Expansion thread

[true believer]

I`ve said it here before,it`s mainly a Sydney Utd pseudo club.
They did not engage with Macarthur Rams at all.
The only discussion they had was to take over the Rams youth and senior teams to give them a ready made position in the NPL system.
My son ,who was running senior football there at the time told them in no uncertain terms to stick it where the sun doesn`t shine.
The ultimate plan for the Bulls is to play out of a revamped Fairfield showground....

so will there be few bocce lanes ?

 

[style_cafe]

so will there be few bocce lanes ?

Its not Marconi mate..

 

[true believer]

Its not Marconi mate..

edensor park has or had bocce lanes too .between the club and the ground .

 

[Huddo]

A-Leagues to add Canberra, Auckland teams in $50m expansion

The A-League could also be open to adding teams via promotion from Football Australia’s planned national second division.

www.smh.com.au

I wasn't even aware we were expanding!

Also 2 more teams in 2025.

Get us to the magic 16 team number.

 

[Jerem]

id love to go to games in Canberra drive right by MacArthur on the way!

 

[FFC Mariner]

Might want to sort your broadcast deal out 1st champ

Anyone else think the Canberra WL team are about to get stitched up?

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Might want to sort your broadcast deal out 1st champ

Anyone else think the Canberra WL team are about to get stitched up?

I want to be positive about this but can't help but fully agree.

Also talking about Darwin for the next round?

It would be great to have a team there but surely that's just Danny pointing at a map without knowing anything about the region.

They don't even have an NPL competition.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Wonder where this leaves Dick and his Canberra aspirations?

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Wonder where this leaves Dick and his Canberra aspirations?

They're looking for consortiums including people with real football experience. How much better could you do then a short trial period with us?

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

"That will include a roadshow for potential international investors as well as continued talks with prospective local investors, with APL keen to facilitate a mix of both."

Great, Danny gets free holidays to wherever "investors" are this week, all while we are apparently so poor that we HAD NO OTHER CHOICE to sell the Grand Final to Sydney.

 

[turbo]

"That will include a roadshow for potential international investors as well as continued talks with prospective local investors, with APL keen to facilitate a mix of both."

Great, Danny gets free holidays to wherever "investors" are this week, all while we are apparently so poor that we HAD NO OTHER CHOICE to sell the Grand Final to Sydney.

On the flip side it may introduce investors to the league and benefit other clubs. I doubt we go past 16 but theres potentially a decent list out there and obviously only a few can get in. If that brings new people to our door or gets someone in the pipeline to flush out the bakries thats a big win.

 

[Tevor]

On the flip side it may introduce investors to the league and benefit other clubs. I doubt we go past 16 but theres potentially a decent list out there and obviously only a few can get in. If that brings new people to our door or gets someone in the pipeline to flush out the bakries thats a big win.

Forever positive Turbo.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

On the flip side it may introduce investors to the league and benefit other clubs. I doubt we go past 16 but theres potentially a decent list out there and obviously only a few can get in. If that brings new people to our door or gets someone in the pipeline to flush out the bakries thats a big win.

I desperately want that to be true, but it just feels like an all expenses paid junket for APL executives.

 

[Kilsin]

When we go to 16 teams, does that mean we move to a home-and-away 32-round season and play each team twice?

 

[pjennings]

30 rounds

 

[midfielder]

With MC & RP having already agreed on a price .... and with APL saying a licence is worth 25 million... RP could buy and resell and make heaps... not suggesting he will or MC will want extra... but how things change...

 

[turbo]

With MC & RP having already agreed on a price .... and with APL saying a licence is worth 25 million... RP could buy and resell and make heaps... not suggesting he will or MC will want extra... but how things change...

25 million for a new club in a hand picked location that can then leverage state & local gov, business partnerships. Not necessarily 25 million for one of the smallest regions in the league. I doubt the jets go for that either.

 

[Kilsin]

30 rounds

Why only 30? Doesn't that mean two teams will only play each other once and be at a disadvantage?

 

[pjennings]

Why only 30? Doesn't that mean two teams will only play each other once and be at a disadvantage?

No -we will play the other 15 teams home and away. 30 rounds