Losing brain cells trying to comprehend ardtho's logic

Losing brain cells trying to comprehend ardtho's logic

he's just trolled the fuck out of this thread

he's just trolled the fuck out of this thread

I genuinely think he's being serious tho

I genuinely think he's being serious tho

Set up an A-League 2 with a number of teams from the best of NPL and give them A-League associated member licences. Expand the A-league 1 to say, 14. The current teams are given A-League Pro licences and cannot be relegated, the 4 A-League expansion clubs with Assoc members can. Every X number of years licences reviewed. Some Assoc Member licences may be upgraded to Pro, and some may be down-graded to Associated member, if they are financially unviable. So as an example, Nth Qld Fury would have been downgraded to Assoc Member and only if finishing bottom would they have been relegated to AL2. This is not a true Pro/rel but at least guarantees survival of the current franchises as long as they are financial. Also gives AL2 teams a chance of playing a AL1. As the Pro licences increase then we will get true pro/rel. If they don't ....well we are no better than we are now. It's a compromise and would satisfy both the franchise only supporters and those advocating the joining of the A-League and the NPL into one pyramid system.

I share the same concerns

This isn't a bad idea. Two others I like:

2 tiers of 10 playing each other twice and then the other tier once, pro/rel one team in a playoff
Create APL through best of NPL and other teams working towards full A-League membership. Pro when they meet the requirements, no relegation until generations have grown up with the club.

Either way the idea is not going to happen now no matter how romantic it sounds. Our top tier needs to be sustainable, then we need an actual second tier, and of both tiers we need supporters to bring in the revenue.

None of that will happen overnight.

The bigger teams would more than likely stay up tho?

Imagine the boost to the brand of the A2-League if a big team did go down? Can't lose.

In scotland too with rangers going down to 4th div and hibs and hearts also having spells in 2nd div. It isnt always a bad thing. Been a lot of investment into lower tiers as a result because rangers average is still up.

Yep. Some people keep on pointing out Australias landmass as an issue, even though probably all the teams except perhaps QLD would still be in the state capitals. Its more a matter of travel expenses. If the A-League can work, a second division can work. Then eventually put them together. Queensland has shown you run an NPL over a massive distance.

This is exactly what happened when we played in div 2. It made the league interesting. It is a major benefit for the second league to have a big team trying to come back up.

IF Elfsborg show how you get that sponsorship money in.



Some of the teams, even in the first division, have individual sponsors. So basically each individual player has different sponsor on this back above his number.

this is right

FFA can not take the risk

meh, Australia will never be able to compete with China or the US. If we continue with a limited amount of clubs all that will happen is as the tv deals get bigger and beigger and the PFA will want more and more money. This will translate into Australian players being overpaid and not having ambition to go overseas. So yeah, we will turn into the MLS just without the big marquee players.

More professional budget clubs are needed.