SMFC and proud wrote:I am genuinely shocked to see the FFV finally do something positive for the VPL. A great initiative to have the final at AAMI park. This in itself should generate some publicity for the grand final whoever is in it. FFV shopuld keep prices to a minimum say $15 and $30 a family ticket in order to maximise the attendance. Hopefully it becomes something like 'reaching Wembley' for VPL clubs.
Maybe next season for South though...............
I agree. The FFV have struggled to comes to terms with what direction to take the VPL, mainly because they could not communicate with the clubs effectively. This is a move that gives clubs a real push to get into the GF, and hopefully will see increased prizemoney and profit sharing in coming years, if increased crowds can be achieved.
Is the V-League (semi-pro VPL rebranding) still on the agenda, or was it totally scrapped after resistence from some clubs? It was to become an 8 team league from memory to start with, if I remember correctly, and many clubs were critical of the idea because of financial and stadium requirements.