I'm not sure that's true, Melbourne is a footy mad city. The social fabric of this city and the credibility of the administration requires an almost religious respect.Junction Oval wrote:Posted this on the Collo thread, but it's more relevant here :
From a financial viability perpective, made worse by sky-rocketing Football Department costs, Melbourne has too many Clubs. In tough times, business and supporters cut their spending, but AFL Club spending keeps increasing. Things will get worse.
Look overseas, it's about one team per city.
My concern regarding our current poor financial situation, is that the Club has done virtually nothing to develop successful "non-football" revenue, which will be the key in future, to remaining viable.
The AFL is not like comps that have owners that require profit over anything else. We have a socialist system that not only allows access for the strugglers but aids them to climb from the hole.
