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pv4 wrote:azzaMVFC wrote:thejollyvic wrote:paladisious wrote:What Australian football has been waiting for for 140 years, ladies and gentlemen:  the souvs at bentleigh are awesome spewing i couldn't head down but its a bit a drive for me on a tuesday night hoping st.albans get through and get a home game so i can get some cevapi Peacock smashing down a souv was definitely the highlight for me. I just wish I saw Simon Hill sparking up a ciggie at Broadmeadow! :lol: Hill smoking a durry was legit the highlight of my life :lol: What an exciting life you've had :lol:
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I think the only thing I find more awesome than Peaky smashing a Souvo Roll on live national telly, is his expression in that screenshot. His whole face just says: "Jesus fucking Christ, that's good!!!" :lol: I mean, he's close to tears in that screenshot. :lol: :lol: :lol: By the end of the game I had the impression that he'd had a few nips of something a little stronger than a can of mid-strength to ward off the cold too. :lol: :lol: :lol: Edited by Heineken: 31/7/2014 03:21:10 PM
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Old article Quote:FFA Cup a no-go for Griffith, Riverina clubs
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IT'S being hailed as the competition that will bring football in Australia together at last - but Griffith won't be a part of it.
The inaugural FFA Cup, which will be officially launched today in Sydney, will not include any teams from Griffith or the Riverina this year, despite howls of protest from the GDFA.
Entries for the Football NSW Waratah Cup - the NSW feeder competition for the new FFA Cup - closed on Friday and only one regional team, the Western NSW Mariners, submitted an application to play.
This is largely due to the scheduling of nearly every round of this year's Waratah Cup on a Wednesday night, making it nigh on impossible for teams from country areas to travel to Sydney for matches.
The first two rounds of the Waratah Cup will be played on March 15 and 16, and March 22 and 23, but the midweek games beyond the second round - and a clash with the Real Juice Cup knockout in Yoogali next month - have closed the door on Griffith teams.
"We'd love to have a Griffith team in there but there's not much more we can do," GDFA president Mathew Curran told The Area News.
"It is disappointing and they aren't willing to change it. We travel for football all the time but we can't do it on a Wednesday.
"We asked them six months ago when we were ramping up into it.
"We knew that was going to be the only way to get into that bigger FFA comp but they cut us off at the hip."
See your ad here Intended as Australia's answer to the English FA Cup, the FFA Cup will pit A-League clubs against semi-pro and amateur teams from state and grassroots leagues, and provides a direct competitive link between clubs of all levels.
FNSW head of football Phil Brown told The Area News the state body's hands were tied over the Waratah Cup due to ground availability and lighting concerns in Sydney.
He said playing Waratah Cup games on weekends would make for an even bigger logistical nightmare.
"We're certainly not forgetting about (regional areas) but you can't get past the midweek match at some point," Brown said.
"It's so the regular seasons, both in the NSW State Leagues and National Premier Leagues and local competitions, aren't impacted.
"If we were to section off eight or nine weekends for (Waratah) cup fixtures only, it would have a significant impact on those competitions ... and they'd have to make those games up midweek in any case."
Curran said he would continue to push Football NSW for a change next year, saying it wasn't fair Griffith couldn't be a part of what is meant to be a nationwide competition.
"As we said last year, we just can't do it," he said.
"You could handle the first couple of weekends but what happens if we were to win through?
"We've got strong teams here and that could very well happen, and we could only play it here on a Wednesday night." http://www.areanews.com.au/story/2106979/ffa-cup-a-no-go-for-griffith-riverina-clubs/
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roarys mane
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TheSelectFew wrote:peacock is such a lad. Easily the best on Fox panels.
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thejollyvic wrote:paladisious wrote:What Australian football has been waiting for for 140 years, ladies and gentlemen:  the souvs at bentleigh are awesome spewing i couldn't head down but its a bit a drive for me on a tuesday night hoping st.albans get through and get a home game so i can get some cevapi Are they "awesome" or "awesome spewing"??? :lol: Looks like he's breaking out into a song, singing his love for it. Edited by hotrod: 31/7/2014 05:00:48 PM
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TheSelectFew
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roary's mane wrote:TheSelectFew wrote:peacock is such a lad. Easily the best on Fox panels. He has personality. I like the Bozza as well.
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TheSelectFew
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The ffa said the competition will expand next season. One would expect these regional football associations to make up the numbers which would be fantastic to see.
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Unless it's like Victoria & half the teams forfeit
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dsriggs wrote:Unless it's like Victoria & half the teams forfeit Hardly half, but yeah hopefully after this first try we'll see many more teams from even lower divisions and all the Victorian regional associations in. The whole point of an FFA Cup is that it's open to every single affiliated senior men's club in the nation, and I'm sure we'll be a lot closer to that next year.
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The Knights sponsorship being knocked back supposedly because of the National Club Identity Policy is an even bigger joke than knocking it back because of some no new sponsors rule :lol:
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TheSelectFew
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paladisious wrote:dsriggs wrote:Unless it's like Victoria & half the teams forfeit Hardly half, but yeah hopefully after this first try we'll see many more teams from even lower divisions and all the Victorian regional associations in. The whole point of an FFA Cup is that it's open to every single affiliated senior men's club in the nation, and I'm sure we'll be a lot closer to that next year. The problem was, you have a side from division 8 travel half the state on a Wednesday night to play a game they were going to get thumped in. It's something that needs to be rectified. Victoria need to take a leaf out of the FQ Cup and make it zonal.
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:The Knights sponsorship being knocked back supposedly because of the National Club Identity Policy is an even bigger joke than knocking it back because of some no new sponsors rule :lol: The section in the NCIP "A Club must not use, advertise or promote (or permit any other person or entity to use, advertise or promote) any ethnic, racial, religious or political identifiers in connection or association with the Club." says there is an exemption for "the legitimate promotion of a Club Sponsor". If the FFA knocked it back based on the NCIP then I guess they are suggesting its not "Legitimate Promotion" of the sponsor Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club Inc., which is a bit of a joke as that is the sponsors registered trading name. The Knights twitter the other day said that the club would make a statement on this next week, so it sounds like it might be heading to court.
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Blackmac79
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Apparently they have gone to the Human rights commission or something. Geneva Convention.
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paladisious
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TheSelectFew wrote:paladisious wrote:dsriggs wrote:Unless it's like Victoria & half the teams forfeit Hardly half, but yeah hopefully after this first try we'll see many more teams from even lower divisions and all the Victorian regional associations in. The whole point of an FFA Cup is that it's open to every single affiliated senior men's club in the nation, and I'm sure we'll be a lot closer to that next year. The problem was, you have a side from division 8 travel half the state on a Wednesday night to play a game they were going to get thumped in. It's something that needs to be rectified. Victoria need to take a leaf out of the FQ Cup and make it zonal. Surely you'd have each of the regional associations play off against themselves before sending one or two teams to later rounds.
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thewitness wrote:sydneycroatia58 wrote:The Knights sponsorship being knocked back supposedly because of the National Club Identity Policy is an even bigger joke than knocking it back because of some no new sponsors rule :lol: The section in the NCIP "A Club must not use, advertise or promote (or permit any other person or entity to use, advertise or promote) any ethnic, racial, religious or political identifiers in connection or association with the Club." says there is an exemption for "the legitimate promotion of a Club Sponsor". If the FFA knocked it back based on the NCIP then I guess they are suggesting its not "Legitimate Promotion" of the sponsor Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club Inc., which is a bit of a joke as that is the sponsors registered trading name. The Knights twitter the other day said that the club would make a statement on this next week, so it sounds like it might be heading to court. They got knocked back because they decided to put Croatia in a big bold font, that would have been the only thing viewable on television and the rest in a small thin font. The arguments that this is the only way it can be done are ridiculous. Clearly Croatia is also in a bolder font not just larger. They could have easily arranged it different. It was not only 100% the right decision but I think if the Knights want to take it to a court case its time to kick them out of future comps. Edited by nickk: 1/8/2014 10:55:15 AM
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TheSelectFew
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paladisious wrote:TheSelectFew wrote:paladisious wrote:dsriggs wrote:Unless it's like Victoria & half the teams forfeit Hardly half, but yeah hopefully after this first try we'll see many more teams from even lower divisions and all the Victorian regional associations in. The whole point of an FFA Cup is that it's open to every single affiliated senior men's club in the nation, and I'm sure we'll be a lot closer to that next year. The problem was, you have a side from division 8 travel half the state on a Wednesday night to play a game they were going to get thumped in. It's something that needs to be rectified. Victoria need to take a leaf out of the FQ Cup and make it zonal. Surely you'd have each of the regional associations play off against themselves before sending one or two teams to later rounds. Of course but then you'd have something to play for and have something to play for. Not in the qualifying rounds. Like I said: refer to FQ Cup. Sure isn't rocket science.
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Are the Knights seriously taking it to court?
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Heineken wrote:Are the Knights seriously taking it to court? Why not? It's potential money lost with few days to find another sponsor.
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TheSelectFew wrote:Heineken wrote:Are the Knights seriously taking it to court? Why not? It's potential money lost with few days to find another sponsor.  Dis 'gon get Innerestin'.
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Burztur
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Kinda amusing that the FFA end up getting investigated by the Human Right's Commission for a (poorly) designed policy which tried to promote equality.
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Burztur wrote:Kinda amusing that the FFA end up getting investigated by the Human Right's Commission for a (poorly) designed policy which tried to promote equality. Eh? -PB
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Blackmac79 wrote:Apparently they have gone to the Human rights commission or something. Geneva Convention. I think this was reported on the guardian.
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Burztur wrote:Blackmac79 wrote:Apparently they have gone to the Human rights commission or something. Geneva Convention. I think this was reported on the guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jul/30/from-rhodes-to-brisbane-the-ffa-cup-is-finally-born Using the controversial National Club Identity Policy – which bars clubs from having any ethnic or foreign signifiers – FFA prevented Melbourne Knights from being sponsored by Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club, and so the team run onto the field without a shirtfront sponsor. The decision has angered the Croatian community and sent ripples around the competition. A complaint has been made to the Human Rights Commission, and don’t be surprised if this issue ends up before the courts.
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Would this have happened if they had won against Olympic?
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Opinion piece by a Knights fan after the game. Decent read. http://www.mkfcboard.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=87
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TheSelectFew
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Great to see the Knights fans getting behind the team being back on the national stage.
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Seriously... its a FFA run comp. You play by the rules or don't play at all. I'm sure that other clubs would have loved their spot in the comp :)
It just appears to be a very bad attempt at trying to raise a middle finger to the FFA really, and at the end of the day, it wasn't allowed to happen. Human Rights? Interesting take on it.
I used to support the Melb Knights in the NSL and for many years afterwards, but actions like this just goes to show how far they have to go until they will see themselves as part of the broader footballing community.
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What about if you go to play by their rules, and then they change the rules?
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Heart_fan wrote:Seriously... its a FFA run comp. You play by the rules or don't play at all. I'm sure that other clubs would have loved their spot in the comp :)
It just appears to be a very bad attempt at trying to raise a middle finger to the FFA really, and at the end of the day, it wasn't allowed to happen. Human Rights? Interesting take on it.
I used to support the Melb Knights in the NSL and for many years afterwards, but actions like this just goes to show how far they have to go until they will see themselves as part of the broader footballing community.
So you have a history of being a Judas. Who'da thunk it.
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