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Football in Australia stands on a precipice. It is deep in the red and living beyond its means, which is why, according to insiders I have spoken to, the FFA went to Canberra with a begging bowl to ask for assistance in staging the Asian Cup.
With the A-League struggling enough for crowds, it's going to require a hard sell to convince locals that watching Qatar vs Indonesia or Uzbekistan vs Thailand, two imagined match-ups, is going to be worth turning up for and parting with their "hard earned". Especially when games will be shown live on TV.
No wonder the FFA has gone to the Gillard government and petitioned for more money. They're likely to take a bath financially and any government contribution will help offset those losses.
Finally we might get some answers on how and why a domestic competition that was supposed to have 14 teams and a second division (at least according to Lowy's crystal ball in 2009) is instead shrinking back to 10 (one of the smallest in Asia) without any lower league and so surrendering its ambition of having four Asian Champions League places.
Football in Australia stands on a precipice. It is deep in the red and living beyond its means, which is why, according to insiders I have spoken to, the FFA went to Canberra with a begging bowl to ask for assistance in staging the Asian Cup.
With the A-League struggling enough for crowds, it's going to require a hard sell to convince locals that watching Qatar vs Indonesia or Uzbekistan vs Thailand, two imagined match-ups, is going to be worth turning up for and parting with their "hard earned". Especially when games will be shown live on TV.
No wonder the FFA has gone to the Gillard government and petitioned for more money. They're likely to take a bath financially and any government contribution will help offset those losses.
Finally we might get some answers on how and why a domestic competition that was supposed to have 14 teams and a second division (at least according to Lowy's crystal ball in 2009) is instead shrinking back to 10 (one of the smallest in Asia) without any lower league and so surrendering its ambition of having four Asian Champions League places.
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<br><br>Australia is in trouble.... very interesting ..i thght a country known for its sports culture would be doing ok.. most probably teh australians will blame rob bann for the mess<br>
Former England striker Emile Heskey
has joined Australian A-League side
Newcastle Jets on a one-year deal. http://bbc.in/R3slRJ
He will score 15 a season!
> Arsenalkid700 said:
> He will score 15 a season!
Arsenal should have signed him to replace Van persie
> ashindia said:
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> > Arsenalkid700 said:
> > He will score 15 a season!
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Arsenal should have signed him to replace Van persie
Newcastle Jets have already sold out
their first batch of Emile Heskey replica
shirts as the hysteria surrounding the
striker’s transfer shows no sign of
slowing down.
The A-League side revealed they have ordered 5,000 more Heskey No 9 strips
to meet the incredible demand.
HAIL HESKEY !!!