The A-League Expansion Thread

[The Dunster]

by way of counterpoint, newcastle (in both league and football) have been performing pretty poorly for a number of season. Good players have been signed and then moved on to rival clubs. administratively, they have both been pants for some time.

and yet, they are both still in the comp, and receive some of the best support in their respective leagues. doesn't that imply a baseline level of interest that is sufficient to support the club to a reasonable extent (i accept that they have been bankrolled by large backers who have probably lost a lot of money)?

i sort of think a second tier comp would serve us well. we drop down, leave macdonald jones stadium, move to a smaller ground, get our stuff sorted out and then make a charge for the top tier again, fill the stands and look great to potential investors. the important thing would be to stay in the smaller ground once we move back up. 15,000 seat stadium would be great. then have games at MJS when we are routinely turning 5K away at the door.

a lower level would also make the potential buy in price lower for owners.

i think we would survive relegation. and wouldn't it be all that much sweeter when we win the (top flight) comp knowing what we've done to get there?

Nobody "INVESTS" in football - you basically toss your money into a bottomless pit with little to no chance of ever making a profit.

I think donate is a more appropriate term to use.

Your proposal here is extremely high risk with little to no chance of positive return either financially or subjectively.

I've seen it fail first hand with my old NSL club, and in other sports like league where Glebe, Newtown, and others have failed to ever recover after going down a division.