https://neoskosmos.com/en/198218/oakleigh-cannons-preston-lions-games-postponed-for-safety-reasons/

Sources of Neos Kosmos state that the postponement was deemed necessary so that the supporters of Preston Lions could be safely monitored, bearing in mind that there were supporters coming from Sydney to attend the Melbourne game. It was feared that supporters of the team would use the match to provoke using the Vergina Sun, a Greek symbol which North Macedonians wish to claim as their own. Others use the game to call out provocative anti-Greek slogans. It was feared that Greek fans would also react to the provocations, hence the match was postponed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cQgQIMlwWw

In a way they were right...they did say there was going to be no incidents.

Good stuff

Football is life

I mean it's just so dumb.  I'd love to see a full pyramid in Australia but this sort of rubbish just gives every naysayer a free kick and an excuse to stick to the status quo.

Thanks for making a special thread just for me... you are so sweet. Im not really that interested in you though.
Wow, I must really be getting under you skin bud.... chill out, call me a malaka again if it makes you feel strong. 
I actually think this is a responsible thing to do by Oakleigh and FFV (even though they are peasants and couldn't care less if they had trouble and got kicked out of the league)
What a problem to have, an NPL fixture having to postponed becuase they are expecting TOO MANY people to control .... compare that to 990 at WU? 
BTW, though you might like to see some pictures of Greek fans at a Greek club.

  

Awesome.  Asians being inculcated with centuries old hatreds against Balkan states.  

Hahaha.  What a way to spin this?  Do you work for Scomo?  'an NPL fixture having to postponed becuase they are expecting TOO MANY people to control'

No. They're postponing it because they're worried it'll kick off and be violent.  

Also I love this.

A number of Greeks, including John Kostoulias from the Pan Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria, have complained over the Optus video titled “Football Belongs | Macedonian Community” which allows North Macedonian soccer fans to advocate for their national matters holding Greek symbols, such as the Vergina Sun, in violation of the Prespes Agreement signed by Greece and North Macedonia.

Hahahaha that is good I agree. hahahah love how you are taking "Neos Kosmos" as main stream media. hahahahaha 

The statement basically says that if a flag is waved then they will not be able to physically control themselves and it will be the flag waver's fault. 
Why would they write that? It sounds childish. 

The exact opposite in fact.  This is not a 2GB right wing squawker or a Herald Sun beat-up.  This is a Greek publication worried about how (now are they Greeks or Greek Australians or Australians?) will behave when someone carries on about Macedonia and something about something.




And we all know Macedonia belongs to Macedonians and not the Greeks anyway.  

I just read through a thread complaining about NPL related posts, and now this?

Well just keep on scrolling bud, just like you want people to when you use the word plastic

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA thats your best attempt yet. HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
Maybe Oakleigh wants to delay the game so they can prepare the "welcome to our country smoke ceremony thing" 

Totally disgraceful and gutter journalism.

Unfounded and wild accusations which are untrue. Oakleigh had 1 month to sort themselves out. Shit the bed 24 hrs before kick off and now this comes out.

Absolutely throws the game into disrepute and stirs up tension which was not present.

Can we see why Oakleigh are hated by s majority of their own community as well. Grub club, grub president.

They throw wild stripper parties in their club rooms which would explain why they are a "cash only" club... no EFTPOS. 

How much is membership ?

Sorry, youve gotta be Greek :)

It’s been taken down on social media and the whole story is nonsense. Oakleigh wanted this played behind closed doors because their tinpot venue isn’t fit for hosting a cup tie with so much interest, one entry point in and out of the ground, and no ability to segregate supporters, you could have Victory play  city there tomorrow and they’d have the same issues.

As it stands the match is likely being shifted to Lakeside, one grandstand will be given to Preston and the other to Oakleigh’s committee members.

if Oakleigh were smart they’d play it at Preston on the guarantee that they would get the gate taking from the match, 3,000 Preston supporters would make for a good pay day, all the Greeks in the northern Burbs go for South or Heidelberg so they’d have no interest supporting Oakleigh.

Probably because they didn't want some wind-up merchant on 442 seeing how easy it was to rile up the local serial pest.

Why dont you try Il Globo next? They might have a story on why cats dont like pasta? 

Just had a memory of nonna putting leftover pasta in the cat's bowl aha

Isn't it racist to point out kids of a certain ethnic background like this? 

Why’s he taking photos of children?  Does he have permission from their parents to publish them? Or has he just searched the internet for pictures of Asian boys...? 🤔😬

Hang on, James Johnson 'SAID' on a radio program that soccer in this country has Not got Racial Issues, just some individuals doing the wrong thing. You mean to tell me that it is not the case, and the Komiti (or SUS for that matter) are not driven by the wog issues from o'seas? I personally understand NPL advocates and their teams but surely some clubs are not marketable and are redundant inventory to the mainsream, in particular prospective investors. Wonder if Rockdale Illinden and Preston are affiliated clubs?

...and for life membership?

We aren't affiliated 
Both maco but very little to do with each other

After this post its just stirred up trouble. People from both sides are going to come for reasons other than football.

Oakleigh ruined what would be a great occasion. Laughing stock of the NPL for a reason

Good old choakleigh

posting those pictures is just bizarre...

They were literally cut and pasted from the article referred to by Muz... Get a grip moron.
https://neoskosmos.com/en/198218/oakleigh-cannons-preston-lions-games-postponed-for-safety-reasons/

"Same old Oakleigh, always cheating" Its going to be hilarious when/if they play at Lakeside - 3,000+ angry Macos with flags and banners chanting their claims on one side and 35 Golden Dawn Greeks, who have never watched a soccer game before, with a huge "Alexander the Great was Greek" on the other side.... what an embarrassment.