FFSA State League Vacancy

[ExtraTime]

u want another southern club ..

look at the recent performances of south adelaide, noarlunga and seaford. does the region need another club.

[swannsong]

u want another southern club ..

look at the recent performances of south adelaide, noarlunga and seaford. does the region need another club.

I think Aldo might have made his comment with sarcastic intent !

[Aldo Serena]

Actually, my comment didn't make much sense at all! No, I don't believe we need another southern club.

[The Hoff]

what about salisbury villa their sat div 2? their setup would meet the requirements and they have a lot of juniors, but their are only 2 senior teams.

[Kitchimo]

what about salisbury villa their sat div 2? their setup would meet the requirements and they have a lot of juniors, but their are only 2 senior teams.

There won't be any registration problems then!

[Hawkesy]

what about salisbury villa their sat div 2? their setup would meet the requirements and they have a lot of juniors, but their are only 2 senior teams.

There won't be any registration problems then!

Very good Kitch.

[TheWingBack]

So does anyone actually know who the club in question is?

Lots of conjecture but not much in the way of fact so far.

[Left Right Out]

Ive heard and it was UNOFFICIAL that Pontian Eagles have applied and so have "Hallett Cove" not sure if its Hallet Cove Soccer club or a team based in Hallett Cove.

Im sure it will come out in the wash.

[Wraith]

so have "Hallett Cove" not sure if its Hallet Cove Soccer club or a team based in Hallett Cove.

Im sure it will come out in the wash.

I like your source.

Ive also heard it's Cove.

[bored]

The cove?

how is this a good idea?...correct me if I'm wrong but they are like a 5 minute drive from Panthers?

[swannsong]

It's probably not Black Eagles ?

[Knight7]

The cove?

how is this a good idea?...correct me if I'm wrong but they are like a 5 minute drive from Panthers?

7 minutes

There are too many Semi-professional clubs down South who all seem to struggle along
There are too many semi-professional clubs Full Stop

The Cove are in a good, developing area, so should do ok in what is fast becoming a joke of a league

[Jay Walking]

The cove?

how is this a good idea?...correct me if I'm wrong but they are like a 5 minute drive from Panthers?

7 minutes

There are too many Semi-professional clubs down South who all seem to struggle along
There are too many semi-professional clubs Full Stop

The Cove are in a good, developing area, so should do ok in what is fast becoming a joke of a league

Agree, the State League is horrible. FFSA should have two leagues of 12 with bottom two relegated and third bottom in a playoff against 3rd place in the lower league.

One Cup, not two as their currently is or no cup and a finals system

[nugget66]

The cove?

how is this a good idea?...correct me if I'm wrong but they are like a 5 minute drive from Panthers?

7 minutes

There are too many Semi-professional clubs down South who all seem to struggle along
There are too many semi-professional clubs Full Stop

The Cove are in a good, developing area, so should do ok in what is fast becoming a joke of a league

Agree, the State League is horrible. FFSA should have two leagues of 12 with bottom two relegated and third bottom in a playoff against 3rd place in the lower league.

One Cup, not two as their currently is or no cup and a finals system

I think we all agree with you Jay, but the people in charge think they need to improve the State League by bringing in more average clubs???

[TheWingBack]

On a slightly different angle, I can understand that the FFSA may only want one club in Pirie to help it build up the strength of the region, plus it could become the primary club in the region and use the Whyalla region competion as a feeder ground.

That being said I would then be confused if Cove were added as the Southern region alreay has 2 State League teams that have been struggling for a while and the addition of a third would impact the current 2 teams in player recruitment, junior development and sposnorship. This would also seem contrary to the reasons behind taking Port Pirie City out of the competition by reducing the available resources down south for the current clubs.

That being said, where should this new club come from? All the suburban regions have a number of teams in their areas across the different leagues. It is also expensive to run a FFSA club and they will need significant sponsorship, experienced administration and hopefully a source of players to recruit that doesn't just dilute the level of the State League. Gawler are a good example of being a regional based club, ok they are suburban fringe now, slowly building themselves up and coming from a strong background of football in the amateur leagues over many years. So where should this new club be from?

My first thought is to look at other regions where there aren't any FFSA clubs and football can continue to build its brand and in-roads into gaining greater community involvement and capturing kids to the game vs AFL.

So any ideas out there? Maybe Murray Bridge - it's a regional centre and not too far from Adelaide (shorter than Pirie anyway ) or the South East region, further south and down to Victor Harbour (although the age demographic could be abit high down there).

[Knight7]

At least for the short term, we need less semi-professional teams - personally 1 league of 12 would be enough - then overnight FFSA would have their Amatuer League and more financial semi-pro teams with better facilities etc - Start with Southern United, Adelaide City, Western Adelaide (as in the area not the old team), keep the "bigger teams" after an application process

Have a seperate junior comp, that way they won't need to pay the huge fee's they do to prop up their senior teams

[Hawkesy]

with the possibility of a sat team (cove) joining the state league and sat team (comets) joining metro league could make some repercussions into the proposed relegation for the 4 division 3 sides.

[rossie]

I heard Pontian Eagles have expressed interest to join in 2010.
Interesting that their assistant coach says he is now agaianst the ffsa despite being with them in the past, and yet his club wants to join them with his support!

Also heard Adelaide University might be interesting to join down the track. Most states have a Uni side in their lower elite divisions, so makes sense.

[Missing Post Count]

Western Australia has one in the top division.

[swannsong]

I heard Pontian Eagles have expressed interest to join in 2010.
Interesting that their assistant coach says he is now agaianst the ffsa despite being with them in the past, and yet his club wants to join them with his support!

Also heard Adelaide University might be interesting to join down the track. Most states have a Uni side in their lower elite divisions, so makes sense.

They would need a new ground surely, I'd heard thattheir current ground Ridley Grove School might not be available next year. Also their major sponsor told me what they lacked was any youth coming through the ranks !

[Wraith]

I've just heard that the deal with Cove is as good as done.

[Jay Walking]

I've just heard that the deal with Cove is as good as done.

Are they is Saturday Div1 or 2?

[TheWingBack]

Sat Div 2. They missed out on promotion by 2 points to Adelaide Villa.

I haven't been to their grounds since they were a Sunday Div 1 club and frmo memory they had some great facilities but do they have the money, people, teams, etc? Will they have a SAASL team next year?

It just seems to be an interesting selection with the other Southern clubs around them.

[Hawkesy]

Sat Div 2. They missed out on promotion by 2 points to Adelaide Villa.

I haven't been to their grounds since they were a Sunday Div 1 club and frmo memory they had some great facilities but do they have the money, people, teams, etc? Will they have a SAASL team next year?

It just seems to be an interesting selection with the other Southern clubs around them.

facilities are decent down there, might have to arrange something with changing rooms or at least ensure that their fixtures do not clash with the aussie rules side. A really nice club and always have some banter with them down there. The wind is a pain in the arse but nothing that can be done about that. I'm prety sure they have a full junior set up. They had 4 (maybe even 5 if they kept their sunday vets side as well) SAASL teams last year, so could see them keeping a SAASL side going as well.

[bored]

Would be interesting to see what Seaford, Panthers and Noarlunga think about this, as I would guess this will impact the number of quality juniors at their clubs, this move really makes no sense, with respect to the Cove, good on them for going for it, but I can't see this helping the South in the long run, a riverland or a team from the South east would have made more sense, even another team from the Hills area would surley be more sensible......

[kramerica]

Sat Div 2. They missed out on promotion by 2 points to Adelaide Villa.

I haven't been to their grounds since they were a Sunday Div 1 club and frmo memory they had some great facilities but do they have the money, people, teams, etc? Will they have a SAASL team next year?

It just seems to be an interesting selection with the other Southern clubs around them.

facilities are decent down there, might have to arrange something with changing rooms or at least ensure that their fixtures do not clash with the aussie rules side. A really nice club and always have some banter with them down there. The wind is a pain in the muscat but nothing that can be done about that. I'm prety sure they have a full junior set up. They had 4 (maybe even 5 if they kept their sunday vets side as well) SAASL teams last year, so could see them keeping a SAASL side going as well.

I have played there Sat Div 1 team (when they where there) and remember changing in a utility shed. I also remember the footy warming up on the soccer pitch just before our game. They would need to stamp this out!

[John Cena]

Sat Div 2. They missed out on promotion by 2 points to Adelaide Villa.

I haven't been to their grounds since they were a Sunday Div 1 club and frmo memory they had some great facilities but do they have the money, people, teams, etc? Will they have a SAASL team next year?

It just seems to be an interesting selection with the other Southern clubs around them.

facilities are decent down there, might have to arrange something with changing rooms or at least ensure that their fixtures do not clash with the aussie rules side. A really nice club and always have some banter with them down there. The wind is a pain in the muscat but nothing that can be done about that. I'm prety sure they have a full junior set up. They had 4 (maybe even 5 if they kept their sunday vets side as well) SAASL teams last year, so could see them keeping a SAASL side going as well.

I have played there Sat Div 1 team (when they where there) and remember changing in a utility shed. I also remember the footy warming up on the soccer pitch just before our game. They would need to stamp this out!

hmm...we must have played in the same team Power04

[kramerica]

Hulk, I think I was playing at comets year after you. You where coaching girls then I think for the Comets.

BTW you where right, when you asked if it was me at the Champ of Champs game, just didn't want it out aloud.

[John Cena]

Hulk, I think I was playing at comets year after you. You where coaching girls then I think for the Comets.

BTW you where right, when you asked if it was me at the Champ of Champs game, just didn't want it out aloud.

no probs........i knew it was from you and your mates reaction

[Hawkesy]

Sat Div 2. They missed out on promotion by 2 points to Adelaide Villa.

I haven't been to their grounds since they were a Sunday Div 1 club and frmo memory they had some great facilities but do they have the money, people, teams, etc? Will they have a SAASL team next year?

It just seems to be an interesting selection with the other Southern clubs around them.

facilities are decent down there, might have to arrange something with changing rooms or at least ensure that their fixtures do not clash with the aussie rules side. A really nice club and always have some banter with them down there. The wind is a pain in the muscat but nothing that can be done about that. I'm prety sure they have a full junior set up. They had 4 (maybe even 5 if they kept their sunday vets side as well) SAASL teams last year, so could see them keeping a SAASL side going as well.

I have played there Sat Div 1 team (when they where there) and remember changing in a utility shed. I also remember the footy warming up on the soccer pitch just before our game. They would need to stamp this out!

That's why i said the part in red. Last time i was down there some kids were warming up for aussie rules on the football pitch. A couple of shots at goal that hit them and they soon got the message.

OH and Hulk Hogan was still playing while coaching the girls team. My mate took over from him for a good few years and HH was playing then as well. I think he mainly played in the UniSA Comets team though. Look at the facilities that Comets had without showers and sharing changing rooms at Ellis Pk and they moved on.