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[Hellenic_blue&white]

Do we have a preference for the qf?
Do we want preston for the bumper crowd and matchup? Canberra or NWS?

 

[SMFC1959]

Canberra or NWS Spirit will come to Lakeside Stadium as under dogs and with no pressure. Preston and South would be under significant pressure to perform.

 

[Kitwally]

Has to be Preston for maximum crowd/media exposure no?

 

[southmelb]

Preston is probably a full house.

Canberra Croatia would be the 2nd biggest as it will mirror the npl grand final with all the croats coming out.

Nws spirit would be the lowest.

Even though Preston have looked sub par the derby nature of it makes it a 50/50 contest, South only slight fav cos of home ground. South would be red hot favourites against the other 2.

I expect 5k if its against Spirit, 7-8k against croatia and 10k+ against Preston.

Thats assuming the weather doesnt kill it.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Do we have a preference for the qf?
Do we want preston for the bumper crowd and matchup? Canberra or NWS?

Yeah I prefer a 4 nil win, but will settle for 2 nil.... as for opponent.... not fussed I reckon we can smash them all

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Preston is probably a full house.

Canberra Croatia would be the 2nd biggest as it will mirror the npl grand final with all the croats coming out.

Nws spirit would be the lowest.

Even though Preston have looked sub par the derby nature of it makes it a 50/50 contest, South only slight fav cos of home ground. South would be red hot favourites against the other 2.

I expect 5k if its against Spirit, 7-8k against croatia and 10k+ against Preston.

Thats assuming the weather doesnt kill it.

As long as we win, I dont really care anymore... The future of this league isn't going to be judged solely on SMFC crowds, let someone else worry about "the metrics" for a change.

 

[SMFC1959]

Given tonight's match is a dead rubber, happy to take a scrappy 1-0 win away from home. Aim is for players not to be injured and leave Perry Park on a positive note.

 

[SMFC1959]

Preston is probably a full house.

Canberra Croatia would be the 2nd biggest as it will mirror the npl grand final with all the croats coming out.

Nws spirit would be the lowest.

Even though Preston have looked sub par the derby nature of it makes it a 50/50 contest, South only slight fav cos of home ground. South would be red hot favourites against the other 2.

I expect 5k if its against Spirit, 7-8k against croatia and 10k+ against Preston.

Thats assuming the weather doesnt kill it.

We saw against Moreton City Excelsior that we were able to attract a 3K crowd for a team that is relatively unknown outside Queensland. For a semi final against a NWS Spirit, you'd assume you would attract a crowd of at least 4K.

Your right @southmelb that we would have at least 500 Croatian fans attend Lakeside. If its anything similar to the Dandy City crowd at the NPL Grand Final, then having over 1K Croatian fans would make for a great atmosphere, and the crowd starts to exceed 5K.

In terms of Preston travelling to Lakeside, then this could be anything from 7-10K. As long as its not live on SBS TV, then that would boost the crowd attendance figure. What a statement it would make to the haters of this competition to see a sold out Lakeside Stadium.

 

[SMFC1959]

Quarter finals are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday 1 and 3pm kick offs. I hope we don't get a 1pm kick off - that would impact TV audience/crowd attendance.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Quarter finals are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday 1 and 3pm kick offs. I hope we don't get a 1pm kick off - that would impact TV audience/crowd attendance.

What time have they booked the final on, 9am on a Saturday morning perhaps???

 

[SMFC1959]

Grand Final is Saturday 6th December 3pm kick off

Let's get through the quarter finals first before we start to look too far into the distance.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Grand Final is Saturday 6th December 3pm kick off

Let's get through the quarter finals first before we start to look too far into the distance.

Hahaha agreed mate, I just hate the 1pm Sat kickoff so much.. Speaking of Final, it really WOULD be better served at 7pm on Saturday night but I suppose the APL will fight tooth and nail against that, for the good of the game and all.

 

[southmelb]

I think foundation clubs get more sway with timeslots, fairly certain we will get one of the 3pm games.

 

[smfc_hellas59]

I think foundation clubs get more sway with timeslots, fairly certain we will get one of the 3pm games.

Sunday 3pm is best case scenario if FA can’t be convinced to play it on a Friday night

 

[southmelb]

Sunday 3pm is best case scenario if FA can’t be convinced to play it on a Friday night

But if its Preston sbs will want it broadcast on main channel so Saturday? Or is sbs broadcasting all knockouts on main channel?

 

[SMFC1959]

But if its Preston sbs will want it broadcast on main channel so Saturday? Or is sbs broadcasting all knockouts on main channel?

Surely as the highest ranked team we would have a say over our scheduling ?

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

But if its Preston sbs will want it broadcast on main channel so Saturday? Or is sbs broadcasting all knockouts on main channel?

According to the SBS page we are on for Sat at 12.30 pm

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Surely as the highest ranked team we would have a say over our scheduling ?

Hahahaha I dont even think SBS or even FA has a say in our scheduling... Its all down to what the APL will "allow".

 

[Hellenic_blue&white]

Hahahaha I dont even think SBS or even FA has a say in our scheduling... Its all down to what the APL will "allow".

Dont forget the PFA's role.in all of this!

 

[Glenardo]

According to the SBS page we are on for Sat at 12.30 pm

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What about the 4th game?