When the sun sets, yeah. Not at 1pm when the Championship is actually on. Hence the "fact" that the sun is 73 degrees above. No need for the passive aggressiveness or change of parameters to make you seem like you've won the argument haha.
It is not an argument, it is a fact, deal with it. Do you think you are the first person in world football to ask this question? It is an age old question.
You're talking about sunsets! Is there a single sunset during a Championship match? Thank you for that "fact", I didn't know
, I have surely been dealt with.
You seem quite unhinged,sadly.You're talking about sunsets! Is there a single sunset during a Championship match? Thank you for that "fact", I didn't know
I started about the sun in general, affects the camera on the eastern side, don’t twist the story.You're talking about sunsets! Is there a single sunset during a Championship match? Thank you for that "fact", I didn't know
In reply to my post about the club or FA putting a camera on the opposite side for the Championship. Last time I checked, all matches in the day, apart from Hellas opening match. I appreciate your general facts, but unrelated to my post. Sorry you find me "unhinged" for that.
Logical or not weve heard way too much and not seen anywhere near enough to justify it or take it as gospel... takes much more than words to remove the tinge of distrust. A distrust not subdued by the fact they retained full power for semis as well as finals, time will tell, but whose to tell me that this also is not part of strangling the comp without directly doing so openly?
The very issue IS that the APL has a say at all, perhaps next year they sit down with the foundation 8 and we can also dictate when they should play to make sure it doesnt clash with this product especailly during finals? Concessions should go both ways for the good of football, no?
Crowd metrics has been more a concern/worry for the AL ppl than the other way! Dont think the worry or the restriction on this came from our end.. we were always happy to go head to head, just look at who is complaining loudest about times etc.
For a final like that, it would take the hand of the footballing gods, the FA and a special team of officials to sergically remove many along the way!
Yeah I agree with the distrust, you know me, I don't trust any of them haha. But I just can't see anything nefarious around the fixturing, just looks like they were genuinely trying to get the competition off on the best foot with clean air. But hopefully it goes head to head next year to appease people and test the metrics, not sure what SBS will think but worth a try. Probably bigger crowds I'd say.
I believe it is an invitational tournament, if so, you can always turn down the invitation.
Im sure that may well be the case, for the non invested stakeholders, and if this pans out to be anything other than what was sold as concept otit may be the very avenue for the foundation clubs also.. that will come after some open and glaring finger pointing at the FA etc and the demand for answers from all.
100% the spokeperson for the FA though said the crowd metrics have already been exceeded and that this was not the main criteria for this comp. After the boxes of crowds, niche grounds, etc etc have all been met now its - Sustainability that is the key, which we all agree on and desire, but HERE also is the issue, and why distrust remains, especially from sticking a product in the most obscure times perhaps at others requests (noted and never debunct as to who that is), that we get natural progression to that the thought was to create the foundations for failure while hyping the expectation for success via some unachievable perfection (to say look we tried it and failed) Question is whose perfection model is set by whose bar, (FA, APL or the clubs themselves)?
Remember you from the old 442 forum
Yep good points. I'd like to see if playing the same timeslots next year actually pushes both competitions further for the better. More marketing, more coverage etc. It's harder to ignore the game when it's everywhere.
As you mentioned earlier all we ALL have to be, is smarter in allocating the dates, throw the NST a bone come finals from the APL and all can start the ball rolling together, sell the differentiation via support and push the headlines of more AU Football (saturation), it appeases so much more for all stakeholders than what we keep doing now... and if we see it doesnt work for the good of all then lets all sit down and work the calendars better together!
So much is out of date..
so we need a billionaire who is football mad and a p&r ideologue to take over?So much is out of date..
Why ive actually come to terms with the concept that only an overarching football 'dictatorship' could get things in line across the board. A footballing 'fascist doctrine' if you will.
Continental though, one that has no concept of franchise systems!!! Haha
