SMFC can't even get a spot in the top tier of football in Australia. I think I'd rather be a Heart fan :lol: at least they get on telly and play decent sides ;)

I'll give you a tip - - - - -for free

MH will be around in 2015

So back to my question

IF smfc were in the HAL - would a rivalry between us and WSW be significant?

No.

Our rivalry is with Sydney FC. If you want a rivalry, you guys wouldnt have to go past Victory.

What makes you say this?



No, no match involving South Melbourne would be all that significant on it's own to be true. They may have one of those laughable one sided rivalries with the Victory if they ever get the chance.

MV V smfc would be huge and much bigger than the Heart Derby - that was signed off already in the Heart out smfc thread

I am referring to a cross border rivalry - or can't you guys afford a ticket to Melbourne

Is that it?

We dont need a cross border rivalry.

You obviously didnt watch the WSW v Heart game a few weeks ago.

This is so true.

SMFC is predominantly a Greek club serving the Greek community of Melbourne.

It's contribution to the broader Melbourne has pitiful, but then again it's always put Greeks first, and treated the greater community with indifference, sometimes contempt, such as during the 92 NSL final when the entire SMFC fan base (Ben wasn't in Australia back then) disgracefully chose to sing the Greek national anthem while the Australian anthem was being played.

Now it wants to pass itself off as a multicultural club that treats everyone equally, but we all know this is just a smokescreen to get admission to the A league

As soon as they get it they would revert to their pro Greek chants and hire players and personnel reflecting their Greek heritage, and when the stands turn up empty they will blame racism for people not supporting their pro Greek club

But we're not fools and we know SMFC will never be an Australian club, nor an A league club

I feel sick

Does this means SMFC active support are filled with grey hairs? Would be a worlds first!

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Chris is funny. I like getting drunk, and then log onto the forums and read his posts.

Please keep your South Melbourne versus whomever threads in the State League section where they belong...is the plan for you to create a SMFC thread against all A-League clubs...because it wouldn't be acceptable for any other State League club just as it isn't acceptable for your club.

Where does the rivalry aspect come from?

What makes you think there would be a rivalry? SMFC show now threat in any shape or form towards WSW.

I think SMFC would have a good rivalry MH, my reasoning is that they are both smallish clubs. SMFC have their jimmies rustled at the fact that Heart have been picked above them for the A-League.

I can see you jealousy/anger towards them in every post you make.

Go from the NPL. I like SM you're a twat. And if revived SM > MH.

I used to be supportive of ex-NSL and their plight against the mono-ethnic tag but this is just delirious.

-PB

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I hate South Hellas with a passion. From what I read in these forums the remaining handful of its supporters only exist to undermine the A-League and the Heart. Miserable trolls.

And I hate Heart with a passion. From what I see in pictures they are just 15 year old wannabe Ultras, who have watched too many movies.

See I can make a generalisation about a teams fanbase from the smallest shred of evidence.

If you don't like what Chris has to say, don't respond to his threads. It's not hard to do.

fwiw in regards to what would/wouldn't be a derby/rivalry - apart from local, geographical rivalries, the only other ones are made on the field from past results/experiences/etc. so if smfc get into the a-league one day, i can see them having a rivalry with the other melbourne team(s), but until a few games have been played and legs have been broken, i can't see any inter-state rivarlies happening from the get-go.

South Melbourne Hellas is not a sleeping giant as someone quoted. They have been asleep so long they are dead. Oakleigh is a bigger Greek club than South Melbourne Hellas, they have been more successful lately.

I could see South coming into the league in 2015/16 if the conditions were right. When the Victory joined the FFA put a 5 year moratorium in place preventing any other Melbourne side joining until 2010, wouldn`t surprise me if the same deal exists with the Heart. Would Melbourne be ready to support 3 teams by then? Lets hope so.

wont happen and shouldnt so leave it there.

if expansion was to be on the cards, canberra would be an obvious destination, and possibly the re-emergence of a nth qld franchise.