FFA shooting itself in the foot AGAIN

[Thryleon]

Yes, all clubs were required to ditch their ethnic affiliations in the hope that the tensions that often arose at games would dissipate.

As I’ve mentioned before, my late brother was a police officer and, as a young constable, was often on duty at footy and soccer matches.  He loved working at the footy as there was rarely any trouble and he was virtually being paid to watch the game.  Soccer duty was different; he had to earn his money and regularly had to defend himself from “supporters”.

The other thing about South Melbourne FC is that they were in voluntary administration and didn’t apply for a spot in the new league. Perhaps that financial/administrative hiccup has affected their subsequent applications.  Despite that, there’s no doubt that they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting clubs.

I know this to be a fabrication of events for a fact.  South Melbourne did apply and were denied a license on 3 seperate occasions, including financial backing from a party I wont name.