Football Tasmania President Bob Gordon has said whilst he is disappointed there will be no A-League game played for points on Tasmanian soil this season, he nonetheless left a meeting with the State Government encouraged.
Yesterday, Football Tasmania Chair Bob Gordon and Board Member Daniel Hanna held a constructive meeting with the Minister for Sport, and Deputy Premier, Jeremy Rockliff.
Mr Gordon said that the meeting was positive and outlined a potential way forward to the ultimate goal of Tasmania having its own A-League team.
“The meeting was very important in providing us with some clarity about the Government’s requirements in order for them to provide the funding support we need to bring elite-level football to Tasmania,” Mr Gordon said.
“While it is disappointing that the Government has indicated that they are unable to provide us with financial support to bring Western United or a W-League team to Tasmania for the coming season, we were assured by the Deputy Premier that they share our goals of improving pathways for Tasmanian football players, and ultimately having our own team.
“We look forward to continuing to engage with the Government in our structured way over coming months to progress this goal.”