I'm far from sad bro!

This is sad, even for you

Didn't you know you had to have permission from some here to express an opinion that's different to theirs?

I bet you have black friends too. 

Mate you need to head down to your local anti Immigration rally :Whistling:

-PB

There is constant anti FFA shit that goes on
Yet the game has become mainstream - something that could never occur 20 years ago

The Sydney and Melbourne derbys, the quality of the imports - there. Are so many positives and yet it's all doom and gloom...

The difference between me and the Hellas bitters on this forum is that I can accept my ex-NSL team isn't A-League material whilst the Greek bitters - and their a few of them go on and on about P&R, a 2nd div - items that just suit them

It's not racism at all
I have followed the beautiful game of football in Australia through the state leagues, NSL, A-League and NPL having watched 100s of matches with Greeks, Italians , Croatians and other nationalities
I myself am of European parentage

Either that or he was bullied by wogs at school

In Europe there's one thing clear to me about all the cultures I've mingled with - Czechs, Spaniards, Portuguese, Poles, Palestinians, Austrians, Germans, Indians. All of them have their unique ways of being a caring mofo. To the extent that half of them would just off themselves on the spot if someone suggested they failed in showing hospitality. Maybe it sounds like a joke. One of our friends was told off by her mother for not showing enough hospitality to guests and we literally had to climb up on the roof and fetch her. I was living with my mrs and a Spaniard and Saturday morning was running the gauntlet because there was always some total random we never met sleeping on the couch haha. Had a refugee mate mad blue with his partner and he ended up sleeping on that couch for freaking 10 weeks. Beats me why people even lock their doors around here.

Nobody pats themselves on the back and say it's all because it is this iconic feature of their culture that puts them above everyone else. They just do it because it's plain ordinary human shit.

Cool. Thanks for arguing against the literal definition of what I said instead of the intended meaning

If you were right then you'd be able to slam my argument without having to resort to underhanded tactics

What a load of rubbish

There are thousands of sports competitions in dozens of sports being played every week right across Australia. Barely a handful of them have salary caps

Did a Greek girl turn you down to the big dance?

Your relentless pursuit of one club and one ethnic group can't be explained in any rational way. You are nothing but a racist hiding behind football.

I dunno, standard attempt to derail the actual thread topic

Forgot to take your pills today paul

Level Playing Field

Self Interest

Happy to clear that up
If the FFA get replaced -- there is no way in the world the new committee will ever have HELLAS in
Anyone with any business sense will not want this rubbish in our league

Thanks for clearing that up

It's like talking to people about how we play our national team football.

"we're Australia and we're gonna go out there attacking all guns blazing, never say die, don't die wondering, thats the Aussie spirit, it's un-Australian to play more conservatively" blah blah blah just fuck off.

"The FFA have their TV money "

They sure have - because HELLAS are no longer there

The last time they were--
No TV money
No games being shown
No sponsor for the league

Hellas are never coming to the A-League just ask the FFA

What is it with Aussies thinking they know and do everything better than everyone else?

Even dumb shit like the retardely simple concept of having friends - Aussies wrap it up in some superior 'Aussie mateship' bollocks as if nobody around the world can grasp the simple idea of having a friend

WTF?

2005/06 season: Average crowd over 90 matches:11,627. Total for the season: 1,046,468.
2016/17 season: Average crowd over 140 matches: 12,683. Total for the season: 1,777,652.
http://www.aleaguestats.com/ALeagueStats_1CrowdStats.html

I'm not sure how you can say that the attendances have not shifted. Comparing 2016/17 to 2005/06, there are more matches, a higher average number of attendees per match, and nearly twice as many people in total attending matches.

Actual number of A-League seasons that averaged attendances of over 13k;
2006/07 (14,036)
2007/08 (15,348)
2013/14 (13,488)
2014/15 (13,038)

#UniqueMilieu

If any clubs model is found wanting it will surface in a pro/rel environment. The sooner clubs like South Melbourne enter the A-league the sooner they can go about implementing all the changes they need to make in order to be successful. If they don't they will quickly be relegated by some club who will do it better. The best thing that can happen is to add more teams and have pro/rel because it will instantly create a competitive environment where you have to do things right in order to survive. If clubs don't adapt they will be found out and we can move away from the NSL and the ethnic debate once and for all.

#kulcha

FFA have the TV money, so why bother ?

They've got 1 or 2 Olympic stadiums to fill for some quick cash over the next few weeks, that's priority