Hal 5 Draw

Hal 5 Draw

To a large extend we have left the protection of playing in Summer only .... starting earlier finishing latter ...  Hear we go ... The start of stage 3 I guess in the rebirth Obie One I hope you made the right call...

The draw itself http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00001132-source.pdf

Other comments ...

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25356022-5006068,00.html

No Time for Excuses...

Archie Fraser the man charged with taking the A-League to the next level has warned the clubs he intends to set demanding benchmarks and won't tolerate "mediocrity".

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=27199

BB  also explained the issues that bear on the construction of the Hyundai A-League draw.

"We have a number of unique international factors which have to be taken into account which are placeholders for the draw."

These include:

    * FIFA match dates involving the Qantas Socceroos
    * Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup qualifying fixtures for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
    * AFC Champions League fixtures involving Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets, and
    * potential participation of either Central Coast or Newcastle in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (emulating Adelaide United's achievement from 2008).

Buckley said that there were other issues to factor into the draw, such as:

    * Club and fan preference
    * player and match official welfare
    * other major events including other sporting codes fixtures
    * venue availability, and
    * broadcaster preferences. Midfielder2009-04-20 16:44:24