HaroldBishop
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No way .......Thanks - now that's in my head for the rest of the night...
No way .......Thanks - now that's in my head for the rest of the night...
Without knowing a lot I hope we don't have a financial stake, would prefer we invest in things that will make money.Here’s something potentially interesting.
The list below is the expression of interests submitted by State Football (Soccer) clubs for the new National Second Division
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Sutherland Sharks are there, notice anything?
The Cronulla Sharks name is attached to Sutherland’s bid.
Now remember back when the A-League did their last expansion. There was a lot of speculation that the Sharks were affiliated with the unsuccessful Southern Expansion bid which was beaten by the Macarthur bid.
Now it looks like we’ll be backing this Sutherland bid into the Second Division, which begs the questions. Are we financially involved? Or is it purely symbolic? Will Cronulla be running the club? Or have any kind of presence on the board? Considering we own the stadium they might be using, maybe we’ll have a financial stake in the clubs ownership.
Here’s something potentially interesting.
The list below is the expression of interests submitted by State Football (Soccer) clubs for the new National Second Division
View attachment 28282
Sutherland Sharks are there, notice anything?
The Cronulla Sharks name is attached to Sutherland’s bid.
Now remember back when the A-League did their last expansion. There was a lot of speculation that the Sharks were affiliated with the unsuccessful Southern Expansion bid which was beaten by the Macarthur bid.
Now it looks like we’ll be backing this Sutherland bid into the Second Division, which begs the questions. Are we financially involved? Or is it purely symbolic? Will Cronulla be running the club? Or have any kind of presence on the board? Considering we own the stadium they might be using, maybe we’ll have a financial stake in the clubs ownership.
There was talk many moons ago, when LG was at the club, that the next A league team, we could of had some input and backing of a club, due to the soccer nursery that is the shire.Here’s something potentially interesting.
The list below is the expression of interests submitted by State Football (Soccer) clubs for the new National Second Division
View attachment 28282
Sutherland Sharks are there, notice anything?
The Cronulla Sharks name is attached to Sutherland’s bid.
Now remember back when the A-League did their last expansion. There was a lot of speculation that the Sharks were affiliated with the unsuccessful Southern Expansion bid which was beaten by the Macarthur bid.
Now it looks like we’ll be backing this Sutherland bid into the Second Division, which begs the questions. Are we financially involved? Or is it purely symbolic? Will Cronulla be running the club? Or have any kind of presence on the board? Considering we own the stadium they might be using, maybe we’ll have a financial stake in the clubs ownership.
Here’s something potentially interesting.
The list below is the expression of interests submitted by State Football (Soccer) clubs for the new National Second Division
View attachment 28282
Sutherland Sharks are there, notice anything?
The Cronulla Sharks name is attached to Sutherland’s bid.
Now remember back when the A-League did their last expansion. There was a lot of speculation that the Sharks were affiliated with the unsuccessful Southern Expansion bid which was beaten by the Macarthur bid.
Now it looks like we’ll be backing this Sutherland bid into the Second Division, which begs the questions. Are we financially involved? Or is it purely symbolic? Will Cronulla be running the club? Or have any kind of presence on the board? Considering we own the stadium they might be using, maybe we’ll have a financial stake in the clubs ownership.
Go DoubleHopefully it comes with a Government grant.
$40-50 mill would be nice.
So this comp will run in winter. Dunno as much about soccer as @Capital_Shark but would it be possible to play games there same time of the year as NRL?Here’s something potentially interesting.
The list below is the expression of interests submitted by State Football (Soccer) clubs for the new National Second Division
View attachment 28282
Sutherland Sharks are there, notice anything?
The Cronulla Sharks name is attached to Sutherland’s bid.
Now remember back when the A-League did their last expansion. There was a lot of speculation that the Sharks were affiliated with the unsuccessful Southern Expansion bid which was beaten by the Macarthur bid.
Now it looks like we’ll be backing this Sutherland bid into the Second Division, which begs the questions. Are we financially involved? Or is it purely symbolic? Will Cronulla be running the club? Or have any kind of presence on the board? Considering we own the stadium they might be using, maybe we’ll have a financial stake in the clubs ownership.
So this comp will run in winter. Dunno as much about soccer as @Capital_Shark but would it be possible to play games there same time of the year as NRL?
See what happens but seems like a good way to burn money to me.
Pretty ambitious shooting for relegation/promotion. I know it works overseas but our market is pretty small.If they eventually get promoted to the A-League, they’d play in the summer. Maybe they’ll start off staying at Seymour Shaw Park then move to Shark Park when/if they eventually get promoted.
Wont be a for a while though as promotion/relegation wont be a thing for a few years.
Pretty ambitious shooting for relegation/promotion. I know it works overseas but our market is pretty small.
Interesting and definitely not doubting you, you know much more than me about soccer. I get it works in other places, will be very interested to see how it works here in such a small market with other codes around, albeit in winter.Football Australia are under pressure from the AFC to implement this as its eventually becoming one of the guidelines for leagues in the conference.
But it also seems to be the consensus of most major stakeholders in the game, including fans, players and even clubs that this is the essential step that needs to be taken for football in this country.
One of the core principles of football around the world is a complete pyramid for any club in the country to rise to become the best in the country, no matter the size it is now. For that to happen, the football pyramid in this country needs to be connected from top to bottom. This second division is the very first step to that.
This part is key....
An official from the Cronulla Sharks also confirmed the club’s interest, although sources say the NRL club is eager for more information from Football Australia on what the second division will look like, and the financial demands of participating in it, before making a full commitment.
The board have been doing well, I’m sure they’ve done their researchSo this comp will run in winter. Dunno as much about soccer as @Capital_Shark but would it be possible to play games there same time of the year as NRL?
See what happens but seems like a good way to burn money to me.
I'd be surprised if there were more than a couple of A League clubs that actually make a profit?The game isn't exactly raking in a heap of money, will be hard for relegated clubs to survive I'm guessing.