(I) tend to agree. I've suggested in the past that regional expansion is an unnecessary limiter to the clubs that COULD be great. The Australian domestic context dictates some form of level playing field, otherwise, the A-League be just a couple of super clubs and a bunch making up the numbers.
The desire to compete on a club level via international tournaments (ACL etc) means that the clubs with 'super' potential should not be restrained.
However, the need to run Confed & FIFA approved domestic structures seems the main hinderance to an effectively Super 15s style regional multinational structure.
But certainly - - as a poor mans AFL/NRL domestic comp, the A-League is behind the 8 ball domestically, let alone, as a poor mans EPL/Serie-A/Bundesliga - - the A-League is behind the 8 ball internationally too. That and the J-League got a heap of otherwise white elephant stadia built back in 2002 that Japan was pretty desperate to use again!!
it's a tough decision to be made
force the league to be even, would keep a full league of viable clubs, though we'd struggle on the international stage due to a lack of those powerhouses
or get rid of the limitations, let clubs buy, buy and buy. It'll make 2, maybe 3 powerhouses, but then the rest of the league will struggle, and with a lack of interest in those areas, the whole league could crumble, with it down to 5, maybe 6 teams. We might go better internationally, but the domestic scene will be embarrassing, 2-3 clubs fighting for it year in, year out, and the remainder of the small league being cupcakes, leading to less and less interest in those teams. It'd be pathetic
we're setting it up as basically a (very, very) mini Bundesliga
if we get rid of the limitations, the league can very quickly head down the path of the Scottish Premier League
I'd much rather be in a league where everyone has a shot, be it Adelaide, Melbourne, Bayern Munich, or Hoffenheim
compared to a league where the same teams would win it year in year out (Melbourne, Sydney, Celtic, Rangers)