Think of the derby, the Gladiator battling Roary the lion. 

:D:D:D

Gladiators will just be the nick name though right. The actual name will be Brisbane City FC though, correct?

paulc meltdown incoming

Oh Fuck, Gladiators

Thanks Waz for updates. Great news.

Brisbane City are ethnically Italian. Bearing in mind the story goes the club will have an "interest" in the new franchise it may only be that. But they play in blue, have the Italian flag within their badge, have a stadium next door to Ballymore, and have an academy down to U6s already. The only football journalist in town (Marco) used to play for them even lol.

Lunacy was O'Rourkes description not mine.

What are BCFC's colours? Will they change them? How big is their support, financially and crowd-wise? 

Wow, so this really is the genuine deal, great stuff. Cheers.

There's some launch event taking place at lunchtime apparently, Marco's got a story coming out later today with more to follow tomorrow, presumably they'll have their own site up and running soon and we'll go from there. But there's various fox personalities in town for this (Harps, Rudden) which shows the push Fox are prepared to put behind expansion and, more importantly, to support who they want.

Thanks for update Waz, will the announcement be via their twitter page, facebook etc ?

@ ToldyaSo

City is probably the best run club in the city and is well connected via the financial and property development community. Not to mention the Italian community which is pretty strong. It looks like they'll have plenty of people involved that know Roar over the years which may be good, or they may just repeat the same mistakes lol.

Ballymore makes even more sense now, you'll be able to park up at BCFC and walk across to Ballymore - so if they do a good deal on the stadium they'll be $2m a year better off than Roar.

But I recon this is it now - Brisbane "City" and South Sydney will be approved to join for 2018 sometime in the next few months, driven by Fox and cocked up at every step by gallop. Lunacy is a good word for it mind you because this entire process has been so messed up it's hard to see gallop surviving now;

Lunacy

Consortium with links to Brisbane City FC. Major announcements coming in the next hour or so. This certainly looks like the real deal

Band aids everywhere. After all the criticism this now seems like a rush to judgement to silence the justified criticism levelled at the FFA. 

It works well in Milan, among others. Agree with you. However, a smaller stadium would suit both Roar and the new team - both play out of Bally more in years to come?

Roar are in year 2 of a 5 year deal

I was thinking this too. I know some people like to moan about rival clubs using the same stadium, but if it saves Brisbane a couple million a year it's a no-brainer.

amazing what Stress and Kyrgyzstan hookers can do for you

Until someone actually uses it

Touche! Well done Clive

Dobsons Revenge

http://forum.insidesport.com.au/2449137/CaseyDandenong-soccer-clubs-ready-to-unite-behind-local-push-for-an-ALeague-license?PageIndex=6
What my concern is that Expansion by and in itself will not solve the problems of Football.
The theory of creating new entities in and by itself for expansion is not a solution and is cost heavy.
We do need a second division, the reason for reluctance is the Australian Sporting Landscape has worked on EQUALISATION by REGULATION for so long that they think having low cost smaller clubs won't work. Its just too hard for guys like Gallop to comprehend.
These issues also affect Player Development as evidenced over the last 15 years. And as stated by our National Coach.
What ever happens Expansion, a Second Division and or both the KEY motivation should be the marriage of Status (A-League and Second Division) with Facilities.
Bringing in South Melbourne with a position further secures its facility for Football. The entrance of a Dandenong side by all indications will be supported by facilities development solely for Football this is a key proposition.
As with bids from Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne/Victoria, Tasmania, Canberra, Sydney/NSW and Brisbane/Queensland ALL bids should have at their core the development or acquisition of Football Specific Stadia and Facilities.
Marrying Football Specific Facilities with Status in A-League, a second division and Promotion/Relegation is a no brainer in football development terms, player development terms, National footprint terms, infrastructure terms for capacity and engagement with the Football Playing Community
Otherwise the game and the competition without Football Specific Stadia/Facilities is doomed to failure.
BOOM!!!!!!

If this bid cannot secure a football specific Stadium and Facilities then not good enough.

@Wiz

You sound a little threatened already. Signs of a budding rivalry?

Anyone who has been to Ballymore in recent history will know it needs a lot of TLC to bring it up to scratch. Last time I was there, I noticed a tree-sized weed growing through the pavings near the southern stand. Corporate facilities and food & drink outlets are non-existent, I imagine a heft amount of cash will be needed to entice fans.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Roar are keeping close tabs on this, possibly even being involved at a consultation level as they may consider sharing the ground with the new club. It could possibly save the Roar in the region of $2 million annually in stadium hire fees which would make a huge difference to their bottom line.

Maybe in participation numbers, but in terms of the numbers which matter at the professional level:  attendances, memberships, sponsorship, annual revenue, the Victory is miles and miles ahead of the Roar.

City is still smallish, but importantly, has not impacted on the Victory's supporter and revenue base at all.

It remains to be seen whether that will be the case in Brisbane.

Personally, I think South Melbourne could have entered the comp, pretty much ready to go, and it would not have impacted on either City or the Victory.

Clive begs to differ.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/diet/the-incredible-shrinking-clive-palmer-60kg-down-and-still-going/news-story/6b4ac0c5421a40be642721c37dcb735a