We are paying it in instalments.. First the APL gives us $5 million then we give them $3 million of that back and then they give us another $10 million and we give them $2 million back - we have thus paid $5 million and the rest will be wiped off by FA never to be spoken of again.

Nah the TRUE Hellas fans will stay home waiting for proof that we have 15 million dollars for an APL license and are hiring Roberto Carlos to coach is in Tarneit.

Clubs wasted a VISA spot on him for 4 seasons and didnt make enough from OFC to "buy" anyone else decent with a passport. If Bonada is let go thats a massive mistake in my opinion.

Monday is going to be a ncier day but Sunday doesn't look bad... 3.30 Ill be there.. Looking forward to a souva... who would have thought I would be looking forward to eating at Hellas? hahahahaahahaha

I hope there isnt any lingering shittiness in the dressing rooms... I am hoping for a nice solid, attacking performance. Nothing fancy, a clean sheet and 2-3 goals will be more than enough.

LDV Vans trophy, Isuzu Trucks and Utes but NOT passenger cars trophy, whats the difference? Oh yeah, we won one you lost one...

Was at a conference quite a few years ago with some colleagues one from England one from the US and me and the English bloke were trying to explain to the Yank that the English and the French have been traditional enemies for centuries and that the French Army is probably the most battle...

And as it stands today the only Australian Champions trophy from actual Australia are South Melbourne Hellas... The Aleague one was given to New Zealand.

The flares and the Greek flags, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA We were forced to drop "Hellas" 30 years ago BTW.. racism in Australian society isn't a new thing....

Welcome. Havent been to King Tom for a feed in years... hoping this years cup (or Aus Champs) brings us together....

Its just another "Americanism" brought in to try and sell the sport to their country.... Nothing has meaning or tradition anymore... Death by a thousand cuts rather than by beheading.

I suggest its more your fellow franchise customers that would have their life frightened out of them if Hellas were to join the Aleague...

Let me guess,, the centre circle will have a coca cola logo superimposed over it during the anthems? AND the anthems will all have to be sung in English so Donnie can make sure nobody is mocking him.

Hahaha yeah must be a club legend .. hahahahahah you get my point though....

Only Yanks and wanks follow franchises too, whats your point? :cool: :cool: :cool:

Not even in the same universe. Paul Trimboli walks on water.... 😘 😘

Hahahah OK OK I admit I was being a tad harsh, old Paolo was a decent sweeper back in the day. Farkin pretty boy cock blocked me. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Thats not really a flex mate.....

Let it go mate.... its more likely that Scotl;and will win the WC than Hellas joins the Aleague.

Matey (and just a relatively well known squad for comparison) who from Liverpools 2026 squad was around 4 years go?

Let me guess, those "people you know" again eh? hahahahaha Did you ask them how we manage to not have money to pay a coach for one week, then find it under the fridge and go get our Manager back from Cash Converters, THEN find another 15 million to buy an APL participation license, under, Im...

If you are IN to that sort of thing....

I was making fun of you boyo... The player roundabout happens EVERYWHERE... Don't get so caught up on the celebrity of it all, just watch your club, argue about the players you should have, could have, would have signed.... complain (ALWAYS) about the ones you do have and miss them when they are...

Yeah probably a little he was decent player... just not someone I would classify as "the greatest" Probably a personal vendetta more than anything, a girl I was keen on in high school had his poster in her locker. hahahahahahah

Our club is the WORST of the whole lot if what I have been told is correct. Have you noticed we dont publish the juniors results anymore?

Sure thing bud.... whatever makes you feel better about yourself. You seem to have "been around" in March/April, you know, when the Mighty Hellas was holding its own on 5 fronts, top of the NPL despite all the travel we were doing and the fact that some of our players are on their 750th...

Its like a big game of UNO... whoever is left with the least amount of cards at the end can ask to join the Championship.

One of Australias greatest players? Absolutely not... I dont think he makes top 20 in Marconi's greatest ever players. lets not get carried away here....

I actually agree with you on this.... just not about permanent residents who I feel have every right to see their taxes being used on a federal scheme that benefits them and aids in their transition to full citizenship with all the rights that entails. Even Ginger Braun admitted as such...

Yeah, your probably right. Herrington, O'Neil and Trewin are the MLS saviours of football, we don't need any others.

Sorry what was that again?

Been gone a while Mic, what ill wind brings you to this corner of the forum now?

That sounds like a lefty loosing it to me :cool: :cool: :cool:

100% it shouldn't but the FA has created the perfect conditions for delusional time poor but cashed up parents to pay to play...

Bare minimum to make it anywhere is to go to an overseas academy ASAP.

NPL is NOT the bare minimum,..... The majority of kids play community football for $200-$500 a season. Football is for all.... The blockage starts in the player development pool where "the talent" is forced to compete with "the rich parent with shit son/daughter".

Yeah not surprised.... One match did SOOOO much damage to this board's plans that they dont seem to have any clue what to do now.... I don't know what the saying in English is but πηγαν ξεβρακωτοι σ'τα αγγουρια. Sunday is going to be very interesting.. I have faith in Si and the boys to sort...

I see the ONLY forward in our squad that runs for 90- mins, defends very high, harasses their CBs (when he is played as a #9) and never stops looking for goal OR pulls out of a 50/50 like some others we can mention.... I wish he stays at least until we see what a front two of Manny and Bonada...

Hahahah sorry meant PG obvs...

Angry emoji - reason - You offered LFC an egg roll and NOT the rest of us.....

So you all expect our current leading goal scorer to drop down "a few" divisions this year??? FMD sometimes.

Must be a great learning environment dealing with how to get around Russian sanctions.

Careful, knowing this place some of them may not be PC friendly.

Came on at the hour mark,... did OK but sting had been taken out of attack by then... he is being spoken of with great enthusiasm in Greece.

100% more needs to be done with facilities funding... especially regionally although I believe (and i could be wrong) things are getting better. As for cost of playing... it is not particularly expensive to play football compared to any other sport here in Australia until you hit NPL and...

Asking without having any clue but why do you think that was?

Bosnich has snorted so much coca I doubt he even knows who HE is these days. hahahahahaha

Thats been happening at state level for a while mate. This "we need more money" call to arms is from the top NOT the bottom as much anymore.

Oh I havent listened yet, thats my drive home treat for this afternoon.

Been waiting for Alex to go whack.... hahahahahah

Along with the waste, I mean there seems to be absolutely NO accountability... I wish I could copy and paste the below statement over and over and over again..... First of all it is worth acknowledging that the Federal Government has in the past 20 years given football more funding than any...

Did you not read in your KNVB pamphlet that Fergie let go of Stam at the time over comments that were made in his biography and later , very publicly, admitted that he regretted his decision. I mean it was fairly global football news in 2001.... or had you NOT "discovered" football yet?

Great article but such a DISAPOINTING situation....

bit of payback you reckon? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/belgium-comes-to-terms-with-human-zoos-of-its-colonial-past

I dont think anyone speaks about the women's side of the Aleague when defining a clubs performance. Good on you for pushing a preference but as much as you try to squeeze it into every conversation I don't think it has reached the stage in its evolution that it can crossover just yet....

Way way way before my time but the experience down here was a little different. Plenty of "foreign" names in the rep teams, the "explosion" of new clubs was more about not being enough clubs to accomade the influx of migrants than not being able to play at the existing ones...

I thought they had secured their training base in Mexico at least?? FFS its gonna be a schemozzle... Sincerely to yourself and ANYONE else travelling. don't fuck around with TSA or any cusoms agents there, It could end up costing you an insane amount of money.

Condoglianze my friend.... You're old boy is still watching down on your games from up there... don't pull a hammy...

Meanwhile these poor schlebs just want a 25 cent an hour wage increase and FIFA to NOT be able to report them to ICE... https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/sports/las-world-cup-games-on-brink-of-disaster-as-2000-workers-mull-massive-strike-could-get-ugly/

True...

It was way before Blatter too mate...1978 Argentina for example. FIFA sleeps with dogs AND doesnt mind waking up with fleas....

??? So you are happy with US customs being able to effectively disadvantage 3/4 of the teams at the world cup because of who they do and dont give a VISA to? I mean Foster is a goose, but he is NOT wrong here.

Baroque chamber music and gangster rap from Switzerland.

becuase they develop players for Adelaude United as they are too cheap to have their own academy?

His nickname is Massive.

Please don't continue digging at us, you're terrifying....

we count value in more practical terms mate AUS15 million is approx 60 taxi licenses :)

SMFC has done enough to fuel your rise to multi media fame buddy... lol

One respected source would suffice....

And for the ATO and alimony payments it is the 32nd of the month?

Surely his nickname would be Any "Cockle" Do

Its so far out of Melbourne they can call it the Holiday Home of the Matildas...

The list is ENDLESS and to be clear its the CURRENT governement NOT the nation or the people....

Sure, maybe their governement can first respect the United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea and remove the threat of war to another country 's legal right to extend their nautical borders.... Oh AND recognise the Armenian and Pontic Greek Genocide.... Would also be nice if Erdogan...

Its NOT the national anthem nor particularly inflammatory

The V2 bomber?

Volzza?

Bloody heartbreak that day but we were never in it... Sad all those wolves fans are deemed too "effnik" and their club undesirable.

Another U21s Australia wonderkid that didnt quite make it.. had a bit of bad luck from what I can tell with clubs going under and managers changing.

Don't discount that the balcony bros misread the room and would have thought that the majority of the members would have approved sacking the coach after a "failure" as a power move... And Im sure the sycophants and trough feeders around them would have patted them on the back and said "good job".

The "sultan" has promsied a hot Summer, lets see if he is willing to push too far in July and whether the EU is worth the paper it was printed on. https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-faces-turkey-test-over-maritime-territory-grab/

https://stockholmcf.org/tom-lantos-human-rights-commission-to-hold-hearing-on-turkeys-democracy-rights-record/

Just like the Roman Empire, we are far too big a club to only have one president... Or both of ours are barely worth 1/2 of a normal one... you pick. hahahahaahahahahaah

I wonder whatever happened to those "WU till I die" ultras? Must be horrifying outliving your club.

OR bring in the highest paying sponsors 14 year old son. ahhaahhaahha

EXACTLY, every country has a different name in a different language... some just have a bit of an inferiority complex...

I would find myself a better mentor my Roma friend. Maybe get one of the kourades at Oakleight to read your coffee cup.

forced and allowed are two very different things.

Different rules for the plastics eh?

notice the ONLY player not enjoying training today? Nature is healing.

Not a student of Roman history?

That kid could have been anything... what a waste.

I cant read without signing up anymore but I can imagine. Most of them are 15 and have never left the country before.. wouldn't know where Greece is on the map let alone understand anything beyond Messi and Ronaldo memes and collecting imitation jerseys from youtube influencer sites.

Didn't start the Eggs on toast chant did he?

Sinisa is one of the best things that has happened to this club in the past 4-5 years... Had a brief chat to him in New Zealand and he does truly love this club, its not just an act... The players all would run through a wall for him, if you notice he has never thrown them under the bus ...

Is Epifano still there?

NOPE, I believe the Aleague is a death sentance to a club like mine.... would rather see Avondale pass away :)

Im happy to donate to the Avondale fund if it helps them get the license...

Ross Pelligra was willing to pay 15 million, and then waited a few years and got Perth for $1....

Didnt they start out as Keilor Downs?

and "Macedonia" officially changed their name to North Macedonia...... just saying

Don't know, you guys are playing some attractive football, probably the best Ive seen from you in seasons.

Who? Think you are confusing a sports club with a hobby mate.

More likely the marquee coach that one of the balcony boofheads had "In the bag" told us to get fucked....

It won't be "our" money if it goes ahead mate... ti will be some "Dallas buyers club" put together by the balcony boys.....

I don't think I know either... All I know is a resigned myself to not worrying about seeing 5-10k at Lakeside again in 2018... My only concern (at a purely personal level) is losing the connection to the club that attracts me every week.. Will joining a rapidly deteriorating closed off league be...

"value in authenticity"? Mate the only reason the APL is still going is because that Folley guy stumped up 25 million two years ago... No authenticity required, just cash.

Thats my preference too mate... The Championship and Australia Cup are our future... ALL of our futures..

Don't they use crayons now?

Look a lot of members want this desperately and are willing to make all sorts of concessions to bring Hellas back to the national stage.. We have to respect that and accommodate every members feelings about the issue and ABOVE all do what is best for the future of our club... If EVERYONE agrees...

My next door neighbour's sister's boyfriend once drove a van that he had bought from they guy that did the landscaping for Archie Thompson and he reakons the next Aleague expansion will be in Las Vegas.

Why, they are from the west anyway, and their fanbase can fit comfortably in the Tarneit stadium.... NPL wont miss them much.

Avondale for the lols.

HAHAHAHAAHAHAH try and match the colour of the suit to the sauce you are eating... thats my "tailor's" tip for the day. hahahaahahah

Hopefully that changes when you are representing 28 million people on the world stage mate.

Leckie's pants are cut so high they are like Capri pants and [poor Nestory looks like he is wearing his fat uncles jacket. ... hahahaha the only saving grace is that they made them wear socks. HAHAHAAHAHAAH

old news.

fuck mate, its the national team, slap a crest on the pocket and make them fit at least... The poor lads look like apprentice undertakers. sheesh.

Is that from their "fits really bad and is ultra shiny" summer 2004 collection? hahahahaahahah

SMFC can't remain a members based club AND get a license... unless members are hoodwinked into giving up control of the club ala Sydney Olympic... Any hero trying to squeeze this through will have a fight on their hands.

Holy shit I knew FA was broke but wtf are they wearing?

3 people out of 5 thousand isnt really a "minority" mate...

Oh Im sure Sunday is going to be like an episode of desperate housewives of Lakeside.

Ray? Maybe we can call him pistol?

They weren't leaks.. The FA came out with a list of publicised criteria for clubs to meet.... its the Aleague licensing criteria which has NEVER been made public. even to clubs that were bidding for a license.

Monday nights, weekends are for football :P

In this country you don't need the "effnik boogyman" to bash soccer.. They've been doing it for 20 years to the Aleague... whats the difference?

Shes beautiful.... Were can I order a set of 6 for my daughters dowry?

And what exactly might they be?

Sorry bud, reading my response again I didnt want to sound so aggressive... Just really tired of the argument and of having to defend my clubs Australianess constantly...

Thats very flattering but sorry its a load of crap... we are not THAT unique... We are but one of dozens of Australian clubs that can make a go of it, sure we may be the loudest still but judging Marconi, Melbourne Knights, Adelaide Juve, Sydney United etc on who they are today (after 20 years...

when have the "demands and requirements" EVER been leaked out? We've been through 3 application processes.... Don't you think its funny that pre WC, all of a sudden CCM owners are "close" and WU license is "being negotiated with SMFC"... cmon man.. its all bullshit.

Ah the "socials" One minute we cant pay players for 14 weeks the next we just stumped up 20 mill for an Aleague license... what world we live in....

Oh yeah, do share? What have they said?

They are desperate to swan around looking important sure, but it was APL that reacehd out for a meeting mate.... Its Lederer and Pierce wearing the kneepads this time :) AND if it does come to pass, we will make them regret their decision a thousand times over....

I thought this was funny. South posted an innocent "congrats" to Ajden for making the WC squad and the comments were quickly flooded by Vanuatu and Solomon Islanders pledging support to the Socceroos.... hahahahaha football diplomacy eh?

No need to beg us to join, it makes the APL look desperate...

Owners? Tell me more about these owners?

FORBIDDEN

That will be our B team....

Don't think that will be an issue, the only question is do I take the wife and kids to Tahiti and boys trip to Vanuatu or other way around :)

SMFC wont happen either mate, its just words...

How can anyone even begin to reasonably guess? Whatever they are at the very first Australian Championship game we got 7 thousand.. for an Aleague debut I would comfortably say sell out 12k at Lakeside.... Home games with Victory, Adelaide, Perth would have to be at AAMI and would also...

Huge enough that we have a SMFC fan club from Adelaide who travelled to Auckland to support the club...

Yeah but he spent alot of time on the bench and minutes on the pitch only to kill a game or to save it...

A franchise that has left its fan base a dozen times?... how droll :cool: ...

its not branding pal, its our DNA as a club and a community..... Chanted with pride by ALL of our Australian fans AND players regardless of where their parents were born...

Man, why do you even bother?

AND our holiday plans next year :)

I agree, more of a case of too many similar players than poor performance...

I can smell the garlic through the screen....

settled "Iced" it is....

WHO THE HELL gave Pete permission to post images of my house???? Im gonna have a few stern words on Sunday....

Phrasing dude....

Guido?

Pope is a great kid and hard working player. An absolute asset to whichever club he ends up.. Deserves 1st team match time...

Pathetic?? hahahah you poor little lamb.. Wanna ask around at the bordello what happened to Arthur Papas and how Gus and Tanga found out about CT and his new "payment scheme"?

Wer are the united nations of football.. bringing the Roma and Bulgarian communities together.

You wouldn't say that if you saw their taste in women...

Lol Ill pay that one....

σαν το χασις, το LSD, με σενα Hellas μαστουρωνει ολη η γη;

Im sure some of you have already read, but I just want to post this here for the others. Absolute class....

Renoes or another reason?

Ive been calling for his inclusion for ages, just hope they hype justifies the hope...

Im gonna hold fire a bit... Before it all turned to shit last weekend there was some sunshine on the horizon. I am banking on the fact we have a half decent coach lined up the morons just didn't know how to arrange the transition... If we had won the cup, gone to Canberra and presented it to the...

Revive? it never left.

We'll need another 25 for the travelling Sydney fans surely?

Souhern Stars maybe :cool:

Now THATS bleeding for the shirt.

They can always bring back the vibe manager: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/martin-boyle-becomes-australia-world-28541512

Oh I dont either, the kid made his bed, its time to lie in it.. I just hope we aren't pinning our dreams on some other country's cast offs... Hope he bags in 20 goals.

and the same day the AFL release next years fixtures?

Lucky there are only 500 of them..... hahahahahah

Yeah mate I know and appreciate it...

Weve got Magic, Gully, Thunder and Dandy City. If we cant find a way to get 12 points out of this, even without a manager, then all hope is lost. Another May, ANOTHER rebuild... lets see what Sunday brings... I suspect a poor performance will cause the mood to get pretty grim..

West Melbourne Hellas FC..... 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮

Yeah they said $5 million, we said $5 hundred.... negotiations are ongoing.

Just ChatGPT bullshit. I suspect they have wet ink on a replacement super coach and are waiting to announce some sort of major coup.... the rumours will start leaking out on Sunday and they cockheads will be sitting on the balcony looking smug...

Sorry I dont think anyone speaks your dialect here. Greek or English if you could translate above please.

Look I know you are trying to grow the channel but there are supposedly hundreds of other clubs around, some evern in more dire positions than South at the moment....

Sinisa, if there is any world in which you read this... THANK YOU brother.... What you gave us in 12 months will never be forgotten.

Easy there jerkoff, who you calling gyfti? Coming from a club that paid for a syphilitic whore as a way of honouring the career of a living football legend I'd rethink who calls whom a gifto.

I think you may want to remind your friends of how many Aleague coaches are still unemployed and how frequently NPL coaches are given a chance at Aleague level.

wasnt he busy6 on transfermarket right after the OFC game looking at Uzbekistan 4th divison strikers going cheap?

Not anymore tbf... Souvs are actually decent now... its the Bergers ones that have taken a nosedive.

Hahahah I remember that.

Hahah as if that whale was on a commercial flight.... he must have come back by trawler.

Why do you call yourselves retards? Serious question.

well said.

But I thought "the people on the plane" were lying to you?

Hahaha nah those that did are even sorrier than I am....

Im with you there.. Papadimitriou has shown his form, deserves more senior minutes, had Floparoli in his pocket...

It hurts supporting this farkin club sometimes... The πουτανες in charge may change but the disrespect they show the ONLY people that turn up every week remains...