Who are REALLY the big clubs?

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Re: Who are REALLY the big clubs?

Postby Stuckey Tue May 01, 2018 7:11 am

Thats my point.

We clearly have the support, even if many have been pushed away by previous decisions of the club i think that support still remains and we will see a rise in crowd figures next season.

It really comes down to what our annual turn over is in comparison to the big 4.

I certainly dont think we can put ourselves in the same bracket as wellington and ccm anymore
In Gombau's first season the only club that had a lower turnover in the HAL was Wellington. At the time MV's turnover was around the $20m mark. AU was roughly around the $7m.
IMO I can't see it growing a massive amount since then, and if it has grown I can't see it growing significantly faster than other HAL clubs for AU to catch up or over take. I know the club won the championship but besides a bit of extra ticket income that the FFA took most of, winning the HAL doesn't make money. Their sponsorship base is probably a bit more stable now.
I think every club can say their crowds can be better, and of course with a season of good results it would. But with the nature of the HAL it's unlikely any club (especially a club like AU) could maintain those results so naturally the crowds would decline again.
But obviously this can change with the new owners although I don't get the feeling they have the funds to splash around for big name marquees.

I'm excited for the future of the club. I'm just pretty certain they have a long way to go to catch up to the likes of Perth and Brisbane in terms of general club size.
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Re: Who are REALLY the big clubs?

Postby terry tibbs Tue May 01, 2018 9:55 am

Late to this thread, but Shin - and sevengoals if you haven't heard it - here's Joe talking on Conversations about the book and some of the stories from football's history here.

As a skip who only really came to the game with the advent of AUFC, lots of great background and cool stuff in there.

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/co ... an/9105786
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Re: Who are REALLY the big clubs?

Postby sevengoals Tue May 01, 2018 6:11 pm

Late to this thread, but Shin - and sevengoals if you haven't heard it - here's Joe talking on Conversations about the book and some of the stories from football's history here.

As a skip who only really came to the game with the advent of AUFC, lots of great background and cool stuff in there.

http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/co ... an/9105786

Thank you for the heads up there terry tibbs!
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Re: Who are REALLY the big clubs?

Postby shinAUFC Wed May 02, 2018 5:09 pm

Thanks mate!

I suppose there is a genuine argument that the biggest club in the land may not even be in the A-league.

Its certainly a much more complicated question to abswer than in most countries.
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Re: Who are REALLY the big clubs?

Postby sevengoals Wed May 02, 2018 5:31 pm

Thanks mate!

I suppose there is a genuine argument that the biggest club in the land may not even be in the A-league.

Its certainly a much more complicated question to abswer than in most countries.

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Re: Who are REALLY the big clubs?

Postby otto62 Wed May 02, 2018 5:42 pm

Thanks mate!

I suppose there is a genuine argument that the biggest club in the land may not even be in the A-league.

Its certainly a much more complicated question to abswer than in most countries.

Yes!


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