Jason BryceMelbourne Heart could be FFA's fatal mistake
June 16th 2009 01:13
by Jason Bryce
The Football Federation of Australia's decision to approve a bid for a second A League team from Melbourne could be the moment Australain football fans will come to regret for a long time.
The existing Melbourne based frnachise, the Victory are highly successful, by far the most successful soccer franchise in Australia. More importnantly the Victory are pulling all of Melbourne's soccer fans together and pointing them in the same direction.
A second Melbourne based team will split the soccer fan base into two, and there is a history of trouble for soccer in a divided Melbourne soccer market.
The Victory home matches are dominated by two large cheer squads, one at the northern and one at the southern end of the ground. These two groups are now cheering for the same team and that is the best outcome for soccer in Melbourne.
Left alone in the Melbourne market,the Victory could become a true powerhouse of world soccer, drawing up and showcasing young talent from the suburbs.
Melbourne is really a great soccer city of the world, where lots of EPL and European professionals have been born and bred.
Melbourne deserves a team that can take on the best teams in the world and win. Melbourne Heart threatens to take soccer in Melbourne backwards.
The Football Federation of Australia's decision to approve a bid for a second A League team from Melbourne could be the moment Australain football fans will come to regret for a long time.
The existing Melbourne based frnachise, the Victory are highly successful, by far the most successful soccer franchise in Australia. More importnantly the Victory are pulling all of Melbourne's soccer fans together and pointing them in the same direction.
A second Melbourne based team will split the soccer fan base into two, and there is a history of trouble for soccer in a divided Melbourne soccer market.
The Victory home matches are dominated by two large cheer squads, one at the northern and one at the southern end of the ground. These two groups are now cheering for the same team and that is the best outcome for soccer in Melbourne.
Left alone in the Melbourne market,the Victory could become a true powerhouse of world soccer, drawing up and showcasing young talent from the suburbs.
Melbourne is really a great soccer city of the world, where lots of EPL and European professionals have been born and bred.
Melbourne deserves a team that can take on the best teams in the world and win. Melbourne Heart threatens to take soccer in Melbourne backwards.
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