GCU debacle - GCU gone

Nice video of Jabba here:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-01/palmer-initiates-independent-football-body/3863084?section=qld

He'll be dead in a year.



Not football.

Traitor2012-03-01 20:49:40

Prediction? Maybe you know some of Ljubo's friends in the Melbourne underworld, Traitor?

FIFA need to step in asap. Doing so would make Clives chances of a successful court case against FFA much smaller.

f**k you!

Kiwi Pie's the tard here.


I have met Roger Rogerson though.

So the FFA will fork out for the rest of GCU's season I presume.

Yet another article about the new Palmer vehicle Football Australia

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/soccer/clive-palmer-has-formed-his-own-football-association-to-take-on-foootball-federation-australia/story-e6frepmf-1226286417601

just loved this quote....
"The next broadcast deal is crucial to the future of the A-League and its clubs, including some which have been losing millions of dollars a season,� Mr Palmer said.

�The club owners I have spoken with are concerned that we will end up with a long term TV deal which is bad for the sport and significantly undervalued.�

Which person has single handedly caused more damage than anyone to Football in Australia and provided the PERFECT opportunity for the networks to shoot down negotiation gains??

Look at some of the evidence...
-Throwing obscene amounts of money around as a "look at me" big noter, trumpeting all sorts of outrageous claims after five minutes in the game,...
-Choosing to field an under-experienced, poorly performing team of largely youth players this season, having failed to retain a quality roster assembled by staff who knew what they were doing in previous seasons...
-Abject failure in consistently engaging the local community and football fans and subsequently capping the Skilled park Crowds, thereby alienating even the few loyal ones and destroying any chance of a decent atmosphere and strong vocal support at home games.
-Consistently publicly bagging the FFA, Ben Buckley and Frank Lowy and ignoring the rules laid out for participation in A-League ownership.
-Stating in an interview that you don't even like Football and Rugby League is a better game..!!
-Taking your main shirt sponsor to court during the season and replacing their logo with a political statement.
-Firing your Coach for speaking sense about the captaincy role.

There's plenty more but its obvious to most that Palmer is  irrational, confused, over-endowed with money and lacking in much common sense, and a serious danger to football in these parts.Shutting him up though, there's a challenge!

RedGed2012-03-01 22:28:46

Its this that really worries me,he has shown in the past he is real vindictavie prick.He has already shown with some of his actions with GCU that he really couldnt give a sh*t about the fans or football in general.

Some are enjoying the sh*ts and giggles mostly because they believe this will pass & Football will soldier on as it has had to in one of the most competitive sporting environments outside of the US.

Competitive = Hostile.

Yes it will pass but its the damage that it may leave in its wake that is the worry.

Fairly interesting read from a sfcu contributer re a case between a player & Palmer's GCU.

http://www.pfa.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/perchtold_decision__2_.pdf

How he rolls.

Palmer is bad bad new for the a-league, he has enough money to play with this as long as he wants - the FFA do not. That breach of contract claim is just weird, Palmer refuses to hire any players for more than one year? planning to leave soon much?theprof2012-03-02 08:55:14

Lowy does though.

If he does some how succeed and destroy the A-League, I wonder where it will leave the Phoenix, I imagine a New Zealand team would be given the boot by Palmer.

FIFA won't let it happen so no players will play because they will be blacklisted by FIFA. Dead as a.dodo. It's not a Mickey Mouse sport like League where News Media bought a rebel competition.

Thats good to hear, he really is bat sh*t crazy, him and Rufer might get on well..

And being blacklisted by FIFA really would cut down your job opportunities wouldn't it.

Not like when Super League occurred, you're choices was the Aussie and English Super Leagues.

non-FIFA competitions. .well i guess there's always Indonesia...

I'm really gobsmacked at the naivity of some people, HardNews put it in a nutshell - this will blow over, Palmer has nowhere to go with any rival organisation. The wildcard might be a Court decision in favour of some injunction by Palmer but he is a right plonker - more money than sense. Unfair to insinuate that he and Wynton Rufer would be a good pair - Wynton has football at heart regardless of how else you perceive him. 

Some of the clubs have come out in support of the FFA,would be good if we also did the same.Come on Welnix.

Yea, the Wynton comment was stupid.Leggy2012-03-02 18:02:23

We have made public statements that we want the game to go ahead until monday that may be best.

GCU Fan Forum only 1 guy seem to care: But this quote is a gem.

"We would like Clive to stay on because he's been fantastic to us and the club as well," Gold Coast's Professional Footballers Australia representative Joel Porter said.

The National Youth League Week 18 fixture between Gold Coast United and Brisbane Roar scheduled for 4pm Friday 2 March at Owen Park, Southport has been postponed until further notice.

At this stage a future date has not been set for the fixture and advice will be provided in due course.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/new ... oned/45838

Live updates from the courtcase between Clive Palmer and the FFA

https://twitter.com/#!/Tschafer9

working - now offline?Blew.22012-03-02 21:00:14

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Joke: Palmer worried about 400 fans!

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Judge quips that this saga may make the game more popular!

Her honour, "oh they are playing in NZ on Sunday?" Journos chuckle... lol

"Injunction sought until the 25 of March.. Her Honourin no danger of doing that"

Decision in 15

Yeah you kinda wonder what Clives motivation is. If its to be a public watchdog to make sure the FFA stay accountable then let him go for it. He seems to forget that if this even looks like getting out of hand, AFC will come in, and then FIFA overtop.

Not everyone on here knows exactly how football associations work and how this is going to pan out, I would think they would be curious (as I am) to know more about the situation without being called "naive", chill out dude.

The 'Wynton' comment is stupid but I'm laughing, thats all that matters.

Also, thank you sir, for providing a little bit more information regarding the court case.

Injunction denied- FFA awarded costs

So every GCU fan cares?

A-League boss Lyall Gorman has refused to rule out Gold Coast United playing on next season.

Football Federation Australia has let United play out its final four games of the season after taking control of the club following owner Clive Palmer being stripped of his A-League licence.

Gorman says he has been so impressed by talks with United players that he will speak with key stakeholders to ensure the Gold Coast's future.