+x+xWhen I'm in the ratings and attendance threads reading about how 50k is a solid rating and 5k for a new team is pretty decent considering, its easy to see the context for the overly positive comments for the standard of the A League so far I must be watching a different league to everybody else And even if you skip the opinion part of the debate, you are still left with a table where 6 teams have won only 1 game in 5 attempts (6 for MV) Not to mention the talk about exciting new players. 9 of the top 12 goal scorers this season have played in the A League before. I guess new shirt and new coach = new player The only consistent team (which pains me to say it) is Sydney. They have been top for the last 3 seasons and look to make it 4th. I cant think of another team that has been on top for that length of time. Whatever they dish up in the ACL is the best indication we have of the gap between us and other teams in Asia But the overall standard is what we see season after season after season. Teams yoyo from top to bottom (the rest of the top four finished 5th, 8th and did not exist). Lots of fade outs. High scores (despite a low scoring start we are already up to 2.76 goals a game). And 3 to 4 teams breaking away despite people be here being excited because they were all level on 0 points a piece at the start of the season You know I would take your posts a little more seriously if you weren't trying so damn hard to find fault in EVERYTHING. I mean you have a hell of a lot more to add to the forum than the likes of libel but I find myself lumping you into the same boat because of the insistence on flogging a dead horse (new FFA board for libel, salary cap for you). I really wish it wasnt the case but there hasnt been a single palatable decision from the FFA of late This season we see the bye, 6 Melbourne derbies in 13 weeks, the introduction of AFL / NRL style concessions, the scrapping of international breaks, one less game for teams (which if my calculations are correct give us 5-6 teams eligible for the ACL since the Finals is our cup) What will the circus bring next season? It isnt a case of trying to find fault like Libel. Its a case of simply narrating what is happening, while you guys are trying very hard to find positives. The posts here are dillusional If your sink bursts you can say "this is shit. we need to fix it". Alternatively you can say "Well it is summer. It saves the kids having to go outside and use the sprinkler. I also like the sound because it reminds me of rainy days". This is what the forum has become of late. I'm proud to be in the camp of the former
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