F1 Dave, check your PM.

Which is where Inglewood United will be coming in.


The loaning issue I was talking about BTW was a fan asking the CEO why Glory players weren't randomly drafted to state league clubs in the off-season.

I doubt Dodd, Sterjovski or Miller would accept loan deals to the state leagues, nor do I think there would be any benefit to Glory in loaning them out (it's not like a state league club could cover their wages in any way).

Makarounas, Taggart and Amphlett are exactly the kinds of players who would benefit from playing in a more 'competitive' environment year round.

NTC plays in split state league reserves in this state.

It is usually one of the top teams.

It seems to be the right level for them.

Quite possibly. But Heart loaned out younger blokes, yeah? I doubt loaning someone like Makarounas, Taggart or Amphlett would be an issue - I reckon loaning Dodd, Sterjovski, Miller would be.




I have heard the NTC might be removed from the Premier League - which I would welcome - but I have yet to hear that Glory replaces it. Glory have stated on numerous occassions that the NTC does not meet their needs and is a separate entity. Personally I think the NTC would be better off playing in the Prem League reserves?

Apparently there are talks that the NTC Programme will be cancelled in WA and Perth Glory will take charge of Junior Development. WA has been doing quite well with their NTC program over the last 2 years. They won last year and came 2nd this year.

Melbourne Heart loaned a couple of lads to South for the first half of last season - no insurance issues. South also had a kid from Gold Coast United on loan. Richmond has Hoffman on loan from Heart. I'm sure there were a few more around. So the insurance issue is a bit of a red herring.

They should be gaining insurance advice from Clive.

The loaning issue has been brought up with Glory admin by fans before, but they claimed the insurance costs were prohibative.

In theory, yes, but very hard to make it work in practice. A-League teams will only loan out fringe players, and the state league teams will likely have those players train with them for only a session a week, if that. In addition, a lot of people are wary about the worth of having a player who is only going to be around for half a season, and especially not the business end of the season.

The one key thing that many of the ex NSL clubs have that many A-League clubs don't is real estate.

Seems a good idea in theory.

Got to say that I prefer HAL clubs loaning out players to SL teams over the winter. It gives connections to multiple points in the football community, instead of centralising under one club that does not have the same reach into the target audience.

Buying facilities though is important for a club. A few clubs seem to lack a dedicated training base.

Edited by heart_fan: 26/12/2011 04:18:47 PM

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA keep dreaming champ that wet dream of yours will never happen

As promised, the blog on the issue is now up... http://au.fourfourtwo.com/blogs.aspx?CIaBEID=2623

Seven years on, and it is now looking like the HAL clubs are beginning to put down roots in their local communities. There is no one way of doing this effectively - in some cases buying a SL club may be worthwhile, in others a social club, in others again the entire competition, in others still junior competitions.

Overall to me it shows a good trend - ie, that clubs are looking to do more than just skim off the top, and are realising the true value of community engagement. We won't see the full ROI for another decade or so, but the signs are promising.

Let's remember OTOH that HAL clubs are not bottomless pits by any stretch of the imagination, and they have to be smart in how they use their very limited resources.

Yeah i just don't think Adelaide United will make good wedding hosts or briscola card nights ;)

AUFC are looking purchasing the Veneto Club grounds to use as our club grounds, not for the continuation of the Veneto Club as an entity owner by AUFC.

Ditto South - we didn't sell out when Crazy John wanted to buy the club, no reason we'd sell now... But there are many smaller clubs who would probably welcome the investment, which could only raise the standard of the state leagues.

Edited by Benjamin: 18/11/2011 11:43:53 PM

We r owned by the members, we ain't no franchise.

Pretty certain that's the case in Victoria.

:lol: Would love to be there at Belmore should we buy out Oh-Lym-Pic. The reactions would be comic gold.

:lol: Would love to be there at Belmore should we buy out Oh-Lym-Pic. The reactions would be comic gold.

Looking forward to the blog. I must say it's hard to have much of an opinion with such sketchy details. However, I would like to see Perth Glory with a base in Perth similar to Inglewood United's club rooms, stadium, facilities. And I would also like to see the Glory Reserves/Youth team play in the State League. However, isn't that what the NTC is for? And where would that leave Inglewood United players and members? Hopefully they will have access to the facilities or are able to move elsewhere

Are you insinuating actual homework, research and separation of fact from foolery? Please don't make it a habit or others may be embarrassed into doing the same.

Mmm, well I've been in touch with the club and clarified some of the claims out there... should be a blog up about it in the next week or so...

Adelaide united hasn't done anything like that and they were actually against putting any a-league representative in the state leagues and preferred to connect with the existing state league clubs [much smarter]. To take over a state league club kills the existing club and associates the a-league club with just one team which will then be seen as a rival rather than a representative of all the state league clubs.

Would be your loss. Perth investing in youth is where it's at, not piddly second division Belgian league teams with 35 year old players.

I'd welcome any voluntary investment by the A-League in any state league team that was willing. Positives outweigh any negatives.

Blacktown is privately owned... And so was Penrith-Nepean