SOCCERROO FOX Posted 12 November 2012 Posted 12 November 2012 I remember a great 3-3 draw a couple of years ago.... there was lots of needle with Muscat. Always seems to be lively when we play Victory Sydney are rubbish this year. The players they've bought are nowhere near as good as the players they got rid of, although if Culina gets fit things might improve. Even Del Piero was ordinary on saturday...he kept giving the ball away Wasn't any where near fit on Saturday.
ozleicester Posted 16 November 2012 Author Posted 16 November 2012 Meh.. i suppose we would take him.... http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/superstar-david-beckham-linked-with-a-league-move/story-fnddhv0x-1226518151893
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 16 November 2012 Posted 16 November 2012 Heard Scott Munn from the Melbourne Heart on the radio yesterday arvo and they are going to make a massive play to get him. They would go from 5K per home game to sell out of 30k for the 5 or 6 home games he would play could make them over $8m. Would certainly awake the sleeping giant in this country and go some way to boosting the profile of the league internationally and with none a-league followers in this country, would be a massive coup.
ACF Posted 16 November 2012 Posted 16 November 2012 Heard Scott Munn from the Melbourne Heart on the radio yesterday arvo and they are going to make a massive play to get him. They would go from 5K per home game to sell out of 30k for the 5 or 6 home games he would play could make them over $8m. Would certainly awake the sleeping giant in this country and go some way to boosting the profile of the league internationally and with none a-league followers in this country, would be a massive coup. Melbourne Heart having fans, that's the dream.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 16 November 2012 Posted 16 November 2012 That's why victory don't need him, we have enough fans
ozleicester Posted 19 November 2012 Author Posted 19 November 2012 A Bloody Good DAY! http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/ffa-boss-david-gallop-announces-four-year-160-million-tv-deal/story-fnddhv0x-1226519130653 With this and a potentially good world cup, this may be the start of Soccer becoming the biggest sport in Oz! "The former sleeping giant of Australian sport is awake," said incoming FFA CEO David Gallop. "He's out of bed, he's in the street and now has some cash in his pockets."
OzFox Posted 20 November 2012 Posted 20 November 2012 A Bloody Good DAY! http://www.adelaiden...x-1226519130653 With this and a potentially good world cup, this may be the start of Soccer becoming the biggest sport in Oz! "The former sleeping giant of Australian sport is awake," said incoming FFA CEO David Gallop. "He's out of bed, he's in the street and now has some cash in his pockets." Better get that stadium finished if Becks is coming to town Perth Glory is piecing together a $2 million bid to lure David Beckham on a 10-game guest stint – but admits Melbourne Heart may be the favourite in the race to bring the star to Australia. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1129649/Perth-scrounging-for-2-million-for-Beckham
ACF Posted 21 November 2012 Posted 21 November 2012 That's why victory don't need him, we have enough fans Or Ange has realised you don't need another ego in the dressing room.
Manwell Pablo Posted 22 November 2012 Posted 22 November 2012 Or Ange has realised you don't need another ego in the dressing room. Beckhams never really had an ego.
MC Prussian Posted 23 November 2012 Posted 23 November 2012 For years, I've wondered how Perth Glory fans are coping with each new season. They just can't have a decent away following and other club's support is unlikely to show up at the nib. Adelaide and Brisbane I can sort of see as being doable, but Perth...? How is the whole expansion thing coming along and why is it that a couple of previous franchises went through such a misery in terms of short-lived existence?
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 23 November 2012 Posted 23 November 2012 It's not really about away support tho, you don't make money by your fans travelling away to matches so it doesn't effect them. No teams apart from Melbourne Victory and Sydney see any away fans as there easier travel destinations. Travelling to an away game is an expensive practice as you virtually have to make a weekend of it. I'm going to Adelaide in a fortnight with 5 mates for the match and we are doing it pretty cheap and flights there on Friday early Morning and back Monday is over $200 alone. Were also going to New Zealand which our away end might just consist of me and my mates. The reason clubs folded, North Queensland and Gold Coast is that the league expanded too quick and they just didn't have the crowds, were talking a home crowd for Gold Coast of 1100 when the stadium seats 25,000 and probably needed a crowd of 5000 just to break even. Then every 2nd week flying to a match, the operating costs would of been huge. Also combine that with the fact the league failed to do there dudiligance as both cities weren't the best places to establish new clubs, well not yet any way. Even the AFL who are an economic power house here ( last tv rights were over a billion $ for 5 years and it only gets shown in Aus) are struggling in the gold coast as it is a big area by population but more retirees and tourists. Even the new team Western Sydney was rushed in, more because gold coast folded and they needed to maintain a ten team comp. The team established at the end of last season and bang they are up and running now. Things are only on the way up tho, better standard of play, new tv rights $160m for 4 years which will cover each teams salary cap making the teams more financial and the crowds are slowly improving. They have also said they are focussed on maintaining the current 10 teams and not expanding for at least 5 years. There is still along way to go but it's getting there. Qualify for the last 2 World cups and the a-league has improved the image and reputation of the sport in this country no end. As per the title of the late great Johnny Warrens book "Sheilas, Wogs and poofters" as back 10 - 15 years ago on girls, wogs and gays apparently played football in this country. Know you have people going to games, watch and knowing the a-league and more people and places watching and showing the EPL. I'm waffling on a bit now but i think you get the jist, football in this country isn't as ingrained in the typical aussie so there are a lot of barriers and stereotypes that need to be broken down and errors made so they can learn from them. It's going to be a slowly, slowly approach from here on in for the a-league.
purpleronnie Posted 24 November 2012 Posted 24 November 2012 Victory winning again...what's going on?
OzFox Posted 24 November 2012 Posted 24 November 2012 Sydney lose....again. They played a bit better this time though. Almost looked like a football team for parts of the second half. As predicted, all the del Piero bandwaggoners have disappeared. 35,000 for the Jets, 22,000 for Perth and now 13,000 last night against Adelaide
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 25 November 2012 Posted 25 November 2012 Probably Victorys best win of the season, played with 10 men for most of the game and kept our first clean sheet of the season. Hopefully we can push on from this and play our first game of the season at our proper home on Friday which will be good.
Aus Fox Posted 25 November 2012 Posted 25 November 2012 Probably Victorys best win of the season, played with 10 men for most of the game and kept our first clean sheet of the season. Hopefully we can push on from this and play our first game of the season at our proper home on Friday which will be good. Always great to be back at AAMI feels like a proper football ground, and we are starting to look like a decent side again
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 25 November 2012 Posted 25 November 2012 Always great to be back at AAMI feels like a proper football ground, and we are starting to look like a decent side again Except no Milligan and Thompson for the next 2 weeks as they are on Australian dutys playing the footballing power houses of Hong Kong, Guam and Chinesse Taipe.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 30 November 2012 Posted 30 November 2012 Another good win cementing 3rd on the table bring on the top of the table Adelaide away next year can't wait!
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 30 January 2013 Posted 30 January 2013 Anyone see the Victory v Sydney Game last Saturday, was one of the better atmospheres i've been to. Public Holiday and a sell out crowd between to rivals, meant plenty of signing from North End and South End plus the sold out Sydney end. I also backed it up and saw the womens league game the follow day against the same teams. Thought there would be a couple hundred there at best, rocked up only to find a massive queue to get in, the crowd was over 4,000. There was tifo and non stop signing for the full 90 minutes despite the loss. Was a pretty crazy crowd for the small numbers and the skills for the women was of really decent quality.
ozleicester Posted 30 January 2013 Author Posted 30 January 2013 Anyone see the Victory v Sydney Game last Saturday, was one of the better atmospheres i've been to. Public Holiday and a sell out crowd between to rivals, meant plenty of signing from North End and South End plus the sold out Sydney end. I also backed it up and saw the womens league game the follow day against the same teams. Thought there would be a couple hundred there at best, rocked up only to find a massive queue to get in, the crowd was over 4,000. There was tifo and non stop signing for the full 90 minutes despite the loss. Was a pretty crazy crowd for the small numbers and the skills for the women was of really decent quality. Watched some of it on telly... couldnt hear the crowd... actually.. couldn't even see the crowd.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 30 January 2013 Posted 30 January 2013 Watched some of it on telly... couldnt hear the crowd... actually.. couldn't even see the crowd. For the W-league? I re-watched a bit on telly and you could hear it fine. For the mens it's all you could hear.....which lets face it, it's better than listening to Andy Harper and Robbie Slatter The side the camera was facing was closed, we were all behind the goals non stop singing about 4-500 of us. The side the camera was on was packed on the lower level. We were singing that the Victory women pull a better crowd than Melbourne Heart, which isn't far off the mark.
ozleicester Posted 30 January 2013 Author Posted 30 January 2013 For the W-league? I re-watched a bit on telly and you could hear it fine. For the mens it's all you could hear.....which lets face it, it's better than listening to Andy Harper and Robbie Slatter The side the camera was facing was closed, we were all behind the goals non stop singing about 4-500 of us. The side the camera was on was packed on the lower level. We were singing that the Victory women pull a better crowd than Melbourne Heart, which isn't far off the mark. The W league -- yeh i figured that it mustve been same side, pity really as the game was ok and it was embarrassing to see an (apparently) empty stadium.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 30 January 2013 Posted 30 January 2013 The W league -- yeh i figured that it mustve been same side, pity really as the game was ok and it was embarrassing to see an (apparently) empty stadium. Yeah 4,183 wasn't even a record apparently. Was surprissed by the standard, even the goal keeping was pretty good as normally that's poor in womens football. .
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 4 February 2013 Posted 4 February 2013 41,000 people for the Melbourne Derby, cracking match, great atmosphere is what football is all about, instead the stupid anti football journos decided to only write about broken seats. This league is certaintly coming along loving each match.........also helps when were 2nd on the table!
ozleicester Posted 4 February 2013 Author Posted 4 February 2013 41,000 people for the Melbourne Derby, cracking match, great atmosphere is what football is all about, instead the stupid anti football journos decided to only write about broken seats. This league is certaintly coming along loving each match.........also helps when were 2nd on the table! Fantastic crowd and apparently a good match. As for the journos, if there isnt a media conspiracy against football (soccer) in this country then ill be amazed.
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