Sydney FC will play the next three seasons at Kogarah Oval Saint George, and are not happy with a possible team from Saint George + Sutherland + Illawarra being included in the national competition.
Perhaps it's time to look at the telephone area code and see what defines a city.
I'd be happy if there was just one team per city fed from their own city competition.
Think about your local area and how the juniors operate from Under 6's to Under 18's. The players play for their suburb, some may represent their council area if chosen, some from council representation may represent their city, some from city representation may represent their state, some from their state representation may represent their country.
I like the geographical feeder model... feels good.
There's a logical progression without corporate corruption.
If you want to raise the reputation of the league then you must give equal support to all teams in the competition and treat them like your own kids.
Do the funders of the sport care about the sport, the league, or the club only?
I wouldn't care if there were no live matches on television or radio and only replays through the week.
Television and radio ratings are the sizzle but the meat is crowds at the ground.
In the future the population is said to grow and there may be more cities therefore more teams.
Different horses different courses and different strokes different folks.
Ideas. It's not a crime to think.