MAVERICK Gold Coast United chairman Clive Palmer won't guarantee the future of his "insignificant" club and says rugby league is a "much better" sport than football.

The poorly supported and last-placed United are officially in crisis.

In a startling admission of his disregard for football, Palmer said he was not even a fan.

"I don't even like the game," he told The Sunday Mail.

"I think it's a hopeless game. Rugby league's a much better game."

United are spiralling out of control, with Palmer's previously close friendship with Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg in tatters.

Palmer last week suspended Bleiberg for suggesting the elevation of teenage rookie Mitch Cooper to the captaincy was merely a ceremonial gesture.

Bleiberg's ban was just for the one match, but the livid coach is unsure whether he will return to the club.

If he does, it might only be until the end of season, with Palmer seemingly no longer interested in the club or the sport despite having two more years to run on his A-League licence.

"It's not my decision. Clive Mensink's the CEO. Whatever he decides, I'll go along with," said Queensland's richest man.

"The club is a very small, insignificant portion of what I do. We've got over $20 billion of projects."

Football Federation Australia has lost patience with Palmer's antics, with chief executive Ben Buckley last week telling a Sydney newspaper the time had come to make a "serious evaluation" of the club.

Not that Palmer is concerned. The mining magnate, who has little respect for Buckley, dared FFA to strip him of his licence.

"If we wanted to stay (in the A-League) and they (FFA) wanted to take it (the licence) off us, they'd all be in court, and Ben Buckley would run a thousand miles," Palmer said.

"That's the reality of it. They can say what they like ... the A-League's a joke. I don't think I'll ever talk to Ben again in my life, to be honest."

If this is United's last season, Palmer feels his legacy will be giving a host of young players a shot.

"I know our team's bottom of the table, but ... they've got all the skills these guys. They're going to be Socceroos most of them," he said.

Palmer is particularly fond of speedster Ben Halloran - one of the few Coast players contracted for next season - and slammed his exclusion from the current Olyroos squad that has all but failed to qualify for this year's Olympics.

"The Olyroos were hopeless," he said. "Halloran was never selected for the Olyroos - why not?

"He's one of the best players in the A-League. What I don't like about football is that everything's based on who you know. None of it's based on how you perform."