Geelong A-League Bid
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Geelong City Football Club |
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Geelong City Football Club is the working name for the proposed Geelong-based A-League association football club.
History
Proposal
In March 2008, mounting speculation suggested that a Geelong based syndicate was working on a proposal for an A-League licence in the competition's next expansion period. Federal Labor MP Darren Cheeseman became one of the main advocates of a Geelong-based side going as far as launching a $20,000 feasibility study to find a location, design and cost for a new regional soccer facility in the city.[1] The City of Geelong said it was prepared to make Kardinia Park available for soccer with Geelong Football Club CEO Brian Cook saying a ground-sharing situation would work between the two codes. John Mitchell pointed to Newcastle Jets' grand final success in the third season of the A-League, saying Geelong had the capabilities to match its northern counterparts.[2]"We're the biggest regional city in Victoria, same size as Newcastle, and I see no reason why we wouldn't have the infrastructure to support an A-League team here" Mitchell said.[3][4]
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