midfielder
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Lyall Gorman is currently kit flying an A-League all stars match as a season opener.
The advantage Football has over AFL & NRL is an overseas player base. Australia currently has give or take about 200 players overseas. We also have 43 not counting Kiwis players from overseas playing in the A-League. Currently each club can have 5 overseas players.
Lyall wants to start the season with a starting match that is the signal next week we start. His idea at this stage is that the best overseas players playing in the A-League in a match against the A-League’s best. The match to be played in a centre that does not have an A-League team i.e. Canberra, Coffs Harbours etc.
He sees it as a ratings winner, A-League Socceroos V and overseas best from the A-League. He argues further it would give the Australia coach a good look at many fringe Socceroos. He believes that both the A-League coach and the All Stars coach should be coaching in the A-League. The marketing is clever as it would highlight how much talent there is in the league and maybe have some of the Euro snobs watch.
Who would not go to see Kewell and Emerton versus Broich and Hernandez.. wow … it would also highlight the best players in the league for fans and supporters.
I like the idea it has enormous appeal from every angle I can think of. Clubs, the players union, players would need to agree. The through of a season ending injury would way heavily on the mind of club administrators.
However the water cooler talk about who should the coaches be, who should play in the game, and where to play it would be excellent for the game and provide some media during the AFL & NRL final series.
The advantage Football has over AFL & NRL is an overseas player base. Australia currently has give or take about 200 players overseas. We also have 43 not counting Kiwis players from overseas playing in the A-League. Currently each club can have 5 overseas players.
Lyall wants to start the season with a starting match that is the signal next week we start. His idea at this stage is that the best overseas players playing in the A-League in a match against the A-League’s best. The match to be played in a centre that does not have an A-League team i.e. Canberra, Coffs Harbours etc.
He sees it as a ratings winner, A-League Socceroos V and overseas best from the A-League. He argues further it would give the Australia coach a good look at many fringe Socceroos. He believes that both the A-League coach and the All Stars coach should be coaching in the A-League. The marketing is clever as it would highlight how much talent there is in the league and maybe have some of the Euro snobs watch.
Who would not go to see Kewell and Emerton versus Broich and Hernandez.. wow … it would also highlight the best players in the league for fans and supporters.
I like the idea it has enormous appeal from every angle I can think of. Clubs, the players union, players would need to agree. The through of a season ending injury would way heavily on the mind of club administrators.
However the water cooler talk about who should the coaches be, who should play in the game, and where to play it would be excellent for the game and provide some media during the AFL & NRL final series.
