never heard of them before, so how can they get in the QSL next season

WOnder where they got the name or is it South melbourne in disguise?

is that there full name? 6 words?

It's Southern Cross United.

Sorry, that was short - looks like they are a newly formed club by FQ and there is essentially zero information about them other than they will be playing next year...

Edited by General Ashnak: 22/11/2010 03:41:30 PM

Zero information because they are another "made to order" franchise.
Whilst they are supposed to be unveiling a coach soon, they still have no home ground.

http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/story/2010/11/17/new-teams-bolster-state-league-to-10/

I wonder what the crowds are like up there

Southern Cross United are based in Mansfield on the Southside of Brisbane. There was talk earlier in the year that Mount Gravatt had launched a QSL bid, with the hope of also still playing in the Brisbane Premier League.

I am guessing that Southern Cross United is a sort of 'spin off' from the Mt Gravatt club. The Mansfield electorate contains Mt Gravatt, so this certainly seems plausible. People are saying that they could play at QSAC - as choosing Dittmer Park would associate themselves more with Mount Gravatt which a few people up here have not taken kindly too.

A lot of people in Brisbane prefer the Brisbane Premier League to the Queensland State League. Proper clubs who have tried to play in the QSL in the past simply could not afford it due to exceedingly high travel costs, namely Brisbane Olympic and 2009 grand final winners Redlands United (Redlands City Devils). The general feeling is that a state competition cannot work in Queensland - however FQ are determined to make it work - hence these regionally positioned franchises along the Queensland East Coast.

I have just found out about this team, it looks very interesting, Southern Cross in the south and the Strikers in the north. In theory the QSL is a good idea and if SCU can get the southern clubs behind them they may actually achieve their stated objectives. Big ask though.

Here is a web site for people who want to do more info that just rumour mongering.

http://www.southerncrossunited.com/home.html



That, my friend is an awful lot of guessing.