Two Queensland teams set to join A-League
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Two Queensland teams set to score
spots in expanded A-League
Michael Cockerill
December 13, 2007
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THE path has been cleared for two new Queensland teams to enter the A-League, possibly as early as next season.
Backers of the cashed-up Gold Coast Galaxy met Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley in Sydney yesterday, and it is understood that it is no longer a matter of if it will join the league, but when. Another consortium based in Townsville, tentatively called Northern Thunder FC, is due to meet Buckley next week. Both groups would prefer to join the league in 2009, but say they can step into the breach next season if required.
While FFA's A-League review is not due to be completed until April, it is understood FFA is keen to fast-track expansion to take advantage of the AFL's delay in finalising its new team on the Gold Coast but it does not want a nine-team competition, so North Queensland may also be pressed to bring forward its submission. An FFA delegation is expected to travel to both Gold Coast and Townsville next month to run a final rule over both bids.
Other bidders interested in joining the league - notably Wollongong, Geelong, western Sydney and a second Melbourne franchise - may now have to take a back seat while FFA beds down its new-look 10-team competition.
Gold Coast Galaxy is believed to have impressed FFA with a financial model that will use profits from a property development company to fund the club. It is close to finalising colours and has all but secured the soon-to-be completed 25,000-seat stadium at Robina as its home ground.
The Galaxy is also close to completing a sister club deal with Los Angeles Galaxy.
A buoyant Galaxy executive chairman Fred Taplin said last night he had "no doubt" the Gold Coast would be in the A-League before it was in the AFL, but he wasn't sure of the exact timing.
It is understood if FFA had given the green light before last month's transfer window, the club would have been a lot more confident about assembling a competitive squad next season. "If we're asked to come in next season, we will, although it would be a challenge," he said.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...135552120.html
Michael Cockerill
December 13, 2007
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THE path has been cleared for two new Queensland teams to enter the A-League, possibly as early as next season.
Backers of the cashed-up Gold Coast Galaxy met Football Federation Australia chief executive Ben Buckley in Sydney yesterday, and it is understood that it is no longer a matter of if it will join the league, but when. Another consortium based in Townsville, tentatively called Northern Thunder FC, is due to meet Buckley next week. Both groups would prefer to join the league in 2009, but say they can step into the breach next season if required.
While FFA's A-League review is not due to be completed until April, it is understood FFA is keen to fast-track expansion to take advantage of the AFL's delay in finalising its new team on the Gold Coast but it does not want a nine-team competition, so North Queensland may also be pressed to bring forward its submission. An FFA delegation is expected to travel to both Gold Coast and Townsville next month to run a final rule over both bids.
Other bidders interested in joining the league - notably Wollongong, Geelong, western Sydney and a second Melbourne franchise - may now have to take a back seat while FFA beds down its new-look 10-team competition.
Gold Coast Galaxy is believed to have impressed FFA with a financial model that will use profits from a property development company to fund the club. It is close to finalising colours and has all but secured the soon-to-be completed 25,000-seat stadium at Robina as its home ground.
The Galaxy is also close to completing a sister club deal with Los Angeles Galaxy.
A buoyant Galaxy executive chairman Fred Taplin said last night he had "no doubt" the Gold Coast would be in the A-League before it was in the AFL, but he wasn't sure of the exact timing.
It is understood if FFA had given the green light before last month's transfer window, the club would have been a lot more confident about assembling a competitive squad next season. "If we're asked to come in next season, we will, although it would be a challenge," he said.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...135552120.html
Sounds very promising. The sooner the A-League is expanded the better. Queenslanders have a knack for coming up with the worst names, though - Galaxy and Thunder?
valeo2007-12-13 11:15:06
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maybe the Thunder can capitalise on their name and get sponsored
(in fine Qland tradition) by the Curry Club
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would this see more games in the a-league or less if this two teams r 2 join.
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The more teams the better.
More teams = More Nix games
More teams = More Nix games
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The more teams the better.
More teams = More Nix games
More teams = More Nix games
More shirts off, more goals, more wiins MORE HAPPY YF!
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
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More teams = More Nix games
Not necessarily. They could switch to a home-and-away thing, which would have 18 games.
But 27 sounds much better...
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Yeah, I hope they don't shorten the season even further. Can't
believe there is only a few games left. I know we haven't got the
results this year but I still love watching the Nix week in week
out.
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Yeah, I hope they don't shorten the season even further. Can't
believe there is only a few games left. I know we haven't got the
results this year but I still love watching the Nix week in week
out.
Yer seems like yesterday that August 26th came around..
ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH
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Yeah, more games would be excellent.
Apparently A-League don't want to extend the season into autumn as they don't want the playoffs to clash with the start of League in OZ.That means that the season will start earlier to accomodate the extra rounds.
Which means we have less time to wait to the start of next season!!!!
I agree about the shocking names..Thunder and Galaxy. I can see it already.....
The GOLD COAST LAXATIVES and the NORTHERN CHUNDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apparently A-League don't want to extend the season into autumn as they don't want the playoffs to clash with the start of League in OZ.That means that the season will start earlier to accomodate the extra rounds.
Which means we have less time to wait to the start of next season!!!!
I agree about the shocking names..Thunder and Galaxy. I can see it already.....
The GOLD COAST LAXATIVES and the NORTHERN CHUNDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hope they're both in time for 2008, it will make the season that
much more interesting.
A certain orange team might want to rename themselves to Brisbane Roar ...
A certain orange team might want to rename themselves to Brisbane Roar ...
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this season is way to fast it feels like yesterday when we arrived
at the Melbourne game and our awesome come back
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Anything that gives us more Phoenix games is definitely a good
thing and I'll support it.
Also more places to go on away trips!
Also more places to go on away trips!
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what an original name. the gold coast galaxy.
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Sounds very promising. The sooner the A-League is expanded the better. Queenslanders have a knack for coming up with the worst names, though - Galaxy and Thunder?
and Roar?
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They could always have a couple of midweek rounds during the
season, and get rid of the Xmas break
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Queensland seems to be putting there hands up for sports
franchises, especially with the gold coast! The gold coast now has
there own league team which beat the Broncos hands down this year
and by the sounds of team soccer too! Unfortunately they made the
dumb move of employing the dumbest australian of them all Jones for
their rugger team and the reds ate sh*t this year! BRING ON MORE
HOME GAMES! Especially Sat games, fits in with my social
commitments way better!
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According to my daughter- also a forum member and season ticket
holder -there is a cartoon series called "The Powerpuff Girls" -
Their home town is ....Townsville...
definitely worth a chant of "She fell over"
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ppg/index.html
definitely worth a chant of "She fell over"
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ppg/index.html
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I liked the
article in the smh about the
fast tracking of expansion to ten teams for next season. I'm all
for it!
Except this quote:
Gold Coast Galaxy are believed to have impressed the FFA with a financial model, which will uses profits from a property development company to pay the football club, and are a long way down the track of finalising colours (yellow and blue) and a logo
Except this quote:
Gold Coast Galaxy are believed to have impressed the FFA with a financial model, which will uses profits from a property development company to pay the football club, and are a long way down the track of finalising colours (yellow and blue) and a logo
Bad enough when Nix's come in and used Yellow, but as was
explained to midfielder, yellow is the colour of Wellie,
BUT WE ARE THE BLUE & YELLOW team
Galaxy should go green no one else has that colour.
Socceroo/ Mariner / Whangarei
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If Queensland has three teams then bluff and masterton will be
getting one soon...
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If Queensland has three teams then bluff and masterton will be
getting one soon...
Oh I can see it now - the stand at Hullena Park packed out -
they'd probably still get more people than the Knights did...
UniGoldenrods - Propping up Capital Football since 1994
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I don't see it to be honest, 3 teams in QLD? That's a real stretch,
because undoubtedly there will eventually be 2 sydney and melbourne
teams...how big do they want this thing to get? I think 10 is ideal
12 maximum. This would mean that Woolongong, Tassi, Canberra etc
are all next to no show now. However, the one positive would be the
27 game season. Plenty of people leaving the A-League have cited
the short season as part of their reason for leaving.
Normo's coming home
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They all seem to have forgotten the obvious choice
a team from Tasmania!
a team from Tasmania!
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They all seem to have forgotten the obvious choice
a team from Tasmania!
a team from Tasmania!
In Tasmania, they have no age of consent. To find out if a woman is old enough, they put her in a barrel. If she's bigger, she's old enough. If she isn't, they find a smaller barrel
Actually, Hobart might not be a bad choice, they haven't got a pro team of any sort and the Socceroos match hosted there recently sold out if I remember right
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They all seem to have forgotten the obvious choice
a team from Tasmania!
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Will never happen. Hobart and Launceston are notoriously parochial. They would never support the same team and Hobart or Launceston by themselves don't have a good enough infrastructure to support a professional sports team. That's why the only team from there is the cricket team - and domestic cricket teams only get very small crowds so it's not a big deal.
The population is pretty spread out in Tassie too.
[QUOTE=james dean]I don't see it to be honest, 3 teams in QLD? That's a real stretch, because undoubtedly there will eventually be 2 sydney and melbourne teams...how big do they want this thing to get? I think 10 is ideal 12 maximum. This would mean that Woolongong, Tassi, Canberra etc are all next to no show now. However, the one positive would be the 27 game season. Plenty of people leaving the A-League have cited the short season as part of their reason for leaving.
a team from Tasmania!
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Will never happen. Hobart and Launceston are notoriously parochial. They would never support the same team and Hobart or Launceston by themselves don't have a good enough infrastructure to support a professional sports team. That's why the only team from there is the cricket team - and domestic cricket teams only get very small crowds so it's not a big deal.
The population is pretty spread out in Tassie too.
[QUOTE=james dean]I don't see it to be honest, 3 teams in QLD? That's a real stretch, because undoubtedly there will eventually be 2 sydney and melbourne teams...how big do they want this thing to get? I think 10 is ideal 12 maximum. This would mean that Woolongong, Tassi, Canberra etc are all next to no show now. However, the one positive would be the 27 game season. Plenty of people leaving the A-League have cited the short season as part of their reason for leaving.
10 is ideal? For ever?
It's going to get much bigger than 10-12 teams.
valeo2007-12-14 15:03:01
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They all seem to have forgotten the obvious choice
a team from Tasmania!
a team from Tasmania!
They'll all be relatives....brothers, sisters, uncles and aunties.....
"you know you're all related, you know you're all related!!!!"
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They'll all be relatives....brothers, sisters, uncles and aunties.....
"you know you're all related, you know you're all related!!!!"
Guantanamera chant:
Parents are siblings....you know your parents are siblings....
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