Government has caused problems with cash flow. It would appear that the Chargers have debts that they couldn't pay. Equally with 6 months of the governments contract remaining if the Chargers fold now they may have to repay all that money.

That money could be as high as $100k.
The allegation of the Huskies getting money from the Government is simply a lie. See today's Mercury."However, Huskies chief operating officer Mike Sutton has vehemently denied any financial assistance from BT, and the said its push to replace the Chargers in the Victorian competition was purely to ensure a pathway existed for aspiring players to the elite level.

"It was the last thing we were thinking about getting involved in," Sutton said about the decision to apply to put teams into the Elite League.

“I have no idea what David is talking about on the BT funding, it is simply not true. It was never ever, and still hasn't been, discussed about them giving us any funding for anything. We had to look closely to whether we got involved or not to be honest, it is a big risk and it’s another huge project to sink your teeth into"....
All in all Barlett has buried the Chargers and who knows where it will all end up now.

BTAS is paying for part of Stewart's contract, that certainly qualifies as funding. Had they offered that partnership to the Chargers, along with the right to run junior programs and academies, they would not have withdrawn their application to the VEL.

If Bartlett had sat down with McCoy he bv would by ave found out there were No ISSUES. No one else to blame. Now they may face a debt of $100k.

If McCoy had sat down with Bartlett the chargers would be still there, he's the governing body.

Unfortunately Bartlett refused to meet. Many times. I wont use the language he used to describe McCoy.

Yeah yeah yeah.

1 phone call in 4 months to BTAS says it all. I guess you are a board (sheep) member. Part of the Jonestown cult. Believe what the President says as he throws you under the bus.So many gullible people here that believe only 1 side of the story without hearing the other.
Here are the Huskies responding to Bartlett's lies. The Mercury today.

"Tasmania's basketbrawl escalates after Southern Huskies apply for a licence for Victorian Elite League
ADAM SMITH, Sunday Tasmanian
December 15, 2018 10:00pm
Subscriber only
THE Southern Huskies have applied for a licence to field a men’s and women’s side in the new Victorian Elite League — but only because of the void left by the Hobart Chargers’ stunning decision to withdraw.

The tension between Basketball Tasmania, the Chargers and the Huskies continues to escalate, with Chargers president David Bartlett, who dropped a bombshell last Friday week when he said the club would suspend operations for 12 months, releasing a statement after it had received "extraordinary new information".
In the statement, Bartlett said the Chargers had become aware of the “potential for substantial Basketball Tasmania funding to go directly to the Huskies to effectively replace the Hobart Chargers in the Elite League”, as well as a partnership between BT and the Huskies which “offer significant financial support to the Huskies, including the ability to run academies and junior programs”.
David Bartlett, president of the Hobart Chargers basketball team. However, Huskies chief operating officer Mike Sutton has vehemently denied any financial assistance from BT, and the said its push to replace the Chargers in the Victorian competition was purely to ensure a pathway existed for aspiring players to the elite level.

“It was the last thing we were thinking about getting involved in,” Sutton said about the decision to apply to put teams into the Elite League.

“I have no idea what David is talking about on the BT funding, it is simply not true. It was never ever, and still hasn’t been, discussed about them giving us any funding for anything. We had to look closely to whether we got involved or not to be honest, it is a big risk and it’s another huge project to sink your teeth into.

“We have been working around the clock since last Friday, after Dave’s press conference, to try and get this to a position to move forward. We’ve been asked to do it [apply for a licence] and as it stands, that’s the current pursuit.
“We have gone through that application process and we have been working very closely with Basketball Victoria and Basketball Tasmania to put a team in that league for the sake of not missing out and never getting it back. As of now, on the 15th, none of it has been approved by anyone. We are waiting like everyone else that Hobart will get a team in that Vic League or not.
“Anthony [Stewart] was beside himself with the thought there would be no development program for him as a coach of the Huskies, but more so all the great work by the Chargers undone and nowhere for anyone to go.”

Bartlett did not return the Sunday Tasmanian’s calls.Let's not let the truth get in the way of a good beatup. I hope the directors are cashed up.

Ah mr McCoy what ever you say.

They must done a lot right they won the championship.

Are there BTAS people on here quoting the public comments of a co-conspirator and claiming it as proof? The joint BTAS/Huskies role in the south makes it very clear the direction things were heading and why certain decisions were made.

Yes they did on the back of Stewarts astute recruiting. Stewarts gone, no head coach for either team and looking at a debt of $100,000k+ if they fold. Sponsors already walked and the mistaken belief that 2000 people will watch a Chargers game next season.
They won't the Huskies will be in town and I know who they will be watching. 2 games of basketball in 2 days. Nah, Chargers are doomed.
The reality is that the Huskies over looked Bartlett for their top job.
"I'm neither happy or unhappy..." is part of the quote and less than 2 weeks later we have this debacle. he went after BTAS and now it's the Huskies.
How about look in the mirror. Everyone now knows the truth around town and that's why he isn't answering any calls.

Just because you write on a forum doesn't mean you speak the truth or should be believed. The average joe will make there own minds up. Huskies are only playing 4 games in Hobart this season.

You had a point? I know the truth and most in Hobart now know the truth. Tell us your version if I am wrong. Please correct me.

Moving on what else do you expect when it's a 3 month season? The Chargers season went from far longer. Plus the Huskies are taking the game to the Silverdome which everyone is crying out for.
Perhaps if the DEC would allow the Huskies to put decals on the floor then their might be more games in Hobart.

Bartlett is now targeting the Huskies. His attack on BTAS didnt work and it's not that long ago he said "it's not about the Huskies" Clearly another lie as he's now targeting them. This is based on based on NOTHING other than his own deluded mis information.
He also said not that long ago "Looking forward to working with you to build basketball in Tas. And for both the Chargers and the Huskies to succeed, as previously discussed, we will need to work together." Clearly he didn't mean that. But what would I know.

Well put a winning team on the floor so it'll be good to bring home the nznbl title even if we only get 4 games in Hobart.

Yes. #Wethesouth

Good news.