2021 FFA Cup

[Jeterpool]

Reports on twitter are that if we lose tonight and have to play Glory in the FFA Cup play off they will book it for 14th June in Perth - i.e. Tuesday night.

Wait and see...

[belchardo]

Will be good to get the loss out of the way early so the new coach can concentrate on the pre-season.

[Frodo]

FFA Cup Round of 32 draw:

Sydney Olympic v Sydney FC
Broadmeadow Magic v Western Sydney Wanderers
Tigers FC v Apia Leichhardt
Blacktown City v Central Coast Mariners
Mt Druitt Town Rangers v Wollongong Wolves
Newcastle Olympic v Macarthur FC.

Lions FC v Casuarina FC
Edge Hill United v Gold Coast Knights
Peninsula Power v Brisbane Roar.

Newcastle Jets/Western United v Wellington Phoenix
Avondale FC v Devonport City
Hume City v Port Melbourne
South Melbourne v Melbourne City.

ECU Joondalup v Adelaide Olympic
Adelaide City v Perth Glory/Melbourne Victory
Floreat Athena v Adelaide United.

[Frodo]

FFA Cup Round of 32 draw:

Broadmeadow Magic v Western Sydney Wanderers

Newcastle Olympic v Macarthur FC.

Newcastle Jets/Western United v Wellington Phoenix


If Jets get past WU, we will have 3 home games in the round of 32, all against A League opposition.

[Hunter403]

If Jets get past WU, we will have 3 home games in the round of 32, all against A League opposition.

Triple header at Darling Street (for the schnitties!)

[Alton]

Triple header at Darling Street (for the schnitties!)

All at Magic Park, lights aren't good enough at Darling

[Hunter403]

All at Magic Park, lights aren't good enough at Darling

Then I want George to have a concession stand at Magic Park. Best thing that night will be the schnitty!

[Retro Jet]

All at Magic Park, lights aren't good enough at Darling

So Olympic put these new lights in a few years ago and they still don't cut the mustard?
Is it a 300 lux requirement for a broadcast we're talking about?
Does anybody have any solid knowledge of the light readings on those two grounds?

[mge61]

FFA Cup would have to be in some doubt at the moment.

[turbojetfireV8]

FFA Cup would have to be in some doubt at the moment.

not if they decide to play it in Tokyo...

[Maito Mitch]

Gee whiz it's good hearing Simon Hill commentating Floreat vs Adelaide. Has there been any word when our playoff game is? The round of 32 games will be finished before we even play our qualifier at this rate.. or have I missed something?

Also I hope paramount+ puts on a better broadcast than this. The picture ain't great

[Jetmaster]

Perf v MV and Olympic v Smurfs tonight.

Do it Roy!

[Couscous]

Did Olympic sign Roy just for this game or has been playing for them all winter?

[Couscous]

Fukcing greedy Roy. Glad we don't cop that nonsense any more.

[Couscous]

Wolves will defeat the Mariners. This is beautiful.

[Jeterpool]

So, the name of the FFA Cup is changing???

https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/last-ever-ffa-cup-final-be-broadcast-live-free-air-tv-network-10


During the pre-game show the new name of Australia’s national knockout football competition, which enables clubs at all levels of Australia’s football ecosystem to compete against one another, will be revealed.

This new name will signify a new era for a competition that routinely attracts over 700 participating clubs from every State and Territory across Australia.

[Bremsstrahlung]

Mixed feels.

If the concept remains the same, giving any club in Australia a chance to win, then I don’t have a massive problem.
Would be nice to keep building history with the same name.

Huge problem if they start branding it as the “inaugural” and scrap the last 8? Years.

[belchardo]

huge problem if a team from NZ wins australia's premiere knock out comp. anyway.

good opportunity to rename it the 'Australia Cup' and re-establish some links with our heritage. First game in each region should be between some of the founding teams - in the Hunter it would be Toronto Awaba v Adamstown Rosebuds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Cup

[belchardo]

Just wondering how ziggy Gordon is feeling tonight...

[Bremsstrahlung]

Probably like his team had 70% possession, 1 of 16 shots on target.
Not gonna lie, I’m finding the whole wsw demise as much fun as watching mariners lose.

[evolution]

Gypos lost a final. Today is good day.

[boz-monaut]

game only really kicked off 5 minutes into stoppage time