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OK, here goes. I personally have decent chops in branding tho it is a life of have nowhere left behind.
But it feel my experience qualifies me to make some reasonably informed comment
The first being that the A League brand is damaged beyond repair. There is no way back for a brand at the moment end of years of year on year decline. The brand was in deep trouble, but Western United and Macarthur have been the final nails in the coffin. Clubs no one wanted playing in the empty stadiums.
Secondly, it will be expensive, difficult, and unpalatable, but the only commercially realistic option is a re brand and relaunch. The sticking point here, cost aside, is that this kind of exercise only works of the new brand can offer a substantive point of difference. The logical strategy would be appropriately sized, football specific stadiums, and a competition’s without Macarthur and Western United.
Perhaps there are other more achievable options out there. But a drastic circuit breaker is needed and Western United and Macarthur are doing real damage to to the competition.
There is a cliff coming with the end of the TV deal, and it is the product of the most colossal incompetence, first from FFA, and then from APL.
The improvements needed to bring the A-Leagues back to prominence
The only reason for a faint glimmer of hope is Foley buying into Auckland.
But, yes, impossible to see another FTA deal when the current agreement expires. Quite a apart from the dire ratings, Paramount wants out of Ten.
The improvements needed to bring the A-Leagues back to prominence
You have a problem with Halloran. He looks to have run his race as a player.
Does the A-League do enough to nurture creative players?
Mike, attendances have never recovered to pre infighting levels but I think we have to accept that this is a where they will be, at best, for the foreseeable future.
The issue is not attendance so much as the competitions long standing problem with stadiums that are far too big.
Until we have appropriately sized, football specific stadiums, which were the breakthrough in the United States, football will never progress beyond a rump code in this country.
Does the A-League do enough to nurture creative players?
Have to say, Paddy, that there is some pretty silly stereotyping ad over generalising in your post. You have a point, but countering with misinformation does not help you.
Violence is not 'passion': Wanderers fans chuck a wobbly again... why is it always them?
“a mighty thinker, writer, and motivator”
No disrespect, a healthy ego is all very well but this was perhaps lacking in perspective.
Violence is not 'passion': Wanderers fans chuck a wobbly again... why is it always them?
Ignorant of.
Shove your blue cards where the sun doesn't shine, football - the game is already over-officiated
Rudan’s behaviour was and too often is disgraceful.
I agree with Waz – hard not go see it as gaslighting the supporters over the obvious fact that he is performing poorly himself.
'Stigma attached to my club': Rudan blasts refs amid major A-League controversy as Wanderers dudded in 4-3 loss
The irony of your lengthy exposition has obviously been lost on you.
Are we a mature enough football nation to honestly discuss the Socceroos?
And how is the weather in la la land?
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
Well what we saw in the Asian Cup from Australia was certainly a form of brain death.
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
An addicted goal scorer?
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
I suspect that he won’t be chucking often if he is unwise enough to read the forum.
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
You have a very singular view of what 26% possession means.
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
26 % of the ball. How, on any level, is that “played well”?
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
You might have called it a Masterclass. A lot of people wouldn’t have. Me included.
We got the result 26% possession deserves. If are happy with a team sent out to play this kind of horrible football, we will never agree.
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
Does anyone seriously want our national team to keep playing this way?
26% of the ball says it all.
Arnold was never good enough for this level. Time to move on.
'Devastating', 'painful', 'punished': Socceroos OUT of Asian Cup after Miller's moments of madness
The football was great but your beat up on attendance didn’t age well, Stuart.
My two pennies: football fans don’t like being sold gimmicks from other codes.
This Unite Round shtick is already road kill.
Football has its own traditions. We don’t need rubbish like this latest APL gimmick. Surely the most inept sporting administration in the country.
Tinderbox at Allianz for A-League fans as Victory, Sky Blues, Reds bring a promoter's dream double header
Well, the 20000 and more fans who no longer go to the Sydney and Melbourne derbies and the thousands of missing former Roar supporters suggest there are many who share my view.
But enough has been said now by me.
The A-League could learn a little from rugby league – but not in the way you think
We will just have to agree to differ. The bottom line is that if you don’t believe in God anymore, don’t go to church. This website is rather like that.
It’s a fan site, which is fine, and it’s only football.
The A-League could learn a little from rugby league – but not in the way you think
I would also ask you which of my points, specifically, you disagree with and why.
I genuinely would like to know.
The A-League could learn a little from rugby league – but not in the way you think
You could not be more wrong. I’ve played the game at the top tier of a state competition. I’ve coached championship winning junior teams. What I’ve written comes from sadness for the fate of the competition that I saw as the future of our game in this country.
But feel free to completely misread me.
The A-League could learn a little from rugby league – but not in the way you think
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The A-League could learn a little from rugby league – but not in the way you think
Average attendance is sitting at 8903. The ratings are commercially unsustainable. The football is mostly of poor quality. The two new clubs are out and out disasters, both for themselves and for the competition as a whole.
The A League is in an absolutely woeful state and I have not seen anything from APL that suggests there is any plan for addressing what looks alarmingly like a dying competition.
I’ve really given this a shot. I’ve had a TV sub since season 1. I religiously travelled hours to take my kids to games for years, but this season has just about done for me. Depressingly empty stadiums, dull, disappointing football, and an utter lack of vision and leadership from those in charge. I had high hopes that the APL would be an improvement on the dogs breakfast that was Gallop era FFA, but they have delivered absolutely nothing.
Unbearably disappointing.
The A-League could learn a little from rugby league – but not in the way you think
Ahem, apologies for the all thumbs typing on my phone. The start should be, a life of have left behind…
The improvements needed to bring the A-Leagues back to prominence