The A-League Expansion Thread

Discussion in 'Australian A-League' started by Azzballz the Great, Mar 26, 2007.

  1. Zednaught Member

    Member Since:
    Jan 11, 2011
    Club:
    Adelaide United
    I agree.

    We've got a great opportunity with this TV deal to consolidate the existing clubs.
    Quicky and el-capitano repped this.
          
  2. Quicky Member

    Member Since:
    Jul 2, 2007
    Location:
    Wherever I May Roam
    Club:
    Melbourne Victory
    Country:
    Australia
    The FTA component of the new TV rights deal is huge in my opinion. It would have been nice to have a few more regular season games through the season, but it is certainly a step in the right direction for football in this country. The FTA exposure is invaluable to the games growth so to balance that gain with the dollars that pay TV brings really is a positive result.
  3. mike4066 Member

    Member Since:
    Jun 30, 2007
    Location:
    Chula Vista, CA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Country:
    United States
    That's one thing that always bothered me when I was living in Melbourne. How can you 2 teams and not one single match in on FTA?
  4. Sporting Real Member

    Member Since:
    Jun 29, 2011
    Location:
    Kansas City
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Country:
    United States
    It's been awhile since anything's been done on us thread, but with all the talk of potential teams looking to move up, or teams looking to buy existing franchises, I decided to provide an updated list of potential expansion locations, split up by categories.

    1 - Cities with actual bids put together
    Geelong - working under Geelong City FC - currently have investors, fan support, jerseys, colors, and a stadium picked out
    Canberra - A-League4Canberra - investors, fans, and jerseys - on hiatus since the WSW were let in
    Tasmania - Tasmania United FC - investors, fans, jerseys
    Wollongong - South Coast Football - Tim Cahill is a big name behind this drive - some fan support
    Darwin - Government support and fans

    2 - Frank Lowy's Imagined List - Looks like a better list for a second divsion
    Hobart
    Bendigo
    Cairns
    Ballarat
    Albury
    Wodonga
    Launceston
    Christchurch
    Auckland

    3 - Existing Teams Looking to 'Move Up'
    Sunshine Coast FC
    Northern Fury
    South Melbourne

    4 - Starting From Scratch
    Gold Coast Dragons
  5. druryfire Member

    Member Since:
    Sep 10, 2007
    Location:
    England
    Well, with the league always having had a team based in NZ, I can't see why a feeder league couldn't be created featuring sides that currently play in the OFC Champions League. Why not have representation from the Pacific leagues or is this pushing it?
  6. mike4066 Member

    Member Since:
    Jun 30, 2007
    Location:
    Chula Vista, CA
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Country:
    United States
    Pushing it. They need to be fiscally sound before they expand past OZ/NZ
  7. artml Member

    Member Since:
    Jul 11, 2009
    Location:
    Kharkiv
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Country:
    Ukraine
    Didn't they say that no expansion will happen for at least two years, until 2015?
  8. Sporting Real Member

    Member Since:
    Jun 29, 2011
    Location:
    Kansas City
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Country:
    United States
    I believe so, but with the game looking like it is seriously about to take off, who really knows? Northern Fury and Sunshine Coast are the two teams that have said they are looking at joining the A - League by 2015/16. Good thing for Fury is they're already selling out their home games in a state league. Don't know about Sunshine Coast

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