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almost 11 years ago

v CCM on 28th July.

Certainly extends the playing season.

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almost 11 years ago

Why isn't it on a weekend?

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almost 11 years ago

ConanTroutman wrote:

Why isn't it on a weekend?

All FFA Cup games are midweek except for the final.
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almost 11 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Why isn't it on a weekend?

All FFA Cup games are midweek except for the final.

Yeah, but why? If they want to engage with the public it makes much more sense to play it on weekends. The A League hasn't started yet and I'm sure the other clubs could rearrange their state league fixtures if needed. It just seems strange to me - sure in Europe a lot of cup competitions get played midweek but that's usually because they're trying to fit so many games into a season (bigger leagues, European comps, multiple domestic cups). Australia doesn't have that excuse.

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almost 11 years ago

Maybe it's up against the Aus inter-state luge championship league during the weekends?

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almost 11 years ago

ConanTroutman wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Why isn't it on a weekend?

All FFA Cup games are midweek except for the final.

Yeah, but why? If they want to engage with the public it makes much more sense to play it on weekends. The A League hasn't started yet and I'm sure the other clubs could rearrange their state league fixtures if needed. It just seems strange to me - sure in Europe a lot of cup competitions get played midweek but that's usually because they're trying to fit so many games into a season (bigger leagues, European comps, multiple domestic cups). Australia doesn't have that excuse.

As always, the answer is probably TV.
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almost 11 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

Maybe it's up against the Aus inter-state luge championship league during the weekends?

Saturday is barbies and a few beers.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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almost 11 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Why isn't it on a weekend?

All FFA Cup games are midweek except for the final.

Yeah, but why? If they want to engage with the public it makes much more sense to play it on weekends. The A League hasn't started yet and I'm sure the other clubs could rearrange their state league fixtures if needed. It just seems strange to me - sure in Europe a lot of cup competitions get played midweek but that's usually because they're trying to fit so many games into a season (bigger leagues, European comps, multiple domestic cups). Australia doesn't have that excuse.

As always, the answer is probably TV.

You're probably right. They could at least have the untelevised games on weekends though

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almost 11 years ago

ConanTroutman wrote:

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

Why isn't it on a weekend?

All FFA Cup games are midweek except for the final.

Yeah, but why? If they want to engage with the public it makes much more sense to play it on weekends. The A League hasn't started yet and I'm sure the other clubs could rearrange their state league fixtures if needed. It just seems strange to me - sure in Europe a lot of cup competitions get played midweek but that's usually because they're trying to fit so many games into a season (bigger leagues, European comps, multiple domestic cups). Australia doesn't have that excuse.

Is there not an issue with grounds, with League and AFL using them at the weekends?

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almost 11 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Is there not an issue with grounds, with League and AFL using them at the weekends?


Probably more to do with TV ratings, as no one uses Bluetongue Stadium, Coopers Stadium nor the Perth Stadium for their AFL/League matches.... right?
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almost 11 years ago

I assume there won't any chance of us seeing the game on tv or on a stream?


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almost 11 years ago

newzealandpower wrote:

I assume there won't any chance of us seeing the game on tv or on a stream?

CCM have streamed pre-season games live in the past for a fee, they might consider it if there is interest.
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over 10 years ago

a lot of clubs were streaming it last year for free not the a-league clubs but the aussie state league clubs. i watched central coat vs wollongong or something this way. i think the ffa have done something that does not allow clubs to stream it for themselves anymore - wankers. 

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over 10 years ago
A-league announced they will be living streaming. Haven't confirmed yet if that includes little old us in NZ though. @ALeague: MASSIVE NEWS! @FOXSportsAUS to LIVE stream Westfield FFA Cup matches - http://t.co/xFEm198NNH #FFACup http://t.co/f3Ma6QHmW2
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yellowsite
over 10 years ago

Only available to Fox Sports subscribers.

I'll try to find a way to bring it to NZ. #FeverTV


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bwtcf
over 10 years ago

TV coverage of FFA Cup kicks off tonight with:

Blacktown City vs NE Metrostars
Broadmeadow vs Heidelberg United
Hume City vs Brisbane Strikers
Palm Beach vs South Melbourne

http://www.vipleague.co/sports/football.html has streams listed for all four games atm.

Picking Blacktown, Heidelberg, Strikers & South Melbourne.

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over 10 years ago

So pretty likely we're playing with a front line consisting of "not a striker" again, although this time round our "not a striker"s are of a lower calibre than last time.

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over 10 years ago

Ryan wrote:

So pretty likely we're playing with a front line consisting of "not a striker" again, although this time round our "not a striker"s are of a lower calibre than last time.

Just as long as we're not playing "not a defender"s in defence!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 10 years ago
The streams are working on Apple TV set to Australia with unotelly DNS set with the correct Dynamo settings. I don't have a subscription, the press release says you are supposed to have one but I don't and it is working. This could be an option for those who don't mind watching delayed, $4.99 a week and you get to watch the replays along with the nrl and super rugby. There are free highlight videos on there too
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over 10 years ago

JarrodM wrote:
The streams are working on Apple TV set to Australia with unotelly DNS set with the correct Dynamo settings. I don't have a subscription, the press release says you are supposed to have one but I don't and it is working. This could be an option for those who don't mind watching delayed, $4.99 a week and you get to watch the replays along with the nrl and super rugby. There are free highlight videos on there too

This is good news.


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over 10 years ago
Wish I read this an hour ago. You just went in and manually changed DNS on Apple TV to an Australian one?
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I'm positive things will go wrong.
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over 10 years ago

NE Metrostars & Heidelberg United win in normal time, other two games currently in bonus football.

Hume/Strikers game had 2 late goals, with the Strikers coughing up an added time equaliser after scoring a 90th minute go ahead goal

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over 10 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

NE Metrostars & Heidelberg United win in normal time, other two games currently in bonus football.

Hume/Strikers game had 2 late goals, with the Strikers coughing up an added time equaliser after scoring a 90th minute go ahead goal


Hume-Strikers match are now 3-3 (same guy scored Hume's 2-2 equaliser) and PB and SM still the same.
Nearing half time of Extra Time.
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over 10 years ago

Red for a Palm Beach player!

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over 10 years ago

Silly second yellow for Palm Beach, 5 mins left.

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over 10 years ago

Hume with the late winner?

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over 10 years ago

Ryan's Rovers wrote:

Hume with the late winner?


It may be.
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over 10 years ago

Bevan subbed on just before the final whistle in extra time, match going to penalties

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over 10 years ago

Yep, game won from an own goal. Unlucky Brisbane.

Penalties in the Gold Coast.

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over 10 years ago

South Melbourne miss, 1-0 Palm Beach

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over 10 years ago

Palm Beach score, 2-0
South Melbourne...score, 2-1

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over 10 years ago

Palm Beach hit the crossbar..
South back in it. 2-2

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over 10 years ago

Sorry RR, I took your updating duties!

Palm Beach smash it in the middle of the goals,
South cheekily place it, 3-3

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over 10 years ago

Palm Beach 4-3
Barker-Daish squeezes it underneath the keeper, 4-4

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over 10 years ago

Sharks smashes it in the middle,
South smashes it in the middle, 5-5

South's keeper might as well not be in the goals, he isn't doing anything.

SM scores, 6-6

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over 10 years ago

Kristian Rees (Adelaide inaugural season player) scores,

Bevan for South Melbourne goals 7-7

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over 10 years ago

Palm Beach keep going in the middle, scores.

Kangas saves to get them into the Round of 16

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over 10 years ago

Eagar misses in sudden death, Palm Beach goes thru

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over 10 years ago

*Viitakangas, my bad.

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