{"id":33316,"date":"2015-03-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/negotiations-tough-but-worthwhile-says-keith-thomas\/"},"modified":"2015-03-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T00:00:00","slug":"negotiations-tough-but-worthwhile-says-keith-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/negotiations-tough-but-worthwhile-says-keith-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough but worthwhile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Port Adelaide CEO says hammering out new Adelaide Oval deal was worth the pain.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI know there\u2019s been some criticism about the process,\u201d Port Adelaide CEO Keith Thomas told Rowey and Bicks on FIVEAA.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week an updated Adelaide Oval deal was approved by all parties including Adelaide\u2019s two AFL clubs and the SANFL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/sanfl-tarnished-by-adelaide-oval-negotiations\">SANFL TARNISHED SAYS CHAIRMAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Thomas said the effort to reach an agreement had been depicted by some as a \u201ctorrid negotiation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s true,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was. But it\u2019s really understandable.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really had a chance here to set up a model that was the envy of any football league in the country, so the stakes were high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really comfortable that we\u2019ve come out with a pretty good result.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN to the full Keith Thomas interview here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/195304599&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/former-star-opens-up-on-homosexuality-in-afl\">FORMER STAR ON HOMOSEXUALITY IN AFL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/top-gear-host-suspended-by-bbc\">WHY WAS TOP GEAR HOST SUSPENDED?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Adelaide CEO says hammering out new Adelaide Oval deal was worth the pain. \u201cI know there\u2019s been some criticism about the process,\u201d Port Adelaide CEO Keith Thomas told Rowey and Bicks on FIVEAA. 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