TheStig Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) Hi all I have just been going over the membership numbers of various clubs and it looks like Perth, Wellington, Adelaide and CCM are really struggling this year. what I find strange is the relatively low support Adelaide is attracting. I would have thought it would attract a similar support base to WSW? With that in mind would Adelaide benefit if a big name European club like Barcelona were to take a controlling stake in the club? Would this attract many current non members and if so, what kind of membership base could Adelaide get? Cheers Peter Edited September 7, 2014 by pberrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Don't care about any other club. Fark off united 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) Well this is a very misleading title. Perhaps rearrange the wording of this topic? Cheers, Young. Edited September 7, 2014 by Young Polak 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I think Adelaide United should relocate to Barcelona and they should enter La Liga, I think that would be a very good and realistic move for the club. They'll then qualify for the Champions League, beat Bayern Wellington in the final thanks to a late deflection off Gombau's chin and then Bruce Djite will win the Ballon D'Or. Lots of potential imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Its a suggestion, a way of promoting football in SA so its on topic. I'm no fan of Adelaide but I do want to see football grow all over Australia. Given the membership growth at Heart since the takeover having a big Spanish club like Barcelona or Real Madrid buy one of the league's lower membership clubs would have to be good thing for football in Australia. Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Probably would be a good thing yes. Cheers DH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Probably would be a good thing yes. Cheers DH inb4 DH = dickhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks for pointing that out.. Cheers, Dickhead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeardedHeart Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I was like WHAT how did I miss that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Nice click bait. To answer your question I think it's probably better to ask people from adelaide if it would benefit SA football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Does the Op work for the Herald Sun? Ultimate click bait title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malloy Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Fixed title 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 With that in mind would Adelaide benefit if a big name European club like Barcelona were to take a controlling stake in the club?Yes. Would this attract many current non membersYes. and if so, what kind of membership base could Adelaide get?9736. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 With that in mind would Adelaide benefit if a big name European club like Barcelona were to take a controlling stake in the club? Yes. Would this attract many current non members Yes. and if so, what kind of membership base could Adelaide get? 9736. Accurate, 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALZALOL Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) What I'm still struggling to understand is why this is posted on a Melbourne City forum... Wrong forum maybe? EDIT: Inb4 mod action against this - https://mobile.twitter.com/pberrett Edited September 7, 2014 by CALZALOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae7smith Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 A lot of clubs in the a-league and around the world could benefit from been bought out by Barcelona, but just because it's a nice idea doesn't mean Adelaide United should starting sending FCB time share brochures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 If this topic is a serious question, then it's the wrong question. Adelaide United is an A-League franchise, and its owners are the owners of the licence to play in the A-League, not the owners of the franchise itself. I would find it hard to believe that CFG didn't know what it was doing when it took majority ownership of the Melbourne Heart licence, but I suspect that it (CFG) has found the going since then a little tougher than it might have expected. It was thwarted on the colour change issue, has been unable to resolve the "Melbourne City" name change (although it has gone ahead and made that change) and has seen FFA immediately change the rules on loan players to rule out most potential loans of Manchester City players (EDS or otherwise) to Melbourne City. I also believe I read recently that the plans to establish a football academy here have had to be put on hold because A-League franchises are apparently not allowed to run under-age teams - would welcome further comment on that. I'm not sure that other overseas clubs would be leaping in to buy into the A-League licence system without having much more freedom to operate than is currently allowed. Which IMO is a pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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