Mofra, I think you've written a very well meaning couple of comments here, but I think the general angst is not so much the fact that North is trying to make a financially smart deal for them and their club, but the fact that it will seem to "fly in the face of" comments about playing all home games in Melbourne, and remaining a Melbourne club, which was somewhat of a rallying cry for Brayshaw at the time. Secondly, a cynical view could be that they are somewhat handing themselves to Hobart, which could be a catalyst for a move one day down there.
There would be small details such as "we may need to sell games in the short term" that was posed by Brayshaw, but no doubt Wilson will gloss over this type of thing...and in the world of escalation that the football media lives in, I'm sure that'll be ignored very quickly. The wolves may well set in.
As SLF stated, North have maybe stepped on a landmine here. They might want to consider their options before stepping off.
Many of you fans are asking to "use" Hobart to rid yourself of debt, and then get out...but that is exactly why your other forays interstate never worked. In a way, embracing the community, like Hawthorn has, is one of the only ways to have a positive, honest relationship with who pays you down there. But as stated, this could also hurt you if its "too good", as the AFL might make it too hard up in Melbourne, and throw some cherries down to Tasmania for you to stay. All hypothetical, obviously.
