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A League expansion teams
Posted:
Fri Jun 29, 2018 3:21 pmby Booney
https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/s ... f8a891e87fTen bidders for A-League expansion:
South West Sydney FC
United for Macarthur (Sydney)
Southern Expansion (Sydney region)
Team 11 (Melbourne)
South Melbourne FC
Western Melbourne Group
Brisbane City FC
Ipswich Pride FC
Canberra and Capital Region
Wollongong
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Fri Jun 29, 2018 3:31 pmby Wedgie
There was fifteen bids, those ten have been invited to contest the next stage.
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:23 pmby RB
I've always favoured Wollongong for expansion, given their history and the passion for soccer in that region.
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Fri Jun 29, 2018 9:30 pmby Brodlach
Ipswich Pride are certainties, the council already building the stadium
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:09 pmby Wedgie
Western Melbourne and Macarthur South West given the nod.
Shocking decision, two more heartless franchises in already over flooded markets.
Huge oportunity lost, the A League continues to be a bad joke.
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:20 pmby RB
While these bids weren't my favourite, the upside is that at least they'll have a point of difference in terms of the geographical area they represent, unlike Melbourne Heart/City.
What's the bet they expand the finals series to eight teams?
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Thu Dec 13, 2018 12:33 pmby Jim05
Wedgie wrote:Western Melbourne and Macarthur South West given the nod.
Shocking decision, two more heartless franchises in already over flooded markets.
Huge oportunity lost, the A League continues to be a bad joke.
Yeah I tend to agree with you there, especially since one of the sides is playing in a different city for its first 3 years so going to be hard to attract supporters.
There are numerous other clubs that have been given a handshake agreement that they will enter the comp when the two tiered league starts within a couple of years so hopefully a few of them have a bit of substance about them.
Re: A League expansion teams
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Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:48 pmby carey
Why expand the league with the standard at the level it is at the moment? Surely allowing 2 more sides in is going to lower the standards again and it’s already at a very low level.
Seems crazy to me.
Re: A League expansion teams
Posted:
Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:19 pmby Jim05
carey wrote:Why expand the league with the standard at the level it is at the moment? Surely allowing 2 more sides in is going to lower the standards again and it’s already at a very low level.
Seems crazy to me.
As we have seen with the AFL it’s all about TV rights and exposure