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Western Sydney Bid Unveiled
Aidan Ormond
May 31 2009 23:57
THE REBADGED Greater Western Sydney A-League bid meets FFA today with a plan to make their franchise one for the people of Sydney and with a base at ANZ Stadium.
The Greater Western Sydney catchment area is an evolution of the Premier State concept launched some months ago, say bid representatives.
The bid claims$3 million guaranteed income in season one and a market place in excess of two million people in their targeted demographic.
The bid plans to play home A-League games at ANZ Stadium and GW Sydney will be ready to join the A-League from the 2010/11 season, say backers.
"The bid is driven by the football community," says bid representative Chris Tanner. "It's a club for the people, players, schools, clubs, state league clubs, the whole product is designed to service the needs of the football community," he told au.fourfourtwo.com.
It's understood a meeting at ANZ Stadium last Friday thrashed out the bid's major points.
Tanner also rejected the notion that ANZ Stadium would be too big a venue for the franchise, saying plans are already in place to ramp up the stadium's game-day experience for the A-League.
It's understood a lucrative hire agreement with the stadium is set to be signed should the bid succeed. They propose however to also play other games across Sydney similar to Sydney FC's pre-season community "tour".
Joining Tanner on the bid are two former footballers. Richie Williams and Peter Begley. Williams is a former Marconi player from the 1980s and the pair have since moved into the business-building line of work.
"The opportunity to build a football business model like this is something Chris and I had discussed many years ago when we were building a semi-professional competition in western NSW" said Williams.
"In fact, the concept is not dissimilar to what we did before. It's around a game that inspires and brings life to people, and is developed around community involvement.
"We would like to bring a business model that integrates the community, schools, associations and clubs."
Other specifics of the bid are being kept in-house but some ground-breaking announcements are expected later in the week.
Other points to the bid include:
* a model where marketing revenue involves partner beneficiaries such as district associations, state league clubs and schools
* a women's football academy running side-by-side with a men's academy in each participating district association
* management and education of coaches and elite players in co-operation with state league club partners.
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/104480,western-sydney-bid-unveiled.aspx
Aidan Ormond
May 31 2009 23:57
THE REBADGED Greater Western Sydney A-League bid meets FFA today with a plan to make their franchise one for the people of Sydney and with a base at ANZ Stadium.
The Greater Western Sydney catchment area is an evolution of the Premier State concept launched some months ago, say bid representatives.
The bid claims$3 million guaranteed income in season one and a market place in excess of two million people in their targeted demographic.
The bid plans to play home A-League games at ANZ Stadium and GW Sydney will be ready to join the A-League from the 2010/11 season, say backers.
"The bid is driven by the football community," says bid representative Chris Tanner. "It's a club for the people, players, schools, clubs, state league clubs, the whole product is designed to service the needs of the football community," he told au.fourfourtwo.com.
It's understood a meeting at ANZ Stadium last Friday thrashed out the bid's major points.
Tanner also rejected the notion that ANZ Stadium would be too big a venue for the franchise, saying plans are already in place to ramp up the stadium's game-day experience for the A-League.
It's understood a lucrative hire agreement with the stadium is set to be signed should the bid succeed. They propose however to also play other games across Sydney similar to Sydney FC's pre-season community "tour".
Joining Tanner on the bid are two former footballers. Richie Williams and Peter Begley. Williams is a former Marconi player from the 1980s and the pair have since moved into the business-building line of work.
"The opportunity to build a football business model like this is something Chris and I had discussed many years ago when we were building a semi-professional competition in western NSW" said Williams.
"In fact, the concept is not dissimilar to what we did before. It's around a game that inspires and brings life to people, and is developed around community involvement.
"We would like to bring a business model that integrates the community, schools, associations and clubs."
Other specifics of the bid are being kept in-house but some ground-breaking announcements are expected later in the week.
Other points to the bid include:
* a model where marketing revenue involves partner beneficiaries such as district associations, state league clubs and schools
* a women's football academy running side-by-side with a men's academy in each participating district association
* management and education of coaches and elite players in co-operation with state league club partners.
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/104480,western-sydney-bid-unveiled.aspx
