Lyall Gorman leads the way

Amidsts all the doom and gloom of the A-League crowds and financial streams and the less than promising response from FFA CEO Ben Buckley...we finally have some sense and some optimism.

Lyall Gorman a man who was lead the Central Coast Mariners through the first five turbulent years of a large new national business has finally spoken.

And he makes sense and gives a sense that he is way way more on top of the A-League issues than Ben Buckley and even Archie Fraser.

Take a look his interview on the World Game and listen to Lyall's wisdom.

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Nationally:
Tom Sermanni reviewing the Asian Cup.
Central Coast Mariners Chairman Lyall Gorman giving advice to the new A-League Wannabees.
Socceroos, why Pim Verbeek is getting it wrong, quiz questions show dedication and our junior football journey.

Local Show:
Russ and Chris chat to Weston Creek Junior Football Coach Cath Temple, Chris Gottaas talks to Kerri Bolton, and all the wrap on the Men's and Women's Premier League plus all the Rockets news, and local football news.

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Nearpost Radio: Lyall Gorman talks A-League Franchise

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This week first half:
Socceroos, Central Coast Mariners CEO Lyall Gorman, Matildas, Jenna Tristram, Asian Champions League.

Second half:
Capital Football news
Womens League with Andrew Fitzpatrick,
Woden Valley celebrations we hear from Capital Football CEO Heather Reid, and Woden Valley'sRachel Harrigan, and a review of the Men's Premier League

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Canberra A-League Franchise

With expansion talk being fuelled by the FFA. Wollongong and Canberra and others have been invited to bid. Tim Cahill is supporting, but not financing, the Wollongong bid. Carl Valeri, Joe Simunic, Caitlin Munoz will support a Canberra bid.

But the Central Coast Mariners are already in. CEO Lyall Gorman is on Nearpost Radio tonight talking about the Mariners experience, the initial investors and indeed what the other new franchises need.

A great insight into the organisation of a new football club.

And who was the first ever investor in the Mariners? Answer below

First investor:
Lyall Gorman's wife. (Apologies he didn't give me her name.)

Second investor:
Futureschool. A Central Coast education company run by Dennis King. His company operates across 17 countries. He put in 500,000.

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A-League Franchise: $6 or $7 million

Central Coast Mariners CEO Lyall Gorman on funds required for starting an A-League team today.

You'd want at least $6 or $7 million of committed capital, and you'd want a lot of it up front. You can drip feed some, but you need to have it upfront so you're not chasing your tail. You going to have to be prepared to wear some losses in the first two or three years. So you need to have that cushion there so you're not behind the eight ball.

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