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Postby Stuckey Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:07 am

Disgruntled A-League owners have taken the drastic step of forming their own association as they step up their campaign for the introduction of an independent commission to run the national competition.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/f ... ign=buffer

With FIFA breathing down the FFA's neck it will be interesting to see what comes of this. The FFA can obviously ignore the concerns of local stakeholders. But I doubt they can ignore FIFA for too long.
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Re: FFA

Postby shinAUFC Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:47 am

Im not sure they can ignore local stakeholders much more since city group got involved.

The natural progression is for clubs to break away from ffa, although it would be a political clusterfark given clubs are merely ffa franchises but the power is slowly shifting into the owners favour.
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Re: FFA

Postby Stuckey Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:24 am

Define "committed"
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Re: FFA

Postby Stuckey Sat May 20, 2017 10:51 am

The only thing dumber than this would be the FFA agreeing to it.

SFC could only manage 22k to their first finals match this season.
What sort of crowd is going to turn up for a Brisbane v AU Grand final there?

I can't remember the last time I read the NSW Government actually have a good idea.
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Postby Futbol_Crazy21 Sat May 20, 2017 12:47 pm

The only thing dumber than this would be the FFA agreeing to it.

SFC could only manage 22k to their first finals match this season.
What sort of crowd is going to turn up for a Brisbane v AU Grand final there?

I can't remember the last time I read the NSW Government actually have a good idea.
I think just as an experiment, we should try a 2-legged grand final.
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Postby blahblah Sat May 20, 2017 5:47 pm

I think just as an experiment, we should try a 2-legged grand final.
That would have merit.
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Postby Stuckey Sat May 20, 2017 10:51 pm

Nah I like that winning the Premiership has at least some merit. I think the highest placed club deserves the home GF.
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Re: FFA -Fail!

Postby sevengoals Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:39 am

Did they expect Australia to progress at the WC in order to make money?

Fools.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has decided to increase registration fees for youngsters and amateurs, as the governing body of the sport deals with financial issues following the Socceroos’ poor performance at the ongoing World Cup in Russia.

More to the point, for a child that was formerly paying $12.60, the fee will now be $14.00, while for an adult that used to pay $25.00, the cost will jump to $33.00.
“One thing is self-evident, FFA have an under performing bloated bureaucracy which is not sustainable. Taxing junior and amateur participants will be a clear sign of failure on the part of the FFA, which in its present form, is an undemocratic entity controlled by a few people,” he said.
https://neoskosmos.com/en/118092/soccer ... s-in-fees/


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Postby Stuckey Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:12 am

They took the gamble, now expect families to pay their debts.
Disgusting if true.
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Re: FFA -Fail!

Postby blahblah Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:35 am

Did they expect Australia to progress at the WC in order to make money?

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Football Federation Australia (FFA) has decided to increase registration fees for youngsters and amateurs, as the governing body of the sport deals with financial issues following the Socceroos’ poor performance at the ongoing World Cup in Russia.

More to the point, for a child that was formerly paying $12.60, the fee will now be $14.00, while for an adult that used to pay $25.00, the cost will jump to $33.00.
“One thing is self-evident, FFA have an under performing bloated bureaucracy which is not sustainable. Taxing junior and amateur participants will be a clear sign of failure on the part of the FFA, which in its present form, is an undemocratic entity controlled by a few people,” he said.
https://neoskosmos.com/en/118092/soccer ... s-in-fees/


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I am not sure. They were certainly hoping for more cash from the Socceroos however this type of decision would have already been in the works regardless of the performance of the national team.
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Re: FFA

Postby sevengoals Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:30 pm

Here we go again.
Sweeping governance changes proposed for Football Federation Australia by a Fifa-backed working group appear likely to fall at the first hurdle. Tuesday is the deadline for the eight-member congress review working group to submit their document to the world governing body on how FFA’s membership should be expanded to comply with Fifa statutes.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... ne-arrives

I wonder what FIFA will do now?



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Re: FFA

Postby sevengoals Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:10 pm

FFA blocking attitude could get Australia thrown out of FIFA.
No Asian cup defence, no woman's WC, no nothing.
Pariahs.
The anti soccer groups and the anti-football press will have a great time.

Buckle up soccer fans it's going to get rough.

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Re: RE: Re: FFA

Postby bpowell454 Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:07 pm


FFA blocking attitude could get Australia thrown out of FIFA.
No Asian cup defence, no woman's WC, no nothing.
Pariahs.
The anti soccer groups and the anti-football press will have a great time.

Buckle up soccer fans it's going to get rough.

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Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: FFA

Postby sevengoals Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:37 pm

FFA blocking attitude could get Australia thrown out of FIFA.
No Asian cup defence, no woman's WC, no nothing.
Pariahs.
The anti soccer groups and the anti-football press will have a great time.

Buckle up soccer fans it's going to get rough.

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Yes, even more than we already are.


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Re: FFA

Postby otto62 Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:10 am

If FIFA intervene and give the A-league clubs control (which they would use for their individual benefit rather than to benefit the A-league or the national teams or the grass roots), within 5 years I expect to see: problems with the national teams; problems with the PFA; problems with the broadcast rights; reduced funding to grass roots; reduced crowds; and multiple clubs going into administration.

Call me pessimistic, that's just how I see it.

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