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Part of me is surprised this hasn't take place much more already. But I wouldn't be surprised if soon we see a HAL club owned by a CSL club similarly to Melb City.
Hopefully the FFA are smart about this and look at making new investment like this work for the league. Making interested parties start a new club of their own in a area that would otherwise struggle to fund their own side like North Queensland or Tasmania.
I wonder if AU's developing relationship with Shandong means they are a chance of investment?
In the end with the amount of money we're talking I think if they truly want to invest they will. So its a case of making it work for the FFA in the first place over hindering to the point that it might be done for the wrong reasons.
Very interesting times ahead.
On the point of the Sainsbury contract. That sort of money is astounding. IMO he's really not miles ahead of other HAL CBs to think that a CSL club could come to a HAL player and drop 10 times what they are currently earning is ridiculous. But also incredibly surprising that it isn't occurring much more. To me it seems like a no-brainer to sign up players like Boogs, Euge and Vukovic. Or many of the visa players, players like Berisha or Cirio would surely do well over there.