It has been a turbulent first few weeks at the helm for new FFA boss Steven Lowy.
Since being thrust into the limelight as FFA chairman three weeks ago, football has been in turmoil, with the leakage of a document containing the profiles of 198 banned football fans and an adjoining article by Rebecca Wilson infuriating fans Australia-wide.
As they say though, ‘what does not kill you makes you stronger’, and the game will come out of this debacle as the major winner.
The purpose of Wilson’s controversial article was to bring the game down, using a tactic which has been frequently used over the years. However, after two weeks of boycotts by active supporter groups all over the country, the FFA’s meeting with fans from all ten A-League clubs proved fruitful, and has united football fans all over the country like never before.
The FFA will now work to implement a more transparent banning process that will give banned fans the chance to view any evidence that the FFA can provide. The FFA have also apologised for not releasing a statement sooner in defence of the code.
In response to this, all active fans will be back in the terraces this weekend to cheer their teams on, with crowds expected to soar after recording an average attendance of just 8117 last weekend, down 35 per cent from this season’s average of 12,483.
Overall, Wilson’s article, which was meant to tarnish our game, helped it grow – a fact that will please football fans nationwide.
The past week has shown how important the fans are to the game, and how without them there is no football.
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