Promotion/Relegation Pipedream Thread

Australian Football
885

The comparisons in the first few years will be jarring, just sit and enjoy it until the average punter stops caring when the trend dies.

886

I think the Amco Cup in the 70s & 80s was the equivalent.

It got scrapped because clubs were concerned about the physical burden on players.

887

In all honestly though, from a business perspective, that’s one of the best problems to have. You already have general interest in the product at hand, it’s just about converting that interest into tangible income.

888

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889

The average punter hardly even knows the A-League is on.

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890

Yep, that’s what I mean. We’re in a little bubble that cares about A-league. There’s heaps of people that care about football, but not enough to care about the A-league, let alone spend some money on it. Sure, they’ll ride on the bandwagon for one-offs like the Matildas, but realistically, could we see a day when you get a public holiday because the A-league finalists want to parade in the middle of the city? When that happens, we’ll know we’ve made it to the general punter

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892

LOL at an Ustase 58 fan calling me an Anglo.

Sorry, your relos were here in the 50s to found a club because the White Australia Policy was expanded to include Persians or to include Croats?

893
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894

2-4 more Sydney and/or Melbourne clubs incoming

895

I feel like NSD needs its own thread to promotion/relegation. As it is, it’ll be a separate “national” league. We have pro-rel at a state level. :person_shrugging:t4:

896

Looking forward to all the naysayers coming out and complaining that it’s a NSW/Victoria competition again.

It’s not the APL’s fault that the only clubs who can stump up the cash and prove they have a sustainable model which won’t see clubs bombing out broke after 12 months are from Sydney and Melbourne.

Perhaps clubs need to be a bit more bold in going to government, cap in hand.

897

Maybe some of the “talkers” in the original bid list had some (financial) skeletons in their closet that they don’t want anyone to see.

898

Sir Humphrey Appleby would be impressed at the length of time the “process” is taking.

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899

FA: “Do you have the money?”
Certain former NSL club: “Yes, right here”
FA: “Cool, let’s see your financial records and bank statements for proof”
CFNSLC: “Err
”
FA: “What?”
CFNSLC: “Well
”
FA: “Well, what?”
CFNSLC: “How do youse feel about not being a cashless society?”
FA: “Huh?”
CFNSLC: (Produces a large duffel bag and slides it across the table)
FA: (Visible confusion) “What are you doing?”
CFNSLC: “Open it”
FA: “Errrr
”
CFNSL: “Oh look, you’re laundry is ready”
FA: “Mr (name redacted) We cannot accept a cash payment”
CFNSLC: "We’ll give you one of those on the first of the month, every month. Do you want that delivered to FA HQ or your front door.

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900

“Maybe?”

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901

Rumours are flying that one of the announced clubs is going to pull out of the NSD


902

Is their accountant refusing to answer calls?

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903

Apparently the FA has trademarked “The Australian Championship”.

https://twitter.com/joeylynchy/status/1782899614972338474

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905

All this talk for the NPL national championship.

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