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[HereIam86]

‘Golden opportunity’ for new Olympic stadium in Brisbane: Ex-Roar coach

A former Roar coach says his “blood was boiling” at the news of construction of a new AFLW stadium in Ipswich, believing Queensland soccer was overlooked.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

He said the start of construction on the AFLW Lions Stadium at Springfield in Ipswich, which included an $18 million contribution from the state government, frustrated him.

“My blood was boiling, not because I’m an ex-soccer manager, but as citizen of this state,” he said.

If [the state government] found $18 million for the AFLW team, surely they can find money for the renovation of Perry Park [in Bowen Hills],” he said.

 

[HereIam86]

From today.

 

[LongLion]

‘Golden opportunity’ for new Olympic stadium in Brisbane: Ex-Roar coach

A former Roar coach says his “blood was boiling” at the news of construction of a new AFLW stadium in Ipswich, believing Queensland soccer was overlooked.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

He said the start of construction on the AFLW Lions Stadium at Springfield in Ipswich, which included an $18 million contribution from the state government, frustrated him.

“My blood was boiling, not because I’m an ex-soccer manager, but as citizen of this state,” he said.

If [the state government] found $18 million for the AFLW team, surely they can find money for the renovation of Perry Park [in Bowen Hills],” he said.

I'm now pulling out the worlds smallest violin.

 

[Hollow Knight]

I'm now pulling out the worlds smallest violin.

They can ask FIFA for money.

 

[POBT]

They can ask FIFA for money.

Costs $40M in bribes to get $18M from them.

 

[jackess]

Isn't the Womens Football world cup being held in Australia in 2023? Surely if they can't get funding now they never will

 

[Back2Back2Back]

Sorry, but what an absolute tosspot is this Bleiberg guy.

He's shitty because the Roar who were established in 2004 haven't got a home? Buddy, the Bears and Lions have been dealing with anti-AFL groundskeepers at the Gabba since officially moving there in 1993. Despite being fleeced for lease at the Gabba for our admin building and dungeon gym our training 'home' all this time has actually been Coorparoo JAFC (when it hasn't been underwater).

And as far as the Olympics is concerned, there's perfectly suitable high capacity stadiums for rectangular football field sports at both Suncorp Stadium and Skilled Stadium, or whatever it's called these days - the Titans one down at Robina.

The club, since renamed Brisbane Roar, moved from Suncorp Stadium in the heart of Brisbane to Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe this season and has seen crowds decrease. The relocation has been an issue for some fans.

Move back to Suncorp Stadium

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Football Queensland has bungled the chance to have a major facility in the same growth corridor. When Lions Stadium at Richlands was redeveloped a few years ago, hardly any space was provided for spectators at all. One side behind the southern goal is all car park and there would be barely enough seating or terraces for a thousand spectators. It was all very short-sightedly done for the benefit of the Lions leagues club and their gaming interests. A great shame for soccer and the Roar. But I don't see why the Brisbane Lions should have to play for soccer's shortcomings.

 

[Ironmonger]

Sorry, but what an absolute tosspot is this Bleiberg guy.

He's shitty because the Roar who were established in 2004 haven't got a home? Buddy, the Bears and Lions have been dealing with anti-AFL groundskeepers at the Gabba since officially moving there in 1993. Despite being fleeced for lease at the Gabba for our admin building and dungeon gym our training 'home' all this time has actually been Coorparoo JAFC (when it hasn't been underwater).

And as far as the Olympics is concerned, there's perfectly suitable high capacity stadiums for rectangular football field sports at both Suncorp Stadium and Skilled Stadium, or whatever it's called these days - the Titans one down at Robina.


Move back to Suncorp Stadium

To be fair, the Brisbane Roar have been around since the 1950s. They were actually the Brisbane Lions until the AFL paid them not to be.

Soccer people have a real chip on the shoulder about preferential treatment being given to the bigger codes. It's not totally unreasonable, to be honest. But it has more to do with dysfunction, infighting and poor branding than it does with bias or bad intent.

This is happening for us because we finally got our act together. It will happen for soccer when they finally get their act together.

 

[jakos]

To be fair, the Brisbane Roar have been around since the 1950s. They were actually the Brisbane Lions until the AFL paid them not to be.

Soccer people have a real chip on the shoulder about preferential treatment being given to the bigger codes. It's not totally unreasonable, to be honest. But it has more to do with dysfunction, infighting and poor branding than it does with bias or bad intent.

This is happening for us because we finally got our act together. It will happen for soccer when they finally get their act together.

They do tend to forget though that Clem Jones took Perry Park off footy (Mayne FC) and handed it over to Brisbane Soccer Federation given that Clem was a soccer man. It cost footy an inner city oval in Brissy with good transport accessibility - and look what soccer have done with it since.

 

[Kernel Kurtz]

To be fair, the Brisbane Roar have been around since the 1950s. They were actually the Brisbane Lions until the AFL paid them not to be.

Soccer people have a real chip on the shoulder about preferential treatment being given to the bigger codes. It's not totally unreasonable, to be honest. But it has more to do with dysfunction, infighting and poor branding than it does with bias or bad intent.

This is happening for us because we finally got our act together. It will happen for soccer when they finally get their act together.

Watching Soccer back in the 90's , both local and the likes of Premier league , I was convinced this code would be close to the top in Australia in ten or so years given the Junior participation levels.
Those kids have now grown up with their own kids .
But they just don't follow it locally , well not at the levels of League or Afl.
Soccer Australia really missed the boat during these times.

On the photo at Springfield is that the main oval they are working on ?

 

[ForzaRoma]

Soccer/football is a fantastic sport. In fact, I like it more than AFL. The problem with the game in Australia is how the local leagues are perceived, not the popularity itself. Soccer is huge everytime the Socceroos come on tv and the premier league is a big deal in Australia. I honestly think if we weren't a nation so divided on sport and soccer was our primary game, we would be producing some for the best athletes in the world as well as having one of the best international teams. We have the talent, they just prefer to play other sports.

 

[POBT]

You hear all the time about kids playing soccer who then move to another sport. I can’t recall ever hearing about a kid going the other way.

I’m involved in a local AFL footy club and both our under 14 and 16 sides have a bunch of kids playing footy for the first time. They’ve all come from soccer and, to a lesser extent, rugby. They are very good athletes who are attracted by AFL, rather than growing up playing it. Great signs for footy, but a worry for the other sports.

 

[M Malice]

Soccer/football is a fantastic sport. In fact, I like it more than AFL. The problem with the game in Australia is how the local leagues are perceived, not the popularity itself. Soccer is huge everytime the Socceroos come on tv and the premier league is a big deal in Australia. I honestly think if we weren't a nation so divided on sport and soccer was our primary game, we would be producing some for the best athletes in the world as well as having one of the best international teams. We have the talent, they just prefer to play other sports.

I played soccer/Futsal all through my life up until a couple of years ago and loved it, I did follow the local Brisbane competition as a child when they were mostly ethnic clubs eg. Azzurri, Hollandia, Hellenic etc.

However when I left school and got a job I started following the Brisbane Rugby League, and the English soccer through shows like The Big Match, have been a Chelsea fan ever since, my thinking then was why follow the local top flight when I can watch the best in the world on TV once a week. IMO that plays a big part as to why the local soccer doesn't have a huge following now, you can now watch any top flight league in the world on your screen.

 

[Dom PC]

I played club soccer from aged 5 to 17 (late 90s to late 00s) Loved playing, but I was always a bigger fan of Rugby League/Union (and later on AFL).

My parents obviously had a massive say in which sport I played (I would have chosen Rugby if I had the choice). I'd suggest that is a common situation... where the parents are choosing the "safer" sport in soccer, but for many of those kids soccer is actually their 2nd or 3rd favourite sport.

 

[Harris Specter]

Puzzling to me that people can enjoy watching a sport that more often than not ends in a scoreless draw.

 

[briztoon]

Puzzling to me that people can enjoy watching a sport that more often than not ends in a scoreless draw.

That’s not actually true.

Pick almost any club in any league, and they’ll have more wins and losses, than draws in any season.

*I’m sure there’s some 4th tier club in Estonia that holds the record for most draws.

 

[dlanod]

Puzzling to me that people can enjoy watching a sport that more often than not ends in a scoreless draw.

You're thinking of chess.

 

[Hollow Knight]

You're thinking of chess.

Or Tic-Tac-Toe.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Or Tic-Tac-Toe.

 

[dlanod]

True, I always wondered how people could enjoy MAD.

 

[Jivlain]

True, I always wondered how people could enjoy MAD.

Presumably they mostly just got it for the fold-in

 

[trikster]

38 years ago in August

 

[dlanod]

Presumably they mostly just got it for the fold-in

Spy vs Spy was the bomb.

 

[Viceregal]

You hear all the time about kids playing soccer who then move to another sport. I can’t recall ever hearing about a kid going the other way.

I’m involved in a local AFL footy club and both our under 14 and 16 sides have a bunch of kids playing footy for the first time. They’ve all come from soccer and, to a lesser extent, rugby. They are very good athletes who are attracted by AFL, rather than growing up playing it. Great signs for footy, but a worry for the other sports.

Do they say why they prefer Aussie Rules / why they have gone off soccer?

Puzzling to me that people can enjoy watching a sport that more often than not ends in a scoreless draw.

You know that feeling you get in the last two mins of an AFL game where there is less than a kick in it and every move near the goal has an adrenaline rush associated with it ... for soccer that can be the feeling every time the attacking players get the ball in behind the defenders and look to be possibly getting a shot on goal ... all through the game...