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WHat i was told was that bergers pushed for a veru small quota on preston fans and wanted preston to pay for all security.. thats confirmed... the pushed it out as long as possible and will now claim it wasnt them but the FA!!

You can go no problem... as long as you aint a preston supporter!
And they wonder why they cant play in Asia? Circus.
 
Pitch was horrendous when knights played victory a few weeks back yes it rained but one wing just water everywhere, ball not bouncing correctly and stopping short. It was as bad as knights when it rains a lot

Maybe I had too high standards...

Some highlights from the keepers dad

Thats bc the pitch doubles as an olympic pool in winter!! Hahah
 
Pitch was horrendous when knights played victory a few weeks back yes it rained but one wing just water everywhere, ball not bouncing correctly and stopping short. It was as bad as knights when it rains a lot

Maybe I had too high standards...

Some highlights from the keepers dad

I think they have severely fucked up the drainage.. We turned up for an Oceania game this year and they were trying to roll the water out of the pitch with brooms and it was just pooling everywhere.. terrible considering the money spent.
 
Any chance they quietly change the name of the venue with the passage of time..I get why it was named that initially but it’s clunky as, and the Matilda’s barely use it. I get it could be politically sensitive to do so but geez
 
Interesting the Preston and Heidelberg statements are completely different
Yeah agree... Im not one to side with Bergers but it does sound like they did everything they could to accommodate.. Also very telling that Preston just plain told all there fans they are barred from coming and then shut all comments on their statement.. I reckon its Preston board self worried about losing points?
 
Problem for Football Victoria is that it is very likely that Preston and Heidelberg will make the Dockerty Cup Final, which is to be played at The Home of the Matildas. That ground is probably the worst ground to hold this type of fixture as segregation is near impossible.
 
Problem for Football Victoria is that it is very likely that Preston and Heidelberg will make the Dockerty Cup Final, which is to be played at The Home of the Matildas. That ground is probably the worst ground to hold this type of fixture as segregation is near impossible.
It wont be up to the clubs to provide security for a final though and Preston/Bergers women played a final there in 2024 without incident.
 
It wont be up to the clubs to provide security for a final though and Preston/Bergers women played a final there in 2024 without incident.

Cant really compare a womens game to a dockerty cup final.

The federation will go light on security as they dont give a shit, they're probably looking for an excuse to dock them both lol.
 
Must win match for Hellas tonight against Bentleigh Greens. Another loss and we could be potentially dragged into a relegation battle. The gap between 6th and 12th is only 6 points. In Victoria, its the bottom three that are relegated.
South Melbourne found themselves in a relegation battle last year and we still managed to stay up so there's no reason why we can't do the same again this season but ideally we want to be getting the job done against a Bentleigh Greens side inside the relegation zone.
 
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