It was shiny and new back then. Unfortunately all shine wears off when it's neglected. The league never grew. It has always just stayed the same and in a few areas we have taken a step back, especially when we look at the ACL. Salary cap has been reduced. The bridge between old and new was never...

Is that the same old bloke that sells peanuts and pistachios? He seems to be at all sporting events in Melbourne.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned in this thread. Previously the A-League had 10 spots in the round of 32. Due to it being a 13 team league now, the allocation has now been increased to 11. Top 9 auto qualify with the winners of 10th vs 13th and 11th vs 12th getting the other 2 spots...

I'm expecting a similar game to the MV v AU game. Both SFC and AU are dangerous up front. So I don't think either will have a clean sheet. AU has scored 12 goals in their last 5 games and that includes a combined 7 goals against MV and Auckland. SFC have scored 10 goals in their last 5 games...

This would have to be correct. I can't see them playing any finals at Ironbark, regardless of the opponent. Obviously the chances of a WU/MV or WU/MC final are very high in which case AAMI would be a must to maximise ticket sales.

Adelaide v Sydney should be the game of the round. Both teams lacking positive results. A win from SFC puts them into the 6. Premiership race could become very interesting after this round. MC and WU should be able to win their games and further close that gap. If WSW beats Auckland it would...

POS CLUB MP W D L GF GA GD PTS PPG FORM 1 Auckland FC 21 12 6 2 41 20 21 45 / 48 2.14 🟢⚪⚪⚪🟢 2 Western United 21 11 5 5 46 30 16 38 / 41 1.81 🔴🟢🟢🟢🟢 3 Melbourne City FC 21 11 4 6 30 20 10 37 / 40 1.76 ⚪🟢🟢🔴🟢 4 Melbourne Victory 22 10 6 6 38 30 8 36 1.64 ⚪⚪🟢🔴🟢 5 Western Sydney...

Friday 4th April 2025 Brisbane Roar vs Macarthur FC 🗓️ Friday 4th April 2025 ⚽ 18:35 (QLD time) / 19:35 (Eastcoast Time) 🏟️ Suncorp Stadium 📺 Paramount+ Saturday 5th April 2025 Auckland FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers 🗓️ Saturday 5th April 2025 ⚽ 17:00 (Kiwi time) / 15:00 (Eastcoast...

They're not going anywhere. If they cared about the crowd numbers they would be looking at alternative venues. However, the opposite is true. They want a long term extension at AAMI Park. There isn't a lot they can do at this stage to grow their fanbase. The freebies kinda worked, but not enough...

Fair call. I've changed the newest one so that when you click the image it goes through to the source.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2025/mar/28/david-squires-socceroos-jackson-irvine-tribute-tattoos

They pull big numbers in the context of these ratings, but that still only accounts for a very small segment of the population.

Perth have been a shit show all season. I reckon Brisbane isn't as black and white. Don't get me wrong, they have been bad, however defensively they are not that far behind the rest. With a game in hand, they have conceded 5 less goals than Adelaide. The Roar's problems are all in attack (or...

It's not that people don't watch the A-League, it's that people don't watch FTA TV. Based on those being the highest rating shows for that time, demonstrates that approx 85-90% of the population are watching something else on any number of streaming platforms, or doing something else entirely.

I'm predicting a press release in the future that goes something along these lines. Bad news, we regret to inform everyone that Western United FC will be shut down effective immediately and the A-League licence to be handed back. Good news, the commercial and residential development projects...

Absolutely. Get right up in their face with it too. The opposition will spend the first half of the game confused while trying to comprehend why that is our national anthem.

One night watching the WC with mates (after of a few too many drinks), we came to the near unanimous decision that the anthem should be Hot Potato by the Wiggles. It's about nothing. It offends no-one. Every single person in this country actually knows the words. It's taking the piss of the...

Definitely doesn't help that the Aussie anthem is particularly generic and bad.

If Popa treats the NT anything like the various clubs he's coached, then there will be no such thing as a regular/preferred starting XI. He'll chop and change all over the place. I would not be at all surprised if we see players like Ballard and Triantis starting.

Not quite. It's a quarter gone and three quarters to go.