+xSouth Melbourne bid has run out of steam from the looks. They burst out the blocks. Now at crunch time they have rivals announcing massive government packages, and SMFC fires back "announcing" a politician who has been a supporter for 10 years is, in fact, a supporter.
Focus your energies on the second division boys. When you win promotion I'll be cheering.
The reality is when you already have a stadium, facilities, hundreds of juniors etc you can afford to pace yourself in bid terms.
Team11 are similar to southern expansion, they HAVE to make bold statements. Wollongong are the NSW equivalent of South largely playing it quiet for now, and like South they already have something the start ups dont have.
The South Melb position is simple, if team11 are handed the $200 million+ required fair play to them. South doesnt need to beg for a venue to be built. Even a simple announcement of an extra stand being built at lakeside probably puts it ahead of the pack.
Go back to what i said the other day, if lakeside was in Dandenong this would already be over.
My gut feeling is team11 will not receive the funds required, the ffa will not give South a license not now or ever, expansion in Victoria will be bypassed all together.