▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Sub ia co ▁O val ▁and ▁the ▁W AC A ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 6 , 4 8 3 ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁again ▁rec ru ited ▁ag gress ively , ▁landing ▁Sydney ▁Sw ans ▁gl amour ▁spe ar head ▁War wick ▁C apper . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁club ▁suffered ▁some ▁severe ▁defe ats , ▁finishing ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Kn ights ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁with ▁eight ▁r ounds ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁season . ▁The ▁club ▁psych ologist , ▁Paul ▁Fel th am , ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁stage , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁also ▁under ▁severe ▁financial ▁pressure . ▁Att end ances ▁had ▁been ▁very ▁poor ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁performances ▁and ▁the ▁long ▁distance ▁between ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁and ▁Br is b ane . ▁The ▁collapse ▁of ▁Sk ase ' s ▁business ▁emp ire ▁and ▁his ▁sudden ▁departure ▁for ▁Spain ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁almost ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁B ears . ▁Over ▁the ▁en su ing ▁pr ese ason ▁the ▁players ▁threatened ▁strike ▁action , ▁but ▁C ron in ▁res igned , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁A FL , ▁re - s old ▁to ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁business man ▁Re uben ▁Pel erman , ▁and ▁the ▁crisis ▁was ▁a vert ed . ▁The