They've stopped being subtle about it, haven't they.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
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They've stopped being subtle about it, haven't they.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roundball Enthusiast
When Nth Korea installed the dictators son as the new dictator all hell broke loose yet the FFA is all like "yeah nah this is the only option".Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
You realise that means Trump is the only bloke who can save us now.
and when you realise it was John Howard who installed Lowy as dictator in the first place
clearly this is a right wing conspiracy
De Silva plays more centrally though.
From ESPN:
lets go.Quote:
The A-League salary cap could be abolished and transfer fees finally permitted between clubs as part of a new collective bargaining agreement due to come into effect next year.
Dramatic changes to the competition's "contractual architecture" will be on the table as part of a full review of the current CBA, which expires at the end of this coming season.
A working group featuring representatives from the A-League clubs, Football Federation Australia and Professional Footballers Australia has been formed to discuss all possibilities.
The A-League has had a salary cap since its inception but there is a growing view that it isn't fulfilling its intended purposes -- equalising the competition and ensuring clubs stay within their financial means.
Similarly, intra-league transfer fees have been prohibited since the A-League's inception.
The recent introduction of loan moves for players under the age of 23 -- which allowed Daniel De Silva to make his long-awaited shift from Central Coast to Sydney FC -- is seen as the first step towards a full-blown domestic transfer system like in most other countries, where clubs exchange fees to sign players on a permanent basis.
The Mariners were determined not to release De Silva to a rival for free, which many A-League clubs often end up doing when faced with a wantaway player under the current CBA.
"All those things will be on the table and decided in the next nine months so that the new CBA has had all those matters laid before it, reviewed and agreed or disagreed," A-League chief Greg O'Rourke told AAP.
PFA chief executive John Didulica said the players' union would push for the salary cap to be dismantled and for transfers between A-League clubs to be allowed, saying it was in the "best interests" of the competition and the sport in Australia.
Didulica believes it would help slow the high churn rate of players in the A-League and also encourage clubs to sign young talent on longer-term contracts.
"Our position will be that the salary cap does more harm to the game in this country than good," Didulica told AAP.
"What we're seeing is so many young players signed to short-term deals -- more than 50 percent of players under the age of 21 are signed for one year.
"We've just got to reassess the entire contracting architecture so that we can allow players to grow and develop, so clubs are incentivised to invest in players, and then allow clubs to build value in their rosters."
next up, promotion/relegation.
get to it Middleby.
Slow down sonQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Lets not get excited
These are the same cunce who have had NFI or any vision on running this game for the last 5 years
They have FIFA with an axe poised over them ready to chop them asnd they now coming up with big ideas
Sure they not trying to keep the wolves at bay with lip service ideas whilst clinging onto power any way they can??
Sure looks like Politics 101 to me
Nah, this is all from the PFA as they'll be thinking their members can be even more overpaid if they scrap the cap.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
PFA I dont think will believe the clubs have cash to burn that they are currently denied spendingQuote:
Originally Posted by The Camel
If they are they are pretty stupid
The PFA though are in a rock and a hard place here
By weakening their individual demands they currently have which are strangling growth on the HAL they could theoretically easily increase the numbers of paid professionals in Oz as reduced wages would allow more clubs into the comp easily and would also help the prospects of more young players
But I backing the greedy ****ers are happy to keep the good wicket thge current HAL players are on at all costs before they look at anything like what they should be doing for all footballers in the country
The PFA are a cancer on Australian football and the FFA being weak as piss against them exacerbates it. The Socceroos were pretty much the highest paid team at the world cup. How the **** does a team that doesn't win a game get paid ridiculous sums?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
Farque me, some of you are horrible people. Some professional footballers are paid effectively the minimum wage, an amount that makes even an office sh|t-kicker's salary look princely in comparison. Many excellent amateur footballers will never even consider playing full-time because to do so would mean losing $20k, $50k or more a year relative to their other job.
But the PFA is a cancer? Farque me. Actually, farque you and your support for an Indian-style labour market.
You support Chelsea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couscous
No, I'm a Forest fan.
Tree-hugger...Quote:
Originally Posted by Couscous
Oh wait, the football team. I get it.
PFA are a trainwreck but I don't think people want to get rid of the whole thing Gary/CousCous.
The PFA is needed to help out the little guys, but unfortunately they only care about the big guys. They care more about getting their mates in the socceroos camp paid as well as possible (read: more than they deserve) with little care for the guy killing the NPL who can't afford to pay a mortgage on the minimum football salary.
So yeah, screw the PFA in their current state.
Oh wow I honestly just confused you with Stanny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couscous
Please accept my apology ima go for a walk there's a few things I need to think about.
am sure the clubs can agree on a minimum wage for players (who knows, there may be industrial relations laws in this country that help).
Other than that what the hell you want from them?
So no, we wont miss the PFA at all.
I dont see what Chelsea has to do with the PFA you better take a long walkQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
The walk was short.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Yo they are called 'mobile' phones for a reason innit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Couscous
Now, as for Chelsea/PFA.
Our boy Roman charged in with the attitude of "here is how I want to spend MY money on MY football club".
And it brought them success as well as helped increase the profile of the whole league*.
Last thing we needed back then was someone trying to tell Roman how to spend his money. Why do we not give A-League clubs the same motivation?
*I absolutely contend that Chelsea and Man U have done more to build the global appeal of the EPL than any other clubs (and prob more than every other club combined) in the last 20 years and im not wrong fight me.
No your 100% correct maybe 5 or 10% to ArsenalQuote:
Originally Posted by plague