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I have long been irked (read gives me the 5hitz) by the way members of the media call soccer football, and no one is as bad as Gerard Whately & his PC mates at the ABC.
This is in no way a criticism of the game of soccer or the A-League.
It was refreshing to read Michael Lynchs article in the Fairfax media 14/4 to see his take:
This is in no way a criticism of the game of soccer or the A-League.
It was refreshing to read Michael Lynchs article in the Fairfax media 14/4 to see his take:
.... chairman Frank Lowy, who has backed Buckley at every turn and seems to have absolute trust in his lieutenant's judgment. But as the game lurches from problem to problem, others are questioning whether Lowy has lost his magic touch and whether his faith in Buckley is misplaced.
Lowy dominates the soccer landscape even more than Andrew Demetriou lords it over the AFL. Dissidents are muted.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/socc...ing-the-ffa-20120413-1wz11.html#ixzz1ry0rfQT7
If its good enough for a soccer commentator to call the game by its given name in Australia, its time the PC types were called for their political correctness & forced to admit football in the southern states is Aussie Rules, & the competition played is the AFL - our game is not AFL.
I wait for the day Whately demand s his beloved Cats rebrand themselves Geelong AFL Club doing away with Football in its title - he can be such a twirp.
I trust the censors dont consider this thread as unwelcome because it uses a soccer article to illustrate the issue.
Lowy dominates the soccer landscape even more than Andrew Demetriou lords it over the AFL. Dissidents are muted.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/socc...ing-the-ffa-20120413-1wz11.html#ixzz1ry0rfQT7
If its good enough for a soccer commentator to call the game by its given name in Australia, its time the PC types were called for their political correctness & forced to admit football in the southern states is Aussie Rules, & the competition played is the AFL - our game is not AFL.
I wait for the day Whately demand s his beloved Cats rebrand themselves Geelong AFL Club doing away with Football in its title - he can be such a twirp.
I trust the censors dont consider this thread as unwelcome because it uses a soccer article to illustrate the issue.