Paul01 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Gallop was interviewed on the Melbourne AFL Radio Station by Gerard Whately. Multiple issues covered. Congress Marketing (blame on multiple non-football sporting events) FTA rating Expansion True Marquees requiring $11m beyond reach of current club owners Supporters New Socceroo coach Possible farewell game in Australia must give a commercial return Elite junior costs needs bigger funding (top-down) to reduce fees. On top of that, when i looked up sen on my phone browser, an ad was there for Friday's game between us and the Jets. If you want to listen to it, type in Whately on your podcast app search engine and download today's episode (14 Feb 2018) and listen to the first 15 minutes or so. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
btron3000 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 17 hours ago, Paul01 said: If you want to listen to it At this point in time does anyone really want to listen to Gallop any more? You know what you’re gonna get - bland excuses, no passion or excitement for the game, corporate gobbledigook. Everyone in football knows that he and Lowy have to go. It’s beyond a joke. Prydzopolis, Carns, SomeGuy1977 and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Prydzopolis Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 If it’s anything like the quotes he gave with this article Link to comment
Paul01 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 18 minutes ago, Prydzopolis said: If it’s anything like the quotes he gave with this article Yep. The article was a summary of the interview with Whately. I think that the interview gives a lot more and, unfortunately, looks like FIFA are not going to turf them out. But worth a listen for current FFA think. one positive for Gallop is that he is referring to our game as football. Link to comment
SomeGuy1977 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Prydzopolis said: If it’s anything like the quotes he gave with this article Quote Of course, those never tell the full story, the quality of the football has been high, Sydney FC have just played beautiful football and look almost unstoppable. Beautiful football? Like last night, right? Results aren't the same as playing beautiful football. 2 hours ago, Paul01 said: Yep. The article was a summary of the interview with Whately. I think that the interview gives a lot more and, unfortunately, looks like FIFA are not going to turf them out. But worth a listen for current FFA think. one positive for Gallop is that he is referring to our game as football. Says a lot about the state of our game if that's a highlight from our CEO. Prydzopolis, Paul01, mack and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 37 minutes ago, SomeGuy1977 said: Beautiful football? Like last night, right? Results aren't the same as playing beautiful football. Says a lot about the state of our game if that's a highlight from our CEO. There weren't many others. SomeGuy1977 1 Link to comment
Edinburgh Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Prydzopolis said: If it’s anything like the quotes he gave with this article So the game needs to be better marketed! Duhhhh! And whose responsibility is it? Who has failed abysmally in this regard? Why haven't you fulfilled your remit in your job? Why haven't you resigned? How much do you get paid to tell us what anyone on this forum could tell the world for free? Get out now and take Lowy with you before things get worse. Wanderboy, EmMac, Prydzopolis and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Hughesy Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 "Football needs to actually think about how it's marketed, both at club level and our level as we go into the next season in October," That has to be the single biggest insult to every member of the football community. That'll do me... Prydzopolis, matty, EmMac and 5 others 8 Link to comment
Davo Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 6 hours ago, Paul01 said: Yep. The article was a summary of the interview with Whately. I think that the interview gives a lot more and, unfortunately, looks like FIFA are not going to turf them out. But worth a listen for current FFA think. one positive for Gallop is that he is referring to our game as football. So he knows what at least one of the F's stand for in FFA. Paul01, Prydzopolis and Erdz 1 2 Link to comment
luisenrique Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 There's no way Gallop watches any games that he's not in the corporate box for. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 43 minutes ago, luisenrique said: There's no way Gallop watches any games that he's not in the corporate box for. He's in it for the free seafood and grog. Link to comment
FCWanderers Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/battle-lines-drawn-as-fifa-get-set-to-mediate-between-australian-soccer-s-warring-parties-20180216-p4z0kq.html Another attempt at meditation by FIFA looks like it's happening again soon. Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/feb/21/governance-crisis-fifa-talks-to-step-up-with-a-league-clubs-and-states Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
luisenrique Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/02/21/league-clubs-warn-games-collapse Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, luisenrique said: https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/02/21/league-clubs-warn-games-collapse Growing the game FFA style - FMD. "Professional clubs stand on the brink of joining the nine club administrations that have already become insolvent in the first 14 years of the A-League. "There are clear symptoms of a potential impending catastrophic collapse of the professional game in Australia and these can be directly linked to the governance issue at hand." Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
alexd Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Why it that theworldgame has ceased to facilitate comments on their stories? Specially against the FFA. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
mack Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Seems like they've removed it from all stories. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Hughesy Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 There was an article in the SMH claiming that this won’t be resolved until after the World Cup. This whole thing is completely ****ed. We’ll be sitting here in 6 months time about another November 30 deadline. Meanwhile the walls continue crumbling down... GunnerWanderer, Prydzopolis and SomeGuy1977 3 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The headline should read "paychecks ahead of anything else". Looks like FFA was set up as a retirement fund for the Lowys (as if they need it) and their buddies. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/02/22/ffa-puts-its-own-survival-ahead-embattled-league "Survival ... has become the raison d’etre of chairman Steven Lowy and his leadership cabal, no matter what cost to the Australian game. Experts in deflection, delays, obfuscation, and dividing and conquering, Australia’s peak body views its hold on absolute power as a non-negotiable right, handed down from father to son." SomeGuy1977 and EmMac 2 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The FFA chairman had a diary clash and was unable to attend the meetings with FIFA. If only he had done that in August last year. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/02/22/fruitful-fifa-talks-marked-lowy-absence-0 tardotz, Erebus and EmMac 3 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Get it done, FIFA! I never thought I'd cheer for this lot. --- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/23/fifa-flexes-muscles-in-australian-footballs-governance-saga "Fifa and AFC delegates arrived in Australia this week determined to break the impasse. Now they have established their authority they have to act upon it. The A-League clubs rammed home this point during a coruscating presentation on Wednesday with grievance after specific grievance attached directly to a Fifa statute. They did so following a preamble that tied the present situation to Fifa’s own historic embarrassments, reminding the delegates they have been directly involved in this saga for two long years now, and ending with a challenge that cuts to the heart of Gianni Infantino’s regime. “The guiding principles for the Fifa 2.0 vision are transparency, accountability, inclusivity and cooperation. We believe that these should be the guiding principles of the CRWG and the recommendations it makes”. [...] "Football in Australia is crying out to move on from this miserable chapter and take advantage of the benefits congress reform can offer. Fifa has taken the initiative, now it needs to see the job through." Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 You've got to love the APFCA statements :-) --- https://apfca.com.au/apfca-statement-in-response-to-ffa-expansion-claims/https://apfca.com.au/apfca-statement-in-response-to-ffa-expansion-claims/ "The FFA deals with the APFCA through the media and not directly. The reason is because there is no trust or goodwill between the two bodies. [FFA expansion] is a smokescreen of the highest order. This is the last-gasp attempt by the FFA board to portray football as a happy family in Australia. We are collaborating to develop and improve the A-League, (but) in truth they ignore us on every issue of any significance. Unless and until there is an independent A-League without the involvement of the FFA – other than being the national federation – then one cannot imagine that any commercial entity would agree to join the A-League if they are required to do so on the same draconian conditions that the existing A-League clubs endure. https://apfca.com.au/apfca-makes-submission-to-fifaafc-delegation/ Our view is: i. That the FFA Board has effectively disqualified itself from participation in the CRWG. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
btron3000 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It’s absolutely farcical this, and has been for years. The fact that the FFA simply don’t talk to people is amazing. How do they expect to get people on side if they don’t interact? Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Zelinsky Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, btron3000 said: It’s absolutely farcical this, and has been for years. The fact that the FFA simply don’t talk to people is amazing. How do they expect to get people on side if they don’t interact? Dictators don't communicate, or listen. They dictate. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
mack Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 The media back and forth isn't limited to the Clubs either. FFA did the same thing with the PFA during their negotiations in 2015 and as we all known they played in the media against Active support. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
Unlimited Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 23 hours ago, FCB said: Dictators don't communicate, or listen. They dictate. Even dictators listen to people They still need to make a group of people happy - and this group is the group of people that keep them in power In a democracy, the group of people is large and we get reforms that help everyone. Like in Australia, everyone who is registered to vote can have a say in who runs the place - and in return we get roads, schools, stadiums (?) and they benefit the masses In a dictatorship, the group of people is small and you'll see this manifest in favours and advantageous business deals to these "stakeholders". I guess in the FFAs case, they fund the state federation and their chiefs to keep them in power during board meeting votes. But now that this board has to expand, they need to start helping more and more people out - and not just themselves. Why would they fund cheaper representative football or cheaper tickets to A-League games if we, the grassroots community who will benefit from it, don't even have a say in who runs the FFA? Who cares if the media trashes the RBB? The RBB don't keep the FFA in power, at least not directly... This change needs to happen. Edinburgh, Prydzopolis, Paul01 and 1 other 4 Link to comment
mack Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Gallop has apparently been given a 2 year extension. Wonderful. Prydzopolis 1 Link to comment
EmMac Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 31 minutes ago, mack said: Gallop has apparently been given a 2 year extension. Wonderful. Ugh. I'm off to my happy place. Which, by the way, is a universe where the Ffa is run by a trumvirate of Les Murray and Johnny Warren and David Squires, the A league has 18 teams, specially built football stadiums with sandpits and awesome food. The Wanderers have won several championships. All is right with the world. Oh, and Alexander skarsgard is interested and available. sonar, Prydzopolis, CaptainJess and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Paul01 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 hours ago, mack said: Gallop has apparently been given a 2 year extension. Wonderful. Apparently it was months ago. Link to comment
MartinTyler Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Should the FFA be issued with a 'show cause' notice? tardotz, EmMac, Prydzopolis and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment
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