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All over red Rovers
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 5:00 pm
by Stuckey
The plan to set up a Sydney Rovers team in the city’s west is dead ... officially.
Football Federation Australia will open discussions with other interested parties after mutually agreeing with the Rovers consortium not to pursue its bid for a franchise in western Sydney, the governing body said.
FFA remains committed to an A-League franchise in western Sydney and will now engage with other interested investors.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/103 ... red-Rovers
Well thank God thats all over. Now the FFA can start looking at serious bids.
I think there is no point whipping a dead horse the FFA should forget about West Sydney as good as it is (for now) and give the licence to a more worthy area.
Surely Canberra have enough capital for a bid by now.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:58 pm
by sevengoals
Is it dead again?
I thought it was already dead.
Oh, well, dead is now really dead.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:29 pm
by shinAUFC
i read that Tasmanias bid is still waiting in the wings and have arranged meetings with the ffa.
Tassie does not have a team in any national league that i can think of, you would think if they had an a-league team that they would get right on it
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:15 pm
by sevengoals
Tasmania sounds great!
Hobart Devils anyone?
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:40 pm
by Agostinho
Canberra, Canberra, Canberra. It's an obvious choice.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:40 am
by Nash
Tassie does not have a team in any national league that i can think of
i can only think of their team in the cricket.
i support Canberra's bid, although i'd rather they weren't 'United'... we have too many already. i'd be very happy to see Tassy get a side, but they'd really have to prove they can support a team long term. Canberra i believe will do fantastic as they seem to already have the supporter base and want for a team in their city.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:12 am
by sevengoals
Canberra, Canberra, Canberra. It's an obvious choice.
No worries.
Sounds good also!
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:46 am
by Stuckey
Yeah Canberra already have a youth league and W-league side. Or South Coast would be good too. They're just upgrading WIN stadium already and they have hosted a few A-league matches.
Tassie i think still have money issues and the rivalry between the North and the South of the island may reduce the support.
No more Uniteds! Come up with you own damn name! Not AU are original but hey!
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 8:54 am
by sevengoals
FC Spartak Canberra!
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:14 pm
by David Votoupal
Unfortunate really but this bid never convinced.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:34 pm
by shinAUFC
if canberra get a run im a bit worried its may end up like the whole Queensland situation of spreading support to thin, although i cant see why CCM NJ or SFC fans would defect as they are not exactly geographically close.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:58 am
by Stuckey
Gosford as a city only has 160,000 residents
Canberra has 350,000 on that along i think they deserve a team
Hobart as a city has 212,000
But you can't go past West Sydney's 1.8 million residents!
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 12:11 pm
by David Votoupal
Gosford as a city only has 160,000 residents
Canberra has 350,000 on that along i think they deserve a team
Hobart as a city has 212,000
But you can't go past West Sydney's 1.8 million residents!
I feel the West should have had a team from Day One.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:03 pm
by Agostinho
Gosford as a city only has 160,000 residents
I've no idea of the actual population of Gosford (although it's quite small and I'd be astonished if it were anything near that) but the Central Coast region I think is not far less than Canberra? Definitely 300,000ish anyway.
Re: All over red Rovers
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:19 pm
by terry tibbs
DV - you've been waiting for a Western Sydney team since day 1. At a community level (ie not those active on football forums) do people seem to care that its died?