The new A-League campaign arrives with enormous excitement but also a lot of questions across the board.

For many clubs, it has been a big off-season of change in the dressing rooms.

Revitalising the roster is something that happens every so often in football and for a few of us, that time had come.

Those fresh faces could provide the key to a successful A-League season.

Among them are a few Australian guys with a fair bit of pedigree. 

Socceroos Dario Vidosic, Ivan Franjic and Michael Zullo are just a couple of the top shelf players coming back from stints overseas.

From a Wanderers perspective, Dario is a class player who we are really excited to have at the club.

His creativity in the attacking third is a huge bonus and I look forward to working with him over the next few months.

He arrives alongside a raft of new foreign players for the 2015-16 season.

Like other foreigners at rival clubs, they come in with a degree of uncertainty at this stage.

If history tells us anything though, there will definitely be a few surprise packets among them as the year wears on.

Where they fit at this point remains to be seen, but bringing in new personnel means things might not gel perfectly for the first few rounds. Sometimes it can take even longer than that.

That’s why it can be crucial to pick up a some positive results early on to boost the confidence of the group.

It is amazing how quickly the ball can get rolling after a few wins.

CBA distraction

One thing holding back some of the excitement for the new campaign is the stalled collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations between the PFA and FFA.

Now is not time to play the blame game for either party.

Reaching an agreement as soon as possible will be the best result for everyone.

We don’t need this sort of issue hanging over the code just as the season kicks off.

Change does need to occur. 

As the league continues to improve, it is vital the conditions and support networks around the competition grow with it.

Part of that involves a retirement fund for players.

As it stands, when many footballers finish their careers that is the end of the road.

It can lead to a troubled few years away from the game, both financial and mentally.

The fund will supply a level of support of players as they go through one of the biggest transitions of their life.

By having that level of security there, players can put their minds at ease.