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PotatoSalad:
More like a zombie from the walking dead.
The type that bit Carl

Reference:
Step by step. You don't expect greenhorns to sack established continental giants overnight. That being said the consistency that makes north african teams powerhouses must be our target. The NPFL should look at the structure of clubs with the aim of establishing their long term viability. This can be done by encouraging them firstly to evolve their ownership away from sole proprietorship either by state governments or individuals. The overall aim will be to make them public liability companies in the long run so that funding is more broad based and individual influences and fortunes are contained. It can set this as a precondition for teams to be promoted from the NSL and give the existing NPFL clubs a set medium term limit which to devolve or evolve their ownership structure.

The idea of waiting for a 'sports loving governor' or billionaire politico-socialite looking for publicity or a plaything to massage his ego, to awaken the fortunes of a regional club can then be out of the window permanently. You can imagine that all four reps last season did not make it this time around and shows the inconsistency that cannot bring success at the international stage.

Commercial success which is vital to the long term viability of clubs also requires a more robust structure of league clubs. Sponsorship thrives on stability and sustainable success. Sponsorship thrives on branding. Sponsorship thrives on organisation. Sponsorship primarily comes from the private sector and they prefer to deal with 'private sector counterparts'. No one is comfortable giving money to a government owned entity due to accountability issues so clubs should be herded by the NPFL towards making them business centres.

With proper funding comes the ability to plan long term, tie down squad players to proper contracts, build infrastructure and brand.

vanchi:
Awesome. What phone

vanchi:
Error.. where's the SOT?

dejavubobo1:
breinne of thart