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Foz’s sniping at other codes is pointless

7 May 2010

With the FIFA World Cup just around the corner, excitement is building among Australian football fans looking forward with anticipation to football’s showpiece event.

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Perhaps a better indication of how competitive a league is, rather than who wins it, is the points difference between top and bottom clubs. Tony Pulumbo's recent article on TWG has the following info: :: England: Manchester United 69 points, Wigan 31 (-38) :: Spain: Barcelona 84, Almeria 26 (-58) :: Italy: AC Milan 68, Bari 21 (-47) :: Germany: Borussia Dortmund 66, Borussia Moenchengladbach 26 (-40) :: France : Lille 58, Avignon 15 (-45) According to this the EPL is one of the most competitive leagues in Europe. In any case, only boring people get bored.

Football is boring when the same teams always win

15 Apr 2011

Probably one of the more disappointing news recently about FFA's A-League strategy is their signalling a reduction in number of Marquee players and the reduction in foreign players from five to four for each club with the intention of supposedly making the league more financially stable. The last thing we need is what is effectively a reduction in salary cap/spending. This can only lead to less fan interest and crowd numbers dropping further.

Why has FFA Cup suddenly been put on the agenda?

14 Oct 2010

agga78, I disagree with the part about a cup not improving the quality of football in Australia. While this could be (debatably) true for A-League participants, lower league clubs taking part will be playing (arguably) higher quality clubs which can only improve standards at the lower tier of football. Otherwise much of what you say makes sense.

Why has FFA Cup suddenly been put on the agenda?

14 Oct 2010

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