Leo Athanasakis - SMFC President

SMFC and proud wrote:

mus-28 wrote:

SMFC and proud wrote:

mus-28 wrote:

South appear to be run very professionally, if they can match the off-field success on the park then I think the FFA will have trouble not granting them a license in the future. Particularly if they have the financial clout to dominate the VPL in the coming years.

With the strong lease agreement at BJS and the ability to have good matchday income from food & drink sales SMFC would be in a best position to survive on crowds under 5k, which is a number they could maintain easily with relative onfield success IMO.

You make obvious sense but does the FFA and its business pals within the game(caterers, ticket providers, stadium operators, merchandisers, apparell providers, sponsors etc) want a team/franchise making money and deals that don't involve all the above middle-men?

That's why South need to become the dominant force in the VPL in the coming years and prove to the FFA that they are clearly to big for a State based competition. If South can get good crowds through the gates, show constant profit and win the VPL constantly then the FFA would have to take them seriously.

The FFA are relaxing some of their stronghold over the A-League licences (e.g apparel providers, freedom of speech, etc) and hopefully this will lead the way for future involvement of clubs that can sustain themselves finiacially in the future.

Know what your saying but the VPL or any lower tier is for the die hards only. A good crowd is 2,000 nowdays(a bit like GCU lol). The FFV don't give a fuck about it, they're letting it rot, no sponsors, no media, no promotion but plenty of fines, fees and unreasonable security demands from them.
Like I said I'd rather South concentrate on its off field assets/strength rather than persue on field VPL glory. The football landscape is very volatile here and the club needs to be ready for any future oppurtunities.