So any whisper of Canberra re-considering another shot at an A-league bid for next season would be akin to jumping back in front of a loaded gun.

When ants run you can bet its going to rain. When billionaires like Clive Palmer and Nathan Tinkler run, removing their play money from soccer clubs, you can bet it's a big warning.

Football Federation Australia boss Ben Buckley made it clear in an interview with this paper on Saturday morning that an A-League team in Canberra was at least three to five years away.

What has become clearer in the days since then is that those driving Canberra's bid for an A-League team are the ones who must really hold their nerve. Canberra should wait at least the next three to five years to gauge whether the A-league is a competition worth entering.

Canberra bid chief Ivan Slavich has indicated he will soon return the $200 to each of the 2000 foundation investors among Canberra's contingent. They should be thankful, because rarely can A-league investors expect money back.

A-league clubs lost $27 million in the last financial year and it's projected they can expect similar losses again.

Another interesting conversation on Saturday was with Capital Football chief executive Heather Reid who revealed she was in talks with the Newcastle Jets about coming to Canberra for a training camp mid-year.

It would serve a dual purpose, giving Canberra teams strong competition to trial against, but also coinciding with the Kanga Cup international junior tournament. The presence of A-league players would inspire the kids.

The Canberra Times revealed recently that funding to the Kanga Cup, the largest junior soccer tournament in the southern hemisphere and a fixture of 20 years, would be halved to just $30,000 this year.

It's not my job to tell people how to spend their money, but at least funding a tournament such as this is an investment that contributes to a future.