Canberra Football: Here we go, here we go, here we go

I'm one happy pig today!

Canberrans are released from their darkness. No National Youth team, no NSW State League team or even two, no A-League team, no national Women's team. No National Futsal team in a Futsal League. Nothing. Until now.

And now we have hope and you can hear the voices across the football community starting to rise. It's great.

Football is on the rise.

Read a few reactions to the news of an A-League Youth side in Canberra.




Former Canberra Cosmos and Canberra FC midfielder Alex Castro, "Great, we need something, we've got nothing. I wish it was my time again to play A-League!"

Bumped into Clive MacKillop A-League Referee Assessor just about to ref a game on Sunday in the hot sun at Australian National University, big smile, "We'll get more games for our Refs. Great!"

Technical Director Ian Shaw, "It's fantastic, we want that opportunity for our Youth."

Belconnen United Coach Steve Forshaw, "Wow, that is fantastic, maybe they could use our stadium."

Geordie John my next door neighbour, "Great stuff, things are starting to happen. I can see the future now."

Rob Janssens, Nearpost host, "Great news, I read it in the paper."

Jason Thornton, Parent of 2 football loving boys, "You can see where this can lead to, it's great, just what we need."

Emails are flowing in. The support is widespread. Canberra wants football.

Offers are rumoured to have poured into Capital Football to offer practical support and encouragement.