It will be confirmed next week that the cashed up Gold Coast bid will be excepted for the 2008/2009 A-League season, sources say Josip Skoko has already been targeted for the Captain/Marquee role and looks set to accept.The Northern Thunder are more than likely to also be accepted for the next season thanks to some large, currently anonymous investors.

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Miron Bleiberg of Sunny Gold Coast