Experienced imports, the emergence of young home grown talent and a finely balanced league has the two former Socceroos excited about kick off on October 19.

Melbourne Victory legend, Thompson, believes Japan great Keisuke Honda will spearhead the Big V's charge towards back-to-back titles.

While Bosnich declared reports of the A-League's woes were overblown. The competition has been in the middle of a revolution.

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Speaking on Fox Sports Thompson said: (Honda) is arguably one of the best Asian players that’s ever been produced so to have him on our shores is exciting.

“But I think what's exciting about this season is it's almost been like two months out from the start of the season when we were talking about A-League players whether it be Honda, whether it be Usain Bolt trying to get contract.

“I don’t think it’s been heard of leading into the A-League season, speaking about A-League starts two months out. Already the build-up of excitement was there and I’m really looking forward to this year because I think the teams are quite level.”

With 18 of the 23 imports having played in the world’s five big leagues Fox Sports host Adam Peacock said it wouldn’t be long before the next A-League great emerges.

“They’re not the biggest name now but in three or four months’ time we’ll be talking about them like your Bruno Fornarolis, your Thomas Broich, your Besart Berishas that have jumped out time and time again," Peacock said.

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But Bosnich said it was the rise of Gen Next that showed the league had taken that next step. The former Manchester United custodian made special mention to Riley McGree's Puskas Award nomination for last season's scorpion kick scorcher.

“You spoke about some of the stars but also what I found very, very significant in the last two or three seasons is the development of young Australian players," Bosnich said. Every one of those young Australian players I've seen come and play in the A-League have never let anybody down. In fact, they’ve actually done really, really well. And the fact that now young players here in Australia have got that opportunity to play professionally before they want to make a move overseas or whatever is a tribute to everybody that's involved in football.

“When I left the country in 1988, although what the people did during that time was absolutely fantastic, there was not a professional league. The fact that there is a professional league and it's going to get bigger and better now is a real tribute to everybody that's involved.

"What I'm seeing is these young Australian players now coming into the A-League playing with some of these top players (and) they’re more than holding their own."

Thompson added: “Each clubs recruited really really well some of the players that have been brought in are only going to help some of the youngsters.  Like Honda, these guys come in – (including Aussies) Ben Halloran and Craig Goodwin who’ve had that experience of being overseas - so they can pass it down to the young guys coming through.

"I actually think this year is going to be the most exciting A-League season we’ve ever seen.”