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TSEKA WANTS 'O - LYM - PIC' ROARING THROUGH BELMORE ONCE AGAIN


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By Minimalistix - 22 Sep 2010 3:43 PM

TSEKA WANTS 'O - LYM - PIC' ROARING THROUGH BELMORE ONCE AGAIN

The Olympic Ultras sat exclusively on Tuesday with new Sydney Olympic FC head coach Peter Tsekenis and assistant Peter Papoythis to discuss their appointment and Olympic's prospects moving forward towards the 2011 season.

After making themselves right at home at Papoythis' buzzing Teascapes Cafe in Randwick, the Ultras quickly noticed one particular piece of club history dominating the poster and frame-covered walls.

"Now that's a football team," Papoythis shouted out from behind the counter, "Sydney Olympic, St. George Stadium, people everywhere, just looking at it makes me shake."

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Edited by Minimalistix: 22/9/2010 03:44:02 PM
By rocknerd - 14 Oct 2010 2:41 PM

19-SU-58 wrote:
rocknerd wrote:
19-SU-58 wrote:
nice way to dodge my question, still waiting for an answer off somebody...

yawnnn...

Stop being so Jaded. If we let the NSL continue Everything would have fallen apart. Most clubs were averaging less than 5000 to games, there was zero TV Coverage of the Sport, It was so heavily labelled as ethnic anyone who might be interested was put off.

Clubs created Like Northern Spirit and Paramatta Power to attempt to engage the non ethnic groups not already catered for were failing regardless of how successful they were and Newcaslte had already defulted on 4 teams over their 40-50 year history, Clubs with History such as Blacktown couldn't afford to compete at the highest level even though they were backed by West Ham.

It took a Billionaire to save Australian Football, Get it on to TV, create teams that weren't drenched in the history of a particular immigrant base and allowed an openess of support from anyone from that region, centralised the whole system so that it could be supported through its teething years and create something that Australia can be proud of.

The A-League isn't Plastic for the reason that Active Support is their, that you can sit on your moral high horse and look down at the league, that you all hate it so much but wish to be apart of it.
It has lifted the level of Australian football higher than it ever was, is bringing in quality players to Marquee positions, has all the coaching staff at a world class level of certification, attracts even in this low we are currently in double the ammount of fans that attended NSL matches and is bringing world class teams to Australia to play against our A-League Clubs.

The only thing that is plastic about the league are the seats we sit in. Tell me could your community club servive with yearly bills of $2,500,000 with its 1000 supporters?


where did i ever state in my arguement that the NSL was better? or good, sure it had its problems, but it was never given a fair chance by the "aussies" or the media, you and i both know that...and yes we were left out in the cold...but thats not my arguement here, i just cannot stand football fans after 2005, that jump shit from club to club, and not call themselves plastic, when they clearly are...Victory fans jumped to heart because they dont like merrick as a coach? so a coach is higher then a club is it? FFS!.

Yes Billionaries are pumping money into the league, its better structured, more exposure etc, but slowly the novelty is wearing off, alot of the bandwagoners jumped off after the misserable AFC tournament, now a poor showing at the WC, how long till you give the Frnachise teams until they go under?

lets face it, football in this country will always be semi-pro.


Firstly the NSL was given plenty of chances, it was just destroyed by its own governing body who were only interested in their own self interests.

Secondly You need to throw a whole heap of United, Olympic, Strikers, Marconi, South Melbourne, Melbourne Knights and who ever else I'm missing from the NSL days. those of you with clubs still playing state league all gave up and walked away from the club in the same way the so called plastics do. Crowds of around 5000 to crowds of under 1000 means there are around 4000 plastics at those clubs.

You can't have it both ways. Personally I think your real issue is with the handfull of Melbourne and Sydney fans who are going from one to another. This is not all fans and definently not those here who stand by their club.
As for 2005 and onward fans let ssay there was 15000 people who can to a club of that 15000 6000 are mad football fans meaning there are 9000 people who are casual supporters of the game. this doesn't make them plastic it just means they're only interested in the sport not made sick fanatics like yourself and I.