fixed... also swiss but yeah.Originally Posted by plague
fixed... also swiss but yeah.
Amigos Aarau
http://www.a-league.com.au/article/h...q1ke7ylfz554ay
Interesting read from an interview with new head of the A-League Greg O'Rourke.
Found these couple of responses interesting in regard to expansion:
With expansion, broadly speaking, when do you think we might see two new clubs to make a six-game round?
I truly believe we’ll see within the next broadcast deal.
The next broadcast period starts next year and we won’t see expansion next year, but before it [the next broadcast deal expires] we’ll see expansion. That’s what I want, anyway.
Interesting enough, since we’ve been speaking about expansion much more over the last three months, we’ve received many unsolicited applications of expressions of interest from Far North Queensland, Perth, Tasmania and I was in New Zealand and they were asking me about a second team.
Also
Expand where the viewers and numbers are are in larger city centres, or regional areas? What view do you have on that?
My view is, FFA has gone to regional areas in the past, and some of those have failed. And we need to make sure we don’t repeat the past.
But I don’t think we should exclude from our thinking any regions.
We may be brought a proposal that is much bigger and of greater benefit to the game than we ever expected.
I’m expecting that and I’m expecting to be surprised by someone coming to us and saying, we should have an A-League team here and we say ‘wow’....
Because we don’t know everything about every inch of the map.I think there’s a lot to be said about harnessing opportunities in big cities but I’m not going to rule out the regions.
Another interesting read
http://www.foxsports.com.au/football...375d80778c7c1b
Sounds like a super rugby type deal. Smaller clubs would need a lot of support up front as you'd imagine the costs would increase dramatically.
Bet Fatboy was the one owner not there or if he was, he would've wanted his franchise moved to Singapore.
Yesterday's news, now that expansion is back on the table I bet we'll keep seeing a lot more rehashed news.
In other expansion news FFA were supposedly meeting with a Hobart based consortium. The consortium features 2 previous Victory share holders.
http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/l...14d380453eb146
South Melbourne claim to be ready in one months time to submit a application for entry into the A-League come expansion.
call me Old Soccer but I've always wanted to see South Melbourne in the A-league
would love to see Canberra United make it an even dozen
What was the crowd figure from the game in Canberra the other day?
Heard somewhere FFA was using it as a 'litmus test'.
Looks like the Tassie bid has major legs and might even be in next year. Brisbane Strikers/ Other bid based in Logan Ipswich could be a great go for 12. I would like to see a second division come in before the top league gets expanded. You could promote out of the second division if they meet stadium criteria etc.
Second Div is where I would like to see them use the NPL clubs but in strategic locations:
NSW/ACT
Sutherland Sharks/Rockdale/St George
Wollongong Wolves
Macarthur/Campbelltown
Sydney United/Liverpool
Blacktown
Penrith/Nepean
Manly
Canberra
Vic
Sth Melbourne
Melb Knights
Hume
Dandenong
Geelong
QLD:
Brisbane Strikers/Logan Ipswich (Whichever not already in A League)
Gold Coast City
Sunshine Coast
Fury/Townsville
Heat/Cairns
SA
Adelaide City or West Adelaide
WA
2nd Perth Team
That is 20 teams in a second division after having expanded the A League to 12. Over the course of Maybe 5-10 years you promote teams up until you have 16 in both divisions. Then you start Promotion/Relegation.
about 5,500. pretty disappointing really. record Canberra crowd for the w-league game before hand however.
Canberra is a bit like Newcastle in terms of parochial support. why would they turn up to support two blow in teams?
little promotion of the game
Two teams at bottom of the table
Burnt before when Canberra bid was ignored for WSW
Canberra has done more than enough to show support for the game for Socceroos and Asian Cup games. Give them a team already.
However I don't think they will this time around. I am betting they will go for a second Brisbane team and whichever other bid has strongest backing.
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FFA ruled out Tassie last week after the two met. ?
Expansion won't be outside Syd, Melb and Brisbane.
FFA will play it "safe" with big markets, won't take a punt on "regional" teams like Canberra and Tasmania due to the failures of NQF, GCU, CCM and the Jets.
http://outside90.com/tasmania-close-...-league-entry/
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/42...n-bid/?cs=2439
"An FFA spokesman confirmed that a meeting with representatives of a Tasmania bid took place in Sydney where it is understood the governing body decided against granting the state its first professional football team of any code and signposted the criteria for a successful bid"
Sounds like the two are saying two very different things lol
Calling the Jets failures.. Sounds like a ban to me. GTFO hey. I'm big on bagging the shit outta this club and being as negative as the next **** but i'll be sure as shit angry when some rando calls them failures.
Off the pitch we're a cluster****. On the pitch we have been for years.
Can't argue with FACTS
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