# The A-League Club That NEVER Happened + ONLY Way Pro/Rel Works In πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί? | EP 97 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/suited-and-booted-tv-7288931/the-a-league-club-that-never-happened-only-way-pro-rel-works-in-ep-97 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/suited-and-booted-tv-7288931/the-a-league-club-that-never-happened-only-way-pro-rel-works-in-ep-97.md Podcast: [Suited And Booted TV](https://stenobird.com/podcast/suited-and-booted-tv-7288931) Published: 2026-03-03T04:35:02+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/suited-and-booted-tv/episodes/the-a-league-club-that-never-happened-only-way-prorel-works Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/688a9cad6bbbf6afc72584c7/e/69a645cb20f5582da0c8a7d6/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/suited-and-booted-tv-7288931/episodes/the-a-league-club-that-never-happened-only-way-pro-rel-works-in-ep-97 Duration seconds: 5111 ## Resource We sit down with Matt Windley for a huge conversation about ambition, politics and the future of the game in Australia. You will hear things you’ve never heard before in this one!  Matt lays out his bold plan to take Berwick City Soccer Club all the way to the A-League β€” and what it would realistically take to get there. We dive into: πŸ”₯ The blueprint for elevating Berwick City to the top flight 🚧 The financial, licensing and structural hurdles standing in the way πŸ“ˆ Facilities, investors and what needs to happen behind the scenes πŸ”„ A1 & A2 β€” is splitting the top tier the ONLY way pro/rel could work in Australia? We also unpack the story of South East Melbourne Group β€” better known as Team 11 β€” the A-League expansion bid that never happened. 🏟️ Why Dandenong would’ve been the perfect suburb for a new club πŸ“Š The fan base, facilities and growth corridor that made it so strong πŸ‰ Claims that the AFL did everything they could to shut it down β€” and how cross-code politics shape expansion battles in this country And so so much more! Big thanks to our sponsor, eToro. Investing goals start with eToro. Sign up here: https://www.etoro.com/B20343_A127277_TClick.aspx eToro AUS Capital Limited AFSL 491139. eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. Your capital is at risk. See PDS and TMD. Crypto assets are unregulated & highly speculative. No consumer protection. Capital at risk. FOR MORE CONTENT - SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON: patreon.com/suitedandbootedtv β€’ ⁃ https://armadura.com.au The A-League Club That NEVER Happened + ONLY Way Pro/Rel Works In πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί? | EP 97 00:00 - Berwick City and Making A-League 29:00 - A1 A 2 Pro/Rel 45:00 - Etoro Moment of week 52:00 - Team 11 Dandenong Team Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/suited-and-booted-tv-7288931/episodes/the-a-league-club-that-never-happened-only-way-pro-rel-works-in-ep-97/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/suited-and-booted-tv-7288931/the-a-league-club-that-never-happened-only-way-pro-rel-works-in-ep-97.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.