Can anyone confirm?. The afc site says the Singapore team is out because of stadium issues and the spot is being given to the jets as the next best Aussie team ( sorry welli ! )
wow when it rains it pours for Newcastle

...but the "rain" is a metaphor for good things right?

I think it's interesting that the AFC are choosing to give the spot to Australia, is it because we are geographically close to Singapore or we are the league that best deserves the next ACL spot?

without a link this thread is heading to the rumour mill...

good point!, although I was to excited to think about!. But we are due for a extra spot for going to a 12 team league and now also a extra spot for the new FFA cup to start next season anyway so I surpose we are just due!

joffa if anyone can find the link it's you!, could you find some info for us joffa, please

Here is the website but I can't see anything confirming your claim mate.

http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league

I can't find it now either!. Was using my phone at the time, stumbled on it really, but I know all the newey boys are talking about it

The fact that the article has disappeared might mean its not going to happen, would be good if it did as a reward for everything the new owner has done. Anyway Australia are due some more ACL spots TBH.

I will be able to find out if its true or not tomorrow if the article can't be found.

I am going to foolish believe this is true.

Sorry guys I want to believe...but without a link....

http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/30653-singapore-seek-to-pull-out-of-acl

that says singapore are out but not who is in

Sums it up for me.

Would be great for the Jets

Did anyone save the text?

I'm scouring the net and social networks for it now... Sounds good if true.

But wait... why would the Jets get the spot when Gold Coast United would be the next logical choice according to table placing?

Edited by RedsUnited: 31/10/2010 11:05:57 AM

Jets beat the Gold Coast in the finals.

Surely it would be based on league placings and not finals results?

League placings are definitely put before cup placings (or finals in our case), so Gold Coast would get the nod ahead of the Jets.

hard to say, we hand one position for top of the table and the other for GF winners...I would hope its in the jets favour! ;)

If it goes to Newcastle my rage at Bin Hammam will be uncontainable.

why jets:-k . The AFC is a bunch of corrupt fools.

The Jets?! Why them?!
Is it so the rest of the teams have someone they know they can all beat?

Edited by KiwiChick1: 31/10/2010 03:07:38 PM

Would be a mockery if Jets make it in over Gold Coast.

should be Wellington... but i think it should be Gold Coast but it would be better if it was Newcastle i reckon

Hardy har har fucking har.

Just like the Jets lost every single ACL game last time round after they won the spoon?

It should be the mariners eh, just like they topped their group after being so widely tipped to do so much better than the Jets.



Excuse me, certain events of today have pissed me off. This is not helping.


After reading about this, I foolishly got my hopes up and now, 20 bucks says that GCU will get the spot.

Should be Welly though. I'd like to see them get a run in this competition.



Edited by MidfieldMaestro: 1/11/2010 12:15:49 AM

I would post a reference for the league placing preference over cup performance, but I can't seem to find it, so carry on with your random speculations about why the Jets will get the spot.

cant find anything either

would suck for wellington.

20 bucks nothing happens and the AFC have one group of 3

:-s

i tread with suspicion because we're not even hearing noises about this from 442, Cockerill etc etc let alone FFA and the Jets

Source it.



It's been well known and was reinforced at the AFC recently that they are ineligible for the Asian Champions League. Pick a reason from below.

- Current playing squad would be ineligible for the Champions League in its current format
- Team is based in a non-AFC country.
- You could almost add that, now NZF is funding their ressies/youth team, that their long-stated claim (from Tony P and Terry) that they are 'an Australian club residing in New Zealand' is a joke. This team is working for NZ interests. Period.

The rule has beewn set for a while now, so no use arking up now.



Edited by diego's son: 1/11/2010 05:47:27 PM

I believe the rules say that the spots go to whoever wins the league and who wins the grand final. However if the same team wins both then it goes to the other grand finalist. So that is where placement in the finals series has been placed above league position.
It would be pretty strange though, Newcastle came 6th last year, get away with a scoreless draw (admittedly a decent effort against GCU with Smeltz) then just hold their nerve in a penalty shoot out. Go over to Wellington and get beaten. Officially coming 4th in the finals. Going into the qualification stage would be good though, if they are better then the other clubs vieing then they get the spot. Still seems unlikely as nothing more has been heard.