http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/stor ... ges/?cs=12South Coast could yet have the opportunity to play in the A-League under a Football Federation Australia blueprint to be announced by chief executive David Gallop Wednesday morning.
Under the new structure, the elite national competition will use a promotion and relegation system involving the champion club of Australia’s state league clubs.
The Mercury has learned the NSW Premier League titleholder would enter an eight-team cup competition to be established next year.
Then within five years, the cup winner would advance to a promotion-relegation playoff against the bottom-placed A-League team.
Wow
IMO 5 years is far too soon but it is a fantastic step forward and shows we really are taking the AFC's recommendations very seriously.