New Dawn: Over 100 Canberrans kick-off the new Foundation Membership drive.

100 Canberrans signed-up at 9am in freezing cold Canberra today for A-League Foundation Memberships.
A great start. Now is the time for all football fans who have ever dreamed of watching Professional football in Canberra to sign-up.

With Ivan Slavich working hard to get the best bid on the table 5,000 members will be a fantastic assist. It will really turn the Canberra community around and send a great signal to further potential investors and to the FFA.

I reckon if they open the service online, we could attract many Canberrans/friends of football from interstate and overseas. Investing in a new football club has appeal to many, not just Canberrans.

When we're off to Asia to play Urawa or India or Indonesia or the Pacific Champs to play Beckham or play in our first final series, the appeal of football to the City/region and football fans must be very enticing...it's a new dawn.
Capital Football Release below.

A-League4Canberra Bid Snowballs

A-League4Canberra bid continues to gather momentum with Foundation Memberships being snapped up at the Service One Members Banking branch on Bailey’s Corner this morning at the official launch. With only strictly limited Foundation Memberships on offer, a queue tailed its way back out the door onto the footpath in freezing conditions as punters looked to cash in on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“This is a fantastic turn out, it’s a clear indication that this town wants an A-League team in the Football Federation of Australia competition so I think it’s a great sign,” Canberra bid leader Ivan Slavich said.

“We need to get 5000 members at $200 each to raise the foundation’s first million dollars for an A-League4Canberra.”

The line-up included high profile individuals such as Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for Sport, Brendan Smyth and Capital Football President and CEO, John Logue and Heather Reid respectively.

“I think this sends a very clear message to the ACT Government that they need to get onboard,” the CEO of TransACT, Slavich, said.

“There’s popular support for an A-League team in Canberra.”

The money invested from the Foundations Memberships will be held in a trust account and used to lure potential investors. The funds will be fully refundable if the A-League4Canberra bid is unsuccessful in the future.

“This great turn out indicates to investors that there’s plenty of support,” Slavich said.

“Each and every one of those memberships will be critical in establishing an A-League team for Canberra.”

Foundation Memberships are available through all Service One Members Banking branches in the ACT, but Slavich encourages those interested to be quick before they sell out.