893822 wrote:Sad to see a club that has given us Kevin Muscat, Paul Trimboli, Damien Mori, John Markovski, Andrew Marth and Lorenz Kidnter be relegated to the second division. But I am sure they'll be back up. Perhaps a merger of state league clubs throughout Australia should occur in preparation one day for a national second and third division?
It sure is sad to see.
I wait for the day that clubs merge based on regional, not ethnic lines. Imagine a Maltese backed club merging with a Greek, Italian or Croatian one. It would diversify things, changing the mindset of those in the area. A Melbourne Knights/Sunshing GC merger?:) They are half way there, as they use the same stadium.. Who knows.
Frankly though, many of these clubs are extremely proud of their history, which is based on their individual ethnic based founding, so its hard to see becoming widespread.
Edited by heart_fan: 18/8/2010 01:46:01 PM