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over 8 years ago
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over 8 years ago

RR wrote:

A League clubs lose arbitration hearing over right to prevent players being released for Olyroos games

— Ray Gatt (@Gatty54) December 29, 2017


Clubs will now consider seeking compensation from FFA for release of players

— Ray Gatt (@Gatty54) December 29, 2017



Not surprising i suppose

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 8 years ago

RR wrote:

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about 8 years ago

What are people’s thoughts on the facts that A-League teams can only have 5 imports at most? Is this something we support? 



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about 8 years ago

Dan the Man with the pan wrote:

What are people’s thoughts on the facts that A-League teams can only have 5 imports at most? Is this something we support? 

Its like the salary cap, you need them to keep the league competitive and if you want to develop local players. If you don't care about that and some clubs spending more, then you get rid of both. Personally I don't see them removing either anytime soon.

I'm an optimistic pessimist. 
I'm positive things will go wrong.
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Dan The Man With The Pan
about 8 years ago

Dan the Man with the pan wrote:

What are people’s thoughts on the facts that A-League teams can only have 5 imports at most? Is this something we support? 

I'd be for raising it to 6 or 7, and upping the cap to $3.5m
Annual finals disappointment enthusiast.

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about 8 years ago

Can't view the article because of paywalls but sounds like the Grand Final will be moved to a Saturday night time slot

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about 8 years ago
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about 8 years ago

Anyone seen Bozza’s grand plan? 

Kotahitanga. We are one.

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about 8 years ago

Global Game wrote:

Anyone seen Bozza’s grand plan? 

He's dreaming.

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almost 8 years ago

This is an interesting table

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Oi Oi Edgecumbe
almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

This is an interesting table


Is the second half ladder coming in 45 minutes?!
I wonder if it reflects fitness / coaching strategy / player mindfulness ...

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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almost 8 years ago

Hyundai A-League to pause for international windows from next seasonFootball Federation Australia (FFA), the Hyundai A-League clubs and major broadcaster FOX SPORTS have agreed to incorporate FIFA international breaks into the league from next season.

The decision means that the season will start on 19 October, slightly later than usual to avoid the international window earlier in the month.

There will be two further international breaks, from 12-20 November and 18-26 March.

The later start means the finals series will begin in May with the Hyundai A-League 2019 Grand Final to be held on the weekend 18/19 May, 2019.

FFA chief executive David Gallop and Head of the Hyundai A-League Greg O’Rourke thanked the clubs and FOX SPORTS for their positive collaboration with FFA on the changes.

“With our broadcasters and commercial partners we have been conscious always of the need to balance the benefits of week to week continuity in the league against the benefits of stopping for international breaks,” said Gallop.

“After extensive discussions with the clubs and with FOX SPORTS over recent weeks we have all agreed to incorporate the international breaks.”

O’Rourke said FFA Cup semi-finals and potential Caltex Socceroos/Westfield Matildas matches in early October would provide a prelude to the Hyundai A-League season.

He said the league would continue during next January’s AFC Asian Cup in the UAE where the Caltex Socceroos will be the defending champions.

“The later finish to the season also means that more of the Hyundai A-League will overlap with the community football season, helping us to connect the league to our massive participation base.”

O’Rourke said further details of the schedule for next season and on a range of other initiatives being discussed with the Hyundai A-League clubs, FOX SPORTS and other stakeholders would be announced in due course.

“Given there are also two FIFA windows for women inside the Westfield W-League this coming season, we are also looking at the Westfield Matildas program and possible ways this could apply to the Westfield W-League calendar,” he said.

FFA

Mr Positive

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almost 8 years ago

Now we're like a real football league. Yay!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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Royz
almost 8 years ago

Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:

Now we're like a real football league. Yay!

Ha, it is good. Of course the key characteristic of a real football league is ProRel

Kotahitanga. We are one.

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Global Game wrote:

Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:

Now we're like a real football league. Yay!

Ha, it is good. Of course the key characteristic of a real football league is ProRel

Is it?

I never mind the lack of pro rel. of course it’d be great if there were dozens of viable professional teams, so we could have prorel. But I’ve never thought the lack of it didn’t make any league any less of a ‘real league’

There are teams playing each other in football for points, the team with the most points at the end of the season wins the league. Sounds like a real league to me. 


Allegedly

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Mainland FCMarto
almost 8 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Global Game wrote:

Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:

Now we're like a real football league. Yay!

Ha, it is good. Of course the key characteristic of a real football league is ProRel

Is it?

I never mind the lack of pro rel. of course it’d be great if there were dozens of viable professional teams, so we could have prorel. But I’ve never thought the lack of it didn’t make any league any less of a ‘real league’

There are teams playing each other in football for points, the team with the most points at the end of the season wins the league. Sounds like a real league to me. 

A closed league doesn’t capture the essence of football as well as a prorel system does. Instead it needs to create false drama because it lacks the natural drama of prorel. AFL, league and union, basketball too, in OZ/NZ have semi finals/final for this very reason. Without 40-60% of teams in semi final contention there are too many meaningless games. To me prorel is the key defining characteristic and drama of our code, pretty much everywhere.  We should always aspire to it. 

Kotahitanga. We are one.

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coochiee
almost 8 years ago
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almost 8 years ago

Global Game wrote:

Tegal wrote:

Global Game wrote:

Oi Oi Edgecumbe wrote:

Now we're like a real football league. Yay!

Ha, it is good. Of course the key characteristic of a real football league is ProRel

Is it?

I never mind the lack of pro rel. of course it’d be great if there were dozens of viable professional teams, so we could have prorel. But I’ve never thought the lack of it didn’t make any league any less of a ‘real league’

There are teams playing each other in football for points, the team with the most points at the end of the season wins the league. Sounds like a real league to me. 

A closed league doesn’t capture the essence of football as well as a prorel system does. Instead it needs to create false drama because it lacks the natural drama of prorel. AFL, league and union, basketball too, in OZ/NZ have semi finals/final for this very reason. Without 40-60% of teams in semi final contention there are too many meaningless games. To me prorel is the key defining characteristic and drama of our code, pretty much everywhere.  We should always aspire to it. 

The benefits of pro/rel were highlighted, by the last day drama for Morecambe (Steven Old), Scodh-thorpe (ClaytonLewis), Bolton Wanders (Adam Mitchell), Heerenveen (Rojas), NEC Nijmegen (Michael Heijer) etc.It's not only the drama and interest of the last day, but the weeks preceding. Adds extra intrigue and coverage to these leagues for sure.

Having pro/rel will be difficult and complex for A League, but certainly should be aimed for. It will be unique for a major Australian/NZ sporting code - that in itself should create extra interest amongst general sporting public.

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Global Game
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RR wrote:

Only $99 for non Telstra Australia customers to watch the A-League, selected W-League and FFA Cup games along with Matildas/Socceroos home games a season. That looks a great deal for Aussies.

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almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

RR wrote:

Only $99 for non Telstra Australia customers to watch the A-League, selected W-League and FFA Cup games along with Matildas/Socceroos home games a season. That looks a great deal for Aussies.

And hopefully also for Kiwi that have a VPN/Proxy

I'm an optimistic pessimist. 
I'm positive things will go wrong.
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liberty_nz
almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

RR wrote:

Only $99 for non Telstra Australia customers to watch the A-League, selected W-League and FFA Cup games along with Matildas/Socceroos home games a season. That looks a great deal for Aussies.

Free for me. Aww yiss.

Adelaide's resident Nix supporter
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almost 8 years ago
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WhoStoleMySock
almost 8 years ago

Good, that means we will get one of these......

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WhoStoleMySock
almost 8 years ago

Jets sent a pretty strong squad to China for their pre-season trip whilst Sydney have sent their youth team. Guessing the Chinese organisers won't be overly happy with that.

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almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

Jets sent a pretty strong squad to China for their pre-season trip whilst Sydney have sent their youth team. Guessing the Chinese organisers won't be overly happy with that.

The AWs did that too, look how they got on.

Supporter of the world's best football teams: Waikato..., Kingz FC, NZ Knights, The Nix, The Argyle & of course the All Whites

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almost 8 years ago
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almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

Thought Moss had retired

GET YOUR SHIRTS OFF FOR THE BOYS

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almost 8 years ago

Jets win the tournament and pick up the 600,000 Yuan winners cheque. Sydney had a 2-0 loss in their second game.

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almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

Jets win the tournament and pick up the 600,000 Yuan winners cheque. Sydney had a 2-0 loss in their second game.

Adrian Mierzejewski for his new side failed a panenka penalty against Glen Moss, you can't make it up.

Adelaide's resident Nix supporter
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Oi Oi Edgecumbe
almost 8 years ago

RR wrote:

Jets win the tournament and pick up the 600,000 Yuan winners cheque. Sydney had a 2-0 loss in their second game.

About NZ$126,000 - not too bad.


VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life

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over 7 years ago

Australian A-League 18/19 Winner

Sportsbet Market

$4.50 Sydney FC

$5.00 Melbourne Victory

$5.00 Melbourne City

$8.00 Western City Wanderers

$8.00 Newcastle Jets

$9.50 Adelaide United

$12 Brisbane Roar

$12 Perth Glory

$23 Wellington Phoenix

$26 Central Coast Mariners

Woohoo, we are not the early wooden spoon favorites!

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over 7 years ago

CCM will become favourites to win the league once  they sign superstar footballer Usain Bolt 


Allegedly

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over 7 years ago

Sydney has been gutted, shouldn't really be favourites.

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over 7 years ago

Ryan wrote:

Sydney has been gutted, shouldn't really be favourites.

yeah, new coach and who knows how good their new players will be. too much unknown to make them favourites.
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