Hey, Guest, that was some article you posted there.

I agree with everything you had to say.

What some people seem to have missed is the fact that all the negative criticism targeted at the A-League and the FFA, comes from SBS and the spastics who work there.

Over the years SBS has opposed the changes that have turned the game around today. SBS was against switching the seasons to Summer and SBS fought tooth and nail to stop the old NSL clubs from amalgamating and changing their names and emblems away from ethnic symbolisms so they would be more acceptable to the wider community.

SBS had just about called David Hill a racist for trying to streamline the sport.

Wasn't it SBS and its "expert sokka commentators" who were telling everyone what a catastrophe it was for football to have all those "non-sokka" people involved with the sport as soon as the FFA and the A-League were formed?

Now "expert sokka commentators" like Craig Foster and Branco Culina are unfortunately fooling some people that they really care about the future of the game, when in fact all they care about is the future of their boss SBS. And some people believe them, which is sad.

But they are not fooling Frank Lowy and they are not fooling a lot of other users of this forum either.

Only, we were/are being sarcastic.

Right... Some people on here must believe George Bush blew up the twin towers and there was never a moon landing. FFS people, some of what is being said is just ridiculous. Honestly, Fozzie is saying the standard is poor so less people will go to the game, hence FOX drop it... and then SBS pick up the scraps of what would be largely an unmarketable game...

See while maybe eventually you could convince me this is happening (on second thoughts you couldnt} it doesn't change the fact they speak the TRUTH. The A-league is of a poor standard, many many people have said that, not just Les and Fozz, nor just SBS.

Your conspiracy theory should also have them bagging out the La Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A, so they can gain those rights too.

And Elvis is still alive on an island with Harold Holt \:d/



Yeah because that is going to help the game progress in Australia. Can you please specify what is so unbelievable about what was posted? He may be saying that but if you hadn't noticed every year crowds have gotten bigger. Not to mention the fact that his paycheck comes from SBS, not the FFA...he's payed to espouse crap and attract attention to SBS, not the FFA. Don't kid yourself that he's trying to benefit the game. Craig Foster cares about one thing and one thing only...Craig Foster.




The A-League is of a rather high standard considering this is only its 3rd season, after evolving from a semi-professional league competing with various other sporting codes and having only just recently been built up from the charred remains of 50 year old ethnic wars that ruled the football landscape for years. Players like Djite, Zullo, Burns, Kruse and Milligan are all quality and we have seen with Leijer and Carney that the players can go and impress in Europe. Some drunken fools would argue that Carle should be on that list too.

We all know that those leagues would not lower there broadcasting standards to SBS's level. \:d/ \:d/

sanctioned by afroman.

LOL.

If people hate Foster so much, why do you talk about him? You're giving him the attention that he is after. :roll:

Well...we need someone to bag the shit out of, and failing Foster... all we're left with is you and that's way too easy.

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Would you like some cream for that...?

I felt the need to sign in to concur personally with everythign being said by Guest.