Haha something tells me that would have gone down like a ton of bricks. Fwiw on a personal level, dislike MacArthur intensely. Very much hope they “relocate” the license at some point. They have that feeling of a team which eventually will be consigned to the history books ala Carlton sc or parramatta power 

I like the decision strike while the iron is hot final on Sunday don't worry about the afl or Nrl just play it aami and the rest will sort itself out 

And to start in NPL1 where northbridge strived for years to get there finally to then have most if not all their players shafted.

And bad luck SMH you done us proud - shame losing Sawyer he may have been the diff.
Massive season for Club earned the rest and go again ! 

Exactly right my friend... rest up and go again for another season :)  Good luck for the mighty Red men during our offseason.... 

My nephew just won the Grand Final for the u18s for Northbridge.

There is a numptie over at "the roar": who claims the Bulls will be getting 5 thousand fans through the gates this season (amongst other outlandish jibes at the "effniks")  so Sunday should see at least 1/4 of these rusted ons come down for the final... surely?

Another contributor interestingly claims South Melbourne has been given massive government grants otherwise they would be in the state league and "smaller" than other Greek Australian clubs around the country?!?!!? Hahahaha my word, the hatred runs sooooo deeeeep its complimentary. 

Interesting how tribal people can get with this bs hey. 

I mean.. look, I've always got a soft spot for South - and that's despite realistically, going through how I normally would give myself a club to support, would be supporting Fawkner when it comes to Melbourne/Victoria.

This is why (especially after other news today), I am firmly entrenched in the anti-A-League brigade (at least until Canberra United finally gets their shit sorted and into the A-League, but against, other news today means even if that happens, I'm most likely going to be against their ideals as well).

Macarthur's average attendance last year was just over 4k, and I don't see that going up. This is why the NSD needed to happen, these people who lock real football out need to put their money where their mouth is.

Hahahah Im not anti Aleague... Im anti every other club in Australia apart from Hellas :)

BTW do tell, whats the news with Canberra?

Was at the Sydney united v macarthur Australia cup final at parramatta a few years back..would say that less than a thousand of the 15k crowd were supporting Macarthur..in a cup final ..in not just Sydney, but western Sydney. Something tells me they’ll be fairly light on in the stands this weekend.. in fact even last year they played Sydney fc away in an a league final and had a similar number of people bother to travel within their own city…I’m not here to claim that all the traditional clubs would be dwarfing them in terms of numbers in the stands, but the problem with both them and western United is that traditional clubs in their respective cities have been actively excluded from the national league so that they can be included..if that’s the case you have to do much better than what came before…Sydney fc or Melbourne victory, or even western Sydney wanderers I can almost understand but MacArthur and western? so..either fold, or relocate or allow traditional clubs to enter the comp should they so desire 

Well I was at the Semi-Final at Lakeside on Sunday and if there where more than 6 (yes I mean 6, not 60 or 600) Mcarthur fans Ill eat my hat. If it was played in Sydney I would have had more than that just packed into my car for the trip up!!!!!!

All this talk of growth corridors and mainstream support is just another method of excluding the undesirables..... 

oh the other news I mentioned wasn't Canberra related, it was Sydney FC related. I'll let everyone read into that what you will.

Canberra news is still the old "no news, which is not good news." I haven't heard anything since the fallout regarding the Canberra A-League bid getting shirty (and rightfully so) at the ACT Government's election commitment to pour $3m a year (for I think 5 years?) into a Canberra based BBL franchise.

:) its one thing after another these days eh like I said.... some are still undesirable..... Sheilas Wogs and Pooftas .... pull the other one it plays jingle bells. hahahahaha

approx 4,320 tickets sold for Sunday Night's Australia Cup final between Melbourne Victory and Macarthur at AAMI Park already since 10.00am this morning - as of Wednesday 5.20pm AEST.

wouldnt of went down well at all. 
However makes no difference as Macarthur Academy sides are now filled with all Sydney United youth players anyways.

Thankfully we don't play football in your car!!!!

Shit bants Robbos

He does try bless him... :)

I know, just shit stirring.

Sounds like its going to be a sell out... Melbourne Storm apparently sold out tomorrow nights rugby a few weeks ago also.

Tis madness to attract your own sport.

The theme of all boats rise on an incoming tide seems lost on many as you say tribal folk.

If I may indulge your time a little I went to watch a couple of weeks back a U 14 match between Apia n Gladesville Spirit. What I saw was decent folk there with their kids plus an awful lot of football knowledge. Last week went with a mate to watch the Mariners academy U14 play. Guess what I saw a lot of decent folk who had great knowledge of football.

I think some people forget we are made up of mostly ordinary people just trying to do the right thing.

I am so so so over the infighting and dick measuring.

Sure mate, its terrible what people like your buddy over at the roar does in the name of defending the APL...  Some things will never change unless we discuss the "wrongs" in this system though.

I am not surprised one little tiny bit that you had a similar experience with like minded football people at APIA, Gladesville AND Mariners U14 game.... Of course you did, these clubs wouldnt exist if people diodnt adore this sport...... only difference is that the APIA and Gladesville folk will NEVER be allowed to cheer their senior team against Mariners in a league setup ..... why? THATS the question. Is there anything wrong with them or their clubs? Are they bad people? Are their kids and families not the same as any other Australian?

Mid good to see going to a couple of local games.
Yep that’s where the Core is at that I cherish to this day.
Been part of my entire life to this day be it since I started playing in turn supporting my playing kids.
The infighting is typical  but also that’s rivalry but the politics is what stinks and our code not having definitive decisive direction of the eco system.
The dick measuring is from the closed shop imo.

directionless couldn't have said it any better, I've never seen a football 'system' so disjointed and actively trying to hamper itself every few years.

But it's the suits who are stuffing up the admin it's not your average bloke on a internet forum. We agree with you so I don't know why we have hostility 

I think we both want the same thing and that is a full FIFA system... we differ in how to get there.... my path is more build a successful league and increase Football to the point a FIFA system can be introduced ... your path as I understand it is to jump to a FIFA system now ....

I suggest our differences are where we see Football in the Australian sporting environment .... at present I don't think the Australian public at large """respect """ Australian Football enough to support at a meaningful level a full FIFA model.... meaning we have to build that respect and I see that coming from a meaning first division.... I guess you see it differently and I respect your views...

However that we both want a full FIFA model is not in question simply the best way to get there is the debate.. 

Just stirring mate lighten up.

Mid, I think Mono does not want this, he has clearly stated here many times, he only cares for Sth Melb, which is fine.
I have many mates, who I class as Liverpool fans not football fans, they only care about Liverpool, they say clubs like Man City, Man U, Chelsea, Real Madrid as buying trophies & they see clubs like Southampton, Brighton, Porto as feeder clubs to them.
I go uhhhh. 

Disagree, IMO Mono wants SM to play in a FIFA based model.... that they can't move by P & R to a Div 1 and play is his issue.... moreover any team could over time move to a Div 1..

My issue, while I support the concept, I don't believe professional football in Australia has the support needed to operate a full FIFA model today, that support needs to be developed

The A-League has had 20 years do create a 'respectable' league and it shoots itself in the foot every 5 years or so. The fans are there, the interest is there I think you would be surprised how many people of a certain generation follow (in the loosest terms) soccer than dare I say it ... AFL..., Members of the Australian public who are probably willing to go to a first division Australian soccer game (who don't already go) don't respect the A-League because theres no pro/rel and they don't care for expansion teams.