What one thing would you change about the a league
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I have just completed a survey sent to me by the a league. First of all well done to them for actually consulting with fans. At the end there was a competition asking something like In 25 words or less what one thing would you change about the a league to help it improve?
The last thing I wanted to win was a signed Socceroos shirt but I thought the question was an interesting one (for a bye week anyway).
So my suggestion would be all games to be played at family friendly times e.g. a finish no later than 7p.m.
What do you think?
The last thing I wanted to win was a signed Socceroos shirt but I thought the question was an interesting one (for a bye week anyway).
So my suggestion would be all games to be played at family friendly times e.g. a finish no later than 7p.m.
What do you think?
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1, longer season
2, no midweek games
3, one more NZ team to be funded by Football Australia
4, nix youth team in the Oz youth team comp....also funded by Football Australia
5, better referees
6, kiwi players to NOT count as foreigners
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Agree with Kiwis counting as domestic for all teams.
Oh, and a team in Wollongong.
Oh, and a team in Wollongong.
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I'd quite like the vast majority of the games to end at family friendly times too. I bought a child's season ticket for my daughter (7), but it was a close call really - so many of the games starting at 7 or 7.30 makes it a bit tough cos she just can't hack the 2nd half....and so there's a question given the thread on getting adults in on a child's ticket - do i ask a mate to come along on her ticket to keep the crowd figure up, or have an empty seat (these are people who wouldn't come at all otherwise)....
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Even amount of teams. Hate the bye.
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Also, a way of bringing in a decent marquee that each team will use. Get rid of the guest system, bit farcical.
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I'd kick out all the Aussie teams.
E + R + O
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I'd kick out all the Aussie teams.
Except the Nix.
Three for me, and two for them.
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1, longer season
2, no midweek games
3, one more NZ team to be funded by Football Australia
4, nix youth team in the Oz youth team comp....also funded by Football Australia
5, better referees
6, kiwi players to NOT count as foreigners
1,2,5 are a chance. 3,4,6 are next to no chance.
Oceanic Expert2010-10-28 07:06:39
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i'd like to see the league own its own planes that teams can use for travel. spare seats get given to season ticket holders (on a ballot basis) with an interest in travelling, so that more of an away culture develops. might get a bit tricky with teams not doing so well - supporters could harangue the manager mid-flight!
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Introduce power play.
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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video replays on everything. fouls, offsides, throwins, everything. And all players on the field get 3 "Challenges" to use whenever they want
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So my suggestion would be all games to be played at family friendly times e.g. a finish no later than 7p.m.What do you think?
If it is only one thing then this would get my vote. Friday/Sat games could be later.
"Phoenix till they lose"
Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.
Genuine opinion: FTFFA
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FFA to pay for converting Newtown Park into a boutique 15,000 seat football stadium.
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...only if they move Newtown Park to somewhere not transportationally retarded.
New 15k rectangle on waterfront land across the road from the current stadium.
New 15k rectangle on waterfront land across the road from the current stadium.
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FFA to pay for converting Newtown Park into a boutique 15,000 seat football stadium.
John Key is a football fan isn't he?Fuck this stupid game
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...only if they move Newtown Park to somewhere not transportationally retarded.
New 15k rectangle on waterfront land across the road from the current stadium.
Newtown Park/Zoo bus to be the ultimate party bus.New 15k rectangle on waterfront land across the road from the current stadium.
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I did this survey too and I said to up the number of youth players in each squad and matchday squad.
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Its about time the name of the league changed at least: A+ League, AAA League, SuperPremier League etc
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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Its about time the name of the league changed at least: A+ League, AAA League, SuperPremier League etc
ANZ League? ;)
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Ana......League
coat, got etc
coat, got etc
Fuck this stupid game
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I would like our away form to change and to have an even amount of teams.
We will never fully decide who has won the football.
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i'd like to see the league own its own planes that teams can use for travel. spare seats get given to season ticket holders (on a ballot basis) with an interest in travelling, so that more of an away culture develops. might get a bit tricky with teams not doing so well - supporters could harangue the manager mid-flight!
Similar to what I said in the survey, "offer discounted flights to season ticket holders to go & support their teams"
We're the WELLINGTON Phoenix
And this is our Home
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make the big teams eg Melbourne vic, Sydney, GCU etc play here twice in alternating seasons. We seem to get CCM, Newcastle and the Fury here twice each season. mix it up a bit.
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As said earlier, make an even amount of teams, and get rid of this bye / midweek game crap. Plus having one team on 9 games and another on 11 all the time is annoying.
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in terms of tv coverage, i'd 'package' the stadiums better.
this improves the perception of the footy on display.
this means green pitches, consistent surrounding (advertising hoardings and colored peripheral fences) and better lighting (some of the grounds have terrible lighting to tele)
think the world cup in germany 2006 - the playing arenas were consistent and amazing looking - looked great on tele.
the playing standard will evolve slowly, but this the organisers of the a-league have control over now.
this improves the perception of the footy on display.
this means green pitches, consistent surrounding (advertising hoardings and colored peripheral fences) and better lighting (some of the grounds have terrible lighting to tele)
think the world cup in germany 2006 - the playing arenas were consistent and amazing looking - looked great on tele.
the playing standard will evolve slowly, but this the organisers of the a-league have control over now.
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A cup competition towards the end of the season. State teams could qualify for this through placement in their premier competition (doing away with the need for a finals series).
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Multiball!!
multi refs. like the league
Queenslander 3x a year.
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What's wrong with the mid week games?
- There's only one a week.
- They give fans something to watch on a Wednesday.
- They make doing an away trip worth while which is a great thing given the large distances in the league which make away trips prohibitively expensive for many... with mid week games you can get two games away in one trip if you do a Wednesday - Sunday or Friday - Wednesday trip, like when we had a 'double-header' in Melbourne. (To me this is the best thing about the midweek games)
- The other sports that the league is competing for exposure against are almost invisible on Wednesdays.
- It's not like the playing schedule is too overly demanding - there isn't 'European' or domestic cup competitions to worry about (with the notable exceptions of the qualifiers for the Asian champions league or world club champs etc.) - so the physical demands on the players are not that high (although the travel is a factor).
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
Phoenix fans. We have to win them over one fan at a time.
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What's wrong with the mid week games?
I guess the argument is that it means lower crowds in the stadium for those games.
Personally I don't mind them.
A small rectangular stadium in Wellington would be dope. The YF atmosphere would be amplified ten fold if the stadium was in proportion to the crowd. Then move to ROF for the playoffs and the Grand Final.
Thinking of Celia Wade-Brown's plans to build a light rail network in Wellington city, upgrading Newtown Park is not a bad idea.
I guess the council's question would be 'what can this new stadium be used for other than football?' At the moment it has a niche in athletics and school sports days (which need an athletics track).
Hmmmmmmm. Upgrade the Hataitai velodrome???!
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- Even number of teams.
- Something to be done to stop teams becoming impoverished. Hearing about teams continually struggling is depressing. Maybe FFA funds a bit more of each team.
- Two Kiwi teams.
- Every team, regardless of where it's based, to have an FFA funded National Youth League team, not the current joke in which the Phoenix are having to make the best of a very difficult situation.
- Oceanian players being considered domestic players.
- Something to be done to stop teams becoming impoverished. Hearing about teams continually struggling is depressing. Maybe FFA funds a bit more of each team.
- Two Kiwi teams.
- Every team, regardless of where it's based, to have an FFA funded National Youth League team, not the current joke in which the Phoenix are having to make the best of a very difficult situation.
- Oceanian players being considered domestic players.
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Why are Kiwis regarded as 'foreigners' over in Australia? Isn't it the case that Kiwis don't even need a work permit or anything to go there and work (I am not a Kiwi by the way, so not 100% on it)?
It would appear to be an infringement of a Kiwi's work rights, in a Bosman ruling kind of way?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
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Confederation related. Oceania players vs Asian competition.
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Confederation related. Oceania players vs Asian competition.
Of course. Makes more sense looking at it that way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone
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More weekend/midweek combos for Nix in Australai to maybe get over travel. Subsidise Nix (and Perth?) to stay a week in Oz for consecutive away games on two weekends. Bigger bench..more chance to change a game...
A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen
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Thinking of Celia Wade-Brown's plans to build a light rail network in Wellington city, upgrading Newtown Park is not a bad idea.
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