You’ve got to love the attitudinal arrogance of Sydney towards the 12th A-League team. “Unbackable choice” screamed the SMH last week of western Sydney’s chances of picking up the 12th spot from the 10/11 season on. But you get the sense they’re a little nervous of Canberra’s bid. And so they should be.
Ivan Slavich is leading the way in pushing hard for a Canberra A-League team:
“We’ve demonstrated to the FFA that there is support for football in the region, we’ve got the financial backing and we’ve got strong support from the local government, so we’ve got all the criteria covered,” he said
“Our distinct preference is to be included for the 2010-11 season, and the concern I have is that if we don’t get admitted, there will be a consolidation period and no more expansion for a few years.
“That would leave the 700,000 people in our area without a team to support. That would be a great opportunity lost for the sport and for Canberra. And let’s not forget there’s already a team in Sydney.”
The decision keeps being pushed back. Latest word in the CT today is that the decision will be made in July, only giving the 12th team 13 months to prepare.
The Canberra A-League bid site can he found at A-League4Canberra.com.au.
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Valeri // 7 June 2009 at 2:40 pm |
We have demonstrated the support for the beautiful game in Canberra and they should give us a chance for sure.
The only problem is the quality of players in the Capital, but I am sure they the team will have Interstate and hopefully overseas players as well.
In other news, the socceroos made it to the world cup today
http://www.typeboard.com/2009/06/socceroos-qualify-for-world-cup-south-africa-2010/