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A group of Newcastle businessmen have put forward a proposal for the Knights to become community-owned by raising at least $15 million in a share offering in the NRL club.The plan was made public on Saturday under the banner Our Knights One Chance with the chief ambition for the embattled club to follow in the footsteps of the NFLs Green Bay Packers and be owned by local fans.The Knights have been in the hands of the NRL since 2014 when former mining magnate Nathan Tinkler relinquished his three-year ownership of the club.The NRL last month announced it had rejected all bids to buy the Knights, who have struggled both on and off the field in recent times and collected this seasons wooden spoon after winning just one game.The group of seven local businessmen have asked for fans to register their interest in the proposal and if after three months theres sufficient support, they will look to sell shares in the club.They will be for sale for $500 per share and shareholding will be capped at four per cent for each person or organisation.Its hoped the new ownership structure would be in place for the start of the 2018 season.Of the minimum $15 million thats required, about half of that would be put towards addressing current trading deficiencies and restructure the Knights operations for the first three years of operations.The mission statement says the restructure would give the club back to the fans would have a vested interest in its success.Over the last few years, our team has been let down by uncertainty and ownership changes. But lets change that. Now is the time to make a stand, reads an excerpt from the website ourknights.com.au.The Knights proposal comes just months after a similar plan was launched to save Super Rugby franchise the Western Force.RugbyWA announced a fan ownership model by selling 5000 certificates at $1000 each to raise $5 million and prop up the financially fragile club. Marvin Williams Jersey . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. DeAndre Bembry Jersey . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. https://www.cheaphawks.com/1094r-mookie-blaylock-jersey-hawks.html . The 18th player to shoot 60 on the tour, Jamieson settled for par on the final hole when his 15-foot birdie chip grazed the edge of the hole and stayed out. After opening with rounds of 66 and 73 to make the cut by a stroke, he had 11 birdies in the bogey-free round. Atlanta Hawks Shirts . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. Most recently he was the schools assistant football coach. Damian Jones Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Wales coach Warren Gatland will coach the British & Irish Lions on their 10-match tour of New Zealand in 2017.It will be Gatlands third tour with the historic side having acted as assistant on their trip to South Africa in 2009 and then head coach in 2013 for Australia for their 2-1 series win.Gatland, who was born in Hamilton, is charged with masterminding a series victory against the worlds best side, the All Blacks. Deemed the hardest challenge in rugby, the Lions last tour against New Zealand in 2005 saw them lose the series 3-0.But Gatland is in no mood for pessimism.Its a huge honour. If there are people, players or coaches, who believe we havent got a chance put your hands up now and dont get on the plane, Gatland said. We have to go there as a team and believe we can be successful.To go to New Zealand and lead the team against the back to back world champions in their own back yard -- theres no bigger challenge. Im hugely looking forward to it.He plans to naame his backroom staff on December 7 and favours a mixture of continuity from the 2013 tour and fresh faces.dddddddddddd?And his appointment as Lions coach sees him take a sabbatical from Wales duties where he has led them to two grand slams and a further Six Nations championship since taking the post in 2007.We are delighted to have Warren as head coach for a second Tour, Lions tour manager John Spencer said. His international track record speaks for itself and he also understands the essence of the Lions and how to unite four nations in one purpose.Warren is acutely aware of the challenges we will face in New Zealand and we are confident he is the right man to lead us to a series victory.The 10-match tour starts on June 3 when the Lions face the NZ Barbarians, a game that falls just a week after the Aviva Premiership and PRO12 finals. ' ' '