Jimmy Jeggo
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I think it's sort of twofold.
I think in the sense of the way the A-League is going and developing youngsters and also
you know, the overseas clubs are starting to look at our young players, starting to pay money for our young players, which then helps the clubs be more self-sustainable is one side of the coin.
And it's really, really important because I think, because obviously then it gives our players, you know, it encourages clubs here to give young players opportunity and then they then get a move and clubs get reimbursed for it.
And I think the onus is then on,
on the clubs here to produce players that cannot just get that first move to Europe but get that second move and that third move because that often brings in more money but it also keeps European clubs and clubs around the world coming to look for players because if they pay a bit of money for them and in the two or three years they end up back in the A-League then clubs are going to stop looking in Australia but I think the performances that a lot of young players are putting on at the World Cup will continue to encourage clubs to keep looking at Australian talent which is a massive
which is a massive positive.
And then the other side of it is, you know, from the infrastructure point of view and just continuing to get as much support as we can in this country for football, because I think the environment we create, the environment we create is so important to producing players for the next five, 10, 15, 20 years.
And that's making it accessible for everyone.
That's making the league as big as possible because football,
We want players in the A-League to play in front of crowds, to play under a little bit of pressure, to have interest around the game so that then when they step up to the next level, that these things don't come as a shock.
So again, I think the World Cup is always a great opportunity and then it's up to us as a football community to really try and push the envelope a little bit and keep developing the game forward.