Adelaide United set to return to A-League fold

Adelaide United is set to be the latest W-League team to return to the administration of their A-League counterparts.

“The Lady Reds back with us makes perfect sense to me,’’ Adelaide United chairman Greg Griffin told The Advertiser.

“The people I had to meet with have been very positive about it.  I’ll know this week whether it will happen and I have had a very good response from the person I needed a very good response from."

If the transition were to occur, Adelaide United would become the third W-League team in the past year to return to the administration of the A-League side.

In Adelaide's case, the state Federation, Football Federation South Australia, has born the financial and administrative costs of running the club.

Griffin is currently in talks with the South Australian Government to provide additional financial support, with the A-League club looking to focus on the development of local talent.

“We’re talking about the importance of keeping elite female sport thriving in South Australia. It’s very important for our state and for the game in South Australia.”

Currently, despite bearing the names of their A-League counterparts (except Canberra), the nine W-League teams are run by a mixture of A-League clubs and State Federations.