We'll probably see how many times 'Consolidation' can be used in Gallops final Presser.

Another reason is that, with Nix looking more wobbly by the week, FFA'll need options

To be honest i have never realistically thought south could get in, i meant specifically if it came down to south melb v south east..i simply cant entertain the idea of any such team.

With the Sunshine Coast also now saying they want a team it seems that the attempt by FFA to stem the debate by issuing criteria in February has failed miserably.

The more talk of expansion, the more we are driving the agenda rather than the FFA.
Good to see!

The new date for the release of the criteria is now July.

I won't hold my breath. 

This thread should have been in the Rumour Mill long, long ago

Design a kit and logo for Rumour Mill FC. 

another fantastic south sydney kit. like the simplicity of the south sydney fc name, however with sydney fc already having no name, it wouldnt work for south sydney. the white/black colourways would be a good neutral colour that st george, shire and blacktown could grow to support.

Problem is they would never allow a team to wear white as their home kit since white is generally used as away kits in the A-League and the league enforces clubs to wear their away kits even if their home kits don't clash. You would have to use the black kit as the home kits and the white as the away.

New TV deal from you Aussies sounds like it will have Nix Insurance in case we pull the plug soon.

dont think that will be the case. for starters city currently wear white, and soon they will be becoming sky blue shirt shorts socks so that will leave the white/black colourway vacant.

i think it would look wonderful, white/black hooped scarves. think of the crowd at oakland raiders games is what i imagine,.all the black streetwear also.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is a nice colour match. There is a reason why so many clubs through history have chosen black and white. I hope you are right as it would be nice. I'm no fan of a Southern Sydney team coming in ahead of a Wollongong team but the colours and crest are nice from the design above. Good work on that has to go out to the artist. When i think of black and white in football it always comes down to Newcastle United with all the flags



But given my local club here in Canberra are the magpies too I have been very used to black and white colour schemes for a long time.

This image actually looks a lot like when you go to grandma's house and she gives you the jar full of striped lollies which you can't pull out of the jar because they have been stuck together solid for 15 years

Is that just a photo of kit you have in your closet?

HAHAHAHAHA, good call

Do QLD really need their own CCM?

Link to an article about this expansion, FYI

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/adelaide/queenslands-sunshine-coast-poised-to-enter-the-aleague-expansion-race-backed-by-consortium/news-story/e9fa2b3062f3fb159ba717bf277af839

I don't necessarily see them as being one of the candidates for A League expansion. Would be a good fit for an A 2 team there. If they managed to snag a promotion place as some stage, it would be good for the area. In a 16 team A League, promoted teams like Sunshine Coast (if they made it) would not disadvantage the overall competition

The FFA have argued against there being enough interest/teams for a second tier and promotion/relegation. The interest of the Sunshine Coast shows that there are and, hopefully, we see the AFC putting some pressure of them to fast track the A2 League. I also acknowledge that promotion/relegation would be a separate issue to the commencement of the second tier A2 League, but we need the latter to eventually get the former.

There's only enough room in here for me, so not unless I come out.

Please FFA expand the league already, it's become so stale the last few years it's become a choir to follow.

Instead of bringing in both new teams the season after next, they should introduce one of them next season. There is a limited pool of Aussie players on the market each year, and having two teams needing to fill their roster from scratch at the same time is counterproductive. A bye every 10 rounds would probably be welcomed by the coaches, and would be particularly useful to teams competing in the ACL. A big advantage of growing the league this way is that you get a fresh injection both next year and the year after, instead of just the year after on it's own.

there's plenty of talent for at least 2 new teams at the same time

Really appreciate the postive feedback. I do think though that the name South Sydney would be enough to differentiate with Sydney FC. I'm big fan of letting nicknames manufacture organically. Something like Devils for Tasmania or Sharks for a Cronulla RL owned club would work for obvious reasons but forcing a nickname on a club starting from scratch with no history is when you end up with a name like Fury.


Cheers for the feedback in your following post.
This is something that frustrates me to know end in all sports. I hate the terms HOME and AWAY kits. In my opinion every club should have a MAIN and CLASH strip. Trust me what you said re: light and dark strips is something I thought about, in the end though I made the white kit the home strip because compared to all other HAL 'main' strips it only would clash with Melbourne City and potentially Sydney FC as opposed to the black one which would clash with Wanderers, Victory, Perth and Nix.

So I think its safe to say Nix wont last beyond season 19/20.
Therefore within the next 3 or so seasons we will see 3 new teams

I think
South Sydney is a lock
2nd Brisbane
South Melbourne 
Tasmania fight it out for the other spots

surely not. a-league is at a point where we need growth, not to take more backward steps. if we kill off any more teams we are going to look like the nbl.

Why kill them off. Use them as a p/r stunt. Australias NZ. Product to establish NZs first professional domestic league. 

I like it! And Wellnix can fund it. 

I dont care who funds it. Just get them out.