Wonder if the Philippines Women's National Team will do a player survey about their coach...

An independent inquiry into an alleged toxic culture within Australian football has referred three separate complaints to police, with two further claims being probed in house. The review by Sport Integrity Australia, a government agency, was sparked by historic claims of sexual harassment in the women's game by former members of the national team, most notably star striker Lisa De Vanna. De Vanna, who earned 150 caps for Australia before her retirement last year, said she was regularly subject to predatory behaviour early in her career.

https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/claims-stemming-from-australia-football-probe-referred-to-police-172690?infinitescroll=1


Any comment from Reid, Zelic,Heyman,Holmes & Rushon now that its been referred to the police?  

If the police only knew what they know …

Apologise to Stajic.   

What a fucking joke. Is he a Swede? Swedes are a joke. 

Watch out. Discriminatory and defamatory language used against Swedes.

7 nil.  Remember when our Women's team were challenging the best in the world?  

Was   that   under   the  old   FFA ?

This fucking guy.  :laugh:

Hey guys, he led the matildas to a crushing 18 goal defeat of the Asian Powerhouse of Indonesia, so suck on that.

I though Ben Roberts Smith kicked the biggest own goal in Australia until Craig McLaughlin came along and kicked a bigger one but the clowns that decided to get rid of Staj kicked the biggest one of them all.

We will get out of the group at next year's WWC only because there are 32 teams for the first time and I guarantee you we will be out in the round of 16.

Absolutely 100%.

Someone quote this post so it's there for all posterity.

Philippines Women beat Bosnia Herzegovina 2-1 in a friendly today.

Hey thats not a bad result..... Is Staj still coaching them?

Yes

Obviously the Filipinos haven't organised their coach survey yet as Staj still there.

Anyway when Arnie finishes his tenure with the Socceroos he can take over the Matildas just in time for the WWC.

Holmes, Rushton,Zelic,Heyman and Reid. 

Apologise to Stajic as often as possible for the rest of your lives. 

Stajic right now.  

Even the mighty Thailand are a hurdle for the Australian women's team now with a 2-2 draw after being ahead 2-0.

Apologise to Stajic.  

It’s just sad to see a once dominate team fall off a cliff. We’re going to fail at this World Cup and it’ll sting because it’s a once in a life time opportunity to play in a home World Cup 

When we were awarded the WC there was a lot of talk about us being serious contenders.

Now? We'll be out in the round of 16.

When were we dominant?  It is four and a half years since we had three months being #4 in the world, six months later we were back at #8 and we oscillated between #6 and #8 until after the WWC in France in 2019.  Since Gustavsson took over we have dropped to #12.  The average ranking of the Matildas since the current ranking system was set up in 2003 is #11 so at #12 now are we really just back to "normal"?

I don't believe that we have a #12 team.  I think at our best we are still potentially in the top 8.  Our problem is that we have a strong top team but with a number of worrying positions in our defence that good teams can exploit and our reserve strength is suspect.  If you look at the development of our squad you find that half of it (14 players) , and in fact the best half of it, was introduced to international football and developed before Stajcic took over from Sermanni.  During the Stajcic period we either didn't have quality young players to blood or Stajcic chose to run with and hone his top team at the expense of development.  In four years Stajcic capped 12 players and 5 of them are in the current squad with only Carpenter and Fowler as definite starters if fit.

It is quite clear that Gustavsson has been blooding players looking for new talent and players to cover our weaknesses.  So far in 24 games he has capped 15 players with Cooney-Cross now having 16 caps,  Nevin 10 caps, Micah 9 caps, Wheeler 9 caps and Grant 5 caps the most used of them. He has built experience into Milicic capped player Roestbakken 7 caps and Stajcic capped players Fowler 26 caps and Chidiac 16 caps.  Whether he has found what he was looking for we don't know but with only 6 international windows left before the WWC I think he should now start the consolidation phase building combinations, strategy and experience for those players needing further development.  Hopefully we will get 10-12 games in before  the WC starts and will be able to put on a creditable show at our home WC.

We can only hope that Gustavsson will be able to get the best out of the squad he selects.

Phillipines has won the AFF Women's Championship by defeating Thailand 3-0.

Reid, Holmes, Zelic, Rushton & Heyman & assorted spineless lapdogs.   Have you contacted Allen Stajic to congratulate him & to reflect on your poor judgement?  

Apologise to Stajic.  

Winning the tournament by beating the #43 in the world rankings in the final should see the Phillipines ranking jump up from #53.

Apologise to Stajic. 

Since 2021

Win - 7
Loss - 15
Draw - 4


Pathetic. 


Apologise to Stajic.

Now where have we seen this before ….?

Hawthorn football club has called in an external agency (with no agenda of course) to survey players about their treatment. Feedback provided anonymously (of course). Confidential report (leaked to sympathetic media of course) claims coaches are racists (well at least that’s different). Coaches face trial by media (of course) - careers damaged regardless of the outcome of any proper investigation (of course).

If you knew what Lucy knew about Hawthorn you wouldn't  be saying that.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is standing by women's head coach Jorge Vilda after 15 players emailed them to say they would resign from the national team if he continued to take charge.

The emails said that playing under Vilda was affecting their mental health.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12703685/jorge-vilda-spanish-fa-standing-by-head-coach-as-15-players-threaten-to-quit-due-to-mental-health-issues

Why is women’s football like this. 

You obviously don’t know women that well.

Not understanding what professionalism requires, too much social justice bollox