Marketing visibility is the barometer of CFG's interest in Melbourne City, and what does that say?

I work in a media-related field and the term used now as standard is "legacy media". There is general recognition in the "legacy media" that the only viable option is online content, always with video stories in the mix. I recently met an established journo who had enrolled in a Tafe screen...

Ah my apologies- missed the joke! And its a good one. Love your work PJ

Yes. Some thoughts are not helpful when verbally expressed. We all consider context when saying what we think. Pim at times did not, and, in terms of his professional position, should have been more aware of context.

Isn't it great to have an exciting young Australian front two at an A League club!

Pim's problem was his Dutch bluntness. Fair to say that he could and should have been more careful with his comments at times. That said, the Germany game was a disgrace in terms of his approach. No other way to describe it.

Babalj was an odd one. He looked so promising early, played for Australia at what, 20? Then, nothing.

Melbourne City 26% down on last season. How long before CFG either pulls the plug or does something meaningful to address the problem. The driver is asleep at the wheel.

I suggest that there is a direct correlation between the visual effect of a decent crowd and the aural effect of noise coming into play here. It is not just the teams - the whole experience has more energy and a sense that something is at stake. I may get some flack for fronting up here and...

With respect, as someone who lived in Tasmania for many years, the situation was more complex. The culture there is overwhelmingly AFL, and more than a century of hard core sports culture does not change simply because someone plants a football/soccer franchise there. The chances of an A...

Agree, and Phoenix have always struggled to pull a crowd in Australia. And I had forgotten the ACL game on the previous Thursday - that would have had an effect.

No, just another approach to analysis. It is important to know how the league is faring in non-derby games, as an indicator of general sustainability. In case of City, the figures are particularly misleading with derby games because of the distortion produced by the high numbers of MV...

Good to see WSW hit 10k. Awful except for that and Auckland. SFC in particular.

That average was grossly inflated by the then very well attended derbies.

That is a dire graph. That is a club without a future. Death spiral territory.

Comparisons are purely subjective and the league is what it is. In my view, the only valid - but still limited - measure is how A League players fare when they go overseas. That suggests, in the main, equivalence with SPL outside the big two and League 1, which I see as being roughly...

Perhaps Volpato's agent will now stop advising him to turn down Australia and hold out for Italy. Mind you, whether he is good enough for a place in the NT is another issue. He's young and being advised by Totti, so I don't think his hold outs should be counted against him.

I simply can't see how Triantis is not selected. Having said that, nothing about Popa's record since that first Wanderer's season fills me with confidence in either his selections or strategies. I hope to be proven wrong.

CFG have failed dismally with City. The real question is, could they ever have succeeded? I think not. I think MC encapsulate all the problems of the A League franchise model.

You'd think that some EPL clubs are looking at him, surely?