NEWS: w Unbelievable end to season Other News and Info...

By Denis Donaghy 15th Feb' 09

What an unbelievable end to the season....scores locked up against the best team in the league with clock showing expired but a fraction of a second left before buzzer, a foul call, 2 shots made, could the end have been crueler for the team and coaches?

The way the season ended probably put brackets around the start and end of the period when the team was in administration, and the stuff the team and coaches dealt with under adversity to reveal their true colours.The benchmark set, of toughing it out and giving 100% effort is what our starting point will be for season 2009/10.

Progress was made off the court with the Foundation and Syndicate members voting unanimously to incorporate, and move forward with the process of gaining admission to the New NBL for next season.

The Board is;
Adrian Garrone - Secretary
Greg Lennon - Treasurer
Robert Wallace and Craig Hartman - Committee
Denis Donaghy - President.

The Board will select a representative from the grass roots basketball community to fill another position, and the meeting voted to have a representative of the Major Sponsors fill another position. We will now move quickly to complete discussions with Major Sponsors, and will commence Season ticket and Corporate Box holder surveys this week to allow us to build sound budgets as part of the process of establishing viability.The major hurdle of the $1m guarantee will also be re addressed this week and progress will be posted here on the website.

Cheers Denis Donaghy

.Feb 16: Season Ticket Holder Survey
.Feb 16: Snakes step closer to dream
.Feb 16: Bowing out full of pride - TCP
.Feb 16: Online Snakes poll - TCP
.Feb 15: Foul finale for Taipans - TCP
.Feb 15: Dragons win in a thriller - NBL
.Feb 15: 08/09 Player Averages - NBL
.Feb 15: Boxscore Taipans v Dragons
.Feb 14: One last shot for Catt - TCP
w Feb 14:
Odds firm for Taipans - TCP
w Feb 13: Snakes Alive - Meeting - STT
w Feb 12: Snakes confidence up! - TCP
w Feb 11: Syndicate 15 still open! - STT
w Feb 11: Taipans brave Breakers - TCP
w Feb 10: Offer made for Snakes' - TCP
w Feb 10: Snakes Image Gallery - TCP
w Feb 10: Keep it in the Community - NBL
w Feb 10: Injury woes for Cook - TCP
w Feb 09: Losing Cairns - Joyce - TCP
w Feb 09: Message from DD - STT
w Feb 09: Taipans bid gains strength- TCP
w Feb 09: Taipans fall short on court- TCP
w Feb 09: Taipans scorched, not finished
w Feb 08: Heal Ideal Farewell - NBL
w Feb 07: Blaze take down Taipans -NBL
w Feb 07: Taipans v Blaze - Boxscore
w Feb 07: NBL Audio - Joyce & Heal
w Feb 07:
NBL Audio - Coach Beecroft
w Feb 07:
142 Snakes, 13+ Syndicates!
w Feb 06: Taipans Cleared to Play - TCP
w Feb 05:
Council May Pay Rent - TCP
w Feb 05:
Crocs - Taipans Rivalry
w Feb 05:
'Taipans Break Spirit' - TCP
Feb 05:
'Cat' inspires Taipans' - NBL
Feb 04: Taipans Go Federal! - (PDF)
w Feb 03: 'Long way from Target' - TCP
w Feb 03: 'Time to repay Taipans' - TCP
w Jan 31: 'Fans Pledge Support' - TCP
w Jan 31: NBA Star Andrew Bogut says..
w Jan 30: Save Our Snakes - TCP
w Jan 29: Taipans Open Letter - (PDF)

 

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