Socceroos World Cup Qualifiers Socceroos V Saudi Arabia / Bahrain

[burge13]

^^^^^ X100

The attitude is "Just get to the World Cup, and fill the coffers...that's all that counts!".


I'm serious when I say the best jolt to the system would be for us to miss out on 2026...things might actually get done to improve the level of Australian football.

Until the junior fees are brought down to manageable levels nothing is changing IMO. This side of things is getting worse

SA state league is expanding and huge amateur league clubs (with 2-3 teams per age group) are applying to join. If they're in, junior fees will go from $250 to $800+ and we're not talking clubs in affluent suburbs here. What do they get for their money? It's still a Dad coaching, the extra cash just goes to the first team. This needs complete overhaul but how can we when A-League clubs lose money?! So many talented kids fall through the cracks in this bullshit system

There's no trickle down, we fund the game from the bottom up. Only country in the world doing this to my knowledge and it's wrong. If we failed to qualify they sack a couple board members, some fringe exec positions will change (still hire their mates to replace), maybe Poppa walks. What really gets fixed though?

We're going nowhere, this is it now (bolded). You've nailed it, we have zero further ambition than this. Self interest at higher levels has ****ed us

 

[ioppolo]

Indonesia won at home against the Saudis. This group is a logjam of cow turds right now. Japan are on Gaia levels compared to the rest, and we somehow got a point away against them.

 

[eldorado]

and we somehow got a point away against them.

...via one of our three balls into their box, and no Australian touches in their box in 90 minutes

 

[giggler99]

ICYMI Highlights from this mornings match against Bahrain

 

[cairo tiger]

poor effort last night and dare I say it we are not up to it

 

[largebus]

Good news is our group is shit. Bad is we still have Japan at home and Saudis away and last place is only a point behind.

 

[AJ_2000]

It's all on hold for 4 months till March. We've got Indonesia at home and China away in the next round, if we get 6 points from that we'd be almost there.

If we had got one win this phase we'd be almost certainties for 2nd.

Odds are we won't get 2 wins and need to have a miracle result against Japan or away to Saudi Arabia to avoid playoffs (or missing out all together).

6 games and 1 win is insane to be 2nd in the group.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Until the junior fees are brought down to manageable levels nothing is changing IMO. This side of things is getting worse

SA state league is expanding and huge amateur league clubs (with 2-3 teams per age group) are applying to join. If they're in, junior fees will go from $250 to $800+ and we're not talking clubs in affluent suburbs here. What do they get for their money? It's still a Dad coaching, the extra cash just goes to the first team. This needs complete overhaul but how can we when A-League clubs lose money?! So many talented kids fall through the cracks in this bullshit system

There's no trickle down, we fund the game from the bottom up. Only country in the world doing this to my knowledge and it's wrong. If we failed to qualify they sack a couple board members, some fringe exec positions will change (still hire their mates to replace), maybe Poppa walks. What really gets fixed though?

We're going nowhere, this is it now (bolded). You've nailed it, we have zero further ambition than this. Self interest at higher levels has ****ed us

Sooo much this one of my lads was at a supposedly good development club this season and the coach was a Dad who was shit. So shit my lad nearly gave the game away. Changed clubs now and he seems excited for next year now.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Also wtf was Ryan doing so far off his line! Time to move on.

 

[FreoRicci]

Indonesia won at home against the Saudis. This group is a logjam of cow turds right now. Japan are on Gaia levels compared to the rest, and we somehow got a point away against them.

Absolute missed opportunity. Didn't capitalise and go 3 points clear of the rest of the group.

 

[FreoRicci]

It's all on hold for 4 months till March. We've got Indonesia at home and China away in the next round, if we get 6 points from that we'd be almost there.

If we had got one win this phase we'd be almost certainties for 2nd.

Odds are we won't get 2 wins and need to have a miracle result against Japan or away to Saudi Arabia to avoid playoffs (or missing out all together).

6 games and 1 win is insane to be 2nd in the group.

Even 3 wins is perfectly okay.

Played Bahrain twice for only 1 point.

Frustrating. Was pumped pre game seeing Saudia Arabia lose. Potential was there, and Australia blew it

 

[FreoRicci]

ICYMI Highlights from this mornings match against Bahrain

Burgess is so shit technically. Bahrain's first goal. Pathetic. WTF was that touch. Clear the ball!!

 

[eldorado]

Also wtf was Ryan doing so far off his line! Time to move on.

Probably a reasonable expectation that Burgess would trap it and look for a backpass with Ryan in a convenient spot.

Not that Burgess would completely **** up a simple uncontested possession and gift the Bahrain attacker the ball for no reason.