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    Quote Originally Posted by 380 View Post
    Replace the board with Trump. #Makefootballgreatagain
    as much as this is a good and accurate take, the fact is they kind of are doing that.

    They are putting the league back in the hands of a bunch of ego driven rich wankers.
    these are the perfect people to drive it forward. Because their only goal will be to out-do each other.
    expect salary cap blowouts, no focus on needing useless young Australian talent, and a dog eat dog attitude towards winning.

    this is a good thing, as the rich wankers will be paying for it.
    if it means they are happy to lose a few million a year in order to hoist the shiny dunny seat about their heads, then so be it.
    its these broke ass community clubs like the wasted space Gypos that will suffer, and Charlesworth etc can be shouted down by the big boys with deep pockets.

    In Americas 3 biggest sports, the winners trophy is presented to the owner first, before the players, before the coach.

    its the only way forward.
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    And I don't argue with FR. The bloke is a legend and deserves great praise for his contributions to football in the Hunter.
    He is also the second best poster on the entire Foz behind you
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    sometimes there's more to life than just winning
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    What a deadset ****ing coward **** you are
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    Seems like I am WRONG

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    Quote Originally Posted by plague View Post
    as much as this is a good and accurate take, the fact is they kind of are doing that.

    They are putting the league back in the hands of a bunch of ego driven rich wankers.
    these are the perfect people to drive it forward. Because their only goal will be to out-do each other.
    expect salary cap blowouts, no focus on needing useless young Australian talent, and a dog eat dog attitude towards winning.

    this is a good thing, as the rich wankers will be paying for it.
    if it means they are happy to lose a few million a year in order to hoist the shiny dunny seat about their heads, then so be it.
    its these broke ass community clubs like the wasted space Gypos that will suffer, and Charlesworth etc can be shouted down by the big boys with deep pockets.

    In Americas 3 biggest sports, the winners trophy is presented to the owner first, before the players, before the coach.

    its the only way forward.
    We sort of had that in 2008 when Con decided he was lifting the trophy didnt we??

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    Quote Originally Posted by plague View Post
    as much as this is a good and accurate take, the fact is they kind of are doing that.

    They are putting the league back in the hands of a bunch of ego driven rich wankers.
    these are the perfect people to drive it forward. Because their only goal will be to out-do each other.
    expect salary cap blowouts, no focus on needing useless young Australian talent, and a dog eat dog attitude towards winning.

    this is a good thing, as the rich wankers will be paying for it.
    if it means they are happy to lose a few million a year in order to hoist the shiny dunny seat about their heads, then so be it.
    its these broke ass community clubs like the wasted space Gypos that will suffer, and Charlesworth etc can be shouted down by the big boys with deep pockets.

    In Americas 3 biggest sports, the winners trophy is presented to the owner first, before the players, before the coach.

    its the only way forward.
    You are right in that it isn't "sport" anymore - it is business.

    Everything is now based on maximising dollars - WC bids, sponsorship deals, moving clubs to soulless stadia, having import only teams, VAR, big match ticketing, television scheduling moving games - this just football but all sport is going this way. Entertainment and corporate dollar.

    Believe me WWF was ahead of itself - won't be long till we see staged competitions in other sports. Things like T20 and AFLX are obvious targets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MFKS View Post
    We sort of had that in 2008 when Con decided he was lifting the trophy didnt we??
    oh yeah thats right.
    memory shaky but did they present it to him, or was it him and North together and he just kind of grabbed it?

    either way it was brilliant, and exactly the sort of ego fill these type of people crave.

    but year, go check the NFL Superbowl. The commissioner of the league hands the trophy over to the owner who gets the whole stage to himself.
    its bizarre, brilliant and uncomfortable all at once.
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    And I don't argue with FR. The bloke is a legend and deserves great praise for his contributions to football in the Hunter.
    He is also the second best poster on the entire Foz behind you
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    sometimes there's more to life than just winning
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    What a deadset ****ing coward **** you are
    Quote Originally Posted by MFKS View Post
    Seems like I am WRONG

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    can a 13 year(?) old league be described as still-born?

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    Got to love the dumb ****s at FFA

    Put a break in the HAL this weekend for International Football and then they dont have the cash to pay the Socceroos to actually play a game

    World class incompetence

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    Wish I could step back to 2005-2008 - life was so good for football fans then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jetmaster View Post
    Wish I could step back to 2005-2008 - life was so good for football fans then.
    Especially Jets fans
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    love at first sight

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    This is before Man City had money too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jetmaster View Post
    Wish I could step back to 2005-2008 - life was so good for football fans then.
    Agree

    It had a positiveness to it

    The FFA shot itself in the foot from about this point onwards
    Increasing player wages and costs to owners, no expansion no pro rel and no development plan for kids

    Reality is this was about the extent of their vision

    Setting up of the HAL

    There was no .....

    .and then plan

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