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Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has advocated the introduction of a national second division to sit beneath the A-League and act as a stepping stone to professional football.Citing the positive effect of the FFA Cup on state league football, Postecoglou believes there is merit in the idea of bringing together the top clubs from the various National Premier Leagues in one competition and give more opportunities to players and coaches.The goal would be for promotion to and relegation from the top tier - but until that becomes feasible, he reckons a new division would serve a purpose in giving second-tier clubs an incentive to grow and bridging the gap between the A-League and the NPL.When I was coaching A-League I used to get quite a few players from NPL clubs and even the training load was a massive jump for them, Postecoglou said.The divide between what were seeing in the A-League and in the NPL will become wider and wider unless we can provide a link between the two, because I see the A-League clubs becoming more and more professional.A really strong second-tier competition can surely help.Weve seen the FFA Cup provide that little of window of opportunity and you see how its been embraced by the whole football community.If you can bridge that gap by giving some incentive to some of the second-tier clubs to become a bit more professional, therell be more (talent) coming out of there.Postecoglou said there would have to be tight controls around the administration of a second division, who would be allowed in, and how it would link with the A-League, if not immediately by direct promotion and relegation.Australia is one of only two major footballing nations, along with the United States, without promotion and relegation in their top-flight domestic leagues.It is a topic of increasingly hot debate in Australia and while FFA chief executive David Gallop recently described it as the ultimate prize for the sport, there are no plans to introduce it, and Australias geography and tough sporting market presents numerous challenges.Postecoglou described himself as pretty bullish about immediate A-League expansion, with a second tier and promotion and relegation ideally to follow.For me the first stage is to say lets get some more teams in the top division, provide more opportunities for players and supporters and I think youll find from there, growth will kind of happen anyway, he said.I understand theres economics behind it but from where I sit, I think theres a real need for it, and sooner rather than later. Chris Bosh Heat Jersey .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. Dwyane Wade Jersey . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. https://www.heatlockerroom.com/Chris-Silva-City-Edition-Jersey/ . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Derrick Jones Heat Jersey . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Tyler Herro Jersey . It says Pocklingtons lawyer filed the appeal Friday in a California court. CTV Edmonton also says Pocklington gave a $100,000 cash deposit as part of the conditions of his bail, and that he will be out on bail until his appeal is heard. LAS VEGAS -- The New England Patriots are still the No. 1 team in the NFL Vegas Rankings here at Chalk, with the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys continuing to close the gap.In fact, the top eight teams remain the same from last week; the only change being that the Minnesota Vikings, who were alone at No. 6 last week, have moved into a three-way tie at No. 4 with the idle Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos.The main purpose of the NFL Vegas Rankings is to compare two teams as if they were to meet on a neutral field (after which most teams get 2.dddddddddddd5 points for home-field advantage) and to assess the current point spread. Weve also added the FPI and Massey-Peabody rankings to our chart.Heres a look at the teams making the biggest moves up and down the rankings, and then well look for some Week 12 value plays using the rankings:Movin on up ' ' '