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Leon,
That’s a really good post.
When you say “ Appointing RZ is sensible without being ambitious” I would agree, but also add that it’s a low risk approach as well.
We also need to hope Kaz & Zac stay at the club. Much as I have been disappointed by their communications this season I am prepared to concede that probably their worst sin was underestimating the hole the club was in, and even not realising what poor planning Fong had done eg planning to play at Ballymore without any working lights.
If I could go back to my posts from last year where I said we need to sign a center back and a proven goal scorer, it’s the same this year – only with Aldred and Trewens departure we need two CB’s.
It will be an interesting off season.
Sydney can't get past nine-man Bulls, Wanderers on life support, Cahn departs
This is not rocket science, marketing communications is basic stuff and getting it right is the very minimum … or at least not insulting the intelligence of your customers is.
Perhaps it’s no surprise that we’re now getting spin-doctored messaging treating fans like they are fools – there seems to be nowhere left to go?
Again, you have to wonder who thought appointing Nick Garcia, someone who’s rarely held a position down for more than 2 years, to lead a complex business in a state of almost constant chaos in one of the worlds most demanding sports markets was a good idea?
It’s certainly not looking like a good idea as the competition bumbles from one own goal to the next.
I guess being a former CFG employee helped – the suspicion on who makes all the decisions around here only grows with that.
The A Leagues – the home of the own goal.
APL's spin doctoring insults Australian football fans' intelligence - and might well be the last straw
Mike
I probably didn’t explain myself – the tournament is only big enough for three States with only 12th teams playing
You could put a group in NSWs but couldn’t split a group between two states. So basically three groups equals three states I’m guessing.
AAMI Park is too small for the competition, that would rule out Adelaide_as_well
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
That’s the problem with branding, we all see different things: I hated the Orange n White
Other than that deviation, a solid post 😛
Sydney can't get past nine-man Bulls, Wanderers on life support, Cahn departs
This has been your most optimistic and positive post all season. Maybe things are improving??
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
* dummies in place
(I have many)
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
I watched that game, and they played a lot of long ball football which perhaps suited Ozzie’s style
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
Three more years with Mark Rudan in charge at Wanderers.
Unbelievable.
Sydney can't get past nine-man Bulls, Wanderers on life support, Cahn departs
Do you know what the ratings are?
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
Zadkovic was the obvious choice, and again it’s good to see a young Australian given a chance.
Retaining Waddo should be easy enough, he’s not done enough to justify a sizeable transfer fee which is what it would take to get him out of the remaining ten years of his contract.
Also in the same press release was reference to a 4 year plan to get Roar to be “self sustaining” – that’s an interesting proposition
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
I thought that’s what you meant.
People who want to “protest” are typically still engaged with the competition, it’s why we have to be careful when people are being critical – it’s normally because they care.
The next step is disengaging
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
I resent that remark !!
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
It’s fair to say this tournament is much smaller than the WC and travel would prohibit spreading games too far which would be why Adelaide missed out.
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
Queensland, NSW’s & WA to be the three host States for the Women’s Asian Cup in 2026.
Link.
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
“ Its a shame the administration is so terrible and theres really no way that they can be held to account other than people not going”
There you have it in a nutshell. If you are a supporter and feel you don’t have a voice, or you’re not being listened too, or that what you say is ignored …. then there’s only one choice open to you: stop watching and stop going to games.
The concerning factor is that people who loved watching the A League have stopped going …. good luck growing the game when you can’t keep the supporters you do have.
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
The decision may be understandable, a cash-poor organisation choosing not to spend six-figures on an end of season gala event; but the explanation is crass.
It’s almost like we’ve got a politician running the show where the truth doesn’t matter and the “facts” are made up.
It is again a failure to read the room, and a failure in communication. The only people who will notice are the people who care about the game – the fans – and that should be concerning for the APL who single-handedly seem to bumble from one own goal to the next with effortless ease.
Make it stop!
Someone, anyone, pleeeease make it stop!!
It's time the APL came clean on the state of the game in the A-Leagues
Jets 1, Nix 1 (pretty confident in this one)
Excuse Monkeys 0, Sky Blues 2
Vuck 2, Roar 3
MacArthur 3, Smurfs 1
Glory 3, WU 1
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 25
I think the A League should be Australian sides only; no offence to Nix although I can accept their presence along with 1-2 others.
The further international approach of say Singapore is folly. Theres multiple reasons for this:
– Travel time is a killer on player development, too much time in airports/planes would be a huge issue. Sydney to Singapore is 12+ hours travel each way which would kill several days training.
– The A League struggles to connect with football in Australia. International sides would make this worse.
– Pro/Rel is a dream that must be kept alive, even just as a dream – it’s a connection to the rest of football. International sides, even NZ sides, dim that dream.
Does the A-League have the clout to make a UK-bound event round work in season 2024/25?
It’s unusual to get off-season filler content during the season lol.
Does the A-League have the clout to make a UK-bound event round work in season 2024/25?
The fact Halloran is heading to Brisbane is alarming. We’re signing another player who couldn’t give a you know what 😱
Thrilling finishes, goalie heroics and a Sky Blue derby: The A-League players who were the difference in Round 24
“Sadly those in charge are so preoccupied with day to day survival they are not managing pathways to the future at all”
Sadly that’s a great comment. If true, the fight for survival becomes the reason you die – all your energy is used in a perpetual fight for survival.
Forget those bringing down the game, what if we embraced the A-League and Australian football cups are actually half-full?
You say “ One of those models has strong organic roots – it is sustainable long-term and will always be well-placed to weather good times and bad times”
Well, why did the NSL fail then – it literally collapsed leaving us without a top-flight competition for nearly two years.
Getting a football league to work is hard work, there isn’t one model that guarantees success or failure.
Even now, the worst A League average crowds are better than the best NSL crowds – do let’s be careful if we’re throwing rocks from the past.
And the ALW is waaaay better than the National some s league we had with the NSL … errr, wait wot … we didn’t have one??
Well I’m sure the new NSD will be taking care of that … err, wait wot??
The NSL shouldn’t have collapsed – the fact it did was down to mismanagement and vested self interests.
It had pro/rel then it didn’t … neither saved them.
They played in summer and winter, neither saved them.
They had “expansion clubs”, they changed traditional club names (yay, go the Lakers), they fiddled with the competition format, points system, broadcaster … it still failed.
There are lessons to be learned but (imo) no one is listening due to, err, self interest!
APL's spin doctoring insults Australian football fans' intelligence - and might well be the last straw