strange to bring in a third team on it's own...Phoenix gone ?

Was Tassie being thrown about too? (Here’s hoping)

Could be a replacement for Nix or we could be going 13 teams/24 rounds the season after next, who knows with the FFA they could be up to anything?

This is great news guys don’t get to excited

Canberra and a year later brisbane bogans!!

When the new Nbl side was named S.E Phoenix, I immediately knew the nix were going to be leaving the a league.

Canberra united I'm assuming, just like the w league team.

CCM selling to Canberra as soon as the CRWG is up and running.
Once the new arrangements are bedded down, the sale can go ahead as the value of a licence will be underwritten by the A League itself.
The power of the FFA to remove a licence at arms length will be severely curtailed.
Charlesworth gets his payday and his company gets to keep the other assets.  Canberra will play a limited number of games at Gosford for a couple of seasons.

PS this move would also end the existing player/staff contracts except where stipulated in the deal.  I'm pretty sure Mat Simon will be the first recruited to Canberra though.  Anything else is unthinkable!

Yeah surely this is a “you’re replacing the nux but we don’t want them knowing till as late as possible”

You sound like you actually know something, pray tell?

Interesting. Cross fingers but FFA have a long history of getting canberra hopes up  for no reason. 
Would definitely be great for spreading the game although i can see fox and the money men not happy.

Canberra for nix, they have a good stadium there aswell in Canberra that barely get use this time of the year.
As for the nux. What goes around comes around.

Nix gone fa sure.

It would make sense for Canberra to replace the Nix. Hope it’s in place by 2020 at the latest.

It would be an easy sell.

Canberra replacing a poor performer on and off field means any slight improvement on the Nix will be a win.

If Canberra gets a spot ahead of other strong bidders the expectations would measurably higher.

If the article is accurate and Canberra is given a license the Nix will be definitely gone.

Nix are gone. Thank fuck

And Canberra for nux is a better sell to fox than new team Canberra

Canberra replaces Nix

Does that mean no mates becomes a Canberra fan or does he leave the forum?

Good to see the rampant xenophobia in this thread.

Mistake on my part.  I do not wish to move beyond the following statement:

Most likely case is that the Nix are gone but would hope this is an aggressive move to move the HAL to 14 clubs.

i haven't heard anything more about a Ipswich team :)

I doubt the Nix will be gone but agree its more of a move to get 14 teams up and running.

Genuine question. What were the requirements that ffa set for the nix and how are they going at meeting them?
Ps. Not a piss taking question

1) Crowd average above 9k - failed avg 6k.
2) More money from the SKY TV deal - failed $300k only a season.

I guess there is more but that's the main metrics.

WP fourth with a bullet.
They might meet metrics if this goes on.

Hope this is legit!

Canberra Anzac Bikkies FC

The Roundabouts FC

If they come in that woukd give us the 12 aus teams neede to get 4 ACL spots

Our ACL performances say otherwise.