There are four ways things can pan out from here for the Canberra bid. BEST CASE SCENARIO The Canberra bid will be short-listed and then named later this year as one of two new teams set to enter the A-League. This would mean the FFA will be satisfied Canberra's proposed "50 plus one" ownership model will ensure the club's sustainability for years to come.

The community ownership model is aimed at giving fans the biggest stake in running the club and based on the one used in Germany, where a club can only obtain a Bundesliga licence if the club's members retain overall control. Loading Canberra bid team member Michael Caggiano met with officials from Deloitte and the FFA last week and potential Singapore investors on Tuesday. Caggiano remains confident they'll get the nod and emphasised they'll keep working over the next month on that presumption. "The FFA has history of clubs not making their way and having to be rescued financially, the North Queensland Fury's of the world, so commercial partners will play a key role," Caggiano said.

"We're not here to be a flash in the pan or wow them up front with cash, we want to build a club that's going to be around for a long time. "We’ve got a stadium, maybe not the greatest, but we possibly have an avenue to a new stadium and I think our bid is quite strong in terms of football operations. "We'll be setting up an academy and engaging with community and connecting with fans. We as a bid team are going to continue to work because we think our bid is strong. "We won't just sit on our hands, we’ll assume we'll make the shortlist and push forward continuing to work with the community and interested parties." BEST OF THE REST

Loading If Canberra miss out the bid team will be keeping a close eye on the future of the Wellington Phoenix. The Phoenix are fighting for survival and it could present Canberra a chance to take over the licence. Wellington's current A-League licence agreement expires at the end of the 2019-20 season and further extensions will only occur if the club hits certain 'metrics'.

A-League chief Greg O'Rourke said that Wellington are currently below where they need to be to trigger a licence extension. The metrics are around attendances and increased broadcast rights, but not even Phoenix co-owner Gareth Morgan is optimistic about reaching them. "We got a renewal, we're two years into it and that was dependant on particular performance criteria, which I have to say to you right at this stage don't look great," Morgan said. "Something's got to happen in the next two years, otherwise it's goodbye Charlie." If they don't improve it paves the way for Canberra to replace the Phoenix in the 2020-21 season, but this would be depended on the FFA deeming them the third-best bid.

LAST CHANCE SALOON Loading The Australian Association of Football Clubs want to establish a national second division and introduce a promotion and relegation system with the A-League. Canberra has eight premier clubs who are members of the AAFC and are keen to see this happen, but realistically they could only compete nationally if they pooled their resources into one team. If they miss out, the bid team should turn their attention to the Canberra clubs and work with them to get an ACT team promoted into the A-League.

A promotion and regelation system would be unlikely to come into affect for at least five years and then the Canberra team would need to win the second division. If this is how Canberra gets a team in the top flight it will take plenty of determination and patience from all involved. NO DICE Unfortunately, Canberrans know the pain of missing out completely after Slavich's ill-fated A-League4Canberra bid was overlooked. They raised $5 million in government and corporate support and foundation memberships, but the Western Sydney Wanderers were given the nod.