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Football is my life. It’s what I live and breathe. As a youngster I didn’t follow the sport until Australia qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
However once I realised the obvious excitement the sport had to offer, I was hooked.
After the jubilation and heartbreak that was our 2006 World Cup campaign, football was fast becoming my number one code in Australia.
I was 10 when my dad first informed me of the A-League and I attended my first game at Olympic Park between Adelaide United and eventual champions Melbourne Victory.
Being a part of the amazing atmosphere, let alone the Victory winning the game 2-0, was enough for me to be buzzing for our next home game.
It became quickly evident to me however, that there are so-called fans of the sport, lets call them Eurosnobs, who are happy to judge the best talent available for our live viewing pleasure and stick to being armchair fans watching late night overseas leagues on the weekend.
Comments like ‘A-League is a joke’ were common when I told of being a big fan of the league. Coming from people who if you asked them who they supported, would likely say either ‘Manchester United’, ‘Liverpool’ or ‘Chelsea’. Teams they were likely to never actually see play live.
Here’s a thought, how about supporting the best football entertainment our home-grown talent has to offer so our league can one day be internationally recognised.
No, it will likely never be anything like the quality of the Premier League, but is it expected to be with most clubs’ wages at just over a measly $2 million a season?
If you call yourself a football fan, get out to support your local A-League club and contribute to the growth of the game so we can have football played to your ‘necessary standards’.
You cannot call yourself a real football fan if you just ignore professional football right at your doorstep in favour of supporting a team on television.
Do yourself a favour and buy yourself a ticket to one of the A-League’s Round 1 games this coming season.
With record crowds expected and the league rapidly improving in standard, you might actually be surprised as to the great time you can have supporting Australian football.
Are you the ultimate team manager? Pick your own superstar team and go head to head with other football fans for glory and cash prizes on Draftstars. Imagine what you could be buying instead. Set a deposit limit.