No they're not :lol:

-PB

Brattan had made noises to leave for a couple of seasons now so these events are just a reason to be opportunistic on his behalf. He may not go yet.

The point I make is that good clubs are in demand so new owners standing in the wings is no surprise. I hope the Bakries get shafted because if they don't we can expect two years of nothing.

The fact is any new owner would be silly to pay for what the bakeries are asking for and being lumped witha huge dept to pay. They are all waiting for the licence to be taken away, liquidate the old roar and come in dept free.

As for losing players, i guess most squads are pretty much full at this stage with cap space getting tight. Unless they are fringe player wanting more game time and the new club can offer it to them. I think most will stay. Theo to me is a prime candidate to go, although coming back from basically a year long run of injuries. But he definitely has to fight for his spot now that Jamie conversion to a sweeper keeper is coming along nicely.

Was there any doubt at all that someone would want one of the greatest clubs ever? I mean unlike the dopey imposters SFC they didn't even re-employ Farina.

A local Brisbane group has been waiting in the wings to rescue the Roar if required

A local Brisbane group has been waiting in the wings to rescue the Roar if required

Que?
If the Bakries don't pay Gambaro's tomorrow,presumably Gambaro's will win their court case and will wind the Roar up.Which means FFA have to step in.also if FFA have given the Bakries a deadline of tomorrow,they are as good as gooooooooone.

I think the FFA is being incredibly stupid , give the PFA a one way ticket to Indonesia to get the money from the Bakries.
I would be ringing Bakries and telling them its okay to pay this one as late as they want.

The big question is - what should we be praying for, the Bakries to pay up and stay or the Bakries to stuff up and the FFA take over??

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Captain Matt McKay said Brisbane Roar's stability and longevity were the main focus of the playing group, as the club battles a financial crisis that could see its licence return to Football Federation Australia.
By Philip Micallef
14 SEP 2015 - 3:56 PM UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
   
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"We're not here to just play football, we want more than that," Brisbane-born McKay, 32, said.

Brisbane's Indonesian owner - the Bakrie Group - is facing massive difficulties and efforts to sell the club have so for proven unsuccessful.

The group has until Tuesday to recapitalise the club.


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With less than a month before the start of the A-League, McKay said the club's situation was far from ideal.

"It's definitely on the players' minds because the issues the club is having are well documented," McKay said.

"The worst thing is if the off-field stuff starts affecting us in the way we play.

"We don't want that to happen."

When asked if the players yearned for a quick resolution so they could get on with the job of doing what they do best he retorted: "Ideally, we'd like to do just that.

"But we won't be satisfied with just that. We want to be at a successful club where everything is run rightly.

"We want to do well on the field and off the field too.

"We obviously have had some success in a short period of time which we we would like to continue. We want that success to be reflected off the field as well because these things go hand in hand.

"We want to be happy and more importantly keep our fans happy.

"So we need the right structures and the momentum to move forward.

"We get jealous when we see other clubs do really well and we want to be like them.

"We want the league to do well and our club to be a good ambassador of the competition."

"I'm not speaking as the Professional Footballers Australia president but a Brisbane Roar player.

"First and foremost I'm a Brisbane player and I'm very proud to play for the club."

McKay admitted he was more "hopeful" than confident that the ownership issues surrounding the club will be resolved by the time the club kicks off its league campaign - in the season opener - with an away match against Western Sydney Wanderers on Thursday 8 October.

McKay, whose memorable assist for Harry Kewell in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup quarter-final against Iraq made people aware of his potential as an international player, is very much involved in Ange Postecoglou's World Cup plans.

He said the Socceroos were on track to take part in their fourth straight World Cup after snaring maximum points from their first three qualifiers in Asian Group B.


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"It's a great start especially with the extra challenge of playing more games away," he said.

"Kyrgyzstan was the biggest challenge and we passed that ... just.

"But our last two games against Bangladesh and Tajikistan were really good and the boss was happy.

"This augurs well for our next game against Jordan in Amman in October."

McKay has played 57 times for Australia since making his debut in 2006 and he admits it is getting harder to get into the team with so many good players coming through.

"It is harder now, definitely," he said.

"We have a plethora of attack-minded midfielders and wingers which I think is great.

"You always have four of those players for the middle three in a squad.

"Thankfully we are very strong in these roles and in the wing positions at the moment."