BB

Thanks for posting your chart above great to have those first two years figures.

7

LIVE: FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE NEWC V C COAST

FOX SPORTS 501

40,000

Perth v City not in top 20.

6

LIVE: FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE WSW V ADELAIDE

FOX SPORTS 50

41,000

10

LIVE: FOOTBALL: A-LEAGUE WELL V MELB V

FOX SPORTS 50

38,000

mediaspy

What an league

Looks like ABC didn't know the game was on

They weren't the only ones. There were more people attending the BBL than watching an league on TV. 

There is more ocean based creatures then there are land. Just throwing out a few more useless facts.

Not for long

Friday STV #ALeague #FoxSports#NEWvBRI 63k

Still nothing up about wsw/au or last nights game!

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/sport/football/

TVratings Saturday STV #ALeague #FoxSports
#MVCvPER 46k

TVratings Saturday STV #ALeague #FoxSports
#WELvWSW 35k

Anyone have the ONE figures for this week or last? Why have they stopped releasing them?

Adelaide/Sydney 62k

Mariners/City 36k

source: mediaweek

BB

Love your considered opinion on the following.

The introduction of a full FIFA model is seen to be the answer to our woes by many within the Football community….. It’s further argued introducing a full FIFA model will unite the Football community.
 
One of the key arguments is that it will open up large amounts of new capital investment with new players coming to invest in Football.

My concern hhhhmmm  the wrong word maybe doubt hhhmmm maybe need convincing of, is probably more apt is  will it work if broadcasters don’t come on board i.e. if broadcasters don’t support it will new investors still come…. Will we have funding to run a 14 to 16 team competition?

As I see it we have traditional broadcasters in subscription TV, and FTA TV and new broadcasters in Streaming and digital. FTA TV seem to wanta pay SFA and I don’t necessarily think a change in management will hugely change that.

First do you think Broadcasters would back it, and if not how do we convince them or alternatively do we need broadcasters to supply funding at their current percentage levels?

Ratings for last night?

The only difference between a 14 team single tier and a 14 team team on top of a pyramid is the names of the teams

One could argue we may lose a Perth or Adelaide team but if anybody bothered to check the metro ratings this isn't entirely a threat

FTA networks want 1-2 matches a week tops and they want the primary game
Foxsports want the same and complimented with more content

In a 14 team league the quality will improve, not decrease. The Friday and Saturday night games will be competitive and epic. The team sizes may well be bigger than this country has ever seen in any code. And while that wont mean instant success it at the very least means what we have now for the top part of our sport

Think of the AFL as a theatre show. It tours from region to region and its appeal is based on the same script and the same actors
Think of the A League as a theatre company. Its success depends on relevant content. If one popular show goes bust it will inevitably be replaced by another

The main asset of the A League is the league itself, not the clubs. And there is a sense of inevitability that 4-5 teams will be at the top and widely supported. I don't see any damage to our TV deal by implementing a proper system. If anything FTA ratings will improve, and while Fox "averages" may go down (as we have seen by adding smaller teams) they will be better off overall. People are more likely to remember a Big Blue with big teams that actually meant something, not that the Sunday afternoon game featured Canberra and Geelong in the same round and the ratings on average dropped

Oh, and in addition to the point above a second tier needs as much attention as the youth league. It doesn't need a self sustainable TV deal

The German model, which is the one everybody raves about before concluding we should avoid it, has the top 5 teams bringing in revenue that supports the second tier. Kill the top 5 teams, lose the second tier

The Australian model will be the same. Lets forget this "pays for itself" idea. There is enough money in the top part of the game to trickle down into a lower tier - which adds more playing numbers and in turn benefits the top tier

It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that

Not in top 20..looking ugly

Wowee what an league indeed. 

Out beaten by Peppa Pig 

Going down faster than Bitcoin. Investors are bailing out. 

Your argument would be better if you were suggesting that ratings didn't matter and that it was more about development etc  because the NSLrated worse, a second division will rate worse and expansion will rate worse.

........but i'm sure you will fucking perk up if it happens.

Why did you mention the NSL? Totally irrelevant point you brought up. Jesus Christ you get so upset lately. 

What is your fucking point with ratings or anything at all then? Nothing that you say will make a difference to ratings so why do you place such importance on it?

If you think pro/rel will improve ratings or attendances you are fucking delusional.

I agree more star wars rounds ought to fix it. 

Give me a fight for 6th spot over a fight for survival any day!!

Can have a negative goal difference and still make the finals, what an league!

Will not make a jot of difference to ratings or attendances, so what will be the point of it if it isnt about player development?

You honestly think the BBL crowd will be tuning in if Perth is playing Brisbane for relegation?.....fuck, you guys are semi retarded.

No because the BBL is cricket. 

Haha Ok....maybe aliens will watch if pro/rel is on the line.

Well they have definitely not been watching the 10 team an league.