whufc wrote:Heard some interesting rumors.
Doesn't involve the council i live in (playford)but apparently one of the councils is unhappy with its local club in regards to paying players.
Supposedly this council is angered by the increase in junior football fees, the drop in participation numbers in its council and the fact the clubs are paying decent amounts to a grade footballers.
While the council understand it is not the clubs paying the players per say they are looking at potentially restricting funding and renegotiating the contracts to make clubs make the clubs more accountable for keeping junior sport at a reasonable cost if clubs continue to raise junior fees while paying a grade footballers.
Admittedly this is only at discussion level apparently but it does come from a very reliable source.
Junior footy subs are pretty good compared to soccer, from my understanding.
This sort of argument, about the cost of junior subs compared to the cost of paying senior players, is one I've heard bouncing around local soccer clubs in the past.
So it's no surprise, to me, that it may be rearing it's head in Aussie rules.
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