Southern Sydney expansion team

[NUFC Tiger]

Story broke yesterday. To be honest, not sure this is a good idea - seems to have quite a lot of opposition on social media, plus Sydney already has 2 big clubs with established fanbases which makes it perfect for derbies.

Interestingly, Les Murrary and Craig Foster are a part of this bid.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...b/news-story/16849a61a4385cfa2c9418a762be25c6

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/...-murray-and-craig-foster-20170306-guri2d.html

 

[apollo_creed]

Terrible idea.

 

[gaskin]

I know NSW is the center of the universe, but why do they need another team? Surely already having 4 teams in a 10 team competition is enough.

 

[apollo_creed]

I know NSW is the center of the universe, but why do they need another team? Surely already having 4 teams in a 10 team competition is enough.

Sydney FC's big crowds of course... They can afford to lose fans

 

[hey shorty]

The fact they have a mega rich Chinese backer means it'll probably get up, but it'd be to the detriment of the league.

 

[jd2010]

Terrible idea.

racist

 

[nobbyiscool]

Wollongong Wolves would be justifiably pissed off if this bid got up ahead of them.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

There has also been some talk Red Bull are looking to join the league as well.

I think the A-League definitely needs to be more/completely independent of the FFA for it to flourish further.

Given their closeness to the game locally, I am a bit surprised by both Les and Craig being involved with another Sydney team bid. Surely it's in the best interests of the code to look at areas without existing teams?

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Wollongong Wolves would be justifiably pissed off if this bid got up ahead of them.

I think the proposed team would play a handful of matches in Wollongong too - not sure how keen the locals would be to get behind a team that isn't their own.

 

[Redalert]

I can see it being a disaster. The catchment area that they're gunning for is too large for a single team to manage, particularly when clubs like the Wolves are well established.

Either way Foxtel will dictate where the clubs go, so we could well see it as a possibility.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I think the proposed team would play a handful of matches in Wollongong too - not sure how keen the locals would be to get behind a team that isn't their own.