6 out of 10 is good enough for me

There will be 6 teams in the A-League Finals this season. That's 6 from 10.

Many football fans are already crying in there beer, saying the sixth team should not be able to win, it's unAustralian, unfootball..blah blah blah.


Well check out the AFL and NRL. The eigth team is always dumped early from memory. The reason? If you are eigth you are not so good are you and you are usually beaten in the first round of the finals.

The Premiers get to play in Asia. I like that.

The second Asian Spot, the Champions Spot is fought out among the six, with most games being a straight knock-out. Should make for an exciting finale, big crowds and pure edge of the seat drama. Almost FA Cup in feel for those that pine for such a competition.

And let's face it some teams season could be over after three weeks if we reduce the finals to five or even four teams; and with the vulnerable financial state of many clubs do we really want that.

Even the the fickle Aussie sports fans might not turn up to watch if their team drifts out of contention in September!