A-League Expansion

[typool]

after we are done with them, i could sure use there help with my hot water service 

 

[Sym]

lol oh it's actually serious ? I thought it was just a photoshop edit lol.

 

[typool]

i'm not sure but it's funny..... but id say it's true

 

[Tassiemariner]

Cue about 5 million calls from the commentators along the lines of "Lets hope this will help Adelaide's leaky defence"

 

[midfielder]

BB talks about the A-League

http://player.sbs.com.au/twg#/twg_08/ALeague/A-LeagueNews/playlist/Ben-Buckley-talks-A-League/

 

[Arabmariner]

If West Sydney and another get a licence for 2011 it'll bring us to twelve.

Welly will be punted due to pressure from the afc.

 

[bjw]

If West Sydney and another get a licence for 2011 it'll bring us to twelve.

Welly will be punted due to pressure from the afc.

correct me if i'm wrong but Melbourne heart have already been granted a licence and will be joining next season (hence the 'bye')

2010;
mariners
Gold coast
adelaide
wellington
Brisbane
Nth Qld
Newcastle
Sydney
Perf
Victory
+
Heart

2011;
mariners
Gold coast
adelaide
wellington
Brisbane
Nth Qld
Newcastle
Sydney
Perf
Victory
Heart
+
W Syd

 

[Arabmariner]

Correct.

Then in 2011 if WS and say Canberra got in and Welly were punted.....leaves 12....

 

[dibo]

welly aren't going to be punted. almighty dollar will keep them in.

 

[Arabmariner]

Almighty AFC might not agree!

 

[Jesus]

Correct.

Then in 2011 if WS and say Canberra got in and Welly were punted.....leaves 12....

If welly get punted they get punted at seasons end when their license is up. We would have 10 next year.

I dont see them being kicked out, Bin Hamman, the one obstacle to them being in has had a major loss of power and credible threat to his leadership since he said they should go. Hence his sway over everything has been diminished. He needs to keep his friends in his corner, and will fall into line with Lowy on this one IMO

 

[serious14]

The Nux won't go anywhere until we've secured the OFC vote for the World Cup bid.  Once that's sorted they can f*ck right off.  It's the A-League, not the ANZ League.

 

[dru]

Do we even know if they took over the knights agreement or did they sign a new 5 year contract. The quicker the AFC and the OFC amalgamate the better really.

Can't see them going anywhere, shoddy that next season will be 11 team imo

 

[scottmac]

Do we even know if they took over the knights agreement or did they sign a new 5 year contract. The quicker the AFC and the OFC amalgamate the better really.

Can't see them going anywhere, shoddy that next season will be 11 team imo

They need to get really smart with the scheduling so that there are no breaks of 2 weeks for teams. They will need to get into mid week games and keep the season the same length so that the bye's aren't felt by supporters. Nothing worse than not having a team to support for 2 weeks.

 

[FFC Mariner]

The Nux won't go anywhere until we've secured the OFC vote for the World Cup bid.  Once that's sorted they can f*ck right off.  It's the A-League, not the ANZ League.

+ a gazillion. absolutely no place for an overseas team in our league. dump them as soon as expedient

 

[dibo]

it's not like welly is keeping out a team that would otherwise be in there, and it's not like they need propping up (...at least no more than our near northern neighbours, or adelaide, brisbane, west sydney...).

i'm in favour of as big and long a competition as we can manage, so i really don't see the issue with welly remaining in the comp. my guess is that afc will take ofc into the fold before welly get booted, and then it becomes no different to monaco competing in the french league, vaduz in the swiss, cardiff and swansea in the english, toronto in the US... you get where i'm coming from.

 

[Jesus]

Do we even know if they took over the knights agreement or did they sign a new 5 year contract. The quicker the AFC and the OFC amalgamate the better really.

Can't see them going anywhere, shoddy that next season will be 11 team imo

They got the knights license, it comes up at the end of the season as do all other licenses.

 

[Jesus]

The Nux won't go anywhere until we've secured the OFC vote for the World Cup bid.  Once that's sorted they can f*ck right off.  It's the A-League, not the ANZ League.

+ a gazillion. absolutely no place for an overseas team in our league. dump them as soon as expedient

The nix issue will be decided before the voting for world cup. I doubt FIFA will alow the AFC to remove the only professional team in oceania. It makes a big step back for the region.

Id expect the nix back in, as well as a youth league team for them, but no entry to ACL. But hopefully for them the can work out to get into the OCL.

For the record the nix ARE and australian club, based in wellington, not a NZ club as far as FFA and FIFA are concerned

 

[dibo]

incidentally, bertos has apparently signed a 3-year extension. that would suggest welly are planning on sticking around for a little while.

 

[marinermick]

incidentally, bertos has apparently signed a 3-year extension. that would suggest welly are planning on sticking around for a little while.

there would be a clause in every single a-league contract saying that the contract would be null and void if the club does not compete in the a-league