Real Football..... Australian Style..
Feb 12th 2010, 5:42 am
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BTW Wellington on right now.... I'd guesstimate 15k there by the looks of things.... 2nd best supporters in the Aleague according to most MV fans.... so plenty of noise...
have a quick squizz....
have a quick squizz....
Feb 12th 2010, 6:00 am
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It's actually depends on Melbourne Heart and Sydney Rovers..... it comes down to those two teams that dont even exist yet. If they make it.... which means circa 10k minimum average in the first 3 years.... then it will take off. I do understand where your coming from and it's my biggest fear. It's one that could almost make me want to return to the UK, especially now I've tasted the joy of going again.
Twas always the biggest gap in my life here, not being able to go to real football.
Twas always the biggest gap in my life here, not being able to go to real football.
And then there is the dubious practice of bringing in 'marquee' players ... Dwight Yorke? Robbie Frikkin Fowler?!
Money better spent elsewhere I'd say but what do I know?
Feb 12th 2010, 6:34 am
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Not your fault as individuals I'll grant you, But it's another damn good reason to get off your collective arses and get down to your local team. ...... Said with the best intentions as well. Nothing personal Copa... but as a Palace fan you just gave me a vehicle.
http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/2010/...-football.html
Half time 4 beers and I'm getting lairy.... Imagine me in Sydney on Sunday with a 11am pub start and a 5 pm kick off.....oh heaven....
PS Wellington game not much chop I'll grant you.... but the fans are trying
Feb 12th 2010, 6:57 am
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Two clubs added last year... Gold Coast United, who failed to entice the local fickle population in spectacular style.... totally contrasted by the Northern Queensland team Queensland Fury... from Townsville who certainly brought the punters in and have turned out to be a mini and unexpected success story.
I know what you mean about different sets of supporters - behind the goal in the home end there is the younger (mainly Aussie) fans and on the left of them an almost exclusively pommie group of older fans who sing all instantly recognizable terrace songs - great fun!
Any Gold Coasters really should try and make one of the finals games - you might enjoy it.
Feb 12th 2010, 7:58 am
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Feb 12th 2010, 9:48 am
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Just to let you guys know, especially those that are new to the country, that this weekend is a benchmark in Australian Domestic Football. It's the end of the 5th A league season, which is culminating in one game which will decide the winners of this years home and away matches.... Sydney FC V Melbourne Victory. Consequently this game will be the biggest game outside of finals matches that this country has seen up to this point.
Football has struggled in the past in this country with strong ethnic rivalries dominating the sport. The old NSL was riddled with clubs with names like Preston Macedonia....South Melbourne Hellas, Sydney St George.... Melbourne Croatia (Knights) .... I gave up going after a very brief patronage in the mid 80s, feeling very alienated and disillusioned after being exposed to ethnic rivalries I had little or no knowledge of.
It's very different now.... establishing itself well amongst the general population in places like the Inner North of Melbourne, Adelaide, Central and Western Suburbs of Sydney , Gosford, Newcastle and Townsville.... Perth has been a little slow, but seems to finally be turning around.
The Standard is not the best.... with fleeting glimpses of championship level on occasion, ....(See MV's Carlos Hernadez for proof of that) ..with somewhere between league 1 and 2 being the norm. However it is moving forward slowly and steadily and the competition is growing each year, with Two clubs added last year... Gold Coast United, who failed to entice the local fickle population in spectacular style.... totally contrasted by the Northern Queensland team Queensland Fury... from Townsville who certainly brought the punters in and have turned out to be a mini and unexpected success story. A new Melbourne team starts next year... Melbourne heart, with a projected membership of 7,500 in the first year... with gates expected to be between 12 - 15,000. The year after a Western Sydney team will be introduced into the league, and if past history re demographics is anything to go by should end up with more support than the current Sydney Team.
Got to say.... I havent looked forwards to a game like we have on Sunday.... since I saw Palace win the Division 2 championship in front of 55,000 at Selhurst park in 1979.
Should be a hard fought game.... MV only have to draw to win the home and away section of the league, they are taking the biggest away interstate support that domestic football in this country has seen... with somewhere around 1300 supporters making the journey north.
Anyone that doubts the European influence that I see everyday in the inner north of Melbourne should now see this clip of how support is done in this country, especially in Melbourne. This isn't one Ethnic group.... its Melbourne how it really is.
COME ON VICTORY..... and more importantly heres to a successfully expanding Aleague....
MV fans in Sydney 2007.... 3 times this number expected this time.
Jump on board people
Football has struggled in the past in this country with strong ethnic rivalries dominating the sport. The old NSL was riddled with clubs with names like Preston Macedonia....South Melbourne Hellas, Sydney St George.... Melbourne Croatia (Knights) .... I gave up going after a very brief patronage in the mid 80s, feeling very alienated and disillusioned after being exposed to ethnic rivalries I had little or no knowledge of.
It's very different now.... establishing itself well amongst the general population in places like the Inner North of Melbourne, Adelaide, Central and Western Suburbs of Sydney , Gosford, Newcastle and Townsville.... Perth has been a little slow, but seems to finally be turning around.
The Standard is not the best.... with fleeting glimpses of championship level on occasion, ....(See MV's Carlos Hernadez for proof of that) ..with somewhere between league 1 and 2 being the norm. However it is moving forward slowly and steadily and the competition is growing each year, with Two clubs added last year... Gold Coast United, who failed to entice the local fickle population in spectacular style.... totally contrasted by the Northern Queensland team Queensland Fury... from Townsville who certainly brought the punters in and have turned out to be a mini and unexpected success story. A new Melbourne team starts next year... Melbourne heart, with a projected membership of 7,500 in the first year... with gates expected to be between 12 - 15,000. The year after a Western Sydney team will be introduced into the league, and if past history re demographics is anything to go by should end up with more support than the current Sydney Team.
Got to say.... I havent looked forwards to a game like we have on Sunday.... since I saw Palace win the Division 2 championship in front of 55,000 at Selhurst park in 1979.
Should be a hard fought game.... MV only have to draw to win the home and away section of the league, they are taking the biggest away interstate support that domestic football in this country has seen... with somewhere around 1300 supporters making the journey north.
Anyone that doubts the European influence that I see everyday in the inner north of Melbourne should now see this clip of how support is done in this country, especially in Melbourne. This isn't one Ethnic group.... its Melbourne how it really is.
COME ON VICTORY..... and more importantly heres to a successfully expanding Aleague....
MV fans in Sydney 2007.... 3 times this number expected this time.
Jump on board people
It gladens my heart to see tyhe growth of 'soccer' (horrble word) in Oz.
Feb 12th 2010, 9:51 am
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Feb 12th 2010, 9:57 am
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Copa... and the rest of the armchair brigade need to take note of this article and really start to think hard...... I could go on about the Palace academy and how the system is wrecking Englands prospects as well, you need to absorb this first....
Not your fault as individuals I'll grant you, But it's another damn good reason to get off your collective arses and get down to your local team. ...... Said with the best intentions as well. Nothing personal Copa... but as a Palace fan you just gave me a vehicle.
http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/2010/...-football.html
Half time 4 beers and I'm getting lairy.... Imagine me in Sydney on Sunday with a 11am pub start and a 5 pm kick off.....oh heaven....
PS Wellington game not much chop I'll grant you.... but the fans are trying
Not your fault as individuals I'll grant you, But it's another damn good reason to get off your collective arses and get down to your local team. ...... Said with the best intentions as well. Nothing personal Copa... but as a Palace fan you just gave me a vehicle.
http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/2010/...-football.html
Half time 4 beers and I'm getting lairy.... Imagine me in Sydney on Sunday with a 11am pub start and a 5 pm kick off.....oh heaven....
PS Wellington game not much chop I'll grant you.... but the fans are trying
I did start going to NSW premier league games when Canberra had a team in the soccer comp.... but it just got too expensive for the quality of the match and there were too many away fan nutters from sydney in the crowd for my liking .. i wasn't comfortable bringing my family to a game anymore. Women were being hassled, flares were set off in the little stand crowded with families, assaults etc etc.. It might be safer, more family friendly elsewhere.. i don't know.
The Canberra raiders had better value for money and a much safer, family friendly crowd. Security is everywhere and not afraid to act.
Feb 12th 2010, 12:27 pm
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I've really started enjoying rugby league since moving to Canberra .. regular season ticket holder these days. The athletes are amazing.
I did start going to NSW premier league games when Canberra had a team in the soccer comp.... but it just got too expensive for the quality of the match and there were too many away fan nutters from sydney in the crowd for my liking .. i wasn't comfortable bringing my family to a game anymore. Women were being hassled, flares were set off in the little stand crowded with families, assaults etc etc.. It might be safer, more family friendly elsewhere.. i don't know.
The Canberra raiders had better value for money and a much safer, family friendly crowd. Security is everywhere and not afraid to act.
I did start going to NSW premier league games when Canberra had a team in the soccer comp.... but it just got too expensive for the quality of the match and there were too many away fan nutters from sydney in the crowd for my liking .. i wasn't comfortable bringing my family to a game anymore. Women were being hassled, flares were set off in the little stand crowded with families, assaults etc etc.. It might be safer, more family friendly elsewhere.. i don't know.
The Canberra raiders had better value for money and a much safer, family friendly crowd. Security is everywhere and not afraid to act.
Feb 12th 2010, 4:28 pm
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Accompanied by the Wife and our freinds.If all fails there is always Valentines day evening in Sydney
Thanks to everyone that posted... and hope you will be watching the other game at 1.45 am monday Carberry It's on Setanta...5th round of the cup.
Glad that a few others have seen the light and are enjoying attending the games.
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Feb 12th 2010, 4:49 pm
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Feb 12th 2010, 8:11 pm
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does anyone know if we can get the game over here in the u.k
they do have the A league round up on sky sports during the week and wouldnt mind catching this one
they do have the A league round up on sky sports during the week and wouldnt mind catching this one
Feb 12th 2010, 8:29 pm
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Rugby League has to rank of one the worlds most boring team games... I found myself watching the mascot, an eight foot tall green dragon on a scooter, much more than I did the games.
Feb 13th 2010, 10:50 pm
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Once people realise Soccer stands for Association - I don't see why they can get annoyed about it.
So Soccer is a particularly accurate and apt word, and easily differentiates from the other codes, some of which were codified before especially in a place like Australia where there is a code for everyone. This world game and what other people call it is by the way and means nothing. I suppose its called differently in countries where it is not the No 1 game (yet) - at professional level, in a nation's sporting psyche - not participation numbers. Long standing debate I know.....(!)
So Soccer is a particularly accurate and apt word, and easily differentiates from the other codes, some of which were codified before especially in a place like Australia where there is a code for everyone. This world game and what other people call it is by the way and means nothing. I suppose its called differently in countries where it is not the No 1 game (yet) - at professional level, in a nation's sporting psyche - not participation numbers. Long standing debate I know.....(!)
Feb 13th 2010, 10:54 pm
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I tried the Dragons a few times and really wanted to get into watching regular sport again.... but it just didn't hold my attention.
Rugby League has to rank of one the worlds most boring team games... I found myself watching the mascot, an eight foot tall green dragon on a scooter, much more than I did the games.
Rugby League has to rank of one the worlds most boring team games... I found myself watching the mascot, an eight foot tall green dragon on a scooter, much more than I did the games.
Prefer Union.
I reckon you need to be a rugby player to appreciate it fully. It represents shear determination.