I'm sure APL still have enough money for the Warren night

But that would leave less for the Repucom gang to syphon

Well if the APL can't afford the Dom Peringue or any of that high priced white 🍷 wine, buy the cheap shitty red wine 🍷 off the cardboard box LoL 

Bwahahaha this dumb mindset. You want billionaires to fund this poxy league? 

What you want people to fund western United who get 1,500 people a game? Pump 20 million dollars a year on them for the sake of it? LoL 

What is not skint, is the fact that the Apl will have live VAR during the semi finals. Leaders in Asia on this topic.

Probably not. Probably don't know who Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo either LoL 

This is amazing if true.

Marketing spin is legendary lol

Now that they have both retired not many people still do to be honest..... lol

And people though Frank Lowy and the FFA was badly run! LoL 

FFA managed to persuade Foxtel on paying 40-60 million a year in A-league rights LoL

As for the APL, I don't know how Paramount paid 40 million a year for this poxy league LoL 

Good on them. VAR has been good. Just like the APL making money for the A-league lol

May as well hear what the refs have to say if they are going to have VAR, don't you agree?...

As long as they don't overhear them saying 'I don't know', 'I can't be sure' or 'it might be....' otherwise the fans will go to town on the officials even more.

This sport might as well be run by clowns, baboons or alcoholics LoL 

The APL have turned the A-league in to a giant! LoL 

A giant embarrassment LoL 😂 

And to think at one point I was a season ticket holder for a club in this A-league lol

lol in the franchise system this is called a "membership" lol

hehe - rewards program, FF, Flybuys or coles rewards haha hey IF they linked up with Danny Murphs I'm in for more discount before heading to a NST game lol......

nice to hear....

Imagine if there is no A-league in 2024-5

No big deal. Most of the Aleague franchises have had 20 years to build a membership base and they will all have a senior team competing in the state based NPLs for their fans to follow..  They will just have to start building again to get to the top league.

Hahahah nah mate to come to championship games you have to drink home made alcohol not this fancy store bought stuff. hahahahahahah 

Reports are emerging of how low the broadcast deal is getting to.

The league is also in need of promotion, DT blow the lot...

We as a Football community are left to clean it up.

I cannot see, with reports the broadcast deal to clubs has been suggest to be as low as 3 million and to be spread across, either, 12, 13 or 14 clubs....

I can't see how the existing wage structure can be paid if the broadcast revenue is so small.

Is it time to scrap the cap, reduce min wage levels.... 

Yeah I bet you guys that do nothing but bag the A League are loving this. Still don't really understand all of the hate, considering most of our NT players come through the league. 

Having a look at that Saving Football special on Code Sports.

True that they sent 70 people on a junket to the world cup, but can't have an awards ceremony for the players for cost cutting?

That Danny Townsend bloke. Gotta hope when he's in Saudi Arabia that he looks the wrong way at someone's sister.

Nope I dont love the A-league is struggling.  I still wish we had all the games on foxtel and foxtel paid 60-70 million a year for 8 years for it. Then have one or 2 free to air games on Channel 10.

I'd hate to have Townsend manage my fruit shop...if I had one.

Not surprised you don't understand when that's the criteria you think is relevant

Do the clubs they get poached FROM not deserve any recognition? 

Nothing to do with the "football community" mate... The APL cant have it both ways... its their mess, they can clean it up... 

Haha so why do you hate the league smart arse? I see the a league as a "development league" where our best young players get a solid number of senior games under their belts before a potential move OS. That's the main reason I watch & support the league 

Yeah they deserve recognition for developing the players, but it still doesn't explain why you have such a problem with the A League? Say one of your club's players gets signed directly by a big OS club, your not going to have a problem with that are you, because it's in the player's best interest for their career?

When a player from NPL and below gets signed directly to an overseas contract that indeed is a major cause of celebration... Even if the player is non contracted here the Australian club would usually get some sort of player training compensation at the least... some even pocket a hefty sum to then use to train further players. 

I dont have a problem with the Aleague, it doesnt exist for me and thousands of others ... nor does it want to engage with us.. It is "fishing where the fish are" and good luck to it... while it lasts.

Fair enough. You support one of the big teams in the EPL don't you? Why did you start feeling engaged with that team/ league? You've got a league right at your doorstep, with most of the best young Aussie players, Socceroos past & present, playing and it's of no interest whatsoever?

What are you talking about.... I support the league "right at my doorstep" and have done for the last 40 odd years.... Was at the match on Sunday, will be at the OG derby at Somers St vs Knights on Friday and then the FA cup match against Preston on Tuesday... If my team ever gained promotion to the Aleague then perhaps I would watch other clubs matches like I do NPL at the moment, until then Aleague doesn't exisit for me.... not sure what part of that is hard to understand?

My "support" for Liverpool is a tv thing, who cares if they win or lose? Its just like watching other overseas football, it makes it more interesting if you have a team in the league to barrack for.