OT: Association Football

[the phantom menace]

The APL last night held an emergency board meeting and confirmed they will be standing by their decision. So, they have completely ignored the backlash.

Disgraceful.

So the APL essentially is the clubs that are in the A-League... but the APL is standing by its decision re grand finals in Sydney, which at least some if not a majority of clubs of the APL/A-League have made statements of opposition...?

Or do the A-League clubs vote on who gets to be their APL Board Members, and now there will be a mutiny and potential deselection of the APL club reps?

Shame on Wanderers club supporting the decision, in the face of the country-wide dissent from fellow clubs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They should rig it so two Sydney clubs play in the grand final. Then nobody can complain.

 

[Twizzle]

They should rig it so two Sydney clubs play in the grand final. Then nobody can complain.

or at least a Sydney team and a Central Coast team

 

[Twizzle]

so, on the big one

Frogs or Argies ?

Frogs will defend their title for mine

 

[the phantom menace]

Sun 18 Dec 2:00am AEDST - Third Place game
Croatia v Morocco

Mon 19 Dec 2:00am AEDST - World Cup Final
Argentina v France

I agree with France for the win, and Croatia for third place.

 

[Eelementary]

so, on the big one

Frogs or Argies ?

Frogs will defend their title for mine

I think France will win, but I'm hoping Argentina win, so the CR7 fan boys can have some salt rubbed into their wounds.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Here to watch Suity kick off.

 

[chiefy1]

The a league is close to death atm. It was bad enough that the major pay tv players had left the building and there are only a couple of games to watch on free, nobody will want the rights after this. After such an inspirational run in the wc, this is a shocking look. They really needed to beef up security after it was known protests may happen

 

[Avenger]

It’s always been a basket case in this country. There was a little up swing when the Wanderers were good and the rivalry with Sydney FC was entertaining but now it’s just about on its last legs. Nobody knows the solution. It’s just a shit show and I switched off a couple of seasons ago.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Why is everyone talking about soccer lately?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It’s always been a basket case in this country. There was a little up swing when the Wanderers were good and the rivalry with Sydney FC was entertaining but now it’s just about on its last legs. Nobody knows the solution. It’s just a shit show and I switched off a couple of seasons ago.

I was into it for a while. I lost interest around the time Sydney FC began their recent period of dominance.

Globalisation has killed Australian soccer. A handful of massive teams in Europe can provide all the football needs of everyone on the planet, really. If people are still watching lesser teams in lesser leagues it's only out of nostalgia. The A-League doesn't really have that. Nobody's dad tells stories about going to watch the Wanderers at Cumberland Oval when he was little. Maybe @parra pete does, but then it's just the lead in to some horrific pun.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I was into it for a while. I lost interest around the time Sydney FC began their recent period of dominance.

Globalisation has killed Australian soccer. A handful of massive teams in Europe can provide all the football needs of everyone on the planet, really. If people are still watching lesser teams in lesser leagues it's only out of nostalgia. The A-League doesn't really have that. Nobody's dad tells stories about going to watch the Wanderers at Cumberland Oval when he was little. Maybe @parra pete does, but then it's just the lead in to some horrific pun.

Wouldn't that pretty much end sport on a global scale?

 

[the phantom menace]

Wow, the flare f**kwits really did it this time... disrupting the match, potentially damaging a TV camera and injuring a player.

'Strong sanctions' promised after Melbourne derby abandoned as protesting fans injure City keeper

Football Australia launches an investigation after an A-League Men match is abandoned when spectators storm onto the playing surface, injuring City goalkeeper Tom Glover and referee Alex King.

www.abc.net.au

And this report is not from the usual suspects which some people like to accuse of agendas against soccer etc. Just leave your fireworks at home, "active" neanderthals!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Wouldn't that pretty much end sport on a global scale?

There’s a long tail of nostalgia.

 

[Twizzle]

Then there are results like this that make it interesting again

 

[Gronk]

Testosterone overload.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Is that the Apex gang?

 

[Incorrect]

Is that the Apex gang?

No, the 2 blokes about to fall off the crossbar are from the Arse over Apex gang.....

 

[the phantom menace]

Here to watch Suity kick off.

In support of the "active" A-League neanderthals, who put domestic football back 5 (or 40) years...? I don't see anything kicking off at all.

 

[the phantom menace]

There's some valiant attempts to defend the A-League in this article, but anything short of banning active/behind the posts viewing won't help the domestic game retain/repair the family interest it needs to remain viable as a live or televised commodity.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/police-have-launched-investigation-into-australian-footballs-darkest-day/news-story/c76d30de79304969c33a6011942b8d95