Suns chairman Tony Cochrane has labelled the club’s negotiations to host up to 1000 fans at Metricon Stadium on Saturday is “unclear as mud”

Suns chairman Tony Cochrane has labelled the club’s negotiations to host up to 1000 fans at Metricon Stadium on Saturday “unclear as mud” after the Queensland Government denied reports the green light had already been given to welcome back spectators.

SUNS chairman Tony Cochrane has labelled the club’s negotiations to host up to 1000 fans at Metricon Stadium on Saturday is “unclear as mud” after the Queensland Government categorically denied reports the green light had already been given to welcome back spectators.

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Suns fans during the round one AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium on March 25, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Jason O'Brien/Getty Images)

On Monday night, veteran AFL journalist Caroline Wilson reported on Nine’s Footy Classified that Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has given the all-clear for stadiums in the Sunshine State to be at 25 per cent capacity as soon as this weekend.

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“I can tell you all there will be crowds at the Gabba (Brisbane) and at Metricon Stadium (Gold Coast) this weekend,” Wilson said.

“Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Premier of Queensland, has announced that they will allow 25 per cent of every football stadium to be filled.”

On Tuesday morning however it was reported the Queensland government had “categorically denied” the report.

Cochrane appeared on the network shortly after and said both he and the club had been left “confused” by the conflicting accounts.

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“We submitted a very detailed document through Stadium Queenslands last week on how we thought we could handle a very minimal crowd as a test case,” Cochrane said.

“I know the Gabba did exactly the same. We are talking sub 1,000 people. We are not talking anything near the capacity of those stadiums.

“We were told that would be looked favourably on. They would come back with us with a clear definition of how many we would experiment with but at the moment we are in complete limbo.

“We have not been given a clear indication of how that can proceed and how it can move forward. So it is as unclear as mud.

“We are waiting really on a definitive answer today and we sincerely hope we get that sooner rather than later.”

Cochrane said the Suns would run a ballot for club members, corporates and sponsors if the government allows them let fans into the stadium this weekend.