:lol:

But the corrupt ALF administration who have some of the media and most of the tard politicians in their back pocket will try to say otherwise.

The mere fact that you would go to the extent of collaborating with the Qatari's was beyond what anyone could consider reasonable.Their German PR team lapped it up and within a fortnight it became a major issue in our bid.
You were sprung.It was worse than anything you did on bigfooty.

Why are you here?
You see football as a second class citizen and attack it at every chance-by my reckoning over 10,000 times.Every word you type is filled with poison for our code.
The fox ratings thread is designed to show how insignificant our code is in Australia-again and again and again.Any talk about the AFL is to show how how rich and powerful the code is compared to football-AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
You are only here to push an agenda, that is anti-football and pro AFL.

Kevin Sheedy met with Sir Alec & ask Man U to train with the GWS side when they visited Australia.
What an honor for these AFL players to train with their heroes, to share the same field with some of the best footballers they will ever encounter.

Again, it's nothing more than an ALF PR exercise for the self deluded ALF supporters and media.

Manu FC can buy GWS with their pocket money and still have something left over.

Perhaps Sheeds is planning on poaching Rooney or RvP to play at Full Forward for GWS? You know on the basis that when they see those short shorts and the big men fly on a Sat'd'y arvo they'll be wetting themselves to have a go in the ALF.

Edited by obvious troll: 30/1/2013 11:20:16 AM

I noticed Mister Football has moved the goal posts once again and ignores evidence that he can't argue against.

Clearly a Fundamentalist who is not worth arguing against

In theory, yes, but in reality, they can't beause the AFL does not have a private ownership model.

Collaborate with the Qataris? German PR team?? What are you talking about????

With all due respect to Rooney, but at 176cm he is an absolute shortass and could never hold down a key position. As hopeless as Issy was, at least he was a solid and athletic 195cm, which gave him a bit of a sniff at the cherry.


But I wish Wayne and Issy all the very best in their respective endeavours.

Moving goals posts? There's someone here who reckons I collaborated with the Qataris and was caught out by the Gestapo or something?

What have a I fallen into? The latest episode of Mission Impossible??

:lol:

In accountancy terms the figures stack up and shows how small fry ALF clubs are. Not the biggest or bestest in world as the deluded would have it.

In fact and in value terms, Manu FC are worth more than the entire ALF.

That might be true, although interestingly, Richmond's $3 million profit is probably more than what most of the big clubs make in profit, since they all run at losses, are absolutely riddled with debt and are kept afloat by wealthy private benefactors.

Not might be true, it is true about Manu and the ALF.

Big world football clubs don't need to make a profit to exist and expend all they can to get bigger, richer and more powerful. You see in football, the world is the limit. In ALF half a divided country is.

This thread was supposed to be about a code battle in Sydney's west, people are talking about the World Cup bid, GWS v Suns games, AFL and Vic Police deals, Netball, womens sport, Manchester United, University Football club,NRL membership numbers, AFL TV ratings and thats only after glancing at a couple of pages.

If you want keep the thread going, well that's great, then you can go to extra time and talk about it there as it seems to have very little reference to Australian Football.

Edited by Joffa: 30/1/2013 12:38:30 PM

This exactly.

The first sporting club to completely embrace this idea will inevitably challenge the strength of all others. Newcastle have attempted it but they simply are not in the right market.

If say a Collingwood decided to approach the FFA with a business model to have a franchise in the A-League and W-League maintaining the brand and colours they would absolutely smash it. The supporters off the district and club would no doubt embrace these new teams as they are in the of season of the existing team etc etc. It would not need stop there, NBL even. It is cross merchandising that would take them to another level, locally and internationally which at this moment they are removed from. It works for Real Madrid....

Just a thought.

Edited by bally #1: 30/1/2013 12:40:48 PM

You mean just like Collingwood, Carlton, Paramatta did during the NSL?

You must be a new dawner.

Thank you Joffa

Similar to what they did yes, but it was not done correctly then. The identity of say, Parramatta Power was not in fact Parramatta Eels etc etc. The key word I use here is BRAND, how did Parramatta brand the 2 clubs in line with what I said?

Have a look at Real Madrid, the teams even share the same website, emblem.....get it?

Also, I am probably older than you, but I'd like to have the body of a new dawner

\:d/

Edited by clinton: 30/1/2013 02:28:58 PM

Can you just ban Mr Football from the Australian Football forum? Every thread these days is going as off topic as this one and turning into an AFL v Football discussion as he promotes AFL and knocks football in every thread.


Edited by clinton: 30/1/2013 02:32:14 PM

The skill required in their respective endeavours is incomparable.

I can't even begin to imagine how lowly the AFL would be ranked if other nations took it seriously or knew about it. The gulf in technical and tactical development after more than a century would be astonishing and, quite frankly, embarrassing. We place too much emphasis on fitness in almost every type of ball sport in Australia. In any case, at just 178cm, Tim Cahill had one of the most impressive leaps at the peak of his career.


The AFL could be a very entertaining sport if it adopted a serious culture. The days of constantly fumbling the red ball in the world's top flight competition would be over. For now, it remains a messy display of athleticism for placid onlookers.

thank goodness this thread got moved

The onus is on other nations to stop taking the easy route and attempt to master the most demanding team sport on Earth.

But the honest truth is that they are not up to it.

They don't have the character and mental strength for it.

YES PLEASE



Edited by girtXc: 30/1/2013 05:56:21 PM

Why is Mr Football still around? I was under the impression that there was a petition!

Those in glass houses...

If there is overwhelming demand for me to depart 442, then you can rest assured that I would accede to that demand, however, I remain committed to the many 442 readers who have offered me great support over the years and who get great enjoyment from my quality posts.

Then there is the fact that people learn so much from what I post, it's difficult for me to let that educative role slide.

I'm quite torn, to be honest.

Pips seriously grow up. Hell u were a great blogger on here And a passionate Mv supporter . What happend?

Dude, I don't care one way or the other to be honest, as long as you follow the rules.

But seriously martyrdom, second door to the left.