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Proof 1 that the bidding process is only for pre-determined locations 
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Proof 2 : Gold Coast also already decided to be out-of-bounds
However, Maher said the governing body had told him simple geography had cruelled their push, with FFA not interested in basing a team in the region in this expansion phase. The Bulletin understands Gold Coast City Council’s inability to find the club a permanent training base was also noted by FFA officials. But with the $25 million backing of an international football consortium led by Jordan Gardner and Brett Johnson, as well as strong grassroots ties and a ready-made stadium at Robina, Maher was adamant the club would not give up on its vision. “This doesn’t kill us, it delays us,” Maher said. “They loved our bid. They didn’t want to consider this geography at the moment … but they want to consider us in the next phase of the expansion. They do want to add another two teams and that could be just a few years away. “We asked them specifically about whether the previous incarnation of the club would have an impact, we asked them if the Gold Coast was an area they were interested in and they replied to us that they had put a team on the Gold Coast in the first place because they are interested in the region and that interest has not changed. “I spoke with (Jordan and Brett) and they were equally disappointed and we will get together next week to discuss the steps from here. Our backers were willing to invest $25 million dollars into football in Australia so that’s a huge missed opportunity, not only for the Gold Coast but for football in this country.”
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Ipswich Pride, the strong silent type. Massive publicity burst, 1 tweet, saying.......nothing 
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Brisbanes/SEQ western corridor is Gallops wet dream isn't it?
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+xBrisbanes/SEQ western corridor is Gallops wet dream isn't it? Not sure about Gallop's dreams but it is certainly an area with lots of growth potential. It is also a natural historic adversary of Brisbane . A Brisbane/Ipswich derby would be extremely passionate . It would have the passion of Rugby Leagues State of Origin. Ipswich hates Brisbane and always has.
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Proof 3 - FOX have already picked the locations Nothing would have saved Tasmania’s A-League bid, proponents sayJULY 03, 2018A NEW, purpose-built, world-class rectangular stadium would not have resulted in FC Tasmania’s bid making it to the FFA’s shortlist for A-League expansion, proponents believe. On Friday, FFA cut the list from 15 to 10 for the two expansion spots, and Tasmania missed out. Of the 10 on the short list, four were from NSW, three from Victoria, two from Queensland and one from Canberra. Some believe the lack of a rectangular stadium was a reason, but consortium spokeswoman Victoria Morton does not believe this is the case. “Yes it would be wonderful and I’m sure it would help immensely, but I don’t believe that it made a huge difference,” Morton said. “I don’t think it mattered how good our bid was, they were never going to look at us seriously unfortunately. “It was all about expanding on the mainland and we’ve always been told Foxtel wanted it that way so maybe it was more about money and less about football than it should be. “We didn’t really get an exact explanation, but if you look at what they have said the entire time they would fish where the fish are — expansion in the big cities.
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if i were tasmania, i would do what ever it takes to get new citizens and convince mainland aussies to live in tasmania. for me its the only way they'll have a team in any sport. they need the population, otherwise its a waste of time
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Didn't know Southern had such a long history 
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+xDidn't know Southern had such a long history Fucking wow, talk about riding coat tails lol -PB
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Change of Policy at Lakeside ? Papastergiadis pushing the "Ready to Go" angle with no sign of attacking the other bids “The FFA received multiple bids from around the country, including our own. We produced a detailed and professional Expression of Interest document reflecting the history of the club, its success in developing the game on and off the pitch and our extensive football facilities,” he said. “Together we are excited the FFA has acknowledged the status and capability of the club together with its potential to once again compete on the national stage. “I continue to be encouraged by our transparency throughout the bid process and our focus on the strengths and positive aspects of our bid.
There have been a number of other high quality bids for expansion licenses and South Melbourne’s position as an existing operating club with ready-to-use facilities has been recognised in our bid being shortlisted.”
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+x+xDidn't know Southern had such a long history Fucking wow, talk about riding coat tails lol -PB Go through their twitter history there is more where that came from!
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On June 6 it was " Access for Womens Football " 1 month later and it's 
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A thread to follow this fascinating elimination contest
The Fights, the Bitching, Outlandish Promises, Conspiracies and Mind Games
and dodgy celebrity endorsements
and to save you time, No, you don't get to see her in a swimsuit
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+xOn June 6 it was " Access for Womens Football " 1 month later and it's I'd be interested to know what they intend to do to increase the number of both men and women playing the game in western Melbourne so they can take up the offer of equal access.
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Only a 2 in 10 chance is testing the resolve I'd say, and it seems the first cracks are appearing Wollongong Wolves CEO, Chris Papakosmas, has quit the club just months out from the A-League expansion announcement.Papakosmas, who has been front and centre of the NPL outfit's topflight ambitions told the club he would end his role as of August 10. The former NSL champions made a shortlist of 10 bid teams vying for a berth in the 2019/20 A-League season. Football Federation will name the two expansion teams in October. Wolves released a statement this evening but gave no reason for the CEO's decision to quit. "Mr Papakosmas has played a major part in the successes the Wolves have achieved on the field and off the field since November 2016," the statement read. "(He) was a strong contributor in ensuring the Wolves progressed through the initial Expression of Interest phase for the A League Expansion, qualifying for the final short list of applicants. "The Wollongong Wolves would like to thank Mr Papakosmas for all his efforts and hard work on behalf of the club and wish him all the very best in his future endeavours." Last month a bullish Papakosmas told FourFourTwo the Wolves were “readymade” for the A-League with “three generations of fans, history, colours and close to one of the best home grounds in the league (WIN Stadium).”
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+xA thread to follow this fascinating elimination contest
The Fights, the Bitching, Outlandish Promises, Conspiracies and Mind Games
and dodgy celebrity endorsements
and to save you time, No, you don't get to see her in a swimsuit Oh dear. -PB
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+xChange of Policy at Lakeside ? Papastergiadis pushing the "Ready to Go" angle with no sign of attacking the other bids “The FFA received multiple bids from around the country, including our own. We produced a detailed and professional Expression of Interest document reflecting the history of the club, its success in developing the game on and off the pitch and our extensive football facilities,” he said. “Together we are excited the FFA has acknowledged the status and capability of the club together with its potential to once again compete on the national stage. “I continue to be encouraged by our transparency throughout the bid process and our focus on the strengths and positive aspects of our bid.
There have been a number of other high quality bids for expansion licenses and South Melbourne’s position as an existing operating club with ready-to-use facilities has been recognised in our bid being shortlisted.” Quite a change of tone, but a welcome one.
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+xBrisbanes/SEQ western corridor is Gallops wet dream isn't it? Is there a western corridor NRL team? No. Gallop's wet dream is no expansion. He's a pathologically frightened man.
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Anyone think we are a genuine shot here? Never believed it but its looking likely that Melbourne will have a new team in 15 months time, I’m not sure how the other 2 bids are meant to be ready, and the fact we are in a relegation dogfight and nobody at our club seems to care tells me they must know something, if not an A league license then something 2nd division related for 2020.
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+xAnyone think we are a genuine shot here? Never believed it but its looking likely that Melbourne will have a new team in 15 months time, I’m not sure how the other 2 bids are meant to be ready, and the fact we are in a relegation dogfight and nobody at our club seems to care tells me they must know something, if not an A league license then something 2nd division related for 2020. Nah You're up against Developers who will throw cash at a cash strapped FFA and not whinge about Modern Football Ipswich are in to push the Brisbane licence Fee as high as possible for if Nix fold All the Sydney bids were kept to boost the auction of that License and the same for a Melbourne License. The EOI phase was purely an exercise in pumping the starting bids. The EOIs that were dropped were never going to be in it. Im surprised they're not more pissed off than they are for their wasted time. I guess the FFA just used them to harvested as much info as possible and burley the water
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+x+xAnyone think we are a genuine shot here? Never believed it but its looking likely that Melbourne will have a new team in 15 months time, I’m not sure how the other 2 bids are meant to be ready, and the fact we are in a relegation dogfight and nobody at our club seems to care tells me they must know something, if not an A league license then something 2nd division related for 2020. Nah You're up against Developers who will throw cash at a cash strapped FFA and not whinge about Modern Football Ipswich are in to push the Brisbane licence Fee as high as possible for if Nix fold All the Sydney bids were kept to boost the auction of that License and the same for a Melbourne License. The EOI phase was purely an exercise in pumping the starting bids. The EOIs that were dropped were never going to be in it. Im surprised they're not more pissed off than they are for their wasted time. I guess the FFA just used them to harvested as much info as possible and burley the water Keeping all the metropolitan bids in the shortlist for the point of playing them off against each other to provide competition and scarcity for a higher license fee makes sense from the FFA's modus operandi; if it was purely about the best footballing bids they probably wouldn't have overlapping bids like the two South Western Sydney ones making it through. Could all come down to how much green each bid is willing to roll out.
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+x+x+xAnyone think we are a genuine shot here? Never believed it but its looking likely that Melbourne will have a new team in 15 months time, I’m not sure how the other 2 bids are meant to be ready, and the fact we are in a relegation dogfight and nobody at our club seems to care tells me they must know something, if not an A league license then something 2nd division related for 2020. Nah You're up against Developers who will throw cash at a cash strapped FFA and not whinge about Modern Football Ipswich are in to push the Brisbane licence Fee as high as possible for if Nix fold All the Sydney bids were kept to boost the auction of that License and the same for a Melbourne License. The EOI phase was purely an exercise in pumping the starting bids. The EOIs that were dropped were never going to be in it. Im surprised they're not more pissed off than they are for their wasted time. I guess the FFA just used them to harvested as much info as possible and burley the water Keeping all the metropolitan bids in the shortlist for the point of playing them off against each other to provide competition and scarcity for a higher license fee makes sense from the FFA's modus operandi; if it was purely about the best footballing bids they probably wouldn't have overlapping bids like the two South Western Sydney ones making it through. Could all come down to how much green each bid is willing to roll out. Could ? I can't see the highest cash bid being turned down
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Maybe Wolves are going up a gear ? The Wollongong Wolves are poised to announce a new formal partnership with Football South Coast and a revamped steering committee for A-League expansion, following the shock departure of chief executive Chris Papakosmas on Fridau.
However, the Mercury has learned there will be key announcements in coming days, including a high-profile group of backers for the Wolves.
It will also involved renewed public support from the Illawarra governing body, Football South Coast, who are also involved in a partnership with rival bid Southern Expansion.
The Mercury understands the Wolves will make a number of announcements in coming weeks, as they build towards a final push to A-League inclusion.
Or maybe not
Papakosmas declined to comment when approached by the Mercury on Friday night, other than to wish the Wolves well in their pursuit of inclusion in an expanded competition.
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Canberra going the membership drive gamble First Canberra A-League membership to be named after Steve Doszpot OAMThe Canberra A-League bid will name its first membership in honour of the late Steve Doszpot, who played an integral role in keeping soccer relevant in the ACT. Doszpot - a former ACT government minister - was Capital Football boss from 1995 to 2002 and Canberra bid leader Michael Caggiano said nobody has done more for the sport. His widow Maureen Doszpot said if Canberra secure an A-League team it would have been a dream come true for her husband. The expansion team will officially launch their membership drive at Southwell Park on Wednesday and have invited Maureen to become the number one ticket holder in Doszpot's name. The Canberra bid will not charge an up front fee to members. Caggiano said he wants to show Football Federation Australia the big numbers of just how many people want it to happen in Canberra. "We’re trying to show FFA there really is an appetite to follow football here and people want this, it's not about money right now," Caggiano said. "We’re representing everyone from the kids to the diehards who want to sign up to play a part in the foundation of this thing. "Not many people get to be part of setting up sporting organisation from scratch. "This will be a community club and members will have a huge influence on the club, it's an unique experience and we want the community to be part of it."
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Wolves in Panic Mode. Going out with a wet fizzle at this rate Luke Wilkshire to lead Wollongong Wolves’ bid to enter A-League compWollongong Wolves player Luke Wilkshire will lead the club’s A-League expansion bid following the shock departure of chief executive Chris Papakosmas on Friday.
The Wolves have been named as part of a shortlist of 10 teams by Football Federation Australia, with two set to be included in the A-League in 2018-19, announced on October 31.
Papakosmas officially parted ways with the Wolves on Tuesday, the same day the club announced the members of a new high-profile group of backers for the Wolves.
The group will be called the Wollongong Wolves Expansion Committee and will be led by Wilkshire, a renowned international footballer and former Socceroo.
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In regards to the Tasmania bid. Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says the club will leave Tasmania 'if it is not wanted'
If Tasmania does not want its 18-year relationship with Hawthorn to continue "just tell us and we'll go back to the mainland", club president Jeff Kennett says.In a letter sent to Hawthorn members, Mr Kennett took issue with federal Labor leader Bill Shorten's $25 million offer towards a Tasmanian AFL team.Mr Kennett said it was a "crass intervention" in the talk of the island state's desire to have its own team in the national league.He then argued Mr Shorten's money would not go far and would certainly not cover the "bare minimum" $30 million needed per year to run an AFL team.Mr Kennett reasoned Tasmania was well served by having Hawthorn, and North Melbourne, adopting it as their second home and their exit would be Tasmania's loss."Hawthorn's presence in Tasmania brings in $30 million a year in economic activity and that's before you consider the promotion of Tasmania we deliver that attracts others to the island state," he wrote."If Tasmania has its own team, much of that economic value will disappear." Mr Kennett said the best thing Tasmania could do was to "embrace the model released by the AFL last month, and use it as an opportunity to build the case for their own AFL team someday".But, he said, his club would not stay where it was not wanted."One thing I am sure of, given our considerable efforts over many years, and my continued promotion of Tasmania, is if Hawthorn is not wanted in Tasmania, just tell us and we will go back to the mainland," he wrote.
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Canberra membership update ; This time there's no sign up fee, but fans are commiting to an A-League dream and they'll get a say in the club colours, team name, crest and constitution if the bid is successful. More than 500 people signed up as members before the launch and the bid is targeting 5000 before the August 31 deadline for the final submission to the FFA.  https://www.cbrregionaleaguebid.com.au/foundationmemberships/
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Football South Coast now jumping off the Southern Ship ? July 13th FSC chairman de Gabriele confirmed “it has always been my preference and that of the board of Football South Coast for our region to have a stand-alone club.
We support the Wollongong Wolves bid and we will actively work with them to do whatever we can to assist in that process.
We look forward to working together on this and many further initiatives to enhance football.”
March 21st Football South Coast have denied they are abandoning hopes for a stand-alone Wollongong A-League expansion team, by officially throwing their support behind a Southern Expansion bid with St George and Sutherland. Football South Coast officials, however, are confident this plan is a positive step forward in the region’s prolonged quest for an A-League club.
FSC Chairman Eddy De Gabriele said the partnership will see a renewed investment in junior development, with an increased focus on providing opportunities to play in the A-League. “The decision by Football South Coast to partner with Southern Expansion is a strategic one,” De Gabriele said. “It’s one that is totally selfish. For us, for the Illawarra, we want A-League, W-League and National Youth League games in the Illawarra.
“In the past, games that have been here at national sports levels have gone away from the Illawarra. We are doing the reverse. By partnering with Southern Expansion, we see a great potential here for the growth of the game and for the opportunities for our children, boys and girls.”
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A-League hopefuls Southern Expansion are set to announce they've secured the services of Arsenal's director of high performance, Darren Burgess, in a massive boost for their bid to enter the 2019-20 competition. Burgess will continue in his role with the north London English Premier League giants, but will provide input from afar should Southern Expansion win the right to be Sydney's third club.
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