Australian Football Stuff - not worthy of a thread

[sydmariner]

Popovic's Turkish club in disarray as president and board resign

Tony Popovic’s Turkish Super Lig club Karabukspor has been rocked by the resignation of its president and the entire 11 members of the board.

President Hikmet Ferudun Tankut and the entire board have resigned, effective immediately.

An extraordinary general meeting is reportedly scheduled to take place over the next week.

In a statement on Karabukspor’s official website, Tankut confirmed the news.

“I have served as club president for 13 years and a half... I always kept away from the decisions and practices that would harm Karabükspor.

“Today, we resign as the board of directors in order to open the way for Kardemir Karabükspor... which we have worked hard for, in the economic sense."

Popovic, along with his assistants Andres Carrasco and Zeljko Kalac, joined the Turkish club from Western Sydney Wanderers on the eve of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 season.

They won his first game in charge, a 1-0 victory over Kayserispor on October 14.

The ACL winner also guided his new club to a 3-1 win over Keçiörengücü in the Turkish Cup less than a fortnight ago.

But the struggling outfit have lost three straight league fixtures and are currently sitting equal bottom on the Super Lig table.

 

[Big Al]

Ante Milicic has been named under 23 Aussie coach. That's why was at our game on Thursday I'd suggest

 

[Pirate Pete]

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/...eason-with-a-knee-injury-20171118-gzo35u.html
Mitch out for the season then. That's bad news for him.

 

[sydmariner]

1-0 australia (matildas) against china

 

[sydmariner]

2-0 Australia

 

[sydmariner]

3-0 (super sam)

 

[VicMariner]

What a goal by Sam Kerr!

Over the last 12 months Sam has been one of the best Aussie footballers I have seen. Barr none.

 

[sydmariner]

4-1 australia

 

[sydmariner]

5-1

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Tom Heward-Belle played a full game and Anthony Kalik played until the 61st minute played for Sydney FC in the NYL. While Kane Runge was a an unused substitute for the Newcastle Jets and Jake Adelson played until the 52nd minute. The game finished 1-1 at Lambert Park in the Foxtel National Youth League.

 

[scottmac]

Anyone got any info on the vague star wars reference with the tag something big is coming to our game?

 

[Big Al]

Anyone got any info on the vague star wars reference with the tag something big is coming to our game?

Star wars round for round 10. FFA has teamed up with Lucas studios to promote Star Wars next movie

 

[scottmac]

f**king ridiculous.
To me, the game is bigger than that. The people in charge dont realise it. Will probably be a great round spectator wise though.

 

[Big Al]

f**king ridiculous.
To me, the game is bigger than that. The people in charge dont realise it. Will probably be a great round spectator wise though.

I like it. Gets people talking and lets face it there has been no promotion till now.

I’ve been saying the Mariners should have been trying this form of sponsorship.

The only thing for me is I stopped watching Star Wars about 5-10 Year’s ago

 

[VicMariner]

I can understand why the FFA do things like this. They are trying to appeal to a wide audience and this is just another way to do it.
But it feels like selling out our game as a cheap marketing gimmick.

The FFA should be concentrating on football people like the Liverpool sell out crowd, the EPL/Serie A/Bundesliga etc, etc watchers, football people who don't follow the HAL. That is where the greatest opportunity lies IMO.
Joe Average just does not give a rats about football....but get ALL football people attending games and the league will be rocking! Big crowds, more buzz around the office cooler... Maybe then others will take an interest in our sport.
These gimmicks just turn football people off.

 

[Big Al]

It’s just a sponsor plugging there products just on a bigger scale. I see no problems

 

[Tevor]

It’s just a sponsor plugging there products just on a bigger scale. I see no problems

Shame it’s an away game, being a big Star Wars fan I wonder if CCM will have a Star Wars t-shirt like City and WSW have. I would buy one.

 

[Big Al]

FFA deadline today. 2pm is the meeting I think.

Who will fold or will they go to FIFA?

 

[VicMariner]

The biggest thing holding football back in this country is the clowns running it. Has been for years.
Maybe FIFA taking over might not be a bad thing.

How the other codes must laugh at our shambolic administrators.....

 

[Big Al]

FFA avoids normalisation committee for now.

FIFA instead will try to lead a continued negotiation to help reach an agreement between all parties