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The APL have hardly been making any profit since taking control of the A-League Men and the Dub though.
"Can you smell the fear?", do the other football codes in Australia (AFL,NRL), genuinely fear football?
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melbcityguy
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Thx RF
Punchanello
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Looking to make it 1 for 5 in QLD? It's an A-League graveyard.
The only legitimate and viable expansion I can see is Canberra.
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Canberra and another Melbourne was the given in the question. I was giving 3 for the final two and Hobart don't have a stadium the APL would accept. TBH I always thought the Gold Coast would end up being RB Gold Coast . Townsville and Gold Coast had better attendances (in spite of the self imposed limits by Clive) than Western United and Macarthur.
Gold Coast and Townsville were picked for the 2022 World Cup and dropped as soon as possible after that vote was lost. That was the mistake by the FFA.
Western United might have been a good call in 20 years time but it is in the middle of nowhere. Wollongong would have been a better choice than Macarthur because it would have it's own identity rather than another West Sydney team.
That's where South Melbourne make sense. They have their own identity and they have a stadium that the APL would accept (maybe needs updated lighting).
P.S Sorry updated after responses
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