FOOTBALL Queensland chief executive Geoff Foster will deliver a glowing review of the Northern Fury's A-League ambitions when he meets FFA boss David Gallop next week.



Foster was in Townsville this week, scrutinising the first year of the club's rebirth and he liked what he saw.

FQ are fully behind the Fury's five-year plan to resurrect following their controversial axing from Australia's premier competition in 2011 and aren't about to let FFA forget.



"Our ambitions to have an A-league licence in five years in Townsville are very real," said Foster, who will meet Gallop in Sydney on Thursday. "I'm very impressed with the work the Fury are doing.



They (FFA) have already said there won't be an A-League review in the current broadcast period, which has another three years remaining, and we accept that.



"But when the opportunity comes we want to be able to present a compelling case."



To do that, Northern have started from the ground up, with all representative programs from under-12s to Queensland's National Premier League teams running under the Fury banner.



Foster was a realist, conceding the Fury's maiden year wasn't without fault.



"But I love the fact that they have recognised some of their failings from last season and are very actively putting processes in place to make that better," he said.



One has been the recruitment of former A-League coach Ian Ferguson as the club's director of football.

Ferguson has quickly gone about tightening the club's coaching structures, demanding minimum B-licence qualifications.



"It's positive and it's a real investment," Foster said.



"We've got a program that anticipates a (Fury) National Youth League licence for 2015, a W-League licence for 2016 and a full A-League licence at the first opportunity of FFA Review."



But Foster said it would be unrealistic to expect that would mean guaranteed entry. He highlighted that franchises in Canberra, Wollongong and even Gold Coast were vying for admission.



"My board has decided that in Queensland our priority is North Queensland," Foster said.



I don't believe FFA have a full understanding or appreciation about the tyranny of distance and the difficulty (FQ) have in providing opportunities for advancing athletes (from its Brisbane base).



"It is absolutely imperative that we have a northern advanced player base and we will work to achieve that end."