Could not agree with you more. Although I'd say a fair chunk of SFC supporters are from this area, so if you remove that demographic from the SFC fanbase, their crowd numbers would really struggle.

I'd say a fair chunk of SFC supporters are from this area

A Sutherland-Illawara Club would be huge.

500,000 people in the two regions. Wollongong is a traditional footballing area with a rich football history. Sutherland Shire has the most registered players in NSW. 1 Game in Wollongong, and 1 Game in Cronulla. Easily 20,000 average, and Cronulla to Wollongong is not far for fans to travel living in either region.

I don't understand why the Sutherland Shire is overlooked as a footballing area so much.

its was nepean thanks to joe meisner.....

and of course penrith went along because the fuckwits at FNSW made them merge......penrith were 10 times better than nepean, now the west has no super or premier league clubs

Wait, Didn't the Rams get relegated from the Premier League, then fold cause of financial trouble, or was that Penrith..:-k

I played for the Eschol park wolves as a junior. Could you imagine having them associated with the a-league Claymore would turn it into green street hooligans

Edited by agent55: 28/4/2011 11:49:54 PM

I can not beleive the macarthur rams even got a mention in the thread, the rams and a-league should not even be in the same conversation if thats the case why not start running of more terrible teams, like the Camden Tigers or Eschol Park Wolves? a Marconi and Rams merged team in the a-league would flop faster than the Fury.

NEVER put down the mighty Eschol Park Wolves!

I can not beleive the macarthur rams even got a mention in the thread, the rams and a-league should not even be in the same conversation if thats the case why not start running of more terrible teams, like the Camden Tigers or Eschol Park Wolves? a Marconi and Rams merged team in the a-league would flop faster than the Fury.

some could, its not like that the ffa gives you $1.4 for entering for crying out loud

EDIT:Racist comments are not accepted and will not be tolerated. How many times do you need to be warned/banned.

1) South Coast Wolves - the have the whole Illawarra Catchment area, rich in football history, two times National Football League champions, they do not have any assets apart from community spirit. WIN Stadium fits the bill and many ex-soceroos hail form the area. Not good stadium Deal

YES

2) Marconi Stallions - South West Sydney, very very rich in football history, 3 times national football league champions, have the knowledge, the history, the money from the social club which is a gem of social clubs in the south west, they have the perfect size facilities what more do you want? Great Stadium Deal

YES:IF Move to C'town and merge with the rams

3) Sydney Olympic FC - St George,Canterbury Bankstown Areas, have a large large supportter base, have a great facility in Belmore Sports Ground, two time national football legaue champions, have always been one of the best in the country in terms of sponsorship, would make a great rivalry with Sydney FC and would bring derbies into the Sydney A-League system. Great Stadium Deal

No - Greek Origins turns off FYROM's, Turks, Lebs

4) Canberra - UNKNOWN Quantity, failed in the NSL with a community team the ethnic card cannot be blammed on this one, however its a decent sized city, seem to be able to get govt backing, has a good sized stadium the stadium deal is unknown to us, not sure about the qualities of this one.
Belconnen:Yes
CFC:No

5) Blacktown City Demons, have NSL experiance, a club with a long history, there facility is something with some work could be ok, a north/west sydney team might work, strong rugby league territory but we either go had or die trying

-YES:Move to Doonside/Rooty hill or CUA

6) Sydney United FC, South West Sydney side, large history, top failities what more do you want? great stadium deal, experiance.
NO - turns off Serbs

What do we think people.

Kema Jack ;)

1) New Zealand Knights - makes sense, seeing as their final average crowd was higher than Olympic's current average?

2) YoungHeart Manawatu - Unknown quantity, not ethnic, green is a nice colour. Boutique ground.

3) Hekari United - How many times has SOFC been to the Club World Cup? If SOFC are to be included then Hekari surely deserves a place too.

what knowledge of NSW do you have joffa?