We can't all have PHDs in ethnic studies mate.

-PB

An A league cup at the start of each season would give the profile of the 2nd division a leg up. If there was 12 teams in each of the A league and A league 2 divisions, a preseaon cup featuring 4 groups of 6 teams (with 50/50 split of A1 and A2 teams in each group) would provide 5 matches for all involved. With the top 2 in each group progressing to knockout stages, the cup would be wrapped up in 8 weeks. I expect that there would be enough interest to have this televised. We would get a yearly measure of the gap between A1 and A2 to aid in the decision of when promotion and relegation is realistic. There would be enough games per year to reduced each league to home and away. WIn - win.

Don't they call it the FFA Cup

This could work, it gives the teams more time to prepare for the FFA cup as well.

it would nice to see A2 vs A1, to see the progress in a controlled environment, another option is to play these during the International week, as the A2 clubs won't mind, and it give the fringe players in the A league teams to get game time.

and as a pun, lets call it the Milk cup, A1 protein vs A2 Protein sponsored by the dairy industry:D

Watford Fans banner yesterday

Establishing a second division and working towards promotion and relegation needs to be the highest priority.
The league is dying a slow death at the moment, even though the football played on the park is of a good standard.

P&R would kill teams like WSW and Roar and the likes of CCM and Nixs. We need to aim for a 16 team league then start dreaming about P&R with park football.

What's the downside?

Nix are already dead going by their crowd figures.