This weekend in the A-League
8785
4644
2071
8785
4644
2071
-
AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
So much for the soccer hype and it's "massive" threat to AFL
- Thread starter Black Panther
- Start date
- Tagged users None
- Nov 17, 2000
- 12,447
- 23
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Post Count: 125,527
I watched Perth Glory on TV last weekend. Absolutely aweful standard of football. I thought it was bad before the A league but it is worse now.
And as for the morons who keep singing 'you fat bas...., you fat bas.., shi..., hahaha', well that's enough to keep me from ever going to a game
And as for the morons who keep singing 'you fat bas...., you fat bas.., shi..., hahaha', well that's enough to keep me from ever going to a game
by the end of the world cup who can blame australians...what a farce..diving and refereeing...boring.. instead of making people realise how good soccer is it made people realise how bad it is... we were only into it coz australia was fluking
Tas
Premium Platinum
Veteran
10k Posts
30k Posts
North Melbourne - 2022 Kaitlyn Ashmore and Aileen Gilroy Player Sponsor
North Melbourne - 2022 Aaron Hall and Flynn Perez Player Sponsor
North Melbourne AFLW - 2021 Aileen Gilroy and Kaitlyn Ashmore Player Sponsor
North Melbourne - 2021 Taylor Garner and Flynn Perez Player Sponsor
TheBrownDog
- Dec 23, 2002
- 62,676
- 62,324
- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
- Other Teams
- There can be only one...
littleduck said:
Soccer is popular at grassroots because it is easy to play, especially if you are a girl.
The problem is there is no exposure for Soccer so any grassroots level interest is lost when everyone is focused on AFL and NRL on TV.
Black Panther said:
Sheedy was spot on when asked about soccer: "Soccer? Get a life!" I agree. Soccer is a boring game to watch and no follower of Aussie Rules Football would watch soccer instead of footy.
World Cup soccer is a big 30 day yawn! Aussie Rules followers will never embrace that game.
Adnar30
Senior List
Have you seen what the weather has been like this week? Not sure about the Adelaide game but Central Coast and NZ where some of the most atrocious conditions I have ever seen sport played in.
http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/nsw/greatersyd.shtml
50-100mm of rain in last couple of days at Gosford.
http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/nsw/greatersyd.shtml
50-100mm of rain in last couple of days at Gosford.
Don't you mean Football?
- Banned
- #11
Crosby87 said:
No, he didn't.
- Thread starter
- #12
Standard excuses - weather, AFL, NRL clashes, dogs birthday party
The league won't survive with sub-5000 crowds, the ongoing $$$$ losses will kill all but 2-3 clubs
The league won't survive with sub-5000 crowds, the ongoing $$$$ losses will kill all but 2-3 clubs
Black Panther said:
Frank Lowry will continue to prop the weak clubs/competition up. He wouldn't want to see his 'baby' fail.
Adnar30
Senior List
Seriously though, NZ are a massive problem that's the 2000 one, and that dosn't have much to do with the Australian game/development and Central Coast have been terribly unlucky with their games getting monsoonal rain.
They got 15,000 or so for a preseason match and if this game was in reasonable weather they would have gone close to selling it out.
Can you imagine sitting there when it's 2 degrees and not just raining but absolutely BUCKETING down?
They got 15,000 or so for a preseason match and if this game was in reasonable weather they would have gone close to selling it out.
Can you imagine sitting there when it's 2 degrees and not just raining but absolutely BUCKETING down?
peternorth
Moderator
- May 6, 2005
- 129,959
- 77,902
- AFL Club
- Richmond
- Moderator
- #15
well i play soccer cause im too small to play afl. gees, why are there people who are scared of other codes? we can support our local teams in every code you know.
sainters said:
there should be a board just for debates between codes
Black Panther said:
in New Zealand, they couldn't give a stuff anyway
Adnar30
Senior List
peternorth said:
Exactly. I'm an AFL man through and through, I play it and go to every swans game and will watch most games every week. Dosn't mean I can't support a succesfull A-League and follow SydneyFC. Especially considering they are in basicly alternating seasons.
Adnar30 said:Seriously though, NZ are a massive problem that's the 2000 one, and that dosn't have much to do with the Australian game/development and Central Coast have been terribly unlucky with their games getting monsoonal rain.
They got 15,000 or so for a preseason match and if this game was in reasonable weather they would have gone close to selling it out.
Can you imagine sitting there when it's 2 degrees and not just raining but absolutely BUCKETING down?
it is a great stadium anyway, one of the best rectangle grounds in Australia.
Adnar30 said:
most people have similar views, there are however some who believe it is criminal to support more than one code
Adnar30 said:
Woohoo someone with common sense. The leagues are played at different times of the year, anyway, the Roar are getting crowds of 20000 or more up in Brisbane.
- Nov 17, 2000
- 12,447
- 23
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- Post Count: 125,527
Sir_Adrian84 said:
The problem is that if you like soccer then you watch European games, and in comparison the A League is a lot worse than a social footy game in the park.
So how you can change from prefessionalism to less than mediocrity defeats me
Adnar30
Senior List
Frodo said:
That's such crap. The A-League is a decent standard, obviously not great but it's a good base for it's second season.
So if you like a sport then you should only watch the best standard and not your local comp? Every country in the world has a league but no one should ever follow them because theres better quality elsewhere?
Adnar30 said:
it is an attitude prevelent in many countries and sports
Similar threads
- Poll
