2013-14 A-League Draw

[adz]

The draw will be out at 11am, this thread is to discuss...

 

[FFC Mariner]

6 home NSW derbies next season please

hopefully not on TV much. Too easy for people to sit at home and watch for free. Just away games please SBS

 

[sydmariner]

surely u new about the game @ nso it was announced in last saturdays SMH
(p.s i won't call u shirley again)

 

[Gratis]

saw a headline saying roar will have 8 friday (sbs) games...draw must have been leaked or sumpin'.
i didn't actually read the article, or care really, so yeah that i guess

 

[Blackadder]

Yes the snore have 8 Friday night games, Mariners are at home to WS and Sydney home to the Jests in Rnd 1.

 

[bikinigirl]

Yes the snore have 8 Friday night games

. in brisbane?

. i'd prefer no friday home games

 

[adz]

I wonder why that is? Does SBS love Brisbane?

 

[Atomic]

I wonder what the Friday night policy is going to be. Do they put blockbusters on a Friday night so as to maximise the reach of the colour and excitement to a much wider audience, or do they save those games for Fox who have put much more $$$ into the FFA than SBS has? If that is the case, are the new SBS audience going to be treated to games with 6K crowds and no atmosphere? Hardly good advertising to grow the sport.

I guess I'll find out in another 50 minutes

 

[bikinigirl]

I wonder why that is? Does SBS love Brisbane?

. i remember reading around the time the deal was done ... that they were looking at modelling things on the nrl - which apparently has a lot of friday night games in brissie. perhaps they have taken it too literally

 

[Blackadder]

. in brisbane?

. i'd prefer no friday home games

Wouldn't imagine they all be in Bris, as it was mentioned they can't be at home in Dec due to concerts, unless they shift games elsewhere.
Likewise I would prefer the Friday night games be kept to a minimum, from a crowd perspective (both the Sydney commuters and those that would rather stay home and watch).

 

[Atomic]

Draw released: http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/results/2013-14/all-rounds/286/0

From what I can tell, we are playing Wellington at NSO (although it says TBC) on Dec 19 @ 7:30pm. Good choice.

 

[Tassiemariner]

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au...-14/all-rounds/Central-Coast-Mariners/286/0/2

 

[Tassiemariner]

I would like to see how many seconds are between our posts Atomic

But Round 8 at home to Victory, hopefully first ever home game for me!

No Tasmanian game is a weird feature given Victory's sponsorship of our NPL comp

 

[dibo]

Realistically, being that there are ten teams and five games a week there's a 20% chance that your team is playing on a Friday.

There'll be 27 rounds so let's expect that each side plays 5.4 Friday games, 2.7 at home and 2.7 away.

Wellington and Perth will probably miss out on the home games because of timeslot issues, so they might only expect 2.7 each, while the others' expected home games go up to 3.375, leading them to expect 6.075. If we bail out because our Friday crowds suck (and they do) then we drop to 2.7 and others go to 6.56...

There may be a further reason why Brisbane would expect more.

 

[Big Al]

SFC WSW & Scum - Twice at BT this year as expected/hoped for

 

[adz]

I would like to see how many seconds are between our posts Atomic

16

 

[adz]

Unless I counted this wrong, here is the breakdown of our home games (incl the Community Round):

Friday: 2
Saturday: 8 (4 afternoon, 4 night)
Sunday: 2
Tuesday: 1 (NYE)
Thursday: 1 (North Sydney)

 

[dibo]

SFC WSW & Scum - Twice at BT this year as expected/hoped for

Expected crowds:

 

[adz]

Saturday arvo/night interstate games are usually best for travelling to (go early Saturday, come back Sunday afternoon).
Other years we've had hardly any choice, but this year looks good...

19 October vs Melbourne Heart
23 November vs Perth
14 December vs Adelaide
5 April vs Perth
12 April vs Brisbane

Anyone keen on picking one and making a "Tour of Duty" type thing?

 

[rbakersmith]

Put me down for 5 April v Perth...