I doubt a demand like that has come up before. To me, and I believe it is actually better for the club, the FFA have decided they prefer the new guys and so are going to revoke the licence, but are doing so in a way which doesn't make them seem unjust.
I can agree with this.
When you take into account that they have had to take over the clubs in the past, why go through it again when its obvious that there are parties waiting in the wings. So rather than the FFA yank the licence, they can do it in a manner that looks like 'business best practice' i.e. you got any cash bro? At least with the nix, they know there are suiters that are there right now that are cashed up and with Terry rumoured to owe players/coaches some dough.....
Also something else that rankles with me is something mentioned in the media that the FFA were guilty of dropping the ball with the HAL in chasing the WC. Do you think they are going to repeat that. This is a chance to keep it positive and not let it decend back to the days of 'those Auckland franchises whose names shall not be mentioned' especially when they do not need negativity or uncertainty with a looming TV rights agreement.