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Former Macarthur FC manager Dwight Yorke has slammed the A-League, declaring the struggling competition faces a dire future.

The 51-year-old, who left the Bulls in controversial circumstances in January after reportedly labelling his squad a 'pub team', stated 'Australian football has just got it totally wrong' in a number of key areas.

Yorke pointed to staging fixtures across summer as opposed to winter, no promotion and relegation and a lack of marquee talent due to the owners from the 12 clubs 'agreeing' when it comes to a salary cap.

'There is so much talent in Australia, but it is being killed by the system,' he told News Corp.

'The A-League is just too much of a comfort zone because all the [12] clubs are safe and it's just crying out for change.