IVAN Slavich, leader of the failed A League 4 Canberra bid is going to be sitting in the Delphi room of the Woden Hellenic Club, 10am to 1pm, on Saturday, July 7 giving as much money away as he can.

There’s a catch, of course. He’s there to refund the hundreds of thousands of dollars in foundation donations to the hundreds of Canberrans who chipped in to try and persuade the FFA that Canberra should have an A League team. The federation was ultimately unswayed by Team Slavich’s effort and in April awarded a licence to a bid from the western suburbs of Sydney.

Now Ivan and wife Anna have the chore of refunding money to those original bid supporters who haven’t elected to donate the money towards promoting elite men’s football in the ACT and region. The interest accrued from the fund is being donated to this objective through Capital Football.

Ivan says: “Please bring your photo ID (passport or licence), it would also be helpful for you to bring the original certificate if you have it and/or proof of payment. We will then issue you a cheque for $200 per membership. Other arrangements will be made for people interstate or for those who cannot travel.

“Thank you to all who helped out, it has been an honour and privilege to have led the process and, hopefully, sometime in the future there will be an A League team for Canberra. ”

All queries to slavich@grapevine.com.au