Soccer

[NA XR6]

I am not a big fan of it
I was just wondering what you guys think
Will the A-league catch on to a level like NRL and AFL

[BA GT-HO]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh..

I dare say it is already pretty successful.

Full house @ Telstra Dome for the Grand Final last season is pretty good as far as I am concerned.

[au^dude]

Yea i think it will build up more in years to come.

[boss-290]

Soccer is homo

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by boss-290

Soccer is homo

In time the code will have a bigger following than the others, it had been slow in my youth days but the momentum really got going since making the World Cup and importantly as more and more migrants come into our country which know Football the Real way Soccer as known here Will rule :

[fairBA]

Originally Posted by boss-290

Soccer is homo

Dam straight,
In QLD the club must pay for every seat thats emtpy to equal a crowd of 15,000 quota is met - they can't even give away that number of tickets

[nugget378]

Originally Posted by boss-290

Soccer is homo

Your an AFL supporter no doubt?

How do you explain those gonad crushing/belong on Oxford street hot pants??

You only watch it for the skill of the game I bet

[xy351]

Originally Posted by boss-290

Soccer is homo

try telling that to 90% of the world.
its the world game. if you appreciated skill and possibly had any clue what you were talking about you would see that NRL does not require, and does not involve, even 10% of the skill involved in soccer. ever been to a game? i doubt it... so do before voicing your ill informed and stupid opinions.

[HTCURRY]

Originally Posted by xy351

try telling that to 90% of the world.
its the world game. if you appreciated skill and possibly had any clue what you were talking about you would see that NRL does not require, and does not involve, even 10% of the skill involved in soccer. ever been to a game? i doubt it... so do before voicing your ill informed and stupid opinions.

No need to reply in kind, it what ruins most sports threads on this forum.

When i was growing up in the states, we knew nothing about rugby, and at school, we played what we thought was 'rugby' we called it 'smear the queer'.

It basically involved one guy with the ball, and everyone else trying to jump on him and tackling him, hence the smear the queer name.

1st sight of American football, and my mom asks " why is he putting his hand under the other guys butt"

for those who dont know...it was the quarterback getting ready to get the ball from the center.

Australians think American football is soft...hey they wear all that padding.

Americans come back with lets see what happens when a nearly 300 pound guy with the quickness of a man half his size hits you....

it goes on and on....

fact is, soccer is the sport of the masses the world over, because it requires so little....all u need is a ball, goals can be made from anything, and the pitch, can be anything from ur backyard to ur cul de sac.

[WASXAMAN]

Originally Posted by boss-290

Soccer is homo

Must be a lot of homos in the world!!

[irlewy86]

Maybe if they stopped sacking managers everytime a team has a bad season and trying to import every off shore player available.

Basically what I'm saying is they shouldn't be trying to imitate the Euro clubs.

[BA GT-HO]

There is actually a rule put in place that each team can only have 4 (from memory) foreign players in the squad. So to say they are trying to import all the overseas players is a bit rough. A lot of ex europe players coming back are actually Aussies. Aloisi for CCM, Agostino for Adelaide United and Craig Moore are just a few.

[RavenLS1]

IF you guys actually went to game, i bet you'd all have a great time.

[T3ts50]

Originally Posted by RavenLS1

IF you guys actually went to game, i bet you'd all have a great time.

Ive been, didnt enjoy it that much, and I love soccer. I would prefer to go to an AFL game.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by RavenLS1

IF you guys actually went to game, i bet you'd all have a great time.

I went, was half ****ed and still board....I voted dont care. If it gets up, cool if it doesn't not really gonna lose sleep over it.

[fordel]

Fantastic Game, it has already caught on in a big way and can only go up from here.

[RavenLS1]

GO VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RavenLS1]

GO CANNONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Racecraft]

the quality has to improve imho..

[uranium_death]

Originally Posted by Racecraft

the quality has to improve imho..

How can the quality improve when there is a salary cap and heavy restrictions on drafting?
The A-League will never be a cream-of-the-crop competition with World Class players because the clubs nor the league cannot afford them.

EPL matches costs a hell of a lot to attend and the TV rights are highly lucrative. A-League costs a student/concession $10 to attend, and an adult 15-20 bucks.

The quality will not improve because unlike England, Australia has many sports to choose from which at the moment, are more prominent.
Besides soccer, the only good sport that comes out of England is....<insert sport here>

International football is their number one sporting league/competition.

The salary cap is the best thing about sport in Australia because it means that all teams are on level terms when it comes to securing good players from a financial perspective.

The EPL is great quality, but how boring when you KNOW before the season starts that realistically, the premiership is between Arsenal and Man U (Chelsea bought their premierships, and Blackburn snuck in for one over a decade ago). How boring.

[HTCURRY]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

The EPL is great quality, but how boring when you KNOW before the season starts that realistically, the premiership is between Arsenal and Man U (Chelsea bought their premierships, and Blackburn snuck in for one over a decade ago). How boring.

The BPL is the same as every top league in Europe.

In Spain you know the only teams in with a shout are Real/Barca/Valencia and Maybe Sevilla(recently)

In Italy its Milan, Juve and Inter.

Also in terms of Chelsea buying the league....nearly everyone buys the league.

Madrid for decades actually received money from the spanish govt.

Barca also spend a lot of money in the transfer market.

In Italy...well at least the other teams bought titles legally...unlike Juve, who simply bought the officials.

In truth in nearly every sport worldwide, there are only a few teams that are potential champs.

[MethodX]

Originally Posted by HTCURRY

The BPL is the same as every top league in Europe.

In Spain you know the only teams in with a shout are Real/Barca/Valencia and Maybe Sevilla(recently)

In Italy its Milan, Juve and Inter.

Also in terms of Chelsea buying the league....nearly everyone buys the league.

Madrid for decades actually received money from the spanish govt.

Barca also spend a lot of money in the transfer market.

In Italy...well at least the other teams bought titles legally...unlike Juve, who simply bought the officials.

In truth in nearly every sport worldwide, there are only a few teams that are potential champs.

Didnt Juve just get caught talking to officials?
Least what i heard.

There are planty of 6 foot and over Soccer players in Europe.
If Afl teams can train irish football players to play AFL im sure they could trin soccer players.

[GK351]

Soccer australia is always going to be up to no good,
Soccer aus should have a quality incentive to keep quality youngsters home.
Then the game will be better, the crowds will pack in even more.

Not leave at 16 and try out for O/S teams.

[MethodX]

if it takes off then good.

Doesnt really interest me, much prefer Euro leagues and the Champions League.
(Sans the EPL)
lol

[JTFG]

Yes it will be, but not as big as the AFL I reakon, the A-League is good to watch off season!

[fmc351]

Is this the game where only one player has the co-ordination to catch a ball? The same game where drama classes are a pre-requisite? The same game where despite being out there for 80 minutes, often ends with only one player skillful enough to score, often enough none of them?

No, Ive never been to the Special Olympics.


Seriously, I dont care one way or the other. Its like any game, you either like it enough to be a fan, or you dont. If they get the support, good on em.

[Falcon Freak]

FF

[GSfalcon500]

It might be more accepted if they still called it soccer
not football.we arent in europe, its called soccer here.

[RG]

The only reason anyone gets into playing soccer is because they are too much of a pussy to play AFL or NRL.

[BA GT-HO]

Originally Posted by RedXR347

The only reason anyone gets into playing soccer is because they are too much of a pussy to play AFL or NRL.

Like to see you chase a ball for 90 minutes plus.

Wow I wish I was as 'tough' as an AFL or NRL player.. So I can be in a wheelchair by the time I am 40 with crook knees/back/shoulders etc etc etc.

I go to both AFL + A League matches. I like the atmosphere at the A-League way more. I have only followed soccer since watching the Socceroos qualify for the World Cup, but it is an addictive sport to watch. The ecstacy of your team scoring is what keeps you coming back for more.

I will never forget standing with my mates watching the Adelaide vs Newcastle penalty shootout to make it into the 2006 Grand Final. It was just fantastic and dramatic and my team came out on top which made it so much more special.

You just can't beat soccer for drama and action. Nothing comes close. If you think AFL or NRL does your bloody dreaming. It amuses me greatly when I take non soccer people to the A league games, sure enough they will say its a 'pussy sport' etc etc but sure enough they usually come back 'only for the atmosphere, they are still pussies'. It is just one of those sports.. like the A League slogan says '90 Minutes, 90 emotions'. Very true.