Loading More games means more expenses but Canberra United could be covered thanks to an alliance with a potential A-League club in the capital. It is understood the Canberra A-League bid team met with Capital Football on Friday to iron out the final details of a formal partnership with Canberra United. The bid wants to join forces with the W-League club in a deal that would see the teams play double-headers, share resources and finances to form a powerhouse like Melbourne City. Melbourne City have won the past three W-League titles - their first three seasons in the competition - thanks in part to the support of their A-League counterparts.

The Canberra A-League bid have heavyweight overseas investors and if they win a licence it could pave the way for United to become the first fully-professional W-League club. Canberra could be in the A-League as soon as next summer and they'd play most of their inaugural season alongside the women if Reid's vision comes to fruition. But it's not as simple pushing the W-League season out another four weeks as that would clash with foreign leagues, most notably the National Women's Soccer League which is recognised as the best in the world. To keep the bye rounds and ensure the W-League still attracted top international talent, teams would have to play midweek games. But that still equates to one match every seven days over the course of the season. "Next season home-and-away has to happen, this season was to improve the broadcasting arrangement and next season we have to see a home-and-away draw," Reid said.

Loading "It's a crazy situation we're in where teams don’t play each other twice, it's too short a season and not a level playing field at the moment. I’m confident we can make that happen by next season." Canberra United coach Heather Garriock threw her support behind the concept but said officials had to be smart with how it was implement. "If the season's longer in length it's going to jeopardise us getting the quality internationals," Garriock said. "Whereas I agree with [Reid] and having a full home-and-away, can we do mid-week games?