There is another idea. Victoria counter the NSW offer with an even bigger offer and see what happens!!
That's exactly what the APL is banking on in 3 years time and hey, maybe it would've happened if they were allowed a chance to make an offer in the first place.
Suggesting there was some colusion with the melbourne clubs and the APL/NSW govt to make this happen? It wouldnt shock me if that was the case.
This league has an unbalance representation, Sydney FC seems to get a massive say in how things are done, the Melbourne teams as well (I know their fans are upset about it but what have their owners said?) Smaller club owners like CCM, Newcastle, WSW are all gonna be ok with it becasue it has minimal impact on them.