If they have an issue with rent at blue tongue, then they should seek other options. Easier said than done, but if they said, right. we get 2 mil a season from the FFA, we are only going to use 1.25 for 3 seasons and use the remainder of it to upgrade lets say Woy Woy Oval, put that proposal to the FFA as a long term strategy to get the ball rolling then I'm sure the Blue tonguers would come to the party.

The strength of the NRL is the historical success of its' regional teams- the Knights and Raiders have both enjoyed successful periods on and off the field and the Cowboys, while yet to win a Premiership, have always enjoyed healthy home support.

If the FFA wants to expand beyond the major city centres and develop a solid foot-hold in regional areas, then the Mariners need to stay. When it comes to on-field success and crowds per-capita, it's hard to fault them. If the Mariners are forced to relocate to North Sydney or the Northern Beaches in spite of this, then we might as well give up on the idea of ever having teams in the Illawarra, North Queensland, Geelong etc.

Seriously, the Mariners could do worse to invest in Woy Woy Oval.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/gosford-council-calls-on-governments-to-cough-up-funding-for-woy-woy-oval-upgrade/story-fngr8h0p-1226693384164

Take some of their smaller games there, be a decent boost for the Woy Woy/Umina economy.

All football news is highly welcome. Thanks Joffa.

The A-league needs to learn that there are small teams especially if they are not from massive City's but that does not mean they should just move or fold. I think if promotion and relegation come in teams will either be backed financially or not as most football clubs in the world run at a loss or go to a division where they ca break even. For CCM to be profitable they will most likely need to sell players for significant fees but with the A-league as it is that is not going to happen or they need a lot more revenue from Sponsors/TV/ACL as they are unlikely to ever have massive attendances.

Looking at football in Europe you have teams like Villareal who most people would say are way bigger than any A-league team but they average 17k at home this season and are from a city of 51k. Football is for everyone but the way we are obsessed with attendances it seems like we want to to get it so only 6 cities can host teams.

:lol: I genuinely hate the criticism Joffa cops on here (from the people who aren't trolling).

Aren't we considered travelling gypsies?

Out of curiosity, how many home fans do you think would travel that hour down the road?

From a Jerks perspective, they barely travel an hour up the road for our games as-is. Cue the "shit ground, shit fans, shit city" but we cop EXACTLY the same stuff as you do when travelling.

No relocation, but I dont see the harm in playing a couple of games in North Sydney. I remember a few years ago we had to play 2 games in effing Canberra. At least these will be an hour down the road

Sorry Joffa, the tribe has spoken.

The A-league needs to learn that there are small teams especially if they are not from massive City's but that does not mean they should just move or fold. I think if promotion and relegation come in teams will either be backed financially or not as most football clubs in the world run at a loss or go to a division where they ca break even. For CCM to be profitable they will most likely need to sell players for significant fees but with the A-league as it is that is not going to happen or they need a lot more revenue from Sponsors/TV/ACL as they are unlikely to ever have massive attendances.

Looking at football in Europe you have teams like Villareal who most people would say are way bigger than any A-league team but they average 17k at home this season and are from a city of 51k. Football is for everyone but the way we are obsessed with attendances it seems like we want to to get it so only 6 cities can host teams.