Socceroos to play in SA

[Nash]

Fuck off Melbourne.

[sevengoals]

If we dont get this im seriously over the FFA.

FFA does not represent melbourne and sydney its supposed to support the whole damn country!

So what's new?
This has been going on since i was a kid.



( At least we had a SA state team back then and we would get to see most touring teams playing against a state selection. )

[blahblah]

If we dont get this im seriously over the FFA.

FFA does not represent melbourne and sydney its supposed to support the whole damn country!

So what's new?
This has been going on since i was a kid.



( At least we had a SA state team back then and we would get to see most touring teams playing against a state selection. )

Mate, don't we know it.

And even then it tended to be sides like Tahiti

[Steelinho]

If we dont get this im seriously over the FFA.

FFA does not represent melbourne and sydney its supposed to support the whole damn country!

That's why they also have games in Brisbane.

[Stuckey]

If we dont get this im seriously over the FFA.

FFA does not represent melbourne and sydney its supposed to support the whole damn country!

Well its not really up to the FFA its up to which ever state pays the most to have it.

At least according to this story

Football Federation Australia officials was now playing the waiting game with the best offer from either Events South Australia or Victoria Major Events set to win the international friendly.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/fun ... 6021411497

I think thats fair enough really the Socceroos are the FFA's money maker. How else are they going to fund half the clubs in the A-league!

Interesting the story mentions that to get Serbia here would cost roughly $1 million where as Brazil would cost roughly double.

That's really not that bad to get one of this powerhouses of world football here imagine how green with envy Melbourne or Sydney would be if Adelaide got Brazil here! Considering the Serbia match is supposedly going to earn the state $6 million Brazil would definitely earn at least that!

[Steelinho]

Interesting the story mentions that to get Serbia here would cost roughly $1 million where as Brazil would cost roughly double.

That's really not that bad to get one of this powerhouses of world football here imagine how green with envy Melbourne or Sydney would be if Adelaide got Brazil here! Considering the Serbia match is supposedly going to earn the state $6 million Brazil would definitely earn at least that!

That's chump change for a state that supposedly breaks even! Get Brazil, damn you!

[General Ashnak]

I know that the Socceroos are a meal ticket for the FFA, but FFS they are our National team, not our Eastern Seaboard team.

[shinAUFC]

I know that the Socceroos are a meal ticket for the FFA, but FFS they are our National team, not our Eastern Seaboard team.

So true.

If only the FFA on all levels could look past the short term gain and think long term.

Melbourne and sydney get regular games to the point that for many the novelty has worn off.

Meanwhile over here in adelaide and perth we would be happy just to get an underage roo's game!!

Surely spreading the love will help grow the game on all levels and then in turn earn the FFA more money over the long term .

[Stuckey]

I know that the Socceroos are a meal ticket for the FFA, but FFS they are our National team, not our Eastern Seaboard team.

So true.

If only the FFA on all levels could look past the short term gain and think long term.

Melbourne and sydney get regular games to the point that for many the novelty has worn off.

Meanwhile over here in adelaide and perth we would be happy just to get an underage roo's game!!

Surely spreading the love will help grow the game on all levels and then in turn earn the FFA more money over the long term .

Yet Adelaide and Perth have great crowds compared to Sydney and Brisbane!

Maybe the FFA figure we don't need Socceroo matches

[Steelinho]

Yet Adelaide and Perth have great crowds compared to Sydney and Brisbane!

Maybe the FFA figure we don't need Socceroo matches

I think we should campaign to get all the Unders home games. They don't get a big crowd in the other states, so why not?

It also gives us a chance to see our opponents before they hit the massive stage AND our Socceroos, when they rise through the ranks, will feel more comfortable wearing the green and gold in Adelaide rather than anywhere else, giving us even more reason to host those senior games in the future.

It's settled, give us all the Joeys, Olyroos and Young Socceroos matches!

[General Ashnak]

I like the cut of this man's jib!

[RedsFan31]

It would be great to host young socceroos games here. With the right marketing i'm sure it would draw a very reasonable crowd as well. Certainly more so than melbourne or sydney who, as mentioned, are regularly spoon fed international fixtures.

Also surely if the prospect of having Brazil here for $2 Million was realistic it should be explored! Imagine that! Considering the government just paid out a bit more than that for the rowing national championships which drew a crowd of around 25k not to mention slipping Lance 2 mil a year for 3 years of TDU appearances this would me more than justifiable!

[Agostinho]

We had an entire Olyroos tournament in Adelaide just a few years ago and barely anyone showed up. I think from memory there was talk of it being an ongoing thing, but due to the absolute lack of interest they shifted the next lot of games to Newcastle.

[RedsFan31]

We had an entire Olyroos tournament in Adelaide just a few years ago and barely anyone showed up. I think from memory there was talk of it being an ongoing thing, but due to the absolute lack of interest they shifted the next lot of games to Newcastle.

Thats true but thats where the marketing aspect comes in. As i recall there were some great games in that tournament but aside from the people i knew within the football community no one was really even aware it was going on. With proper promotion i'd like to think we could achieve better crowd figures than that!

[Stuckey]

We had an entire Olyroos tournament in Adelaide just a few years ago and barely anyone showed up. I think from memory there was talk of it being an ongoing thing, but due to the absolute lack of interest they shifted the next lot of games to Newcastle.

Thats true but thats where the marketing aspect comes in. As i recall there were some great games in that tournament but aside from the people i knew within the football community no one was really even aware it was going on. With proper promotion i'd like to think we could achieve better crowd figures than that!

Yeah i remember see highlights on TWG afterwards and being like

WTF! There was an international tornament on and i missed it!!