Daily Australian News Thread 2016

[Couscous]

I don't get the hate of "bandwagon fans".

Thank you for defending us. Repped.

[De-Champ]

The stronger clubs already have an advantage with the 2 Marquee system anyway.

The weaker clubs can go put someone on 300-500k outside the cap

The stronger clubs can put their money on a player and put someone on 1-2 million outside the cap

Build your club well and you can still up that to 3-4 million


That is giving a sizable advantage to those bigger clubs anyway as they are looking at better calibre of Marquees than the weaker clubs


Add in the fact that how do you determine well run clubs.

Victree in a city of 5 million have 20k of Members after years of success. To me they are still underachieving and should have bigger crowds but as the biggest club have an advantage
Perth and Heart are not well run clubs either and have the advantages based on their owners deep pockets

Smurfs are a basket case propped up by wealthy owners
WSW are well run but should have more members than they do considering their success and catchment area

Here you go you have clubs with significant advantages already they have not earned but are enjoying the fruits of as they have a wealthy owner or are based in large cities

Opportunities that are denied to a club like Adelaide who is well run as an example

WSW would have more members if they removed the cap on them.
A big city club is always going to have an advantage over the regional clubs no matter what system you have.
Interesting you say Perth owners have deep pockets. They have a trylu "soccer" person in Sage.
Adelaide well run??? it was only a couple of years ago the current owner wanted to sell and get out. ( I am not convinced he still wants to own the club)

[tomo]

Speaking of which I've gotta start planning some holidays.
When does the draw come out ****ern?

Cmon Middleby, do your job and announce this shit.

The draw was released about 3 weeks ago

[tomo]

The beard is all but sealed for Sydney! Disappointing!

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...vamp-brillante

[turbojetfireV8]

The beard is all but sealed for Sydney! Disappointing!

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...vamp-brillante

so we get Hoole and they get Brilliante - pretty sure they won out on that one...

[StannyCFCJET]

The beard is all but sealed for Sydney! Disappointing!

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...vamp-brillante

FFS as soon as it was hinted he was free shouldve gone for him better than all our CMs besides Ugar

[plague]

But surely that now means Steve Lustica is ours right?

[StannyCFCJET]

But surely that now means Steve Lustica is ours right?

he signed for WSW a while back

[idontwannaplaywithhowey]

FFS as soon as it was hinted he was free shouldve gone for him better than all our CMs besides Ugar

Easier said than done (ie/ gotta shift some players before you can do that etc).
And the Beard is miles ahead of Ugar. Shame he is going to the Smurfs.

[StannyCFCJET]

Easier said than done (ie/ gotta shift some players before you can do that etc).
And the Beard is miles ahead of Ugar. Shame he is going to the Smurfs.

i disagree the Beard nver showed the passing ability Ugar has shown

[Grimario]

Striker for us?

https://www.facebook.com/RodaJCKerkr...type=3&theater

Some bloke called Tomi Juric.

[RAM]

Striker for us?

https://www.facebook.com/RodaJCKerkr...type=3&theater

Some bloke called Tomi Juric.

Ethnic Matt Simon imo.

[lquiquer]

i disagree the Beard nver showed the passing ability Ugar has shown

I agree with StannyCFCJET

[StannyCFCJET]

Plus the beard and Ugar are different types of players. i see the beard as a box to box midfielder and Ugar as a deep lying playmaker

[plague]

he signed for WSW a while back

Oh man.
That's terrible news.
It's good though. Venables is still in play. Right?

[Couscous]

Ethnic Matt Simon imo.

Deserved more

[stopper2]

Plus the beard and Ugar are different types of players. i see the beard as a box to box midfielder and Ugar as a deep lying playmaker

This

Can't compare apples and oranges. Still think that given the opportunities Brillante would make a good #10, played that role for us away up in Brisbane for a decent period of the game in season 13/14, memories a bit blurry but he either scored or set up the winner.

[Frodo]

Striker for us?

https://www.facebook.com/RodaJCKerkr...type=3&theater

Some bloke called Tomi Juric.

Holy crap, i just translated some of the comments. Haha. Gold.

dikke doei lamzak
Fat bye douche bag

Postzegel op z'n kont en weg sturen
Stamp on his butt and send away

[hawk]

i disagree the Beard nver showed the passing ability Ugar has shown

his defending wasnt that great either. Maybe age has improved him.

[stopper2]

his defending wasnt that great either. Maybe age has improved him.

That season when he came into RB for the injured Neville, i thought he ended up being our most consistent player of the season.
Don't really recall him looking out of place in defence.