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PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby Stuckey Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:56 pm

The Professional Footballers Australia has confirmed its opposition to any reduction in the number of visa players at A-League clubs for next season.
Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/pfa- ... gmJ8yQG.99

All this does is confirm that the PFA care about nothing more then money and their members, and not the game itself.
How can the Professional Footballers Australia rather see foreign players take the spots of Australian footballers?
To see this quota cut wouldn't IMO hurt the quality of the HAL as the foreign players on average earn more then the average HAL player anyway so this would force HAL clubs to chase after Australian players that are looking to earn a similar amount and are probably doing so overseas. Those sort of players are generally fringe and young Socceroos like: Amini, Bozanic, Halloran, Rogic, Taggart, Troisi and Vidosic. To see players like this back in the HAL would be a boost to the HAL for sure IMO.
Given the FFA’s intent of developing homegrown talent, there was some confusion on the PFA’s position.
Damn straight.
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Re: PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby mcjules Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:40 pm

Expand the league, there's another 40 spots for Aussie players.
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Re: PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby Stuckey Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:25 pm

Expand the league, there's another 40 spots for Aussie players.
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Re: PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby EdDog Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:58 pm

A-League chiefs are set to backflip and not reduce visa spots for next season
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/footb ... 7195813689
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Re: PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby sevengoals Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:29 pm

Expand the league, there's another 40 spots for Aussie players.

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Re: PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby EdDog Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:25 pm

It's official - 5 spots for the next two seasons.

To be reviewed at 2017-18 season.
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Re: PFA oppose visa quota reduction

Postby Stuckey Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:20 am

Slap in the face of AFC again but at least we have an actual decision.
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