Just out of interest who do you support? Is it the reds? If not go and troll elsewhere pal

Today?? What game was that???

EDIT: Saw it now. The 11-2 thrashing of AIS. Still a bit uncertain about him though. Also was he just coming for the ACL or full-time?

Edited by RedTillDead: 12/2/2012 12:23:24 AM

Not the most challenging of opposition he should of scored a bunch against them any a-league striker should lol

In this match and dealings with head office, yes.

Bit sensitive?

If the equivalent thing happened to AU (i.e. the team decided to go off and play in a non-FFA sanctioned league), then I'd expect them to not be allowed to play. This loophole that's allowed Persipura the chance to play will be closed by next year.

I hope we wipe the floor with them.

Imagine, if you will:

Last year AUFC played in the official A-League. FFA and our 'official' league was so dodgy, AFC only gave us half a spot in the ACL. We were poorly run, with very few teams; (one was full of foriegners from another confederation!)

Just say AUFC won the previous season's official A-League and expected to take your place in the ACL play-off draw, only to find out FFA had a change of management who refused to put your documentation in, attempting to substitute one of their favourites instead. Remember FFA was, and still is, a shambles; warned by FIFA to get its house in order or be banned from international competition. It disbands the original A-League without a viable competition in place

The new FFA board starts up a brand new 'official' Super-League, initially with 36 clubs (contrary to FIFA regs) leaving out some key A-League teams. They and the minor league's backers (News UnLtd) from last season say, hang on, this isn't right, let's just revive the original league. AUFC stays with most of last year's A-League teams along with some from the new 'official' Super-League, and relaunch A-League which gets branded a 'rebel' league.

AUFC and your fellow 'rebel' A-League teams kick off to a good start, fully knowing as FFA and News does, that by the time ACL group matches start, FIFA and the Australian government will pressure FFA into resolving the 2-league issue. AUFC appeals the FFA's wrongful omission to CAS for reinstatement to the play-off spot. 3 months late, the FFA 'official' Super-League finally gets off to a poor start, now with only half the initial participants.

Over at the CAS, AUFC win your appeal and are reinstated to play an Indonesian team, who walked into the group stage when FFA shafted you for the group stage spot. The Indonesian team is run by a hack lawyer (think Schapelle Corby's) who thinks he can get FFA, FIFA and ACL to gang up on you at CAS and have it overturn its decision. Riled up, AUFC supporters bombard their Facebook page, but the Indonesians civilly debate the situation in the proper forum.

In Switzerland, FIFA runs dead, FFA go 180 and publicly backs AUFC, CAS order stands and ACL abides by the umpire's call. Game on.

Meanwhile Julia G gets Mark Arbib to sit down with the FFA, News, some team owners (Well, actually only one - who owns a team in both the 'rebel' A- League and your opponent's league - who's dad is tipped to be that country's next leader) agreeing to merge the two competing leagues for the good of the NT, hold free and fair FFA elections, (this time banning ex-criminals from holding top office).

This pleases not only AUFC, who look like getting their first shot at glory in the ACL, but also FIFA, who look forward to the end of a bitter Super-League football civil war.

Even some of AUFC's opponent's supporters could see it was actually an equitable result, though they all hope to wipe the floor with them.

Crazy times. This Thursday: Come on you Reds!

::lol: =d>

Interesting perspective. I'm not going to argue this anymore in this thread as it's way off topic.

You are talking shyte, who set up the page Adelaide United = Scum of Asia FB page? oh that would be the indons with their wakawaka waka spam and insults. I hope we thash these idiots back to the stone age on Thursday night, unfortunately in a one off football game...anything can happen. a div6 minnow could pinch a result against a Premiership team in a one off, its called the magic of the cup.

Edited by vanbasten88: 12/2/2012 02:00:47 PM

lol'd hard

Pretty accurate of what happened (after all it is a mirror perspective). Greg isn't a hack of a lawyer though.

It isn't sensitive, it is a polite request - this is a thread for AUFC fans and members to talk about our club, we don't mind people adding an opinion or posting some news we haven't, but we politely request that any trolling be taken out of this thread.

Cheers,
Jeremy

Well no Levchenko for Thurs as he's been omitted for the ACL. So who's Kossie going to choose to take his position in our weak defence - Malik with Usucar to take Malik's place?

Really no Mullen, no Golec and tonight v Gold Coast I was nervous every time GC got over the 1/2way line!

I hope Persipura are out of season we may be able to handle any pacey strikers they have. Oh and I hope they have a dodgy keeper.

Edited by redcup: 12/2/2012 08:36:25 PM

Tickets $15 at the gate. Kids under 15 free for the AFC Champions League qualifier.

So with no Mullen, no Golec, no Susak, no McKain, no Levchenko it leaves not many choices. As far as I can tell the other defenders in the ACL squad, apart from Watson, Boogard and Cassio are Malik and Jordan Esley, a young kid I know nothing about. There might also be an issue of a back up goalkeeper, with Birighitti unavailable and Izzo was also not available for the Reds today. Is Izzo going to be available or can Adelaide change the squad to bring another goalkeeper in?

Apparently because it is a dead rubber for the olyroos kosmina is asking the FFA if he can get mullen and golec back will it happen who knows apparently Brisbane got mich nicols back so we will have to wait and see.

If Mullen and Golec aren't released it will have to be either Malik or Pancho in CD with Boogaard.

In the press conference, Kossie thinks he can still change his squad. In that case I think he'll drop Pancho for Lev. Not that I'm a fan of it TBH, if Persipura have mobile forwards we'll probably be exposed. Cassio is going to have to be more careful going forward, compared to last night.

Someone i know has run this ad in today's paper in the Valentine's section:



LMFAO.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Any news out there as to when Dilevski and Mckain will be back?

Can anyone tell me if there has been an email sent to members and season-ticket holders explaining about this game and encouraging them to come along? I sometimes seem not to get emails but I've had nothing about this and not everyone reads these forums or the Advertiser. Just wondered if the club had been proactive here.

I've not received anything and I seem to have been lucky enough to receive all communications in the past. Doesn't mean anything though

I think the club is hoping visas don't come through and they have to forfeit the match lol haha here is hoping lol

Cheers lads. Pretty bloody abysmal though, really. How long does it take to set-up and write an email to let loyal fans know what's going on? My brother is always whinging about the fact the club never contacts him (season-ticket holder) with any info and I try and stick up for the club but it seems crazy not to make a general email appeal for fans to attend when we really need a crowd. I know the email list is not perfect but....

It's probably a situation (again!) where there's too much to do and not enough people to do it. Unfortunately, for a club that relys on fans for income that's not a reasonable excuse.

Two steps forward, one step back.

Not A member could not afford the one of pay but go to as many games as i can will be there for this game. Should win comfortably here is hoping. only 15 bucks to bargain to get along and watch a game.

This has been my biggest bugbear with the club for a while.

There are a number of off-the shelf cheapo Customer Relationship Management options out there that could be used to achieve this. I know we receive a weekly update but all that is a content scrape of stories from the web. Nothing unique. Hell it wouldn't cost that much to hire a casual temp or a bloody uni student to come in a 1 day a week and keep a spreadsheet or simple DB up to date and smash out some comms.

Jesus even if all the regular Reds forumite's collectively worked together on something like this I reckon we could come up with something??? Maybe being a bit forward here??

Do you guys get sent a weekly news update letter from the club or is it more a monthly one ??

Agreed. Something like maintaining a mailing list of members/ticket holders and even just sending out the odd email to keep members up to date should be a ridiculously easy thing to do. For all the good things that have happened, the basic simple things they are still fumbling with is a little frustrating.

The fact that it is so easy to do is what makes it frustrating.
Ive posted my opinions here about never getting members emails several times

Last time I contacted the club about it I heard NOTHING in reply despite asking on behalf of me and my father(both financial members and LONG time season ticket holders).

It is a mailing list for Christ's sake

I walk into the front shop and there are people at the counter there doing not too much.

Surely they could knock one up

A quick email takes 5 minutes to write and 1 minute to proof and 15 seconds to send out to a list

I still don't know how to get tickets and the link on the website takes you to ticketek which has no mention of this game at all

48hours now

i appreciate its a tough time and we run a skeleton staff but shit...if they want this game to not cost them money they need fans there. To get fans there we need to know how to get tickets etc

Yeah like I said I get a weekly update. There's nothing in it other than what you'd find on the official site though. I receive it every Friday.

Interestingly it's not a local company that does this. It's done by a mob called Leo Karis Media in Sydney. My guess is that part of the FFA hosting deal that all the clubs have for their site presence. This is thrown in as part of the 'service'. In other words I think they do exactly the same for each club.