If WU goes under then i think the league will likely take the time to try and stabilize and consolidate before looking to expand (beyond Canberra anyway).
By my count at least eight teams are struggling financially and the league doesn't have the ability to prop up teams anymore.
1. MacArthur are suing the FA because of losses and the fact that they were misled about income.
2. CCM doesn't seem to have a willing owner, rumor was Charlesworth was threatening to hand back their license next season.
3. Brisbane is constantly under a financial cloud.
4. The jets have been propped up by other clubs for years now.
5. Perth was recently in recievership.
6. Victory was trading while insolvent and couldn't keep on top of debt after Mario Biasin passed away.
7. Adelaide seems to run on a shoe string and theres plenty of rumors about them struggling financially.
8. And of course there's WU.
There's also rumors about Sydney which relied on Russian ownership to fund them.
By my count at least eight teams are struggling financially and the league doesn't have the ability to prop up teams anymore.
1. MacArthur are suing the FA because of losses and the fact that they were misled about income.
2. CCM doesn't seem to have a willing owner, rumor was Charlesworth was threatening to hand back their license next season.
3. Brisbane is constantly under a financial cloud.
4. The jets have been propped up by other clubs for years now.
5. Perth was recently in recievership.
6. Victory was trading while insolvent and couldn't keep on top of debt after Mario Biasin passed away.
7. Adelaide seems to run on a shoe string and theres plenty of rumors about them struggling financially.
8. And of course there's WU.
There's also rumors about Sydney which relied on Russian ownership to fund them.