Merging is counter productive. Would like two teams from Ballarat if another will be created. Hopefully one day they can face off. Ballarat RD are by far the better option. I don't see why new teams need to be formed in all honesty. Its like having a beautiful suburb full of culture and history and destroying it all because the road had a bump.

Shit analogy aside, you see where I'm going.

The plan is to form/create a new club which all of Ballarat can get behind and support.

How about a combined team from a few clubs to facilitate a stronger entry into the APL?

If one club can't go it alone, can another solution be found?

One thing for sure, the APL needs regional teams to spread the game.

:cry:

I bet they will look for a representative from the region. Hopefully not a shitty franchise club.

Red devils are definitely not an option for the APL, have already ruled themselves out.

Definitely looking at a possible APL team for the Red Devils imo. [-o<

http://www.k20architecture.com/projects/ballarat-regional-soccer-facility/

Heres a link to some pics and information about the centre.

Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility gets thumbs up
Fiona Henderson Nov. 16, 2012, 7 p.m.

TOP Football Federation Australia officers were impressed with the Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility during a visit this week.

The FFA’s AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 local organising committee chief executive officer Michael Brown and its chief operating officer Mark Falvo toured the Morshead Park facility before a visit around Ballarat.

Mr Brown said Ballarat stood a great chance of hosting an international soccer team in late 2014 if the stadium was completed to standard.

Asian Cup teams will arrive in Australia in December 2014 ahead of the January 8, 2015 start date, and will play pre-competition games in their host cities. If selected, Ballarat could host a team like Japan, China, India or South Korea.

“The Asian Cup presents a great opportunity for cities like Ballarat to showcase what their community has to offer in terms of tourist attractions, business infrastructure and commercial opportunities,” Mr Brown said. “I inspected the new stadium and was very impressed and I understand that the plans will bring it up to the standards that will be needed for the facility to be considered as a possible venue for teams to prepare for the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015.”

Ballarat Host City Bid Committee chairman Duncan Smith said it would be a massive economic and tourism boost. “A match of this importance leading up to the opening games of the tournament is massive,” Mr Smith said.


http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1126769/ballarat-regional-soccer-facility-gets-thumbs-up/?cs=62