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    GC United owner won't budge on crowd cap

    By By Jim Morton

    Thursday, October 29, 2009

    Billionaire owner Clive Palmer refuses to budge on his controversial plan to cap Gold Coast United crowds at 5,000 and denies his besieged club is in crisis.Iron ore baron Palmer on Friday hit back at mass criticism throughout the Coast and A-League, saying his cost-cutting response to low attendances was "taking the battle head-on".No more than 5,000 fans can attend Saturday night's clash against Robbie Fowler's North Queensland after Palmer ordered three of Skilled Park's four stands to be clo ...

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