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Even mentioning the A-League in the same sentence as the EPL is laughable.
They can’t even compete with the big guns in this country - AFL and NRL.
And they’re even behind their summer competitors - Big Bash and NBL.
10 years ago they were at least competing with those 2, if not beating them.
Can't compare ESL to NRL either although perhaps the gap is closing somewhat?
A-League / NSL is not established like the Premier League and even if the quality were much higher I think a consequence of the market it is in it still wouldn't rate as the most popular spectator sport in Aus
Not every sport can be number 1 at the same time.
I recall when Big Ange cracked the shits and bailed on the Aussie team his big complaint was the lack of investment in the game in this country and that it doesn't seem to change. Thing is that money and resources have to come from somewhere and they aren't unlimited so it's about convincing those that it's a worthy investment.
I'm not bagging domestic sports like A-League or NBL either btw, I would like to see them bigger and better. It's much easier to bag them than find solutions and give your support.