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Tevor

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Was at the game last night, Bluemayne as he is called by the SFC lot had an absolute blinder and kept them in the game. Arnie wouldn't have liked he did so well I imagine as he still wants somebody better than Vuk.
 

Capn Gus Bloodbeard

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http://www.footballaustralia.com.au...player-over-betting/vawytl6z88z317etrtua5zq6x

Football Federation Australia (FFA) has sanctioned a registered player for betting on football matches in breach of the FFA National Code of Conduct.
The player was registered in Western Australia when the breaches occurred and the breaches involved betting on various football matches in Australia, including Hyundai A-League and PS4 National Premier Leagues matches.

FFA has determined to impose a sanction of a $1,000 suspended fine, which will be triggered immediately in the event of another breach of the Code of Conduct.

The participant has a right of appeal under the Code of Conduct to FFA’s independent Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.

The full National Code of Conduct can be viewed at: www.footballaustralia.com.au/about/statutes-and-regulations
 

dibo

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OK, *now* expansion has been delayed: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...g-model?CMP=twt_a-sport_b-gdnausport_c-au_g-3

There's a very, very fine line to be walked here between appropriate caution and being seen to dither.

They were trying to bring on a model where private equity would be tapped to bring the sort of investment to make expansion make some money for the game.

But I think the stuff with the Congress and the brawling heading off to FIFA has distracted the organisation from this stuff, and also made the organisation less attractive to invest in.

So I lean towards thinking they're cautious...

A-League expansion further delayed as FFA focus on operating model
  • A-League not at decision-making stage, says Greg O’Rourke
  • Earliest and most likely entry date for two new clubs is 2019-20 season
Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane, which could be redeveloped as part of FC Brisbane City Gladiators’ bid for an A-League expansion licence. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP
Australian Associated Press
Wednesday 26 July 2017 14.22 AEST


A-League hopefuls, including South Melbourne, could be waiting until 2018 to learn of FFA’s criteria to enter the competition. A-League chief Greg O’Rourke, who visited the ex-NSL powerhouse on Wednesday ahead of their FFA Cup tie, confirmed the sport’s governing body was prioritising talks on the league’s operating model with current clubs.

FFA’s latest meeting with representatives of the 10 A-League clubs will be held in Sydney on Thursday but in a frustrating slice of news for aspirant clubs and bids, the timeframe for those talks has lengthened.

“It’s going to take another six months working towards this [operating model]. We’re not at a decision-making stage,” O’Rourke said. “We’ll work through the operating model with them and part of that is expansion. Depending on how that travels and how we navigate that, we’ll then determine exactly when expansion is announced and the criteria.”

A number of state league clubs or consortiums have expressed interest in joining the A-League in the past 12 months. They have been waiting for formal application criteria for months. Concurrently, a new conglomeration of state-level clubs – the Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) – has formed, aiming to pressure FFA to add a second-tier national competition.

Despite the pressure from below, FFA believes negotiating with current club owners must come first. A-League club owners – also at loggerheads with head office over control of the sport in a debate that involves world governing body Fifa – are eager to secure a return from their investment in clubs.


O’Rourke recognised there may be frustration from those wishing to become the A-League’s 11th and 12th sides, but they would just have to wait. “We understand there’s an ambition for quite a number of clubs and also some other parties that aren’t represented,” he said.

“But what is really important is we set up the A-League for the future to attract the right [club] ownership and the right [league] ownership model. Once it is announced, there will be a lot of interest I’m sure.”

The earliest and most likely entry date for two new clubs is the 2019-20 season. David Gallop’s edict that the competition needs to “fish where the fishes are” has been widely read to mean that bids from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne will have priority.

On Wednesday night, South Melbourne host Newcastle-based Edgeworth Eagles among four FFA Cup ties to kick off the final phase of the 2017 competition.
 

Manny_ccm

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Australia U23 vs Myanmar U23 at AFC U23 Championship 2018
Didn't notice Trent on the field in this game but sure did notice Izzo pulling off a nice save at 1:00 before doing his best to give the opposition a chance at 1:54 and at 3:06.
 

Wombat

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Australia U23 vs Myanmar U23 at AFC U23 Championship 2018
Didn't notice Trent on the field in this game but sure did notice Izzo pulling off a nice save at 1:00 before doing his best to give the opposition a chance at 1:54 and at 3:06.

What a muppet. Very lucky not to have conceeded both of those goals. I can't remember a keeper with worse feet.
 

Big Al

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VicMariner

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Watched every game of this tourney. Matildas killin' it.
Sam Kerr is class! Player of the tournament for me, easy.
 

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