The best of The Roar of the Crowd 2008
Roar Guru By The Roar, 1 Jan 2009 The Crowd is a Roar Guru
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- 2008 Olympics, ELVs, football, James Chapman, James OConnor, Melbourne Victory, Olympics
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It’s been a bumper year in sports, and we’ve been riding it all the way with a heap of Roar of the Crowd content generated by you, our readers, that have stirred the pot and generated some fierce debate. So we’re pleased to announce that the most read Roar of the Crowd article for 2008 was … drum roll, please … Melbourne Victory: already the 8th biggest club in Melbourne, written by Dave.
Here’s a short list of the other top read Roar articles of the year.
2008 Olympics: ban the speedy swimsuits
The most important trophy to Australia is …
Football codes crowd attendance – AFL leads the way
Is James O’Connor the new Tim Horan?
A-League crowds will be down 133k this season
Dire thoughts on a massacre at Johannesburg
Going for gold: the Olympic diary of rower James Chapman
Why Australia’s bid for the 2018 World Cup could be problematic
The British don’t understand rugby, and don’t understand the ELVs
Thanks from the Roar editors for all your contributions in 2008. We’re looking ahead to an even bigger year in 2009!
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January 1st 2009 @ 9:47am
Pippinu said | January 1st 2009 @ 9:47am | Report comment
Well done Dave – I joined a couple of months after this article, so this is the first time I’ve read it.
I must say, even thought I’d be quite happy to see the Victory grow is big as they are able to, some of the assertions in this article are a bit of a stretch.
January 1st 2009 @ 7:55pm
cosmos forever said | January 1st 2009 @ 7:55pm | Report comment
I’d like to see the stats for person who’s made the most comments (Michael C?), and person who refers to 70′s rugby matches the most (Sheek anyone?)
January 1st 2009 @ 7:55pm
cosmos forever said | January 1st 2009 @ 7:55pm | Report comment
Also – best post by a canberra member about traditional Japanese poetry…
January 2nd 2009 @ 5:25am
LeftArmSpinner said | January 2nd 2009 @ 5:25am | Report comment
congrats to all at the Roar and thanks to the Roarers for some wonderfully insightful comments over the past year. Long may it continue.
January 4th 2009 @ 12:55am
Green n Gold 2010 said | January 4th 2009 @ 12:55am | Report comment
Comone ROAR fair go!!!!
Not enough articles about soccer!!!!
More shoulda been posted about:
1) Lack of technical skills amongst today’s footballers in Australia
FTA coverage of WCQs
2) How to get more Dutch coaches in the A-league
3) More academies in Australia a la KNVB
4) How to get Hiddink to walk away from Russia and comeback to the ‘lucky country’
5) THE FFA and how they should sue Dick for turning his back on us
6) Whether or not Pim is doing a good job for the socceroos. He isn’t quite frankly with those dreary, workmanlike performances
7) How to improve the coaching in the A-league
9) How to create more Harry Kewells for the NT
10) Results driven performances vs styilsh football that gets ppl through the turnstiles
11) When we will ever win a world cup!!!!