Do u honestly believe the Lowy’s would have taken pay cuts in the exact same situation?! 😂 Johnson will probably have to take personal pay cut soon 

but but "anything is better than Lowy"...

NRL has now given us cover to resume in June. 

Just play out the damn remaining 30 plus games in a 3 week period in June. Save the contract for another 3 years.

There won't be many offers now during an major recession, but in 2 to 3 years time hopefully things have largely recovered economically by then.

U didn’t answer my question

Do you have anything at all going on in your brain apart from this drivel?

I wasn't the one who brought up the Lowy's.

Yep I brought them up cos you are always complaining about Johnson or ‘the new regime’. Instead of standing down 70% of staff the Lowys probably would stood down everybody but themselves- always looking after their private before the health of Australian football 👍

Edit: Would have stood down, private interests 

LOL

Yes.

we can all acknowledge FFA has the deal with Foxtel.

APFCA does not. Their clubs receive a mild share or the FFA Foxtel deal.

FFA will be the biggest loser in all this as I stated earlier. The clubs and league will be able to get a new deal for themselves once they go full independent and also new sponsors. Because current sponsors will surely walk away from FFA deals. This was one of the major sticking points of independence.

When Sage speaks he doesn’t represent APFCA as a whole. Iirc it’s Barlow and a MC person that do that.

APFCA imo have something probably lined up. They are not panicking over the FFA Foxtel deal.

JJ inherited a fragile system and due to corona and a poorly written contract FFA is on the brink.

APFCA want the broadcast deal seen out too, from reports.

Considering how they cut and run from Fury and GCU when the going was tough, leaving nothing behind to someday regrow, I'd imagine the Lowys would have just folded the league and walked away.

Or like with the GFC they could have got $60m+ out of the Feds to stop the FFA/A-League going broke.

I'm afraid I don't recall this $60+ million during the GFC, and I can't find a link with a fair bit of googling. How did it compare with what the AFL got at the time?

If the current government won't bail out the AFL or NRL I doubt there'd be anything for us, Lowy or not.

It would actually justify our current FFA chairman flying to Zurich. 

I drew a blank on this too. I don't think it happened. Can you provide a link to evidence? 

The money from the Feds was given as special grants in addition to the grants the FFA normally got from the Sports Commission.  It caused the Government to set up the Smith inquiry and details of the grants are in that report.  Without getting that money the FFA would have become insolvent.  In one year alone the FFA got $13m extra.

Out of North Qld where the virus is low key.

FFA hires Pell barrister amid stand-off with Fox over A-League rights 
https://t.co/TCcpyiXBac via @smh
— Vince Rugari (@VinceRugari) April 10, 2020

“.....But Johnson is looking beyond that and to the future, saying he is prepared to look at a major shake-up to the game's structure and operation if that is what is needed for it to flourish in the different world that sport and business will operate in when the COVID-19 crisis has passed.
"The message from me is we are not alone in some of the difficulties Australian football is facing," he said, citing the way that mega clubs such as Barcelona and Juventus have had to cut player wages and trim costs.
"I worked at FIFA and have gone through my fair share of crises there. "The lesson I learned was when you are faced with challenges we need to look at opportunities." The lack of international fixtures for the rest of the year presents him with an opportunity to suborn one of the country's most experienced coaches, national team boss Graham Arnold, to brainstorm ideas to safeguard the Australian game's future, he said.
"We know there will be no national team football in June and July, those windows will be pushed back to the end of the year. I have asked Graham Arnold to work as a football advisor on football issues. "We are going to get a whiteboard out and we will talk and debate about the real issues the game is facing, from transfer systems to pathways, to registration fees and competition structures. "It's all on the table.
"This will help us develop points that we can then [promote] into the broad football community and that will help us develop a vision int the way forward." As the game shuddered to a halt (the last A-League game was the closed-doors fixture between Newcastle and Melbourne City in March) there has been widespread debate throughout the soccer community as to how it can relaunch itself when a semblance of normality begins.
Many see the enforced shutdown as a great opportunity to reset the entire sport, bringing in a second division and promotion and relegation.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/it-s-all-on-the-table-ffa-boss-foreshadows-change-20200410-p54iv3.html

I would hope we get more input than from just Arnold.

One week we aren’t a development league the next we are. He wants to take U23s to South America then he doesn’t etc

plus he wants a national reserve league before a 2nd division. Iirc a supporter of the hybrid youth/2nd division also.

So Arnie is now Socceroos coach, Olyroos coach, Technical Director and now also "football advisor" to ffa?

Wow, the new ffa just can't get enough of Arnie, can they? They obviously hold Arnie in the very highest esteem. The new FFArnie...

Great Johnson is trying to mend the broken model he inherited. 

COVID-19 pandemic a chance for truly unify football in Australia
Marco Monteverde, The Courier-Mail
April 12, 2020 11:43am

The coronavirus pandemic has meant James Johnson’s start to life as Football Federation Australia CEO has taken an unexpected course. However the proud Queenslander tells Marco Monteverde that it has presented an opportunity to truly unify the sport nationwide.

Monteverde: Your first three months as FFA CEO has coincided with the spread of COVID-19 and the effect it has had on not only football, but all sport and the whole society. How have you found the challenge of running football in these unprecedented times?

Johnson: COVID-19 has knocked the wind out of the game, it’s really tested the game, but largely Australian football has responded very well to it and come together. I’m very pleased about that, particularly because from day one I called for unity in the game as a starting point. Unfortunately there will always be people that will try to divide during a time of crisis, but in Australian football in this case, that’s been largely the exception and almost non-existent. The big challenge, but also a great opportunity going forward out of the virus era is creating a new vision and new chapter for the FFA administration.

M: How does the new chapter begin?

J: It starts with an honest assessment of what we’ve done well and what we’ve not done so well over the past decade and a half. What we’ve done well is received mainstream support for the A-League and the W-League, moved into the AFC and qualified for consecutive World Cups. What I don’t think we’ve done well has been the disconnect between different levels of football within the game and possibly different eras within the game. The other thing we haven’t done well is player development. This is an opportunity we have going forward to maintain what was good about the past 15 years and focus on what we can do better.

M: Former Socceroo captain Mark Viduka last week commented on Australia’s recent failure to develop players and the need to get ex-playing greats involved with running the game in Australia. Was he right?

J: The simple answer is yes. Mark is a legend of the game. He makes a very valid point around player development. I think there is a great opportunity for Australian football to be a serious producer a talent. The production of player talent is something that we need to take a serious look at in this new chapter of Australian football. In relation to getting players involved, I believe players need to be at the heart of decision making. Already in my first couple of weeks, you’ve seen a very player-centric approach that was taken towards the Matildas. If you look at our current (FFA) board we have Mark Bresciano and Amy Duggan, a former Socceroos and former Matilda respectively, I’ve elevated Sarah Walsh in our management team, another former Matilda, and I’ve recently brought in Robbie Middleby (general manager of member federations), who is my first signing so to speak and a former Socceroo. I would like to see more former players involved than we already have and that will be the case under my watch.

M: Maybe someone like Socceroos great Craig Moore, who has had past roles with FFA and national teams?

J: Moorey’s a legend of the game. He’s someone that I’ll always pick the phone up to. He’s got great knowledge, he’s got great experience and he’s played a number of roles within the game.

M: The A-League season, currently in suspension because of coronavirus, can be completed in the space of a month. How confident are you of finishing the 2019-20 campaign?

J: We’re optimistic that the season’s going to be completed, but the reality is we’ve got to monitor the latest advice from the different levels of government. We had a COVID-19 working committee in place, which has representatives of FFA, the clubs, the PFA and member federations. We want to ensure at all times that the health and wellbeing of the football community, in particular the players in the case of recommencing the league, is paramount. We have a review date on April 22 when we’ll announce our next step. At this stage we’re not able to play, but as soon as we are and it’s safe for our players, they’ll be out there playing again.

M: FIFA has recommended that player contracts, which in the A-League’s case run until May 31, be extended because of the likelihood that no football will be played before then, What is the FFA’s stance on this matter?

J: It’s a recommendation of FIFA not a direction but it’s one that’s being considered by the A-League clubs and the PFA (the players’ union). It needs to be considered. I’ve been pleased that the A-League clubs and the PFA have been in discussions about playing contracts, about the stand down of players at various clubs, and about this recommendation from FIFA. That’s healthy. We’ve been clear that if the clubs and the PFA cannot resolve player matters with stand downs, then we would intervene. Those discussions are going along smoothly.

M: Some argue that state and member federations should be scrapped. How is the relationship between FFA and the state and member federations?

J: We’re working very well with them. That’s a strategic priority for me. We have to have better alignment with our member federations. They’re the base of the pyramid. What we need to avoid is where we have duplicate and too many layers of administration, too many people doing the same thing. We can streamline our operations and work more efficiently but that requires working closer and in a more collegiate spirit with our member federations, which we’ve started to do in the past three months. I see the member federations’ role going forward as crucial because they’re closer to the ground than FFA is. That closer relationship to grassroots football is important.

M: Are you confident state NPL and community competitions will recommence this year?

J: I am. Because the state and territories have also put in place various measures, the spread and the flattening of the virus will be different in each state. What’s important for us is that football is played as soon as possible at grassroots level all over the country, but it can only happen once it’s safe to do so.

M: With different recommencement dates likely for community and state competitions, and the A-League, will the FFA Cup be too hard to run this year?

J: It’s something we’re looking at right now. It’s become an important part of the Australian football calendar. I’m a big believer in the FFA Cup and part of the vision going forward will be to optimise and take that competition to a new level. The FFA Cup connects people and connects different levels of football, so that will be a priority if we can get that up and going.

M: The Socceroos were set to take part in the 2020 Copa America before it was postponed until next year. Are Australia still invited to compete in the tournament in 2021?

J: We’re in discussions with CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) as to whether or not we would participate. We haven’t been formally invited yet but if we expressed interest then we would be. We’ve got to consider the whole national team calendar.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/covid19-pandemic-a-chance-for-truly-unify-football-in-australia/news-story/c6f6d55c3e17eb1941d8a186ab1c8351

So far I like the guy... 

So funny and misleading. Lowy took no wage, salary or payment as his role as Chairman.

I'm sure the FFA have access to Lawyers internally or associates that can assist with a Contract.

But instead they go for high profile lawyers / consultants.

Hmmm, but, but only Lowy would engage these? LOL

Which explains his zero interest in engaging with anyone other than himself and those that helped him stay in power. 

If he was that self interested then why did he have to be begged to lead the new football era? His heart was in it when he got he job, used all his ability and reputation to gain grants, sponsors, funds etc and keep it going.

oh do shut up you buffoon.  every time you post, you confirm yourself as an utter ignoramus.