A League Expansion

[ryan]

Good for us if Canberra gets a team. Squash any rumours about CCM relocating there that pop up every now and then.

Exactly what i was thinking

 

[FFC Mariner]

Exactly what i was thinking

Will it?

 

[ConsKrypt]

Already posted this in another thread but it belongs here (in my haste to share it I didnt even think about this thread)

 

[Insertnamehere]

God, that was a demonstration of how not to expand....

Dunno about Auckland though....

Hopefully scheduling for Perth will try have them play AU and WP consecutively.

At least these teams have stadium's

Auckland is a cash grab from sky. Plus it adds a derby so thats good. Otherwise long term nux are dead birds flapping.

I still contend bulls aren't a bad idea for an expansion team. But holy f**k the owners are batshit and have already destroyed that teams chances of being successful

 

[Insertnamehere]

Good for us if Canberra gets a team. Squash any rumours about CCM relocating there that pop up every now and then.

What about dick leaving us unfulfilled to go back to his ex?

 

[FFC Mariner]

What about dick leaving us unfulfilled to go back to his ex?

Is he still connected to their bid?

 

[pjennings]

Is he still connected to their bid?

From earlier reports he was involved in another Canberra bid - not the one the APL have been talking to.

 

[Big Al]

3.00pm double headers in summer sounds fantastic

 

[Insertnamehere]

Is he still connected to their bid?

No idea. This round of expansion is more MLS. Pick a market and take the best bid. Rather than seek owners and take the best market. I use best loosely based upon wutd and mac

 

[Hello Sailor]

Shame that the Wolves missed out again.
My preferred expansion would be the integration of the touted second division WITH relegation and promotion, but that never going to happen while the A League remains a closed shop.

 

[marinermick]

Shame that the Wolves missed out again.
My preferred expansion would be the integration of the touted second division WITH relegation and promotion, but that never going to happen while the A League remains a closed shop.

My preference would be through promotion as well. That way we know teams are strong enough to compete rather than be lugged with another WU or Macarthur.

The APL are not going to make that decision however because they are staring at a $50 million buy in from these two clubs.

 

[adz]

My preference would be through promotion as well. That way we know teams are strong enough to compete rather than be lugged with another WU or Macarthur.

The APL are not going to make that decision however because they are staring at a $50 million buy in from these two clubs.

That opens up a bit of a can of worms then doesn't it? What if they buy in for $25m, get relegated in the first season? Would there be a rule in place saying promotion/relegation except for these teams ... new teams, Plastics, Sydney, Victory.

 

[marinermick]

That opens up a bit of a can of worms then doesn't it? What if they buy in for $25m, get relegated in the first season? Would there be a rule in place saying promotion/relegation except for these teams ... new teams, Plastics, Sydney, Victory.

I suspect there won’t be any pro/rel for a while given the money that needs to be stumped up.

 

[turbo]

That way we know teams are strong enough to compete rather than be lugged with another WU or Macarthur.

WU were third on the table and won the toilet seat last year. 5th in their first season. They can compete on the pitch and are funded decently its the off field stuff that sucks and promotion wouldn't guarantee any different.

3.00pm double headers in summer sounds fantastic

NZ opens up more scheduling options. They can play at 1PM or 3PM NSW time with no issues.

I suspect there won’t be any pro/rel for a while given the money that needs to be stumped up.

I think there needs to be a really solid case to show it can work. We see a lot of pipe dreams and romanticized ideas around Pro Rel that ignores AL owners have been propping up the game with millions in losses per year. A lot of ground for 2nd div to cover before it can be entertained. I believe 2034 is when the current licenses were extended to but not sure if the APL unbundling changed anything there.

 

[Tevor]

I suspect there won’t be any pro/rel for a while given the money that needs to be stumped up.

I suspect they just keep mentioning it's on the table to keep the masses at bay, I agree it will be some time off and hope it does happen some day. When is the $200m dollar question.

 

[Omni]

I suspect there won’t be any pro/rel for a while given the money that needs to be stumped up.

When I was working for the US 2nd Div we spoke about doing pro tel between our two divisions. It hasn’t happened yet.

 

[Ozhammer]

This whole sudden push for expansion seems like a way for the APL to head off all this talk of the NSD and pro/rel to me

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

This whole sudden push for expansion seems like a way for the APL to head off all this talk of the NSD and pro/rel to me

Definitely, feels like the APL got nervous and are trying to starve the NSD of media oxygen.

With how few football specific journalists we now have left that's a fairly easy task to accomplish.

 

[midfielder]

Definitely, feels like the APL got nervous and are trying to starve the NSD of media oxygen.

With how few football specific journalists we now have left that's a fairly easy task to accomplish.

astute post

 

[Tevor]

This whole sudden push for expansion seems like a way for the APL to head off all this talk of the NSD and pro/rel to me

You can’t help but think there is something behind the news. Come out of the blue like the GF sale. I’m more leaning to it being a cash grab by the APL. Soon they will be like the political parties and have nothing to sell and can’t expand any further so where does the cash come from then. Could also have something to do with the media deal. Paramount only have one more season to go on the current deal. There must be discussions going on now with it being so close. Perhaps they want more teams as the expanded comp would be the first season of the new deal.