Let's hope so Bin. I'm not bullshitting mate. It would be great to have another sport to follow during summer, but the A-League is sometimes below average when it comes to quality. The 2nd division could make it worse who knows, but as usual it's the fatcats (FFA) who sit back, do nothing and soak the $$$$$ in.
I think people's expectations are too high. we are never gonna be like the premier league. but it is improving every year and the games have been great to watch.
but the league is getting lost in the marketplace atm. there is no doubt about it. and the lack of marketing and promotion comes down to the lack of money. it’s a serious issue. no one knows when the games are on.
then ALegaue was also collateral damage with the whole Fox/CBS rivalry relating to the buyout of ch 10. there were gonna be 2 games per week on ch 10, but the fallout from that meant that both sides were unable to thrash out a deal to see this go ahead.
however, the independent ALeague will have more funds to play with from next season. they will be receiving 90% of all revenues for the league, which should help a lot. when the FFA was running the league, not all of the ALeague revenue was being returned to the ALeague. That is changing. its my understanding that they have a manifesto they wanna adopt and there will be some significant changes next season. they are being advised by the Richard Scudamore (former boss of the EPL), which is encouraging.