I hear your points Davstar but like any of us under employment your directive is what your employer wants first up.
In his position coaching the AL you and I would have to deliver the same directive, win, IF there were players who could deliver he'd use them like Abini for eg.
Ange had imports, Muscat etcetc - results count not development.
AL Clubs for how long didn't have Jnr set ups, an exception 1 or 2 had long before the rest following on.
Thats our Franchise comp not lay blame on the coachs to me, people have issues with GA due to his foot n mouth decease imo.
What else would he or anyone else do ? go against the employers directive, no.
Its on the ol FFA where were at more than anything else to me.

The game in Australia is way too fractured, people have grudges from the past and present times.

The grassroots still dont feel connected enough to the aleague and even NPL clubs.

Decisions done based on the short term interest instead of what's best for the long term interest for the sport.

Too much ego and self centred minds involved at all levels that probably dont give a stuff about the game if im really honest.

Not a view towards the young kids playing the sport in how to make their experience better in the game, all about short term prizes and sugar hits that people will forget in a heart beat.

Sport in general especially our sport is about emotional connection and not being forced fed to support a concept or a team, if you dont have that feeling its not there at all regardless what is served in front of you.

For me im getting more convinced the start of the new era of the aleague was going to be an exciting time for the sport but instead its just another false dawn with bad decisions made time to time that dont help the overall health of the sport, alas with different badges and maybe more money spent which have been wasted down the drain.

Instead of building the aleague as a vehicle to help the overall development of the sport in terms of more teams, more players/coaches, more fans in the game and overall more emotional connection down to the grassroots, its turned into an monopoly where its been about metrics and protecting patches that dont have a long term view for the sport.
And it doesn't help that the FFA with the Lowys did after once the 2010 World Cup bid turned to turd they made the aleague into a little money maker without giving away power or pride in this case to the owners that put the money into the clubs in the first place.
Did they really care about growing the sport after they missed out for 2010?

In my opinion I think the FFA who are responsible for developing the game in Australia in the last 15 years had failed in their task in improving the game and instead have created a bigger divide, lets hope for a better era with the 'football centric' FFA board that includes JJ and the aleague owners now they will get their independence and can put the steering wheel in the right direction for once.

Good luck...

I hear your points Davstar but like any of us under employment your directive is what your employer wants first up.
In his position coaching the AL you and I would have to deliver the same directive, win, IF there were players who could deliver he'd use them like Abini for eg.
Ange had imports, Muscat etcetc - results count not development.
AL Clubs for how long didn't have Jnr set ups, an exception 1 or 2 had long before the rest following on.
Thats our Franchise comp not lay blame on the coachs to me, people have issues with GA due to his foot n mouth decease imo.
What else would he or anyone else do ? go against the employers directive, no.
Its on the ol FFA where were at more than anything else to me.

Were all very good to blame - as if GA is the main prob re our Jnr results let alone the Roos.
Its the cattle period for starters, they are the ones on the pitch, no matter the standard of the coach good or bad good players perform, we lack some quality players who can lift when the dominos are down like Cahill in the past.
Sure GA isn't a worldly style coach as some prefer BUT were not in a favourable position attracting another top shelf coach like Guus or otherwise at present.

As for our Pro football, we will always experience trials and tribulations it seems.
Don't think it will die but it will crawl and crawl till one day we have a combination of like minded Football who can bring the game together.
It cannot work with a separate top tier comp and the layers below not synergised or at least willing to work together.

100% agree and think thats fair enough 

but now he is Socceroos manager he has changed his tune saying the clubs need to development.....

I understand he is under a load of pressure becuz he is mega unpopular from his last time in charge and needs to win over the masses. 

I dont like his approach to the media but that isnt why i dont like him I genuinely dont think he is a good manager he had his chance in 2007 which probably the best team we have ever had and he f**ked it. Some people say he has got better i personally dont see it this U23s playing bums isnt a good measure soon as he plays a South Korea or Japan we are in for a harsh awakening and GA will get sacked and will waste the money paying off his contract and be in a big shambles...

Just remember Beilsa wanted the Socceroos job. But the FFA didnt give it to him becuz he cant speak English.

The FFA are super incompetent new and old ill stand by that until they prove me wrong 

100% agree and think thats fair enough 

but now he is Socceroos manager he has changed his tune saying the clubs need to development.....

I understand he is under a load of pressure becuz he is mega unpopular from his last time in charge and needs to win over the masses. 

I dont like his approach to the media but that isnt why i dont like him I genuinely dont think he is a good manager he had his chance in 2007 which probably the best team we have ever had and he f**ked it. Some people say he has got better i personally dont see it this U23s playing bums isnt a good measure soon as he plays a South Korea or Japan we are in for a harsh awakening and GA will get sacked and will waste the money paying off his contract and be in a big shambles...

Just remember Beilsa wanted the Socceroos job. But the FFA didnt give it to him becuz he cant speak English.

The FFA are super incompetent new and old ill stand by that until they prove me wrong 

If thats the real reason Bielsa didn't get the job that has to be one of the worst things the FFA have ever done in my opinion. Worse than Stagic, worse than giving a bunch of money men open ended licenses to the first division, worse than the ethnic bleaching they tried to commit with NCIP .... Davstar brate, I think you are right the FFA are in a class of their own when it comes to moronic decisions.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-game/114405260/leeds-united-manager-marco-bielsa-wants-socceroos-coaching-job

In case you needed some proof i keep saying how bad the FFA and the structure of Australian football is i feel like ppl think im negative the truth is in real life im a positive person but im also a realist and i tell it like it is....

Yeah I remember the rumours that that was the reason but I don't believe it was ever proved .. was it? Like I said before that is f&%cked if it is even remotely true.