Craig Foster, football needs you

Mid - I recently picked up and read a book written by Craig called "Fozz on Football". The book had been lauded as an insight into Australian Football but I found that by the time I reached halfway I was forced to go back to the front of the book and find out when the book had been written, such was the result of the many claims he made as how football was on the improve. I was not the least surprised to find the book had been released in 2010 and you'd better believe many of his forecasts have gone way off beam, just proving that those who believe in "crystal balls" are actually only gifted with remarkable imaginations. Cheers jb.

Foz is a smart and passionate man has many great ideas and is very inspirational but sometimes he gets it wrong backing south Sydney was a wrong move hanging stuff on A Postacoglou was a massive stuff up, Ange would not have been our national coach had we listen to Foz ,he is our greatest coach ever and what he did with Brisbane roar will never be done again he is also doing great in Japan, we should have trusted and believed in Ange shame on those who bagged him and never listened to him ,so goes to prove foz is passionate but not always right

Foster is a populist. Always simple solutions blah, blah blah. The Trump of Aussie soccer. Bring back Les and Johnny they were the best.

Foz Linking up with the southern Sydney expansion bid shows he can be bought he knew that bid was not right for the A league and he still took the money paying role on just to stuff up Wollongong wolves bid . His not good for the game cause he can easily be bought .

Correct. Verbeek swapped tactics and played the second half with it vs the final warm up game vs USA. Germany - maybe being polite - were expecting a hard team to break down given our low goal against record in final AFC WC qualifying. Instead we had Neill and co going in circles for goals three and four, and totally dispirited. That’s what I believe Foz was aggrieved at seeing and thought a group of former NT captains would be able to review and advice against such tactics that would embarrass the Socceroo shirt in future.

Craig Foster has undeniable passion but he has long been a divisive figure in football circles and comes across (to me anyway) as pretentious. However, the FFA has had its fingers burned by a succession of appointments who were from non-football backgrounds - O'Neill, Buckley, Gallop. The latter two in particular alienated football fans and there has long been the perception the FFA would prefer to appease non-football people, reflected in its marketing strategies. Furthermore, the FFA and A-League have long been addicted to short-term sugar hits over long-term planning. The FFA and some A-League clubs may well suffer from a sort of Peter Principle. Too many have been hired or promoted on the basis of track records in previous roles, as opposed to abilities relevant to the intended role. This was cited as one example of why some large corporations, like General Motors, fell into dire straits - and there is a striking parallel, too, in how the dysfunction at GM arose from the fact that beancounters prevailed over car people in management. I have seen suggestions that the FFA needs to recruit executives from abroad who may not have the baggage of the internal politics of the Australian football bubble, and who come from countries with strong football cultures. It may be because Australian sports administrators all tend to be cut from the same cloth, stuck in a certain way of doing things and rarely deviate from script.

It wasn’t the German 4 he was complaining about - it was the Australian 0 and the tactics that made that 0 inevitable. Re the FFA, he could be great or he could be awful but he would definitely be a risk, so not a good pick right now.

It was a bit cringeworthy and even Les Murray from memory was getting uncomfortable but couldn’t stop the snowball effect live on air. I think he’s changed somewhat since then. The question of whether he’s suitable for the changed CEO role remains. Not because of 2010 World Cup comment but more around whether he himself can work within a structure where he might need to carry out directives he might not fully agree with.

While I respect his passion for the game comments like these suggest giving him the power to make big decisions perhaps isn't wise...

I was pretty disappointed with that call after that game. The structure of Australian football could be 100% perfect and we could still get hammered 4-0 against Germany. Look what they did to Brazil in 2014. Using that result to push an agenda was weak IMHO.

He made enough noise in the media around the world to embarrass the Thai govt and the Asian confederation. Fair play to him he got a result. But I wouldnt call that diplomacy and I dont think that's a core skill for an FFA CEO.

After the first game loss to Germany 4-0. We finished with a win over Serbia ;-)

Do we want him in chareg of the A-League, or the FFA though.

I would choose someone like Laurie McKinna, The guy is football through and through. He understands the fans, he engages with people at all levels. He has good contacts. I also think Peter Filipolous would also be a good candidate.

Earning his high profile first make him qualified for anything else ... it’s just a high profile.

Sharing an interesting article today sorry Jack off topic... Netflicks and Fox getting together according to an article on the News site .. https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/design/foxtel-launches-netflix-integration-new-user-interface/news-story/ee0a82c2659f764bf9bbc8d27af2e892 This bit I found interesting in the article... In its latest financial results released in May, Foxtel lost 100,000 broadcast subscribers from 2.5 million in the previous quarter to 2.4 million but had encouraging growth in its streaming products Kayo (209,000 subscribers) and Foxtel Now (505,000 subscribers)

For me we need someone like Craig and I would love for Craig to either be in charge or very close to decision making... his downside is he gives the impression its either his way and his systems and he can be very forceful... its great when you are right but when you get it wrong is causes more harm than good ... Lowy is the perfect example of this .... Hal 1 to 5 was needed but about Hal 3, plans and future directions needed to be put in place to take Football at a reasonable pace in a different direction .... by Hal 7 ... 8 at the outside the need for change was screaming off the page... but the dominate power at the time held firm... I would love Craig on a board or boards setting policy and directions but never solely his call...

He would be my choice as new FFA CEO.

Nem Spot on