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[smfc_hellas59]

Oceania legends South Melbourne want Pacific return

The legendary club of Ange Postecoglou, South Melbourne, is bidding to re-join the Pacific's football elite through the...

www.canberratimes.com.au

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Oceania legends South Melbourne want Pacific return

The legendary club of Ange Postecoglou, South Melbourne, is bidding to re-join the Pacific's football elite through the...

www.canberratimes.com.au

Nick better be fuckin joking....

"We'll treat the Australian comps and the NPL virtually as our reserves, and play our strongest possible team in the (OFC) competition."

 

[southmelb]

That surely cant be a serious quote by Nick.

Has anyone checked to see if we've entered eurovision as well?

 

[southoftheyarra]

I can take reserves in NPL but we HAVE to field a competitive side in the FA Cup at least...

 

[southoftheyarra]

NPL VIC --- Early Feb to Late Aug

NPL VIC FINALS SERIES --- Late Aug to Sept

FFA CUP --- Early Feb to Late Sept

NSD --- October to ?

OFC Pro League --- January to May

Can someone draft up a timeline, how are we going to operate a squad that needs the depth of 4 comps when we can't even create enough depth for one comp?

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

I can take reserves in NPL but we HAVE to field a competitive side in the FA Cup at least...

lest start by fielding a reserves side in the NPL first... Monday was U15s at best.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

That surely cant be a serious quote by Nick.

Has anyone checked to see if we've entered eurovision as well?

What have we become??? Whoring ourselves out to any league willing to take us ... whats next we gonna accept the invite from APL? Fark that.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

NPL VIC --- Early Feb to Late Aug

NPL VIC FINALS SERIES --- Late Aug to Sept

FFA CUP --- Early Feb to Late Sept

NSD --- October to ?

OFC Pro League --- January to May

Can someone draft up a timeline, how are we going to operate a squad that needs the depth of 4 comps when we can't even create enough depth for one comp?

I think the best solution is to franchise our name out to a couple of new entities ...

South Melbourne Lakers Pty Ltd for the NPL
South Melbourne Victorious Pty Ltd for OFC Pro League.

We can be the first Australian multi Club entity .... lol

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

That surely cant be a serious quote by Nick.

Has anyone checked to see if we've entered eurovision as well?

Ive finally made the connection.

Nick is "doing a Trump" threatening FA with us leaving for an Oceania league if the Championship doesnt become a fully fledged league.

all I can do is laugh...

 

[southoftheyarra]

Focus on NSD and OFC Pro league, bin off the NPL.

FFA Cup is the bonus.

 

[southmelb]

Give me an nbl team and i'll be on board. The 2 current nbl franchises in Melbourne have been holding back Basketball for far too long!

We should also explore entering the big bash league with how pathetic the melbourne stars and renegades have been.

Forget the world game, bball and cricket is where its at!

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Give me an nbl team and i'll be on board. The 2 current nbl franchises in Melbourne have been holding back Basketball for far too long!

We should also explore entering the big bash league with how pathetic the melbourne stars and renegades have been.

Forget the world game, bball and cricket is where its at!

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Focus on NSD and OFC Pro league, bin off the NPL.

FFA Cup is the bonus.

Yeah I suggest we will field u23 in NPL moving forward if all this does go ahead... what strange times we are living in.

 

[southmelb]

It feels like the club is just desperate to get out of the npl at all costs, or at least get the senior team out of it.

 

[southoftheyarra]

South Melbourne Eye Spot in New OFC Pro League

South Melbourne is making an ambitious and heartfelt bid to rejoin the Pacific community through the OFC Professional League, with the club’s president, Nicholas Maikousis, announcing their formal

www.footboom1.com

Interesting tid bits in this article.

"are in pursuit of licenses"

"backed personally by FIFA President Gianni Infantino"

To advance their bid, South Melbourne plans to explore all avenues for fundraising, including potential federal government support, capitalizing on the government’s enthusiasm for sports diplomacy. "We believe we can make a strong case for obtaining federal and state funding," Maikousis declared. "The football structure is sound, the calendar aligns… but it ultimately needs to make financial sense."

 

[southoftheyarra]

It feels like the club is just desperate to get out of the npl at all costs, or at least get the senior team out of it.

You can't blame them can you.

 

[southmelb]

I dont blame them.

Im just not sure how you trully grow your brand in an oceania league. Whose turning up to Lakeside to watch South play some team from Tahiti?

 

[KostaV92]

I dont blame them.

Im just not sure how you trully grow your brand in an oceania league. Whose turning up to Lakeside to watch South play some team from Tahiti?

Me 100%

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

Nick better be fuckin joking....

"We'll treat the Australian comps and the NPL virtually as our reserves, and play our strongest possible team in the (OFC) competition."

You play your best wherever the most money is at the end of the day!!! If clubs are getting big $$$ in that comp why would i not play reserves in the NPL?

 

[southoftheyarra]

I dont blame them.

Im just not sure how you trully grow your brand in an oceania league. Whose turning up to Lakeside to watch South play some team from Tahiti?

Who is turning up to watch South play a team from the Moreland? I get what ur saying tho, regarding the "growing brand" thing, it is a FIFA tournament on the wikipedia article it mentions a possible invite to the FIFA Club World Cup...