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[Lucas Leiva]

It has been good publicity for West Adelaide and Adelaide City over the past month in terms of them trying to get into the A-League or second division.

But, i can tell you that if there was to be a new team in those competitions, it will be a FFSA backed uniformed club, similar to the approach Football West has currently in the plans.

Development-wise that sounds good. But the FFSA has zero fans. Who is going to attend an FFSA FC team?
The point I see of a second club would be to offer a point of difference to AU. Whether that be location, representation or image. I can't see FFSA being significantly different to what AU represents.

I said a FFSA backed team, it wont be a new team as such, but made up of a number of current clubs.
It will be made up from a particular zone.
Originally the plans were for a northern Adelaide team backed by FFSA, but since then Adelaide United found this issue out, and did a deal with Playford Council.

Under what logic would the idea of a Northern zoned team seem economically sound when the cheapest HAL entry ticket is $25 and the highest youth unemployment in Australia is in the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide?

[God is an Englishman]

Well my source tells me that WA2 are meeting with the FFA next week on this matter.

The Club?
Or just AH

I was told - the club

[God is an Englishman]

Actually, isn't Manchester, sorry Melbourne, City's badge ethnic?

It looks very much like the original MC badge to these tired, old eyes.

There is still no way WAH will get into the A League, as they have no supporters, well nowhere near the League's basic requirement of 5,000, potentially.

What is ethnic about it?

Come on OM, any chance of you answering this question?

[God is an Englishman]

Under what logic would the idea of a Northern zoned team seem economically sound when the cheapest HAL entry ticket is $25 and the highest youth unemployment in Australia is in the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide?

Make it an eastern suburbs club and double the entry price?

[God is an Englishman]

Actually, isn't Manchester, sorry Melbourne, City's badge ethnic?

It looks very much like the original MC badge to these tired, old eyes.

There is still no way WAH will get into the A League, as they have no supporters, well nowhere near the League's basic requirement of 5,000, potentially.

How many did Melbourne Victory have when they joined?

[Stuckey]

Development-wise that sounds good. But the FFSA has zero fans. Who is going to attend an FFSA FC team?
The point I see of a second club would be to offer a point of difference to AU. Whether that be location, representation or image. I can't see FFSA being significantly different to what AU represents.

I said a FFSA backed team, it wont be a new team as such, but made up of a number of current clubs.
It will be made up from a particular zone.
Originally the plans were for a northern Adelaide team backed by FFSA, but since then Adelaide United found this issue out, and did a deal with Playford Council.

Under what logic would the idea of a Northern zoned team seem economically sound when the cheapest HAL entry ticket is $25 and the highest youth unemployment in Australia is in the Northern Suburbs of Adelaide?

Probably the same logic that thinks a 2nd Adelaide club is go to do well financially.

[Tzon]

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$25????

Well if I went to The Adelside Casino on A Saturday night this week it will cost me $5 for a Fish And Chip meal, GO to the Sports bar while EPL is on and buy Carlsberg for $5 a bottle .
For my $25 and the football is better.

[ExtraTime]

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$25????

Well if I went to The Adelside Casino on A Saturday night this week it will cost me $5 for a Fish And Chip meal, GO to the Sports bar while EPL is on and buy Carlsberg for $5 a bottle .
For my $25 and the football is better.

im guessing you havent been to the Adelaide Casino for awhile

[Bomber]

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$25????

Well if I went to The Adelside Casino on A Saturday night this week it will cost me $5 for a Fish And Chip meal, GO to the Sports bar while EPL is on and buy Carlsberg for $5 a bottle .
For my $25 and the football is better.

im guessing you havent been to the Adelaide Casino for awhile

This is the same bloke who refuses to pay $10 to watch 3 games of local football, remember.

[The Kop]

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$25????

Well if I went to The Adelside Casino on A Saturday night this week it will cost me $5 for a Fish And Chip meal, GO to the Sports bar while EPL is on and buy Carlsberg for $5 a bottle .
For my $25 and the football is better.

im guessing you havent been to the Adelaide Casino for awhile

This is the same bloke who refuses to pay $10 to watch 3 games of local football, remember.

Also the same bloke who has refused complimentary entrance fees on numerous times...

[Nice One Cyril]

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$25????

Well if I went to The Adelside Casino on A Saturday night this week it will cost me $5 for a Fish And Chip meal, GO to the Sports bar while EPL is on and buy Carlsberg for $5 a bottle .
For my $25 and the football is better.

im guessing you havent been to the Adelaide Casino for awhile

He's going for a game of two up this Saturday night

[Tzon]

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I was there last Sunday watching the boxing.

[Sawajiri Erika]

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I was there last Sunday watching the boxing.

So you don't have a life after all.

[Tzon]

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I might be posting on FN under my real name from August 2000 but I do get around under stealth observing sport and events in Adelaide Town and I know what I am talking about ,

Let's make South Australia Great again?

[Sacred Noodle]

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I might be posting on FN under my real name from August 2000 but I do get around under stealth observing sport and events in Adelaide Town and I know what I am talking about ,

Let's make South Australia Great again?

By under stealth you mean hidden up in the canopy of a tree ..what are you SAS ..a Ninja? why not walk in watch and enjoy?

[Nice One Cyril]

By under stealth you mean hidden up in the canopy of a tree ..what are you SAS ..a Ninja? why not walk in watch and enjoy?

whinja more like

[Stich This]

I do not see the issue at all, would you rather West Adelaide roll out Rob Di troia as their proposed A-League coach?

However I believe if Adelaide City or West Adelaide want to be realistically considered as a second A-League team in SA they will need to change their badge and strip in order to be truly an Australian Club (not that I agree with the FFA direction on this, I would love to see teams of ethnic background in the national league).

I actually think West Adelaide have a better chance than Adelaide City to obtain an A-League license as they can represent a geographical area unlike Adelaide City who really have no base to market to in light of Adelaide United.

It would be great to have a club from the Western suburbs to support!

That huge area west of Adelaide makes it a no brainer.
Population 2mill was it?

[Stich This]

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I might be posting on FN under my real name from August 2000 but I do get around under stealth observing sport and events in Adelaide Town and I know what I am talking about ,

Let's make South Australia Great again?

SA is a shite state with a poofsounding premier
leading us to oblivion.

[God is an Englishman]

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I might be posting on FN under my real name from August 2000 but I do get around under stealth observing sport and events in Adelaide Town and I know what I am talking about ,

Let's make South Australia Great again?

SA is a shite state with a poofsounding premier
leading us to oblivion.

I was at a breakfast with him on Tuesday, there was people openly laughing at the crap he was talking.

[Tzon]

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SA , SA, SA

Let's make SA Great again?

[SILENT P]

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$25????

Well if I went to The Adelside Casino on A Saturday night this week it will cost me $5 for a Fish And Chip meal, GO to the Sports bar while EPL is on and buy Carlsberg for $5 a bottle .
For my $25 and the football is better.

Did you order the kid's meal?

[Tzon]

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All jokes aside .

Really????

Children not allowed in the Casino.

Try it? There are good promotions there at times for food and beverages?

[geoff9559]

This HAL stuff for West Adelaide wont commence until well into 2018......they will still have an NPL/SL precence in South Australia so I cant see Robbie DiTroia out of a role but that whoever is the first team NPL coach will have great opportunities and will have input in the HAL system for WA.. I reckon good on them and Adelaide City (if they are submitting likewise) for trying to expand the National top level in South Australia. They have plans and vision which is aiming for the topand can only mean inproving the depth of competition in SA. Cheers geoffp

[Tzon]

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Good luck to whoever gets the second Adelaide licence.

Watch out AU?

[alwaysoffside]

This HAL stuff for West Adelaide wont commence until well into 2018......they will still have an NPL/SL precence in South Australia so I cant see Robbie DiTroia out of a role but that whoever is the first team NPL coach will have great opportunities and will have input in the HAL system for WA.. I reckon good on them and Adelaide City (if they are submitting likewise) for trying to expand the National top level in South Australia. They have plans and vision which is aiming for the topand can only mean inproving the depth of competition in SA. Cheers geoffp

FFSA looking to build down south similar to elite stadium.
Fastest growing area in the state.
This plan is seperate to grants already committed

[Tzon]

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More SA Govt money into soccer pitches all good.

But why is FFSA charging over the top fees for clubs to use them?

Wrong for tax payer funding .

[alwaysoffside]

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More SA Govt money into soccer pitches all good.

But why is FFSA charging over the top fees for clubs to use them?

Wrong for tax payer funding .

Think you will find most of money is federal not state for this program.
FFSA have a over supply of clubs wishing to use Shores/ Elite, with one club signing for 5 years
and other signing for 3 years in 2016.
Not sure about over the top fees but all facilities are user pay.
Would have thought if fees were over the top clubs would not be clambering to
lease these facilities.

[Tzon]

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Ha ha

It is FFSA jumping on scarcity of supply so demand high fees for something they do not really own but just administer a disgrace this set up.

[Tzon]

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Another reason FFSA clubs using these facilities are forced to charge high junior fees.

[SILENT P]

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More SA Govt money into soccer pitches all good.

But why is FFSA charging over the top fees for clubs to use them?

Wrong for tax payer funding .

So you know what the fees are that are being charged?

Have the people that ppay those fees to the FFSA told you directly that they are too high?