Sydney got 16,604 which is pretty good 

Carrying the league right now.

Ok let's not develop a ego lol 

Derby looks 🔥 next week 

Just looking at AU’s next home fixture after another good crowd of 10k last night.

Sunday 2:30pm vs Wanderers on the 19th of Feb. Meanwhile the Friday night game that week is Western United vs Wellington at AAMI infront of maybe 1000 people. 

We said that at the game, for how shite we are, an excellent attendance.

Good away support as well.

Yep haven't seen that many Mariners fans for some time. 

Well, it's somewhat true. Wanderers don't seem capable of pulling 10k+ to a game, even on a beautiful Sunday arvo, Victory have shot themselves in the foot, perhaps for good this time.  The only other clubs that seem to be doing pretty well are Adelaide and Mariners.  

I'm surprised we've sustained such decent numbers given our form, but the new stadium is fantastic, and with improved transport options it makes you wonder what sort of crowds we'd be getting if the league was in the position it was in 6 or 7 years ago. 

It's a good point you make.
Imagine an A-League with Sydney FC pulling 20k plus every week 6-7 years ago.

Honestly, sometimes I question whether opposition fans understand Victory fans. You seem to think the derby incident is the reason for our dramatic crowd drop.

Well, it is in terms of how the majority of Victory fans who did nothing wrong are being treated… with the ridiculous ticketing and other stakeholders tarring us all with the same brush.  

But I'm telling you, the main reason is the APL decision.

I would suggest something along the lines of:
-          60% APL decision to play the GF in Sydney.
-          30% Anger at the treatment of innocent fans
-          10% Performances on the pitch.

They could play the next five grand finals in Melbourne or any other state and i would still go and watch my team. 
Australian football fans starting to look very plastic.

So, manufacturing a so-called “festival of football” isn’t plastic?

We know for sure there will be another theatre going A-League All Stars game. That’s as plastic as you can get.

I mean I hate the decision with a passion and I keep remembering when I check the ladder every week that it means even less now.

HOWEVER, there is no way I am going to not go watch the team I have watched for 18 years every fortnight because of decisions made by administrators.

Maybe if Victory developed some sort of identity other than riding the "we are the biggest club" wave for so long it would help keep people there in tough times.

I look at your team and coach and see no reason why someone in Melbourne would feel any connection with them besides the fact you like football and Broxham has been around a long time.

Maybe as a Crow-eater I expect to be shafted by the eastern states and it's harder to swallow as a Victory fan after 17 years of a "we ARE the league, oh if it weren't for us..." mentality

Code	Week	Day	Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue	Crowd	Capacity	%Capacity
ALM	15	Fri	3/2	1900	Victory	Wellington	Aami Park	5,400	30,050	17.97%
ALM	15	Sat	4/2	1630	Sydney	Central Coast	Allianz Stadium	16,064	42,500	37.80%
ALM	15	Sat	4/2	1630	Melbourne City	Macarthur	Aami Park	4,252	30,050	14.15%
ALM	15	Sat	4/2	1915	Adelaide	Brisbane	Coopers Stadium	10,047	16,500	60.89%
ALM	15	Sat	4/2	2200	Perth	Newcastle	Macedonia Park	3,858	4,000	96.45%
ALM	15	Sun	5/2	2200	Western Sydney	Western United	Commbank Stadium	7,849	30,000	26.16%
							Total	47,470	153,100	31.01%
							Average	7,912
							Season Total	660,031	2,215,531	29.79%
							Season Average	7,416

Week	Average	Note
1	11034	Vic/SFC
2	7788
3	10825	Melbourne derby
4	6617
5	7116
6	13310	Sydney Derby
WC2023
7	5998	APL Grand Final Decision
8	4655	Victory Crowd Incident
9	5701
10	7959
11	5979
12	6355
13	5689
14	5956
15	7912

AU doing the league proud punching above its weight !
12 Clubs at an avg of 7416 to date.

I never mentioned any of them, but I am against all stars and festivals.

^^^

Because SFC supporters are as dumb as the football their team play.

How long did it take you to think up that mind numbing shite ?

Probably not long as everything he posts is the same one dimensional negative bullshit. Why he bothers I'll never know.

He didn't even think to use chat gpt

This week the boffins scheduled home game for Western Mafia Developers and the Macarthur Bullsh1tters.
Good thing they also scheduled a Sydney Derby to offset their pathetic numbers.
Take both of these 2 Gallop/Fox Franchises and the average attendances across the league go up.

The decision making was handed to the new FA, and they made the final decision, not Gallop. Of course the old FFA may have made the same decision.

maybe we should only count sydney and melbourne derbies - the attendance figures will skyrocket !

You have been repeating this for years but it's so disingenuous.

The bidding process was all but complete and there no doubt would have been consequences for bailing on both at the last minute. 

Your beloved Lowy and Gallop didn't do everything wrong as some people suggest but to take you seriously you have to be able to admit when they did

Well I'm quite aware through past experiences that when one person, party or group leaves an organization and provides handover documents, reports or proposals on a particular matter, the new management team will review it and review it thoroughly particularly on key issues. They would have had no hesitation in making their own amendments or contribution. And if they considered any proposal unsatisfactory, I have no doubt (like any half decent organization would) delayed the announcement to ensure it reflected their intentions and new direction. The successful bidders were not advised, at least not formally or publicly, before the handover. There is no evidence to suggest (as you did) that there would have been consequences had the FA made changes. Hard decisions are in made by many industries time and time again, with little or no consequence under similar legal circumstances.

No one makes the right decision all the time, and that goes for Lowy and Gallop. However in response to a specific post, my point was that it's wrong to assert that it was beyond the control of the new incoming FA and all the fault of the old FFA. If you think otherwise, that's your prerogative.

26k at the Sydney derby 

Looked great on TV

Code	Week	Day	Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue	Crowd	Capacity	%Capacity
ALM	16	Fri	10/2	1945	Brisbane	Central Coast	Kayo Stadium	3,245	9,500	34.16%
ALM	16	Sat	11/2	1700	Western United	Adelaide	Aami Park	2,603	30,050	8.66%
ALM	16	Sat	11/2	1945	Western Sydney	Sydney	CommBank Stadium	26,462	30,000	88.21%
ALM	16	Sat	11/2	2230	Perth	Melbourne City	Macedonia Park	3,991	4,000	99.78%
ALM	16	Sun	12/2	1500	Newcastle	Melbourne Victory	Industree Grp Stadium	5,595	20,059	27.89%
ALM	16	Sun	12/2	1700	Macarthur	Wellington	Campbelltown	2,543	17,500	14.53%
							Total	44,439	111,109	40.00%
							Average	7,407
							Season Total	704,470	2,326,640	30.28%
							Season Average	7,415

Well, that says about all you need to know about the rudderless Apl doesn't it.