What do you think the A-League will look like after the EGM?
There was an air of familiarity around Sydney FC’s progression in the FFA Cup, but will everything change after the FFA’s extraordinary general meeting on October 2?
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Music during play at A-League games is the FFA's worst idea yet
Just when you think the FFA might have figured out why fans watch football, they turn around and announce plans to play music during A-League matches.
Is it the media's responsibility to only report good news stories?
Wasn’t that an exciting 24 hours when we all thought Andrea Pirlo might turn out for Victorian state league side Avondale FC in the FFA Cup?
Getting politicians onside is all just part of the game
With pitches at a premium and clubs turning away players, football’s next major battleground will be ensuring our politicians represent the game’s interests.
What is the point of the National Premier Leagues?
Two of the most historic names in Australian football go head to head at Leichhardt Oval this weekend, in a game that will do nothing to reconnect either to the top tier.
Forget Usain Bolt, the A-League's latest imports are the real stars
The Central Coast Mariners might have 9958 problems, but generating publicity through Usain Bolt is certainly not one of them.
Does Tim Cahill deserve a farewell Socceroos friendly?
There’s no denying the fact that Tim Cahill is a Socceroos legend, but does he deserve a final farewell against Lebanon at ANZ Stadium on November 20?
Our next iteration of football needs to be much more inclusive
The basket case that is Australian federal politics is a stark reminder of how quickly change can happen – even to regimes that least expect it.
Why I need to take a break from football
The furore around Avondale FC covering the Italian flag on the back of their jerseys is the sort of nonsense that only the FFA could come up with.
The FFA Cup is back, and it's the best thing about football right now
The FFA Cup is proof that many of the things we’re told won’t work in Australian football often do and that it’s not as difficult to change course as we always seem to think.
Should Perth Glory host an A-League game at Optus Stadium?
With tens of thousands of fans set to turn out at Optus Stadium tonight, surely Perth Glory should consider hosting an A-League fixture at the new ground?
We can't demand more A-League marketing then complain when we get it
There’s no point criticising the Central Coast Mariners for offering Usain Bolt a trial when for years the A-League has been crying out for some actual marketing.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
There was only one team in the World Cup final and they lost, as France recorded a barely deserved 4-2 win over Croatia thanks to a helping hand from the VAR.
Would an amazing World Cup final make Russia the greatest tournament of all?
Has this been the best FIFA World Cup ever? If France and Croatia turn on the style in Monday morning’s final, it may well be remembered as exactly that.
From Russia with love? They've been the perfect World Cup hosts
Russia’s hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup has made a mockery of the pre-tournament headlines that said the tournament would be plagued by problems.
Where does all the money football generates actually go?
Cutting costs and increasing fees – Football Federation Australia is under siege once again as the high price of running football comes under the microscope.
Is football coming home to England? Don't bet against it
Has the world gone topsy-turvy? After winning a penalty shootout for the first time since Euro 96, England may never have a better chance of winning another World Cup.
This has been one of the best World Cups in years
It may not have featured as many goals as previous editions, but this has been one of the most entertaining World Cups in recent memory.
Football in Australia is in desperate need of change
The worst thing that can happen for football right now is nothing. The status quo has taken the game this far, but both the Socceroos and A-League need a revamp.
The Socceroos need to do more than just participate in the World Cup
So the Socceroos saved their worst until last and another FIFA World Cup campaign ends with more questions than answers.
On a slightly different note, I reckon I’ve been stitched up by The Roar with that profile pic. I look like a chipmunk!
What do you think the A-League will look like after the EGM?
I have a Lawrence Arms tattoo. True story.
Should the FFA really have been criticised that much for their matchday music suggestion?
Have heard FFA are dismayed by the reaction to this idea. I don’t think it’s going to happen.
Music during play at A-League games is the FFA's worst idea yet
I’m getting paragraph spaces on Chrome at my end.
Music during play at A-League games is the FFA's worst idea yet
I don’t have a problem with fan zones either, and we’ll wait and see what these controlled flares are. At least they’re trying some new ideas, even if it’s pretty clear they don’t trust fans to create their own atmosphere.
The problem is, once again, that the whole music thing (O’Rourke used the phrase “in-game entertainment”) is so spectacularly tone deaf and ill-conceived that it automatically makes people question the FFA’s competence.
Music during play at A-League games is the FFA's worst idea yet
Where’s the ‘like’ button on this thing?
Music during play at A-League games is the FFA's worst idea yet
I think I might print this out and frame this and chuck it up above my work desk.
Is it the media's responsibility to only report good news stories?
I think it might actually be you who needs to work on your comprehension skills, mattq, since this is hardly the first time you’ve struggled to follow a nonlinear narrative.
Just for the record I always start with a central theme, introduce some new ideas midway through the column, then try to tie it back to that first central theme. Hope this helps.
Is it the media's responsibility to only report good news stories?
Great read, Paul.
Mothering the Matildas: The trailblazers who kickstarted Australian women's football
I looked it up. (I didn’t even know you could get email notifications on comments!)
Getting politicians onside is all just part of the game
I’m sure the guys will have taken all of this feedback on board. But, to be fair, both Spiro and Geoff Parkes generated a few hundred comments between them yesterday.
I know not everyone likes change, but as with everything, the Football tab is simply what we make of it.
Getting politicians onside is all just part of the game
Is it just the email notifications that are different? I haven’t noticed a whole lot of difference, other than fewer readers commenting.
I definitely think the site needed a refresh. I’m sure the numbers will be back up once the A-League season draws nearer.
Getting politicians onside is all just part of the game
I suspect you have missed the point.
I’m not asking why South Hobart FC exist – a club whose president acted as the spokesperson for Tasmania’s A-League expansion bid, suggesting there’s actually plenty of appetite for “higher level” football on the Apple Isle – I’m asking what the point of the National Premier Leagues is.
And again, I’m not talking about Jordan Murray’s quality as a player. I’m suggesting that if the purpose of the National Premier Leagues is to act as a pathway to professional football, then wouldn’t it stand to reason that clubs at least play on the same surface as A-League teams?
But they don’t – because no one is quite sure what the main purpose of NPL-level football is. Ergo, what is the point of the National Premier Leagues?
What is the point of the National Premier Leagues?
I’m digging the new look.
Our next iteration of football needs to be much more inclusive
The reality is many of the complaints are fully justified.
Let’s use Greenberg and McLachlan as examples. They’re each paid millions in executive salaries to run the NRL and AFL respectively. Yet this has been a disastrous week for both competitions.
And where both executives might have been expected to demonstrate some leadership given the damning headlines swirling around their competitions, they have instead exacerbated the problems with a series of baffling statements. Instead of solving problems, the highly-paid execs in charge are the ones creating them.
Where’s the accountability? What happens to Greenberg and McLachlan when it’s them making the mistakes? Why are they being paid so much money to make such elementary errors? Who holds them to account?
The reality is that without the media reporting on these issues, and fostering debate among fans, there’d be a lot more mistakes with even bigger ramifications. So there’s nothing wrong with voicing one’s unhappiness, in my opinion, when most of the time it’s completely justified.
The FFA Cup is back, and it's the best thing about football right now
I have to be honest and point out there’s a big part of me that thinks Bolt won’t get anywhere near a Mariners contract, let alone an actual football.
I’m cautious of the constant stream of sugar hits, but the problem is that simply relying on football fundamentals – like the Mariners have done in the past – isn’t getting fans through the gate. There are myriad reasons for that, but this season more than any other the A-League needs a circuit breaker, so I think we have to be willing to try some new ideas instead of just standing idly by while clubs circle the drain.
We can't demand more A-League marketing then complain when we get it
I have to say I was really impressed by Paul Pogba this World Cup. He offered so much more than he usually does in a Manchester United jersey.
World Cup team of the tournament: The best XI from Russia 2018
Not his finest hour. He was carrying a hamstring injury.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
I had wondered what Martin Tyler’s commentary might have been like had England made the final.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
Precisely. They should have adopted goal line technology and left it at that.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
No wilder than the notion that several FIFA executives would be up on racketeering charges, I would have thought.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
I know VAR wasn’t used for free-kicks – that’s entirely my point. It’s used to adjudicate on subjective decisions in one part of the pitch, but not used in another.
And I’m pretty sure there was plenty of conjecture about penalty decisions throughout the tournament. I myself labelled Australia’s penalty against Denmark “ironic”.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
Indeed, and I think Kurt mentioned that too way back in the first comment. Can’t imagine they’re in for a particularly fun rest of the summer.
France are world champions, but all the headlines are about VAR
Depends on how many drinks you’ve had.
What do you think the A-League will look like after the EGM?