By Heart_fan - 16 Jan 2011 8:29 PM
The revamped VPL, which was close to being put in place a few years ago, turning it more into a pro comp, is something that I would like to find out more details about.
Was it zonal, or a selection of a few clubs based on performance and finance? From memory it was 8 or 10 teams to start with, but thats about all I can remember of the specifics.
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By Heart_fan - 26 Jan 2011 1:16 AM
Anothermp, I totally understand your feelings on this, and it also is something that I feel is a catch 22 for the game in this country.
Unfortunately, for various reasons, football became marginalized, largely due to a perceived division on ethnic lines, which resulted a smaller demographic appeal. What made football in this country though was it's connection to migrant communities, which added life to the sport in the 50s and 60s in particular. It's an important piece of the games history here, which should definately not be forgotten, but in the end, those days also carry some negative baggage, which is why things become harder to embrace.
As for my connection to MK, I was never a big supporter, only ever going to a couple of matches. I followed them, looked up the results and looked forward to the highlights show when it was on tv.
Connection comes in many forms, but I never fully connected to football until MH came along.
Everyone finds their own reasons to follow a team, and that's what makes the game. The true issue is that things were perceived to be largely driven by a national flag, or nationalistic cause, overriding other factors. That turned many off the game. At the end of the day, it can become very devisive. Whether it was the reality or not is in the eye of the beholder.
Now we are at a point where people feel devided again, because their clubs have been excluded. Either way, the FFA is in a lose lose position.
In the VPL, these clubs have a vital role to play still, and it has been great to see the efforts many have gone to to adapt to their current situation. Many overlook that, but it's definately something that is a real credit to many stakeholders.
Edited by heart_fan: 26/1/2011 01:19:32 AM
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