TENSIONS between the Gold Coast Titans and government are rising with the parties locked in bitter negotiations over the cost of hiring the club’s home ground.

The Titans last night reached a short-term agreement which guarantees Good Friday’s blockbuster clash against the Brisbane Broncos will be played at Cbus Super Stadium.

But a long-term arrangement to hire the stadium has still not been reached despite negotiations stretching for more than a month.

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media_camera The Titans and State Government are involved in a standoff over the cost of hiring Cbus Super Stadium.

Titans and NRL powerbrokers were last night locked in a tense standoff with Stadiums Queensland over the cost of hiring the Robina venue.

The Titans had been paying about $200,000-a-game to hire the 27,400-seat stadium before the previous contract was ruled void in February when the club was placed into voluntary administration.

A two-game agreement was reached for the club’s first two home matches of the season and a long-term arrangement was being sought.

The situation hit a critical point yesterday but a long-term agreement could not be reached. The parties agreed to extend the short-term contract for a further game.

The Titans had a contingency plan in place to move the game to an alternate venue if an agreement couldn’t be reached.

The club has been through a torrid time recently and further alienating its supporter base would not help but they are also adamant they will not enter into an agreement as expensive as the previous one.

It was one of the most expensive stadium-hiring arrangements in the NRL and regarded as a major reason for the club’s financial struggles.

With the NRL owning the Titans, the goal is to create a financially sustainable club and allowing another exorbitant stadium contract to be signed would be the wrong move.

Titans CEO Graham Annesley said he was “comfortable” with the short-term plan and a more permanent agreement wasn’t far off.

“We’ll be having further discussions with the Government next week about the remaining games this year,” he said.

“We appreciate they’ve been cooperative over the last few days in getting us to this point. I’m confident we’ll get a solution before our next home game.”

media_camera Cbus Super Stadium holds few major events, with the Australian Rugby Union choosing not to renew the Gold Coast’s contact for the Sevens World Series round and poor crowds threatening the city’s status as a Test venue.

Stadiums Queensland has been playing hardball, given there is no other professional venue on the Gold Coast for the Titans to access.

Cbus Super Stadium was built for the Titans but also became the home ground of the now defunct A-League outfit Gold Coast United.

The Australian Rugby Union has also dumped the Gold Coast as a host of the Rugby Sevens World Series.

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