Fury Woes

[Muppet]

The World Game is reporting problems with NQ Fury in that they are not allowing them to sign players for next year. http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1024483/FFA-ties-Fury-s-hands

Getting the ball rolling are there any players that would be worthwhile attracting to the Coast? Is Payne, a local product someone that we would like in the team as a striker? Don't let a local product cloud your thoughts! What about Daal, Williams, Akoto, Cernak or Ssepuya? Do they fit the CCM mould?

Discuss!!!

 

[northernspirit]

Diamond Dimebag Daal

couldnt give a toss about the rest really

 

[scottmac]

Paynes form would have seen Simon on the bench weeks ago. Or he could have been warming the pine and not had the chance yet while Simon stunk up the joint.

I'd take Payne in a heartbeat and wish we had we the chance was there. Would needed to have punted Mrjda onto someone else though.

 

[Jesus]

Fury dont look in too bad shape. The FFA is just running it on the minimum costs. 7000k average should be attainable with nrl now out of the way

 

[northernspirit]

7k is attainable yes (if they start winning games)

 

[dibo]

FARKEN! can the FFA just sort it out?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Paynes ok, but you people must be crazy. There are clearly two real stars at Fury.
Williams and Cernak.
Either one would be a massive boost to our squad.
A fast skilful right mid and fast skilful striker respectively in just the positions we most need strengthening in??

Add those two to our current squad and we'd win the bloody double - and actually probably do ok in Asia to boot.

Anyhow, dreaming.

 

[kevrenor]

SBS all doom and gloom for Fury on The World Game on Monday.

Fox has assistant coach Stuart McLaren denying it on FC on Tuesday.

For me I'd rather Fury keep their team in the league.

I do like the look of Isaka Cernak however.

 

[scottmac]

Bozza has just reported on FOX that the Fury have submitted a community ownership model proposal to the FFA.

Great news for Fury and the A-League

 

[midfielder]

Bozza has just reported on FOX that the Fury have submitted a community ownership model proposal to the FFA.

Great news for Fury and the A-League

Excellent News ....

 

[midfielder]

Fury model.... looks good to me...

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/189109,furys-plan-for-survival.aspx

EXCLUSIVE: North Queensland Fury today presented FFA with their proposed survival plan which has a community ownership model as its centerpiece that the club predicts will raise up to $6.3m.
If the plan is approved by FFA, Fury will look to raise up to $6.3 million over three years from the North Queensland community to enable a community-based organisation to take over the A-League licence and become fully community owned by the beginning of the 2012/13 A-League season.

Local Fury Advisory Board member and former English league player Peter Brine said the proposal allows for broad based community ownership and a tax exempt status.

Fury will target up to 60 Foundation Members to fund $30,000 each over three years, as well as an unlimited number of Retain the Fury Members who would pay $3,000 over three years. All of the members would be the owners of the Club and would receive a range of benefits for their ownership.

Townsville Chamber of Commerce President John Carey said improving local economic conditions would help Fury succeed in their plans to attract local investment in the club.

“Fury is a vital part of our regional events mix and injects a lot of money into the regional economy," he said.

"There will be many people, and not just football supporters, who will want to contribute to secure a future for the club.”

Football Queensland CEO Geoff Foster added his support: “The FFA should be congratulated for the investment it’s made in Fury and now we need to back this model and deliver on the promise the game has in regional Queensland and beyond.”

Recently FFA chairman Frank Lowy was asked about Fury’s future and he said it was up to the local community in North Queensland to show their support for their A-League club.

Currently FFA own Fury but have not guaranteed the club's future. However they have said they will look at ownership proposals before deciding the club's fate.

With their future still uncertain, Fury are struggling to hold onto their star players with striker Isaka Cernak already moving to Melbourne Victory and keeper Justin Pasfield set to switch to Central Coast. Others are also being circled by rivals.

The club are hoping the FFA will continue their financial support throughout this season and next season to enable the club to build the cash reserves necessary to fund operations in the years that follow.

Brine added: “A move to not-for-profit community ownership has always been the goal of the local Advisory Board, our CEO Rabieh Krayem, and the FFA.”

 

[bjw]

Payne plz
kthnxbai.

 

[hasbeen]

Payne, Daal or Williams please. Got to be better than the carthorses we have running around up front at present. And pls don't think of dropping Matt Simon into the midfield ... touch like a f***en blacksmith.

 

[midfielder]

Williams yes please

 

[mariners4ever]

Williams is the only player on a contract longer than one year, so unless the fury fold no a-league will be getting him