Everton to tour Australia

[Matt--Simon]

English club Everton set to announce three-match tour of Australia

    By Marco Monteverde
    April 21, 2010

An Everton side potentially including Socceroos star Tim Cahill is set to embark on a three-match tour of Australia in July.

The Queensland government and the famous Merseyside club are in the final stages of negotiations and, but barring any late hitches, the Toffees will be Brisbane Roar's opponents in the annual Roar Against Racism charity match.

July 10 is the mooted date for the clash, which will open an Everton tour that is also understood to include matches against new A-League club Melbourne Heart and reigning competition champions Sydney FC.

Should the tour fall through, it is believed Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, the team of former Roar defender Sasa Ognenovski, will become Brisbane's opponents in the battle for the Translink Cup.

The involvement of Cahill in Everton's mooted tour is likely to depend on how far Australia advance in the upcoming World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 11 in South Africa.

The Socceroos' final Group D match is against Serbia in Nelspruit on June 24 (Australian time).

Should the Socceroos progress beyond the group stages, they will play their round of 16 match on either June 27 or June 28 (Australian time), with quarter-finals starting in early July.

Brisbane lost last year's Roar Against Racism clash 3-0 to Scottish giants Glasgow Celtic in front of more than 30,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium.


http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27016660-23215,00.html


Other teams are getting big name clubs to come to Australia E.g Celtic and L.A

Who were the mariners biggest opponent?
Are we getting a big team to tour and vs us?

 

[midfielder]

Good stuff can see a trip coming on...

 

[Jesus]

English club Everton set to announce three-match tour of Australia

    By Marco Monteverde
    April 21, 2010

An Everton side potentially including Socceroos star Tim Cahill is set to embark on a three-match tour of Australia in July.

The Queensland government and the famous Merseyside club are in the final stages of negotiations and, but barring any late hitches, the Toffees will be Brisbane Roar's opponents in the annual Roar Against Racism charity match.

July 10 is the mooted date for the clash, which will open an Everton tour that is also understood to include matches against new A-League club Melbourne Heart and reigning competition champions Sydney FC.

Should the tour fall through, it is believed Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, the team of former Roar defender Sasa Ognenovski, will become Brisbane's opponents in the battle for the Translink Cup.

The involvement of Cahill in Everton's mooted tour is likely to depend on how far Australia advance in the upcoming World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 11 in South Africa.

The Socceroos' final Group D match is against Serbia in Nelspruit on June 24 (Australian time).

Should the Socceroos progress beyond the group stages, they will play their round of 16 match on either June 27 or June 28 (Australian time), with quarter-finals starting in early July.

Brisbane lost last year's Roar Against Racism clash 3-0 to Scottish giants Glasgow Celtic in front of more than 30,000 fans at Suncorp Stadium.


http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27016660-23215,00.html


Other teams are getting big name clubs to come to Australia E.g Celtic and L.A

Who were the mariners biggest opponent?
Are we getting a big team to tour and vs us?

Cant think 20k at bluey would be enough to make a game like this viable for us.

 

[Matt--Simon]

Yeah you got a good point there but surely we could get some sort of big name club. Even if its only a championship team.

 

[Jesus]

Yeah you got a good point there but surely we could get some sort of big name club. Even if its only a championship team.

then that is not a big name club

 

[Matt--Simon]

Yeah you got a good point there but surely we could get some sort of big name club. Even if its only a championship team.

then that is not a big name club

A championship side is bigger than any a-league club so id say they are a big name club not the biggest but there still a big name club

 

[Jesus]

Yeah you got a good point there but surely we could get some sort of big name club. Even if its only a championship team.

then that is not a big name club

A championship side is bigger than any a-league club so id say they are a big name club not the biggest but there still a big name club

They will mean jack shit here and not fill bluey bar newcastle united i would think.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hull
Burnley
Pompey
Leeds (maybe)
Boro
Sheff Utd
QPR
Derby
Norwich

I reckon a few of them would draw a semi decent crowd to BT - especially Leeds (if they make it)

 

[Jesus]

Hull
Burnley
Pompey
Leeds (maybe)
Boro
Sheff Utd
QPR
Derby
Norwich

I reckon a few of them would draw a semi decent crowd to BT - especially Leeds (if they make it)

I think leeds is the only one. Boro if they had dukes.

Otherwise i know plenty of mariners fans who would not be bothered going to games agaianst these teams.

Any team playing us would likely also play in sydney i would think, so without drawing fans from syd, they would not sell well IMHO

 

[dru]

Well we do have Fat Scotty Mac he could be a draw card

On Boro why would they come to Gosford when they have a decent supporters club in Brisbane. If they came out and played one game in Australia then we would probably get a few to the game but if they played in Brisbane and Melbourne/Perth then I doubt we would see to many fans at bluetongue.

As with anything after the world cup how many internationals playing there are likely to be turning up with a team touring?

 

[mickeverton]

Wow cant wait will go to every game. Go those mighty blues.  Mariners could have played wolves they are coming out too. ;D