I guess this is the place to ask?
I noticed that the new season runs from October 25 to May 26, as did the previous season, and so presumably this is usual?
This covers your summer, doesn’t it, the hottest part of the year? I just wondered why it wouldn’t be in your autum / winter / spring, when it’s possibly a bit cooler, although I do understand that it’s not likely to be much cooler
its to align with the international calender and leagues, i thought it was a FIFA mandate…the heat can get overbearing but you get alot of night games etc
the added bonus is that it doesnt compete with the AFL (Aussie rules)…
its not the greatest league in the world by a long stretch, id rather watch a local game and keep the money in the back pocket…i think thats why it struggles for numbers…you can stay at home and watch Barca vs Real for $15 a month and watch the leagues a few teirs down for the live experience, or you can spend hundreds of dollars watching a quality slightly above that, drink beer out of plastic and pay over the top for Chicken strips
thats the other bonus about even one teir down, is that Australian football after the top level of franchise clubs are all ethnic clubs built by immigrants, you get the best foods and atmospheres and a real sense of history for a club that means so much to a local community
hard to explain, but alot of these clubs arent just football clubs, they are community hubs first, a source of pride and connection…
Thank you @Redbj
That’s a very detailed answer and explains a lot about a subject we don’t hear about much in the uk (although David Squires does sometimes reference the A-League in his Guardian strips).
Yes, I think I can understand what you say about that connection and sense of pride for the local communities. That’s very important.