Bid spokesperson Geoff Short told au.fourfourtwo.com that he was "very confident" the bid would succeed.

The Gold Coast-based Short described bid backer Fischer-Massa as "passionate beyond belief" about football.

"She wants to make it one of the best teams in the league. Everything she puts her mind to is usually successful."

Short, who has AFL links (he helped set up the country v metro AFL tournament in Victoria ) has a commercial finance background and would likely be CEO of the new franchise should it get the green light.

Fischer-Massa has amassed her financial empire through nursing homes and is owner of Victorian state league club Altona Magic.

Short also rubbished as "untruths" claims his bid owed around $10,000 to a Sydney legal firm for services rendered and that legal options were currently being looked at by that firm.

"Some people will try anything - there are jealousies," he said. "Once we've been granted a licence we'll talk more but for the moment we don't want to say any more."

However au.fourfourtwo.com has sighted documentation which confirms that there are outstanding payments being claimed and demands pending for such outstanding payments.

Short also confirmed there had been informal discussions about the Fisher-Massa bid taking a stake in Gold Coast Galaxy before that bid was overtaken by Clive Palmer, who has since been granted an A-League licence on the Gold Coast.

The discussions between Galaxy and Short were in progress while the Fischer-Massa camp were in possession of a provisional franchise license for Townsville.

Yesterday, (Wed) a second Nth Qld bid presented to the FFA.

The decision on which clubs are included in the A-League's expansion from eight is expected by the end of this month.