As per my post in the western thread, imo potentially the wrong lessons have been learnt from previous successful and failed attempts to set up new entities.
Which are the ones which have broadly succeeded; Perth glory, Adelaide United, Melbourne victory, Sydney fc, western Sydney wanderers. What are examples of failures; Carlton, parramatta power, northern spirit, western United, likely macathur at some point.
If you’re going to set up a new inorganic non ethnically aligned broad based club to appeal to the masses, you make it as broadly appealing as you can. The niche of non ethnically aligned club in Sydney and Melbourne has now been filled. And again, as per my post in the western thread, the only reason wanderers worked is because there was an organic groundswell of demand for such a club at the time for a variety of reasons. No such groundswell exists elsewhere
There clearly isn’t much of a market for very specific new franchises claiming to represent individual suburbs or areas which no one ever asked for.
At the time in the nsl, the blame for the failure of those aforementioned franchises in Sydney and Melbourne was atleast partially assigned to the fact that they were having to coexist in the poisoned marketplace with the traditional clubs. But that’s since been proven untrue as very similar franchises in the a league era are facing comparable struggles. It’s just that they weren’t set up in a way conducive to success, as the likes of the successful “franchises” have been by and large. In hindsight potentially the likes of Sydney fc and Melb victory could have happily co existed in a league with the traditional clubs if done right
If you don’t have a club you’re interested in in Melbourne or Sydney now with the plethora of options you have at your disposal, you’re clearly not that interested and and are unlikely to become a rusted on fan at any stage in the future
Also listen to what the fans are saying, not what you want them to say
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