No need for panic over Asian awards snub

I wouldn't call 2007 an attempt :P was more like a farce.

"Some fans and critics suggested it was a good thing Australia failed to win the Asian Cup at the first attempt because it would have cheapened the tournament’s value." Australia's first attempt to win the Asian Cup was in 2007. The tournament in 2011 was Australia's second attempt.

Ali----you must be new to the ROAR I was very vocal about Sth Africa being outs by Germany in 2006 so rest easy on that issue. So you were born in Australia---all the more shameful on your part for not supporting Australian Football that could have done wonders for the game here in Australia---you as an Australian and I'm assuming you are part of the Australian Football family you have contributed nothing to the cause then. Shame on you. Best you keep quiet on the subject.

i agree ali our bid stadium-wise was abysmal in what offered our game going forward. We aren't ready to host the cup until it'll leave something more direct for the A-League. Given we are a small country in the football world our first chance to host will be the last for a long time. I prefer that to be in 20 years or so when the domestic league will be in a position to benefit for it. Still am glad we bid just for the experience and to show the football world a glimpse at what potential Australia does have (which the technical report on the bid did do). Am thrilled that the middle east get the chance to host too. Politically as far as building some friendships in Asia, we are better off focusing on working our way up and earning some cred in region by putting on a great Asian Cup. I'm so over the 18-22 campaign ... Russia and Qatar won, good on them both! :)

Ali---Qatar showed 12 beautiful drawing of stadia with no roofs. No roofs mean that the air conditioning component will not work effectively. The WC games are going to have to be played in daylight in searing heat temperatures of 50c degrees on the pitch. Qatar won't even get out of the group stage. All of this will be realised when the countdown time becomes nearer to the 2022 WC. I reckon that FIFA will do a back flip with pressure mounting from player's associations around the world for player safety (maybe boycotts) and alas the WC will be withdrawn from Qatar and redirected to the USA. not to us Australia but to the USA on short notice as they have the stadia in place already. And that will be MBH legacy to Asian Football. (lol)

its fitting that you turn a blind eye to the corruption that took place that won Germany the world cup over sth africa for 2006, the main man who helped germany buy votes in the last round was fedor Radhman, the same man australia hired for their bid, and the farce when the oceania delegate refused to vote that allowed germany to win. i agree with your views on Hamman to an extent Qantas i was born and bred here but im a world football supporter not just a socceroos supporter and just believe in a fair go for everyone and the middle east could really do with a world cup, and if they are true with their word about their legacy plans for their stadiums after the world cup then thats fantastic. we are already spoilt and rich here in australia and dont need a world cup and i understand the need to share stadiums between all the sports,

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Ali---as you are a guest to this country as it seems to me, so you may not be aware of this. But here in Australia the stadiums are shared with all codes. Nothing wrong with that at all as this provides state-of-the-art stadia for all of our codes. Your arrogance and ignorance is breath taking.

MBH is a liar; nuff said---he told us he was going to back us for the 2018 world cup bid then after we paid for Asia Vision $5m he then reneged on the deal and said he was going to put his support behind Europe. Work it out for yourself he was after the votes for Qatar from Europe. I repeat he is a low life and a fraudster. Asian Football is best rid of this impostor with self serving interests and agendas. We would have gotten into Asia eventually when it became apparent that is where we belonged in the first place.

So your telling me that you wouldnt pay 5mill if it helped you get into the asia confed? you'd rather be stuck in oceania? Hamman seems like he isnt the cleanest businessman however you cant deny that under a Peter Velepan or other asian leaders Australia got their request to enter Asia denied everytime. The world cup belongs to everyone, small country or large country, football history or no football history, the way you claim that australia has a divine right to host the world cup is pure arrogance. Yes Australia has nice football history, and there was no evidence of that in your shameful bid, could have put a clown with that cartoon kangaroo. Qatar might not have much over australia however atleast they have shown 12 beautiful football stadiums for Football, and not 12 AFL/NRL stadiums that gave more legacy to other sports than the beautiful game!

Btw Australia are in the Asian time zone---Qatar are a middle eastern country, Arabia if you like. Before the Asian Confederation was formed we competed in the Asian Zone and won our way to our first world cup in 1974 in West Germany. As far as I'm concerned Qatar are blow ins from Arabia i.e. into real Asia.

Ali----don't kid yourself MBH needed us to keep himself in the top job in the Asian Confederation then conned Frank Lowy out of $5m---he is a fraudster and out of the Asian Football altogether thank goodness for that. Let me suggest to you that you are the arrogant one here. Qatar have just about no Football history compared to Australia's so just be thankful you won the WC under false pretences---definitely not on merit.

Blah blah Qantas, how ridiculous, did you watch the four corners program?? without the relationship that Hamman and Lowy had australia would not be a guest in asia, if Hamman was not president you would have had Buckleys chance of getting in asia. i find you arrogant, its all about you and your country, firstly, you are a guest in asia, and yous think you should have football administrators in asia confed so that you can make decisions and run the show. please answer this question, if Asia had the world cup every 20 years do you think it would be fair that Australia, just accepted into asia , would be right to jump ahead of other regions such as middle east or even china, to host the world cup before them? Thank Hamman and Lowy your in asia, and be grateful for that. not arrogant

if the award included asian players playing in europe then it might be just a little unfair. how do you measure the performance of a player playing for Osaka vs a player playing for Man Utd. should have two awards, one is european based and one asian based.

Fair enough. I yield to you good sir! Surely if attending the award is so important they could schedule it for the European off-season? The Asian leagues would, generally be close enough to still attend and the European players would have the time to attend. Or they could just do away with the stupid rule. As bad as it may look for the award winner to not attend it looks worse to rule the best players inelligible if they can't attend. I'd imagine Satellite feeds or pre-recorded acceptance speeches/trophy presentations wouldn't be that difficult to put together for the European players?

perhaps Mckay should have gotten a mention? I'm not sure what the criteria for the awards are but he did amazing for club level and national level in Asia.

No problem with that. Somehow I think this common sense suggestion will not be taken up by the AFC!