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For the most part, governments in this county don’t think giving money to football buys them votes
Brisbane Roar ditches its base and heads north
No, they won’t. Big stadiums like Suncorp will only get games where they expect big crowds e.g. Matildas or USA playing.
Brisbane Roar ditches its base and heads north
You can’t build a stadium in this country without support from pretty much all levels of government. Pretty sure the Roar have put this in the too-hard basket.
Brisbane Roar ditches its base and heads north
Was Perry Park out of the question? Does it not have facilities good enough to broadcast A-League games or something like that?
Brisbane Roar ditches its base and heads north
I think you give the Roar too much credit. I doubt they looked at the addresses of their members before making this call…happy to be corrected if someone has inside info.
Keep in mind that that Roar has fans in southern Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Gold Coast and even northern NSW (there’s a reason why the data shows that they are the A-League’s most supported team even the crowd numbers don’t reflect that).
I think they are looking at it purely from a cost point-of-view.
They can sell out Dophins Stadium for one-off games, but how many times will it sell out in the coming season? Time will tell.
I’m a Roar fan and know many other Roar fans and this is an inconvenient commute for all of us. It’s a long drive and those of us that would rather catch public transport and have a beer at the game, forget about it (Google Maps says 2 hours and 15 mins to commute to Dolphins Stadium for me and it was about 30 mins to Suncorp).
The team name is Brisbane Roar, not Redcliffe Roar. Redcliffe is in Moreton Bay Regional Council, which says a lot about how far away it is because Brisbane City Council is probably the biggest council by geographic area in the whole of Australia (and one of the biggest in the world).
Brisbane Roar ditches its base and heads north
Love what Wazza is doing with the Roar and have long admired him as both a player and a coach. Having played junior football with Wax, he is definitely the best passer of football I came across and that same positivity shows in his coaching philosophy; press and win the ball high and dictate the game with possession in the attacking third as much as possible. It will be interesting to see if he has a squad capable of playing this way as he’s always coached one of the richer (or richest) club in the BPL/NPL. One thing is for sure, he’ll produce something that most the local Brisbane football community will appreciate.
Moon to bring in a 'Queensland mentality' back to the Roar
I’m hoping this next round of negotiations with the three man committee from FIFA and the AFC fails and FIFA takes over and does a complete restructure that looks a bit like what I have described.
It’s not impossible that will happen but it’s highly unlikely
A-League clubs warn of game's collapse
If all the money went to the A-League clubs then the various national teams and youth development programs would suffer.
I think you would get a better outcome by abolishing the state federations and giving their ample assets to the FFA so that the FFA is now in a position to give a larger slice of A-League revenue to A-League clubs.
For example, what’s the point of having Football Brisbane and Football Queensland? Get rid of the executive staff that draw large salaries at state level and hand over their the staff to the FFA.
That would lead to a consistent approach at NPL level because currently each state does the NPL differently for the sake of being different.
The voting for the FFA board should be a vote each for every regional federation, each Australian A-League club and each NPL club. That way, it’s too difficult to do a Steven Lowy and have a majority block in your pocket.
A-League clubs warn of game's collapse
For the most part, I enjoyed watching Australia more at Brazil 2014 more than I did at South Africa 2010 even though we won one and drew one in South Africa and lost all three in Brazil
Socceroos settle on Bert van Marwijk as new coach
I’m not sure how I feel about this. He’s track record proves that he’s a good coach but his style of football isn’t very Dutch…it’s quite negative and defensive. That 2010 team is probably the most negative Dutch team I’ve watched in my lifetime.
Socceroos settle on Bert van Marwijk as new coach
Great analysis Tim.
I like Bielsa most because the legacy he would pass on if he stayed until the end of the Asian Cup.
However, I believe he’s already employed in France and doesn’t speak English.
Assessing the tactical fit of the main Socceroos coaching candidates
I hope FIFA come in and get rid of the state federations, give all their money and resources to the FFA and give every regional federation one vote on the congress e.g. like the electoral system we use to select our governments. I think each A- League club (and maybe each NPL club) should get a vote as they are also a regional representative. While we are at it, we can give the PFA and a women’s football rep a vote too.
That gives us a pure democracy and it also gives the FFA the resources to implement grassroots programs and fund the professional game. Pro game revenue from Socceroos and national leagues is reinvented there, perhaps by a sub-committee of FFA. The grassroots revenue from things such as registration levies are reinvested in grassroots football.
Exactly what is it that Steven Lowy fears?
I agree with you about Abrams past experience but he has obviously made a contious decision to move to a more “big picture” role, so he probably doesn’t want to coach senior men in the most watch event in the world.
Also, think about job interviews you have been to. It’s rare to have a 1-on-1 interview; panels make hiring decisions. Why should it be different with football coaches?
Deadline set for announcement of new Socceroos coach
Coaching is different to writing coaching curriculums and selecting coaches to implement those curriculums.
The wisdom of crowds is useful when making decisions if the crowd is an informed crowd. I think an advisory board made up ex-players and ex-national team assistant coaches, chaired by the FFA TD is a good “crowd”.
Another reason to not leave it completely in the hands of a foreigner to pick the Australian coach is that he may not fully understand the mindset of Australian footballers.
Deadline set for announcement of new Socceroos coach
Of course he has no idea how to pick a coach, he’s lawyer by trade, not a football technical director.
The FFA technical director, Eric Abrams, should have the biggest say on the next national team coach, In fact, it’s part his job to select all the national team coaches for the various age groups to ensure the underlying philosophy of how our teams play is used in a consistent way,
I have no problem with an advisory body, however, the chair such body should be our technical director (I would expect that he’s on this body even though he’s not explicitly mentioned in this article).
Deadline set for announcement of new Socceroos coach
Van Marwijk has proven that his teams play boring, defensive football like Pim VB
Deadline set for announcement of new Socceroos coach
Bielsa would be sweet but I don’t know whether he speaks English and pretty sure he’s pretty busy coaching Lille unitl the end of the season
Deadline set for announcement of new Socceroos coach
http://www.goal.com/brasilglobaltour/en-sg/news/3868/main/2017/04/20/34772792/broich-preparing-exactly-the-same-for-wanderers-clash-aloisi
Too old? How about we watch Maccarone play first?
I have seen Maccarone play and I have no doubts about his quality.
However, it’s one thing to play football in the European winter, on relatively soft pitches and no real long-haul travel; it’s another thing to do it in the Australian summer (training in the Brisbane heat almost everyday), on hard pitches and where the shortest road trip is a one-hour flight.
All that aside, what disappoints me the most is the Roar claimed that keeping Broich under the salary cap would mean not being able to offer Joe Caletti a pro contract. It appears that was an outright lie.
Too old? How about we watch Maccarone play first?
Ange would argue that the cultural shift started at the last World Cup and the most of us are only wising-up to it now
A disappointing result, but cultural change is the real aim of Ange's game
Degenek and Wright are not quick which enough to cover the wide areas and not good enough on the ball either. They shouldn’t be in the starting 11.
A disappointing result, but cultural change is the real aim of Ange's game
It doesn’t because college football is already a multi-billion dollar industry. I’m just drawing parallels between interest in computer games and a higher standard league can lead to increased interest in a lower standard league.
Call a life guard, the A-League is treading water
Yeah, that sounds better than Degenek, McGowan or Wright
The Ange Identity needs a systematic change
Grassroots engagement (alignment with local clubs and associations, and the broader community) and not a marquee is requirement number one for me. It’s what WSW did well that most other clubs struggle with. And, the proof is in the pudding.
The momentum provided by a marquee is likely to be short-lived but those grassroots relationships will endure.
The second most important element is a good playing roster (including a marquee if feasible) and a good coach. Again, WSW excelled here.
What an expansion team looks like
Fair call, but what is the average percentage of the crowd that are members?
I get the impression that a large proportion is “walk-up” supporters…meaning they buy tickets at the gate on the day of the game.
These people often live within a short commute from the stadium. They often don’t pre-buy tickets because they don’t go to all the games and it’s convenient to buy tickets at the gate (I used to fall into this category during the first few years of the A-League).
There will be more people that fall into this category in and around Milton compared to Redcliffe.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree that the Roar had to move from Suncorp to survive financially.
I would have preferred Lions Stadium at Richlands or Perry Park, but I guess they don’t have a big enough capacity.
And, it looks like they’ve burned their bridges with Ballymore.
I suppose that leaves Dolphins Stadium.
Brisbane Roar ditches its base and heads north