FFA shooting itself in the foot AGAIN

[Thryleon]

Here's another history of SMFC "South Melbourne – Postecoglou and Puskas at the club that moulded the city’s Greek immigrants" at https://theathletic.com/2646261/2021/07/...mmigrants/

It repeats the same sequence of events:

"The good times could not last, however. The NSL was replaced by the A-League in 2004, and with Melbourne only authorised one licence and with the club in poor shape financially — entering voluntary administration — they did not apply for that licence. They remained semi-professional and returned to playing state-level football."

As I said previously, you would have to look at the documents for the voluntary administration to be sure, but it is most likely that SMFC was in trouble financially, went into voluntary administration and then did not apply for the A-League licence.

bill papastergiadis has a different account of events.  There were a few backers i knew of whom were there.  The money was available.  Poor financial shape with the best academies and purpose built home ground in Melbourne at the time.

Im telling you, that things of that nature at the time are not what they seem.