So its all 'just bad luck' then. All those clubs, all those sports & its 'just bad luck'.
I guess thats possible. I'd hate to think how much has been spent & lost on all those clubs. How much will be spent before the good luck rolls in.
Do you really just equate all that to luck? Really?... Take a closer look at the "graveyard" everyone speaks of in the Gold Coast:
NBL: Although Australians do enjoy their basketball as both a participation and spectator sport, the league went through some extreme administrative difficulties for a long time. If we are using NBL as a yardstick for whether or not a market can support a professional team, then all of Adelaide, Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney and Brisbane have had clubs fold in the competition, and cannot support a team. (Hobart and Launceston both have had teams fold from the NBL too, FWIW).
A-League: The team was owned and run by Clive Palmer, for what seemed like a poorly thought out cash grab. Capped attendance, owned by someone that is widely disliked/hated, and being overshadowed by the newly formed Titans (averaging in the top half of all Rugby League average attendances during the time) and the soon to be formed Gold Coast Suns.
Rugby League:
Giants/Seagulls/Gladiators/Chargers: Came last or second last in 7 of their 11 years in operation. Largely a victim of the Super League War. Was also based out of Tweed Heads for most of its life (8 of 11 seasons).
Titans: The Titans burst onto the scene with extremely strong crowds initially. Like the Suns, really struggled to find on-field success, which has caused a steady decline in their attendances over the years. Typically however, they still average around the middle in terms of season average attendances for the NRL. This year appears more bleak than it is, as 2 of 5 home games have been played at regional grounds. The real killer for the Titans has been their stadium deal and very disappointing on-field performances over their life.
Australian Rules:
Bears: While based at Carrara (temporarily between 1987 and 1992) they were bottom 2 in every year except 1, where they came 10th out of 14. BRISBANE Bears were never a Gold Coast team, they just happened to play at the Gold Coast for the first few seasons until they could move into Brisbane properly. Maybe similar to North Melbourne playing home games at Hobart one could say, if North were a bottom 2 team. Understandably, this did not capture the imagination of the Gold Coast public.
Suns: Another team that has really struggled on-field its entire existence. Averaged almost 20,000 in a 25,000 stadium in its first year, but has since averaged around 13,000 every year since (apart from a 16,000 average year in 2014 when they weren't around the bottom of the table for the only time in their existence). The potential is evident from this when they finally get themselves sorted on the field. Furthermore, if you want to actually look into the benefits the Suns have brought to Australian Rules on the Gold Coast, look into the increase in participation figures on the Gold Coast since their inception.
While it seems like there must be some fundamental issue in the Gold Coast based on a glancing look at its past outfits, there have been some core external issues in nearly every one of their failed teams. In reality, the Gold Coast is the heartland of Australian Rules in Queensland which produces a strong amount of AFL footballers. Its understandable that you get frustrated by others commenting on the situation in Tasmania when they do not have first hand experience in the area, but then bizarrely and hypocritically do the same towards the Gold Coast. I'd advise you to look beyond the narrative the media portrays in scenarios like this, and do your own research.