It’s borderline corruption from Barr, clearly his personal preference, not what the community want or need.

Honestly thought he'd have until Xmas. He leaves a legacy and IMO that Chelsea game was a sliding doors moment.

That’s nostalgia talking. I want P&R as I’ve seen how one owner in a franchise model can bottleneck an entire state, but you can’t honestly say the world is the same as it was back then, domestically or internationally.

Aside from a $500M/yr tv deal with SBS which funds three tiers of national pro-rel? -Confirmation that Perry Park will be redeveloped would make me very happy. -Bakries out and/or Roar replaced by Strikers/City/anyone with motivation to succeed. -Barr redirects the millions he sends to the AFL...

From the SMH link: "Queensland has recently overtaken Victoria as the state with the second-biggest number of grassroots participants, behind only NSW - underlining the strategic importance for football that the region is positively represented at the professional level".

It'd be a huge piece of the puzzle if we could properly tap into it/release the valve. NSW has always been way out in front and IIRC Gyfox used to keep stats at the old forum showing Qld and Vic have been relatively close for a long time. However when you look at the clubs in the national...

The A-League is suffering because it has ignored the sport's second largest market in favour of embarrassing con jobs in empty paddocks. There are more players in QLD than any state bar NSW, and the only national pathway for all these players is a borderline unprofessional organisation. The...

Disappointing but wish him the best.