``I want to just be a landlord,'' he said. ``I want the kids to be looked after, that they don't have to worry about their club's future or worry about buying a pair of socks.

``I don't want them doing drugs or robbing people in the street. I want coaches to just have to worry about coaching.''

Bob Stojanovic said it wasn't as simple as meeting the two clubs' financial debts, however.

``It's more complex than that.''

He said he had to be satisfied the football club would be well managed and it was crucial that he could buy Gabbie Stadium.

Joe Meissner was announced as the new owner of the stadium in April.

Meissner is the head of a consortium seeking a second Sydney A-League licence in the national soccer competition and the chairman of Premier League team Nepean United.

He said the stadium had been bought as a training home should the A-League bid be successful, and would be rented out for use by other local sporting teams.

Mr Stojanovic disputed Mr Meissner's ownership, saying he understood only a deposit had been paid. He hoped to arrange a meeting with Mr Meissner to discuss ownership.

The managing director of Bluebells Australia, a building maintenance services business, Mr Stojanovic said he wanted to buy the stadium outright and would not charge junior teams if he were the owner.

``That's morally wrong,'' he said.

Mr Stojanovic said he had held preliminary discussions with Blacktown City chairman David Fitzharris and Greg Wilcox, who is acting for the licensed club liquidators.

He said it wasn't as simple as putting up the money for the club to reopen new licensing, gambling, police and other approvals would be needed.

``I've got my accountants and lawyers looking at it,'' he said.

``I would want to look at the club's constitution and be satisfied about how it would be run.''

Mr Stojanovic said he had looked at the club and it would take about $1 million in refurbishment for it to reopen, if approvals were granted.

The club closed in early May

with debts of about $3 million.

``You can't take it with you,'' he said of money. ``I want to give back to the country that gave me a home.

``I'm very positive,'' he said of the chance of keeping the football club alive and reviving the licensed club.