at the herald for publishing the same video of Jobe two days in a row
Hefty Fine For Aussie Ozbey For Switch
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/24635...or-switch.aspx
AUSSIE Tolgay Ozbey has been fined a massive $25,000-plus for walking out on his Indian club to join their fiercest rival across town.
Ozbey, 26, abandoned East Bengal after two years as their highest goalscorer, notching up 35 goals in 48 games since joining the I-League side in 2010.
He's now joined their Old Firm-style rivals Mohun Bagan, who play out of the same 120,000-capacity stadium in Kolkata as East Bengal, on a two year deal worth a reported 30 million rupees (about $520,000).
His old club immediately lodged a protest with the Indian FA, claiming the former Blacktown City striker had accepted an advance money voucher from them, tying him to the club.
They refused to release his player token, preventing him from joining his new team-mates.
Today the IFA ruled that Ozbey had breached the rules and docked him a month's wages, worth around $18,000, and fined him a further $8,500-plus.
They also ordered him to write a letter to say sorry to East Bengal who would then release his player token once they received the apology.
The two clubs have a bitter rivalry dating back to the 1920s, and it remains the most fiercely fought derby in the five-year old I-League.
East Bengal - coached by Englishman Trevor Morgan - were last year's I-League runners-up, but Mohun Bagan have the edge in derby clashes, winning five to East Bengal's two, with three draws.
Mohun Bagan general secretary Anjan Mitra welcomed the end of the row to allow the Australian to move on and begin work with his new club.
"It's really harsh and tough on him," Mitra told The Times Of India. "But we want to sort this out so that he can play for us without any hassles."
An East Bengal official added: "The decision proves that we were right. It's a moral victory for us."
As he's an old Newy boy well in lad I say
no just noOriginally Posted by Marcus
Deadset, how good is that!
Write a letter and we will let you go! Modric or Van Persie should try that! Maybe if Torres had written a letter, Liverpool fans wouldn't hate him as much!
Like WSW were ever a chance at getting Cahill, they'll be lucky if FFA pays for water bottles.Bulls gain is Wanderers loss as Cahill blazes US trail
Taste for the Big Apple ... Cahill is leaving Everton for New York. Photo: Getty Images
Great opportunity for Tim Cahill, missed opportunity for the A-League. Cahill might have been, perhaps should have been, the star recruit for Western Sydney Wanderers. Instead he'll be the point man for Thierry Henry at New York Red Bulls - another indicator that America's Major League Soccer is booming.
Wage negotiations and a medical permitting, Cahill should finalise his departure from Everton in the next few days. Thus a Toffee becomes a toffee apple. After eight years and almost 300 games in the English Premier League, Cahill is getting ready for a brave new world.
Not entirely new, to be fair. Cahill has always enjoyed holidaying in the United States. The difference is he'll now have to work there. And as David Beckham has discovered, the MLS is not as forgiving as it used to be.
There's now big pressure on big reputations, and Cahill will need to deliver for the under-performing Red Bulls, which has yet to win a major trophy. Six years after Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz paid $100 million to buy the club, and two years after he spent $200 million on a purpose-built stadium, that pressure is only building.
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But back to the Wanderers. A man of the world he may have become, but Cahill remains staunchly proud of his western suburbs roots. For years, the family home at Hinchinbrook was a focal point for the neighbourhood. Joining the Wanderers would have been the perfect fit.
Last year, Harry Kewell burned through the newsprint when he signed for Melbourne Victory. If Cahill had joined Wanderers, he would have set the A-League on fire. Cahill not only matches Kewell's profile and aura but also has a much warmer history with the public, and media.
Cahill wearing the red and black hoops would have had season tickets at Parramatta Stadium running out the door. Instead, Cahill has chosen the US ahead of coming home.
Truth is, joining the Wanderers was never a serious option because Football Federation Australia - who will bankroll the club - never genuinely considered it an option. Whitlam Square has cooled on the merits of marquee players, and considering they're paying the bills it's no surprise the club has toed the line. The Wanderers have made it clear they will be a marquee-free zone.
For all that, having Cahill on the open market did present a unique opportunity. Despite recent injury woes, he proved in the World Cup qualifier against Japan he can still influence a game at the highest level. At 32, the investment would have been worth the risk. In a couple of years, when his MLS venture may wind down, that risk will be much greater.
The challenge for Cahill now is to maintain his EPL standards in the MLS. Not least because of the national team. Holger Osieck seems to need more and more convincing Cahill is still an integral member of his starting eleven. Truth is, he remains one of the few Socceroos who always looks likely to score. If he'd stayed at Goodison Park, Cahill was probably going to spend too much time on the bench. This way, he'll get enough football to stay sharp.
By going to New York, Cahill effectively becomes a pioneer. Danny Allsopp is the only other Australian to have played in America's top league, but he was in and out the door at Washington DC United in 2010 before anyone really noticed.
Cahill won't be able to sneak anywhere. He's about to become the flag-bearer for Australians in a competition which has the potential to become every bit as legitimate as the European leagues. In the process - and this is the sad part - it's now almost certain one of Australia's greatest players will never get to play in Australia's own league. What might have been.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football...#ixzz21a1xdfFA
So they are at least on track for increases provided the socceroo's meet expectations for crowds. Why do I Have the feeling that they will claim the crowds are down so no increase.
A-League clubs get a pay rise
July 25, 2012
FOOTBALL Federation Australia has offered a substantial pay rise to cash-strapped A-League clubs for next season - as long as projected revenue from the business end of the World Cup campaign does not collapse.
During the second meeting of the Joint A-League Strategic Committee (JALSC) this week, the governing body is believed to have offered the 10 clubs a dividend of $1.9 million each for 2012-13 - a big increase of $450,000 from last season and within striking range of the $2.8 million salary cap. Part of the increase is funded by a new government-backed sponsorship, but the offer is not dependent on the new television deal, which is in an advanced stage of negotiation and could be worth almost double the existing contract with Fox Sports. Clubs have been told when the new TV deal is finalised, they will no longer have to meet the costs of the salary cap.
The FFA has completed financial modelling, which allows for the increased dividend without TV revenue. However, it is understood the World Cup qualifying campaign, in which the Socceroos will play three home games in the first half of next year, is a key factor. While the FFA offer is not guaranteed, only a collapse in gate and sponsorship income from those World Cup matches is likely to adversely affect the distribution.
''Increasing the annual distribution to the level of the salary cap is the priority and we can see good progress towards that target in 2012-13,'' said an FFA spokesman. ''As we've said before, building a financially sustainable A-League is the core strategic objective.''
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Yesterday's meeting of the JALSC, which was formed at the end of last season to try and head-off a potential revolt by club owners, is also believed to have involved discussions about the future of the women's W-League and National Youth League, with Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets yet to fully commit to fielding teams in both competitions.
Meanwhile, newcomers Western Sydney Wanderers will play their very first match tonight against NSW fourth-tier side Nepean FC at Cook Park, St Mary's. With only nine contracted players, Wanderers coach Tony Popovic will flesh out his squad with uncontracted hopefuls such as former A-League players Trent McClenahan, Jerrad Tyson, Matt Lewis and Adam D'Apuzzo.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football...#ixzz21a2jHfXX
Puzz lives !
Seriously though, just over two months till the season starts and only nine players ?
This has Con written all over it.
They're stuffed...mangoes aren't even in season.
I thought we have sorted our W League status and are in??
I also find it surprising that we are uncommitted to the NYL when we are the only club in the country playing yoofs summer and winter not to mention we were pushing for the yoofs to be given full time contracts??
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...Burchill/48268
Jets decide not to sign Burchill
The Hunter Ports Newcastle Jets have today made the decision not to sign Scottish trialist Mark Burchill.
Burchill’s week-long trial with the Jets finished today following an intra-club trial match at Hunter Valley Grammar School.
“We would like to thank Mark for showing his interest in the Club and coming out to Newcastle for a trial with the Jets,” CEO Robbie Middleby said.
“We wish him all the best for his future as he pursues opportunities elsewhere.”
Middleby said the Jets are continuing their search for a player to bolster their line-up in the front third of the pitch.
“We’re very happy with the squad we’ve assembled up to this point,” Middleby said.
“We’re keeping our options open as we look for another attacking player who is going to be a good fit for the Club both on and off the field.”
Thank f**k for that.....
Interesting, initially they were talking about only $1m for the anti binge campaign.
A score draw on finance for A-League clubs next season
Tom Smithies
The Daily Telegraph
THE A-League clubs have been offered a cash injection of more than $500,000 each next season but have been rebuffed in their pleas to have the full salary cap covered from central funds.
It's understood club owners had sought a pledge from Football Federation Australia to cover the $2.6 million salary cap next season irrespective of a possible new TV deal, but were offered a compromise figure with the promise of more to come once a fresh deal is struck.
The proposed figure of $1.9 million isn't guaranteed, dependent on FFA cashflow from the finals series and commercial deals, leaving at least some clubs wary of budgeting for it in full, though it has the potential to substantially alleviate the level of losses at several clubs.
The new committee of club owners and Football Federation directors (JALSC) met on Monday, with the owners offered a model for next season that would lift their grant from the governing body from the historical $1.2 million a year.
The extra money comes in part from the deal FFA signed with the Department of Health earlier this year to forgo alcohol advertising, worth some $1.7 million.
But FFA has agreed to cut the amount it retains from international player transfers in half to 10 per cent.
"The JALSC meeting today looked in detail at the commercial and budgetary outlook for Season 8 in the A-League," an FFA spokesman said.
"Increasing the annual distribution to the level of the salary cap is the priority and we can see good progress towards that target in 2012-13.
"As we've said before, building a financially sustainable A-League is the core strategic objective, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that the JALSC has a heavy focus on commercial and budgetary matters."
Still lock out another industry and remove a $300k a year sponsorship from Adelaide in return for at best $170k for each club. Take out the extra compo that was talked about for adelaide because they lost their front of shirt sponsor and each club could only be looking at $150k each. You'd think the HAL clubs could get at least that on their own without locking out the booze barons.
I wonder how much you could get if you just banned alcohol on matchdays ???
The guy who comes in with this gets a punch in the mouth. Fmd it wouldn't be worth getting out of bed if they ban alcohol on any day.
I'd recommend they don't move forward with such a proposal, simply as it would increase the chances of Liam reddy returning.
Decent size sponsor, still don't understand how we don't have a sponsor when we can offer year round exposure and both clubs offer great merch sales as well.The West is starting to believe
The Wanderers are poised to make a big impact on the A-League begins in October. Picture: Tracee Lea Source: The Daily Telegraph
WHERE, everyone asked, is the money coming from? It was the overriding question at the rushed birth of what has become Western Sydney Wanderers. Well, this is a start. A big start.
The three-year sponsorship deal with NRMA Insurance is on a par, say industry sources, with the $700,000 per year that some of the AFL clubs command for a front of jersey sponsor, and didn't come (as many expected) from an existing Football Federation Australia partner helping out.
Coming 24 hours after a triumphant first outing for the team in front of 3500-odd fans, it's a $2 million statement of faith. The western suburbs are starting to believe.
If anything it's the playing side apparently lagging behind. So far there are nine contracted players but that will become 11 soon assuming the two Croatians Tony Popovic has selected pass their medicals.
Popovic wants to fill every visa spot, which will take the squad up to 14, plus a second keeper from the various wannabes trialling under coach Ron Correy.
Add two or three from the state leagues and the squad will start to flesh out.
A major question remains how quickly the club can advance from beyond the protective skirts of FFA. For now there's no pretence that though Lyall Gorman runs the operations day in day out, much of the leg work isn't still being done by staff at HQ.
Just as with the playing squad, Gorman and FFA CEO Ben Buckley promise that the requisite individuals will start to form a critical mass, and the club find its own place of business away from FFA.
"For now the club simply doesn't have the depth of resources you need day in, day out," Buckley said yesterday.
"Certainly within the next month to two months they have to be a completely standalone, independent operation, and they will be."
The NRMA sponsorship seems to be creating a bit of a stir for some regarding the exclusive sponsors again.
love that the sponsor didn't ruin the jersey - couldn't think of a lot of things worse that nrma could have done than put their blue logo on.
OK
Interesting that wanderers are getting a better deal out of NSW Venues considering we have both clubs that use Hunter stadium. Wonder whether the FFA has used the socceroo's and the Asian cup as bargaining chips, seems FFA has a new favourite, tough times ahead for SFC.Sponsor and stadium sealed
Kitted out … Tarek Elrich models the Wanderers' away kit. Photo: FFA/Graeme Gillmer
The richest sponsorship in the A-League, and a five-year deal to play at Parramatta Stadium described by one insider as ''low risk''. A day after their first-ever match drew a healthy crowd and ended in a five-goal romp, the good news kept coming for Western Sydney Wanderers, who unveiled their inaugural away strip into the bargain.
The headline announcement was the shirt-front sponsorship with NRMA Insurance - the company's first foray into football, and first sporting sponsorship in NSW. The insurance giants sponsor Brisbane Broncos and Port Adelaide, but have seen enough potential in the Wanderers to pay a hefty premium - believed to be more than $2 million over three years. The deal comfortably exceeds the next-best in the competition (Melbourne Victory), giving the Wanderers a cash injection at a time when their paymasters, Football Federation Australia, are keeping a tight rein on expenditure.
Of equal importance to the club's future is the decision to play at Parramatta for the next five seasons - meaning the Wanderers will not live up to their nickname and take the show on the road to Homebush Bay, Penrith or Campbelltown, the other venues initially in the mix.
Details were not revealed, but it is understood the structure of the contract means stadium management will have as much incentive to attract decent crowds to home games as the club does. It is believed only Adelaide United have a better stadium deal in the A-League, but Parramatta Stadium will also benefit from hosting the Wanderers, with their 13 home games eclipsing the nine home games of its anchor tenants, the Parramatta Eels, and therefore providing a case for a major upgrade of corporate and dressing room facilities.
One change ruled out by Venues NSW boss John Quayle was the Wanderers' suggestion they might cover the statue of Eels legend Ray Price on match days. Quayle, a one-time clubmate of Price, said: ''Putting a bag over Raymond's head? No way. But if we had a statue of Wally Lewis here, we might be having a different conversation.''
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league...#ixzz21lftN8MG
What's the go with HAL teams using the same colours in both kits, try something new, be a bit creative and try and avoid clashes you fools.
I like the bit with Quayle having a shot at Queensland. Funny.
Anyway we don't need sponsors. We have Tinks.
This is what I've been saying since they showed the away kit. The big clubs in Europe have a different kit for their away (e.g. Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool, all who play in red, wear black or blue kits away).
A question I asked last night was why should Heart and Adelaide have to play in their away kits when playing at home as a result of WSW being lazy in their kit selection? Look at the coasties, they were banned from using one of their strips in Asia because they were too similar. Same thing happened a few years ago when the coasties had their all yellow away strip - we were forced to wear our away kit when playing at home FFS. The FFA really need to step in and say any prominent colours on your home jersey are banned from your away kit. Mind you, this would force WSW, CCM, Heart and Glory to change theirs, so they won't and just make the home team play in their away kit like the Juniors and A/A.
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