A-League thread

[gerkin greg]

[mightytiges]

Is that Craig Foster or Robbie Slater after their twitter spat?!

New coach already coming out with the "players need to show some pride" cliche after just two games in charge. Not a good sign.

[mightytiges]

Victory's 10th draw of the season and pretty much finals are gone on current form. Oh well at least tonight in the derby we didn't throw away a lead in the last minute even when down to 10 men  . Milligan has been a good pick up for our back 4. The whole midfield bar Kewell needs to be replaced.

[mightytiges]

Finally found a way to win last night and against the runaway leader Central Coast. Probably an argument for an AFL midseason draft/trade period as well but the January transfer window has definitely helped Victory fill some major holes in its midfield and defence.

[gerkin greg]

A-League 

[10 FLAGS]

Clive Palmer is a legend  Hes the only bloke currently involved in the A League who knows what he's talking about. Well done to him as for the rest of the A League it is indeed a joke.

[mightytiges]

Clive Palmer is a legend  Hes the only bloke currently involved in the A League who knows what he's talking about. Well done to him as for the rest of the A League it is indeed a joke.

Palmer is an idiot. Puts tens of millions of dollars into a sport he claims he doesn't like and then locks out fans and blames everyone else for why no ones goes to their games . Let's hope he goes across to the NRL Titans and stuffs them up. Andy D and the AFL will be hoping so.

Anyway the FFA has just terminated Gold Coast's licence as the should have done yonks ago. A Western Sydney A-league team should come in now to make up the 10 clubs.   

[Penelope]

Hellas ?

[10 FLAGS]

Clive Palmer is a legend  Hes the only bloke currently involved in the A League who knows what he's talking about. Well done to him as for the rest of the A League it is indeed a joke.

Palmer is an idiot. Puts tens of millions of dollars into a sport he claims he doesn't like and then locks out fans and blames everyone else for why no ones goes to their games . Let's hope he goes across to the NRL Titans and stuffs them up. Andy D and the AFL will be hoping so.

Anyway the FFA has just terminated Gold Coast's licence as the should have done yonks ago. A Western Sydney A-league team should come in now to make up the 10 clubs.

A League is in crisis. Palmer will take FFA to the Supreme Court and the FFA dont have the resources to fight it out IMHO. As for West Sydney any businessman who puts his hand up for it has to be willing to lose upwards of $10 million over a couple of years. Not many businessmen would want to stand in front of a fire and chuck 10 million dollars worth of 100 notes into the fire. Good luck to any businessman who wants to have a go though.

[tiger101]

It was only the other day when Western Sydney backers rejected the A-league business model.

It is understood prominent businessman and passionate football follower Paul Lederer told the FFA on Friday he does not want to be involved in the new franchise because he believes the business model is a recipe for disaster and would leave the club open to incurring huge financial losses.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/white-knight-rejects-business-model-for-a-western-sydney-team/story-fn63e0vj-1226282003362

[Dubstep Dookie]

Only one thing can remedy this - send Hellas to the Gold Coast and merge the 2 clubs. 

[gerkin greg]

put a bomb in every round ball

[Dubstep Dookie]

Half time entertainment - kids rock throwing competition at a cardboard cutout of Mr Plotolous

[DCrane]

These zillionaires are ruining what is already a very boring sport. Having said that, guys, if you want to make your shriveling and gut obscured penises seem bigger by wasting money owning sporting teams, can you please come and 'ruin' the ailing NBL with some of your millions, and hey the NBL will let you get away with anything-owners can even walk into the change rooms and fire players at will!

[tiger101]

Clive Palmer on skynews at a press conference live announcing a new soccer league.