Preston Lions vs South Melbourne just concluded and that was a great watch. Absolutely packed, great atmosphere, and some ok football. Ended 2-0 to Preston which makes this their first win over South at home since 1986 so good for them. According to the commentators 9,036 people were at the grounds so this might genuinely be the biggest match of the round
Preston Lions vs South Melbourne just concluded and that was a great watch. Absolutely packed, great atmosphere, and some ok football. Ended 2-0 to Preston which makes this their first win over South at home since 1986 so good for them. According to the commentators 9,036 people were at the grounds so this might genuinely be the biggest match of the round
I was watching this game too, it was an enjoyable watch. You could clearly see it meant a lot to both teams.
Enjoyed the audacity of the Preston player to go for the panenka!
And the A League would rather create soul less franchises in Australia that nobody has any passion for, instead of letting some of these established clubs in.
The issue is that the APL doesn't want another Western or another Macarthur, they want another Auckland. They want a club that comes in making waves immediately, getting massive crowds, getting great results, and bringing in new viewership.
And while these big NPL clubs can definitely compete fanbase wise with our smaller clubs, they just won't make the splash Auckland did. So basically until the APL lowers their standards and expectations these NPL/Championship clubs are unfortunately never getting in.
There may also be another reason thry dont allow some of the established clubs in. That is they dont want the issues that they had in the previous competition wrh clubs clashing along ethnic lines. It wasnt much fun attending some of those games the levels of abuse and threatening behaviour was stupid at times.