A-Leagues & Football Australia General Chat and News Thread

[Elmer_Hauser]

Apparently it is Zadkovich and Colli that had an altercation and Glory are releasing a statement at 5pm WA time.

Perth Glory plays down reports of a clash between their coach and a player

Perth Glory CEO Anthony Radich said there was nothing in the reported altercation between Ruben Zadkovich and Gioardano Colli and the club would be taking no further action

www.smh.com.au

Jeebus.

 

[AJ_2000]

Think this is pretty accurate when I was rating the coaches

 

[gaskin]

 

[AJ_2000]

It NEVER happened people

 

[gaskin]

This would be massive for Glory if true which it apparently is. I like Cook but Sail is an upgrade.

 

[Andonis1997]

Fuming.

Watch another season get derailed now.

And if they're all going to A-League clubs...

 

[Andonis1997]

Which they ARE.

 

[Aucklander]

Which they ARE.
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Disappointing.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[gaskin]

Sail to Glory confirmed.

 

[Andonis1997]

Sail to Glory confirmed.

 

[gaskin]

Some big A-League news is dropping tomorrow. It is probably just GF date/time or announcing an All-Stars game against PSG but there are some rumours it has to do with expansion.

 

[Andonis1997]

Some big A-League news is dropping tomorrow. It is probably just GF date/time or announcing an All-Stars game against PSG but there are some rumours it has to do with expansion.

Early rumours are Auckland, and Canberra, but this would not be Canberra United...

Here's a trademark that was lodged back in 2021, just FYI

 

[nobbyiscool]

Early rumours are Auckland, and Canberra, but this would not be Canberra United...

Here's a trademark that was lodged back in 2021, just FYI
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I don't know that the logo means much. If there's one thing that (Capital football boss) Ivan Slavic is good at, it's marketing, and getting Canberrans excited.

Going back to (I think) 2012 when I lived in Canberra, Slavic headed up the ACT's energy monopoly in Actew AGL, and as the leader of an independent Canberra-based bid even went as far as taking refundable $200 "foundation memberships" to try and get the bid up. (From memory a few more than 200 people invested money into nothing.)

I'd love to see a Canberra team, I think it'd be really successful. I grew up in Tassie and love the joint. I lived in Canberra for 8 years and hated it.

But I've said for 15 years that if I won $100m in Powerball and wanted to start up an A-League team, I'd do it in Canberra - it has a big population of international students, the ACT government supports teams directly and indirectly (through stadium maintenance), you've already got a perfect-sized rectangle stadium in place.

They should've done Canberra before they did GCU and NQ, but that expansion had nothing to do with which locations had the best chance of success.

 

[Andonis1997]

I don't know that the logo means much. If there's one thing that (Capital football boss) Ivan Slavic is good at, it's marketing, and getting Canberrans excited.

Going back to (I think) 2012 when I lived in Canberra, Slavic headed up the ACT's energy monopoly in Actew AGL, and as the leader of an independent Canberra-based bid even went as far as taking refundable $200 "foundation memberships" to try and get the bid up. (From memory a few more than 200 people invested money into nothing.)

I'd love to see a Canberra team, I think it'd be really successful. I grew up in Tassie and love the joint. I lived in Canberra for 8 years and hated it.

But I've said for 15 years that if I won $100m in Powerball and wanted to start up an A-League team, I'd do it in Canberra - it has a big population of international students, the ACT government supports teams directly and indirectly (through stadium maintenance), you've already got a perfect-sized rectangle stadium in place.

They should've done Canberra before they did GCU and NQ, but that expansion had nothing to do with which locations had the best chance of success.

They should have done Canberra before literally ALL expansion teams. Wellington included.

 

[Upstart Swan]

Early rumours are Auckland, and Canberra, but this would not be Canberra United...

Here's a trademark that was lodged back in 2021, just FYI
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That looks very similar to the old NSL Canberra Cosmos logo. I lived in Canberra throughout the Cosmos' brief existence and went to most of their home games at Bruce Stadium. Enjoyed supporting them as my second team (I was a South Melbourne fan) even if they were usually hopeless, but crowds were always pretty low.

 

[craigos]

What's Lucy Zelic up to these days?

 

[nobbyiscool]

Is the GF specifically at the SFS? Or is it just "Sydney" at this stage?

Curious whether the Wanderers would host if they earn it (or even if they don't earn it and they get rewarded with a home game anyway.)

 

[acm21]

Is the GF specifically at the SFS? Or is it just "Sydney" at this stage?

Curious whether the Wanderers would host if they earn it (or even if they don't earn it and they get rewarded with a home game anyway.)

"Sydney".
Wouldn't be suprised if wanderers play, it would be at sfs. Think of it were a derby they would move it to anz.

 

[craigos]

Melbourne vs Adelaide final and a crowd of 5k to embarrass football on the national scale like every single person said.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Melbourne vs Adelaide final and a crowd of 5k to embarrass football on the national scale like every single person said.

The reason I ask is cos after last night I think WSW might rescue them from their decision this season.

 

[AJ_2000]

The reason I ask is cos after last night I think WSW might rescue them from their decision this season.

I'd hate to be playing them in a semi final.....

 

[AJ_2000]

When you're announcement videos are so meta, people really have no idea what you're on about

 

[giggler99]

When you're announcement videos are so meta, people really have no idea what you're on about

Ummmm… wtf is that all about??

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Ummmm… wtf is that all about??

 

[Elmer_Hauser]