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jdbbshdvjksb
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George_Worst wrote:It's just the one knob head. Most Brisbane fans on here are good value. paulc just got promoted through doing nothing
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paulc
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jdbbshdvjksb wrote:George_Worst wrote:It's just the one knob head. Most Brisbane fans on here are good value. paulc just got promoted through doing nothing Promotion is unstoppable when you have even bigger knob heads like you.
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paulbagzFC
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Still don't know why FFA can't just back this competition and help with some of these costs? Or at the very least relax this whole "must have HAL refs" crap. -PB
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WaMackie
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paulbagzFC wrote:Still don't know why FFA can't just back this competition and help with some of these costs? Or at the very least relax this whole "must have HAL refs" crap.
-PB Devil’s Advocate time (I want this tourny to proceed by the way in T’ville)…. Say I was hosting a tournament in Broken Hill, feat Adelaide Victory and Perth, and say I was asked the same thing (stump up costs for A-grade refs), what would you say?
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jdbbshdvjksb
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paulc wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:George_Worst wrote:It's just the one knob head. Most Brisbane fans on here are good value. paulc just got promoted through doing nothing Promotion is unstoppable when you have even bigger knob heads like you. That's what your Mum said last night -PB
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paulbagzFC
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WaMackie wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:Still don't know why FFA can't just back this competition and help with some of these costs? Or at the very least relax this whole "must have HAL refs" crap.
-PB Devil’s Advocate time (I want this tourny to proceed by the way in T’ville)…. Say I was hosting a tournament in Broken Hill, feat Adelaide Victory and Perth, and say I was asked the same thing (stump up costs for A-grade refs), what would you say? That they should do it. Don't they have a "development" fund for these kinds of things? If they do, what else does it get spent on? -PB
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Mr B
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Love to hear an update on this?
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Roar #1
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paulbagzFC wrote:WaMackie wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:Still don't know why FFA can't just back this competition and help with some of these costs? Or at the very least relax this whole "must have HAL refs" crap.
-PB Devil’s Advocate time (I want this tourny to proceed by the way in T’ville)…. Say I was hosting a tournament in Broken Hill, feat Adelaide Victory and Perth, and say I was asked the same thing (stump up costs for A-grade refs), what would you say? That they should do it. D on't they have a "development" fund for these kinds of things?If they do, what else does it get spent on? -PB I agree, they are taking A league teams to somewhere that currently doesn't have one, thus spreading the game. The ffa should be encouraging this type of stuff.
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u4486662
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jdbbshdvjksb wrote:paulc wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:George_Worst wrote:It's just the one knob head. Most Brisbane fans on here are good value. paulc just got promoted through doing nothing Promotion is unstoppable when you have even bigger knob heads like you. That's what your Mum said last night -PB Lol. Even put the PB in at the end. Had to do a double take.
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It lives!!! =d> http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2014/08/01/townsville-tournament-go-aheadThe Townsville Football Cup will go ahead as scheduled despite an unresolved row with Football Federation Australia over its demand of $22,000 to provide referees. Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets will join Northern Fury in a pre-season round-robin designed to promote the game in north Queeslnd and test the waters in view of the latter club's attempt to rejoin the A-League. North Queensland Fury was kicked out of the competition in March 2011 due to its financial problems. Amid suggestions in sections of the media that the pre-season tournament starting on 24 August could be rubbed out due to the FFA's demand that was seen as prohibitive, the Townsville-based club has assured its fans that the action will kick off as scheduled. "Some of you may have seen an item in some newspapers during the week about a little 'contretemps' with our good friends at FFA about match officials' fees for the Townsville Football Cup," a statement read. "Yes, we are having a 'vigorous discussion' with them about how much they want to charge us - $22,000! - but one way or the other, the tournament will proceed. "We may have our differences with FFA from the past and even our current little squabble about fees for match officials but we're united in our love of football. "We certainly don't have an issue with the clubs in the A-League or their players and we are really looking forward to welcoming the squads of Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC to Townsville for nine days. "While they're in Townsville, the players from each team will be out-and-about. Sydney is visiting Townsville General Hospital and all clubs are going to various schools around town." The club said that for the Fury players and academy members there will be a special skills clinic and fund-raising barbecue with selected players from the three clubs at Murray Park on Friday 29 August.
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Gary Fish
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I think the referees are now driving up to Townsville in a Toyota Tarago borrowed from one of their parents, and are being billeted out. Linesman are being paid in the form a pie and coke from the canteen. Costs have plummeted.
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jdbbshdvjksb
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jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses
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Davo1985
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jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide
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paulbagzFC
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Davo1985 wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide Tbf, they were just curtain raiser games. Would like to see what the numbers were for other clubs hosting A-League teams. -PB
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A16Man
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paulbagzFC wrote:Davo1985 wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide Tbf, they were just curtain raiser games. Would like to see what the numbers were for other clubs hosting A-League teams. -PB Over 6000 in Wollongong.
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A16Man wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:Davo1985 wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide Tbf, they were just curtain raiser games. Would like to see what the numbers were for other clubs hosting A-League teams. -PB Over 6000 in Wollongong. To a competitive fixture yes. When was the last time Gong had a pre-season game against a HAL team? What were the attendances then? -PB
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paulbagzFC wrote:A16Man wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:Davo1985 wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide Tbf, they were just curtain raiser games. Would like to see what the numbers were for other clubs hosting A-League teams. -PB Over 6000 in Wollongong. To a competitive fixture yes. When was the last time Gong had a pre-season game against a HAL team? What were the attendances then? -PB Never. All the preseason games in Wollongong I can find evidence of involve Sydney and 6000+ spectators.
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A16Man
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chillbilly wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:A16Man wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:Davo1985 wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide Tbf, they were just curtain raiser games. Would like to see what the numbers were for other clubs hosting A-League teams. -PB Over 6000 in Wollongong. To a competitive fixture yes. When was the last time Gong had a pre-season game against a HAL team? What were the attendances then? -PB Never. All the preseason games in Wollongong I can find evidence of involve Sydney and 6000+ spectators. This. Plus respectable attendances for Young Socceroos and Matildas games. Edited by A16Man: 25/8/2014 11:36:16 PM
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paulbagzFC
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chillbilly wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:A16Man wrote:paulbagzFC wrote:Davo1985 wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:jdbbshdvjksb wrote:Brisbane Ro wrote:[quote=paulbagzFC]People are also assuming that FFA made Fury (and other clubs) aware of such mandate as it seems to be pretty clear that this is the first anyone has ever heard of it.
Might even be worth getting on the blower to a couple of the other NPL teams that played the likes of Glory etc in the past few weeks to see if such a mandate was in place for their referees. Based on the article, seems pretty clear to me that Fury have known of the requirement for some time, hence their 'proposed compromise' to the FFA. There doesn't seem to be anything in the article from Fury saying that the requirement has been imposed on them at the last minute. Seems to me that it is the cost (not the underlying requirement) which Fury are now objecting to. Fury really seem to have dropped the ball entirely on this whole issue. Probably more likely Fury's realised how few tickets they're gonna sell and are scrambling to mitigate the losses Remember when people were claiming they should reinstate a nth qld team. They can barely get 500 supporters to watch one of their local sides play against a-league opposition. No fish there sorry. Would focus on second Brisbane, sth coast and Adelaide Tbf, they were just curtain raiser games. Would like to see what the numbers were for other clubs hosting A-League teams. -PB Over 6000 in Wollongong. To a competitive fixture yes. When was the last time Gong had a pre-season game against a HAL team? What were the attendances then? -PB Never. All the preseason games in Wollongong I can find evidence of involve Sydney and 6000+ spectators. Pre-season against the All-Stars? I'm not trying to split hairs, just generally wondering as I know other NPL clubs hosting HAL clubs never get anything like thousands of fans attending. -PB
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Ballarat got over 1000 for a friendly against us
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