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The Australian Championship Thread

HappyGuus said:
In all seriousness, my heart breaks for those who have left this world in the last 20 years. Coldly cut-off years ago, awaiting a return to a national competition.

Scary thing is, we're next!
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2 decades ...... that is just sooo sad.... Can you imagine how much good could have been done in two decades?
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
2 decades ...... that is just sooo sad.... Can you imagine how much good could have been done in two decades?
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What would've been good is when the Australia Cup began a decade ago, they should've begun planning the NST to be up and running 2-3 years later. There was a tonne of momentum at that time. Launching around 2016-17 when A-League was peaking would've been epic. Even if it were an eight team closed league (like how the A-League began) at least it's a start. I don't know how it would've handled COVID, maybe it would've been a help like it's affects on the A-League!

Gah. I keep getting worked up about it. People are so afraid of failing that they don't even want to try.
 
Vince rugari said on twitter it was a mistake south melbourne werent in the a league

Wonder if apl clubs will push for a few nst clubs inclusion as an alternative to an nst. There was also an a league show that called for south melbourne and sydney uniteds inclusion last week
 
grazorblade said:
Vince rugari said on twitter it was a mistake south melbourne werent in the a league

Wonder if apl clubs will push for a few nst clubs inclusion as an alternative to an nst. There was also an a league show that called for south melbourne and sydney uniteds inclusion last week
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I don't want City leaving until they've built a damn stadium in the southeast! They were meant to be the moneybags owners.
 
For one, how are South Melbourne not in the A Leagues? A great grand final was Ange's South Melbourne vs Melbourne Croatia (Knights) in the 80's.
 
Ange's high line said:
For one, how are South Melbourne not in the A Leagues? A great grand final was Ange's South Melbourne vs Melbourne Croatia (Knights) in the 80's.
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Money, reputation, tribalism, racism / xenophobia, marketability, asset protection, business, just to name a few. I'm not surprised we aren't a part of the a-league considering what the a-league is, If south does join it will not only set a precedent of lets just 'expand' using member federation teams but also what was the point in creating new teams for the a-league if were just going to add all the old ones back... 'They' tried to to Melbourne victory in the nsl a couple(?) of times but It only worked after they got rid of all the other teams in the city.
 
southoftheyarra said:
Money, reputation, tribalism, racism / xenophobia, marketability, asset protection, business, just to name a few. I'm not surprised we aren't a part of the a-league considering what the a-league is, If south does join it will not only set a precedent of lets just 'expand' using member federation teams but also what was the point in creating new teams for the a-league if were just going to add all the old ones back... 'They' tried to to Melbourne victory in the nsl a couple(?) of times but It only worked after they got rid of all the other teams in the city.
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David gallop was all about fishing where the fish are, but the dumb Anglo had a thing about chucking the carp back
 
grazorblade said:
Id rather south stay in the nst (if it happens) until it expands to 16 teams then gets promoted
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yep - its totally against any NPL Clubs DNA imo.
I was a kid growing up through the NSL so you didn't know any wiser of the issues that layed beneath but the main that sticks to your head all these NPL Clubs are connected down with heaps of Jnr's/Reps etcetc there is a main artery of the Club right through.
APL or anything as such does NOT suit these local entrenched Clubs be it SMH SU APIA etcetc......

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HappyGuus said:
What would've been good is when the Australia Cup began a decade ago, they should've begun planning the NST to be up and running 2-3 years later. There was a tonne of momentum at that time. Launching around 2016-17 when A-League was peaking would've been epic. Even if it were an eight team closed league (like how the A-League began) at least it's a start. I don't know how it would've handled COVID, maybe it would've been a help like it's affects on the A-League!

Gah. I keep getting worked up about it. People are so afraid of failing that they don't even want to try.
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I'm with you alot what you've said though - don't think its afraid for many involved its about losing control it seems ???? just one of the issues I gather.
I get the Feds protecting their power/revenue streams - Lowy pretty much stepped right over them and "relegated" them/their/our competitions so to speak.
So I get the reluctance in a way but somethings got to give eh for the good of the bigger picture.
Yes I keep getting worked up, have done for 20+yrs like many of us.
I can't conform/connect/accept AL/APL and how many of us are there ????? heaps.
 
With four-five months to go, I'm starting to think we're not going to see this happen lads.

No surprise that FA have shot themselves in the foot here.

Let's not forget that AAFC brought out that white paper back in mid-2017!!!!

How is this seven years in the making?
 
Vieri said:
With four-five months to go, I'm starting to think we're not going to see this happen lads.

No surprise that FA have shot themselves in the foot here.

Let's not forget that AAFC brought out that white paper back in mid-2017!!!!

How is this seven years in the making?
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Just a random new bloke happening across the area and have an opposing view on NST. Righto.
 
Tbh I'm starting to think its just going to be delay after delays with no updates...

(Wait that's what it has become)
 
My hope has gone, I'll just wait till something surfaces.
 
return_to_sender said:
David gallop was all about fishing where the fish are, but the dumb Anglo had a thing about chucking the carp back
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Hahahahhaah hey... we're not carp .... delicious octupus maybe? hahahahahahahaha Can imagine a dumb anglo reeling in a nice plump octapus and not knowing what do do with it :P
 
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