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#435858 - you a Hamlet fan? I feel you "doth protest too much"...!

First, Frankston have been copping some flack here for some time so its not case of finally at all - there has been a lot of Frankston sniping going on. I have seen no evidence to say it is warranted but it has been occurring - which at least suggests quite a few disaffected people.

Second, it turns out much of what has been said about Knox has been pretty on the money and not unfounded or damaging necessarily. They appear to have done a reasonable job over the last couple of years of self inflicted harm if what we have seen from their President and in the media is any indication.

It looks to me like Tex has heard a rumour, possibly from a Board Member, and is seeking confirmation. Its not as though he launched on here and claimed Frankston was broke, couldn't afford their venue and were about to call in the liquidators... Tex is guilty of sensationalizing the topic header but not much else.

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Frankston won't play Big V....it would hurt the club and they would loose alot of players in the U18's to the other clubs in the area

Why not? How would Big V Championship look if Knox, Frankston and Albury all went there, those 3 teams along with the top 4 from Champ this year who were SEABL quality and all of a sudden the gap closes and Big V present a much more affordable top tier option, possibly for teams like Dandy and Sandy to come back?

Its great to hypothesize about those three clubs going into BIG V but it wont happen. Big V needs to focus on its existing member clubs and stablizing them.Then go and look at some potential expansion clubs in the growth corridors.Corio Bay was a great example of that.

How would including SEABL clubs in Big V take anything away from stabilizing the existing clubs? All it does is make the top division stronger.

Big V needs to focus on its existing clubs to make sure they are all financially viable.The three clubs mentioned have made no formal approach to Big V about transferring across.

Nice disinformation attempt HD!

"The three clubs mentioned have made no formal approach to Big V about transferring across."

Does not mean they have not discussed it in depth locally, at Board or executive level. It is pretty clear it has been canvassed at Knox at least.

Meaning they have made no formal approach to BIG V to transfer across.Doesnt mean they havent discussed it at a board level.

Cost of SEABL entry is going up by 12% across the next 2 years. Clubs do not like the idea of an expensive comp becoming more expensive.

As much as it sounds simple, some current SEABL clubs would be stupid if they did not consider a move to State Champ.

I know Ballarat have discussed it but are afraid of what would happen if they lost the status of being a SEABL program.

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