Val is good mates with some of the player agents (like Cassio's and Doddgy's for example), he is good mates with some people who were part of the club and who were let go after abusing the clubs trust talking to Val, he burnt his bridges with the club with out regard for the consequences, and most importantly he has an editor that appears to push him down this path.

Careful Davide, you may get blocked by him on Twitter ;)

The theme about the owners being tight and the new Gold Coast has been running through his articles for a while. If you can ignore those bits his reporting hasn't been too bad.

For example, the fact we have so many uncontracted players coming up is a good discussion point. Does he have to say that Kossie is doing the same as Clive? Of course not, it's no where near the same thing.

It would be nice if he did write the odd article about how well we are playing at the moment but I'm cool with it.

Re: crowds, I don't think his articles are causing us too many problems. I think we will be waiting for the next big game to attract the casuals. If the team can put on a good performance, we might start seeing them come back.

Re te crowds - I've talked about it here & I've asked GA to ask about my issue at the next meeting...

I don't care if Messi plays with us - no one is going to go to a game if they don't know it's on...and only the diehards will know because our match day advertising is non existent...As I have said before, every time I say I'm going to a Reds game, I get blank stares & get asked 'oh is there a game on?' En just to make me even more infuriated, after telling them that there is I get 'oh if I knew earlier, I would of gone'.... That riles me no end....

Yesterday the AFL had the draw out, on MMM they talked to a person from Port who said the following day they would release their membership drive from 2013 - some clubs have started beginning of October...5 MONTHS before the season starts.

What do we have in the A-league, 1 stock standard video a month out...

And you wonder why only diehards turn out to the games...


Edited by unitedgal: 1/11/2012 10:49:48 PM

Edited by unitedgal: 1/11/2012 10:56:17 PM

He has said on twitter he supports united and he attends the home games. But that is if he actually DOES or not lol

Edited by liverpoolfan2010: 1/11/2012 10:56:06 PM

Good points.
But I personally believe the whole non exposure of football by our football club is a combination of trying to keep our code as clear " downstairs staff ", and a staunch " we'll be #1 because we're the biggest code ", or a " we'll show you bastards that have taunted us for so long "

However, it's more than likely to be the cynical prick inside my head remembering the racist comments of High School and in-action by the teaching staff. - revenge is a dish best served cold.

Edited by redcup: 1/11/2012 11:24:31 PM

We needed bums on seats & with our season starting just before AFL/NRL finals we need to more proactive then ever

Other football codes are lightyears ahead when it comes to marketing PERIOD

Edited by unitedgal: 1/11/2012 11:28:22 PM

We continue to play well and good football the Bums on seats will be back. All we can do is keep going and supporting and bring as many people along as we can.

I raised it UnitedGal, are you able to get to the Joiners Arms for the game on Sunday? I can talk to you about it more then...

Nup - got people coming over... They don't have fox so they come to our place & we have a party whenever there's a Reds away game (their kids have a ball too - got baby Cassio's running a muck lol!)

We really did lose a lot of fans last season between the shite football, Coolen and Flores leaving etc

I always knew it woudl take a while to get them to come back

I thought the decent ACL run would have saved us and have been pretty surprised by the two 8.5k turn outs

Resigned myself to the fact now that we will have to keep up this good run and win all our home games and it will take till close to the finals to believe we are back as a force and bother to show up.

Still, our best start to the season since we were run away premiers under Kossie in Season 1 is a decent start to a season!!!!!!!!!

I'm starting to get VERY excited about this year but am trying to keep a lid on it :d

OK cool, check your mail ;)

Just of the media/marketing side of things: They are looking at working with radio etc, they spent too much money with the Advertiser and it impacted big time on what they can do. Also the media here in Adelaide isn't responsive to AUFC, they don't do anything with the club's media releases or send anyone along to them. The club is more than happy for players and staff etc to be interviewed but it just isn't happening.

I tuned into CH7 sport before the big game vs MV the other week

Footy, cricket, surfing, horse racing, a guy running up a flight of stairs....weather

I mean really, that's just awful and rather pointed if you ask me.

Now I don't want to criticise, perhaps they had a segment before the sports section though somehow I doubt it.

Basically they see no value in AUFC or football in our state, not individuals there, but the organisations.

But what's changed? I remember when we used to get on the front page of the advertiser even at least got a piece on the news.

I would be interested to know when the current sports editor came on board.

Love the silly season piece in the weekly update. Totally sounds like a dig at Val

That's just s bad GA - not sure how the club get around that

the etceteras that remain in my head:- Dodd, Joe Mullen, Carl Veart, Dom Rinaldo - all there since day 1, yeah Rini's culture change idea worked gangbusters.
Will take a while for " The People's team " concept to come back - meanwhile Central Coast, doing the same have just gone from strength to strength.

Pack out Hindmarsh every game is the only way.

Thankfully The Peoples Team is coming back, any one who wants to volunteer their services to the club let me know as I want to get as many members and fans involved in the running of the club as possible.

I'd be happy to volunteer my services with design of flyers/promotional material but I don't think they'd find that very useful. Not sure what else I could really offer.

I'd love to help out in whatever way I can - loads of free time over the next 3-4 months! \:d/

ill volunteer im not sure what i could do maby work at hind marsh somewhere lol selling merchandise ? lol

Something I should stipulate is that I am talking about volunteering to assist the members club, AUFC always needs people to volunteer to assist with match days and training sesssions so if you have the free time and are happy to do some of the mundane day to day stuff needed by all clubs (setting up cones etc etc) then call the club and offer your services. The members club will need people who can provide that donkey work in time, but for now it is more along the lines of peoples skills. Design, marketing, sound, video, programing etc etc. all sorts of different skill sets can be made of use as different ideas and programs get investigated. PM me your details if you are interested and I will add you to the database.

Bring on perth cant wait to get my hotdog and seat at the game lol

They were asking for volunteers on the website earlier this year. I sent an e-mail, but never got a reply - maybe due to the times I specified? :-k


Don't have a lot of experience with these things. :(

Rather than email them mate give them a call, if you have no luck let me know. ALso still PM me and I will add you to my database :)

While the media is screwing au over. I beleive we as fans can do so much to make up for it. Its as easy as retweeting anything adelaide united on twitter or talking the reds up on facies regularly. It sounds small amd insignificant but so many things have developeda massive. Following just by social networking