A-league football

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CCM 1 v 2 Macarthur FC

Own goal

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2-2, Bozanic penalty after Cummings was pushed in the box.

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CCM 3 v 3 Macarthur FC. FT

Jase hooked 82 minutes at 2-2

[Forza Fred]

Jamie MacLaren takes over from Jason Cummings and will be the latest ex Hibee to take the A League stage tonight.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City, 7-45pm Sydney time.

I’ hope Jamie grabs a couple…but confess that’s because I have $20 wagered on the outcome😂

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WSW 0 v 3 Melbourne City

Leckie 2
Berenguer

Jamie MacLaren missed penalty 62

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WSW 1 v 3 Melbourne City

Petratos pen

[Forza Fred]

WSW 1 v Melbourne City 3

Full time…..predictable

[Forza Fred]

Two games on channel 10 in Oz

Each screening in the geographical area of the home team.

As a matter of interest, which one is screening in the UK?

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Two games on channel 10 in Oz

Each screening in the geographical area of the home team.

As a matter of interest, which one is screening in the UK?

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

Sydney FC v Western United

Both kick off 8.45 am

Both on BT Sports

[Forza Fred]

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Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

Sydney FC v Western United

Both kick off 8.45 am

Both on BT Sports

Both on the same channel at same time?

How do they manage that?

Or is BT Sport what we would term a ‘streaming service’ as opposed to a normal ‘free to air’ channel?

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Both on the same channel at same time?

How do they manage that?

Or is BT Sport what we would term a ‘streaming service’ as opposed to a normal ‘free to air’ channel?

Not free to air but they have multiple channels. Bit like the multi fox sports channels in Oz.

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Both on the same channel at same time?

How do they manage that?

Or is BT Sport what we would term a ‘streaming service’ as opposed to a normal ‘free to air’ channel?

One game on BT sports 1 and the other on BT sports 2, Im just flicking between the two of them

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One game on BT sports 1 and the other on BT sports 2, Im just flicking between the two of them

Ok

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Both on the same channel at same time?

How do they manage that?

Or is BT Sport what we would term a ‘streaming service’ as opposed to a normal ‘free to air’ channel?

BT Sports 1,2,3,ESPN and Ultimate usually chargeable through cable and satellite in the UK

[Forza Fred]

1-1 in Sydney with 20 minutes to go.

Watching the rain absolutely belting down on the pitch while outside my place..only a half hour drive away, it’s as dry as a bone!

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1-1 in Sydney with 20 minutes to go.

Watching the rain absolutely belting down on the pitch while outside my place..only a half hour drive away, it’s as dry as a bone!

Hi Fred
Am watching the game.
I suppose the rain will be very welcome in some places down your way.
Nice club colours your opponents have , and their wet fans!

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Cummings scored again today/this morning or whatever time the game was 🤣 1-1 draw

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Cummings scored again today/this morning or whatever time the game was 🤣 1-1 draw

Commentator just announced he was about to be subbed and he stuck one in. Goal from around 8 yards out, ball in, held the defender off, brought it under, and put in the bottom corner.

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Commentator just announced he was about to be subbed and he stuck one in. Goal from around 8 yards out, ball in, held the defender off, brought it under, and put in the bottom corner.

Watching the Brisbane v Macarthur game, Macarthur are very poor, 3-1 down currently

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Watching the Brisbane v Macarthur game, Macarthur are very poor, 3-1 down currently

MacArthur are the latest team to enter the A League, this being only their second season.

A new team situated just down the road from me in Sydney’s south western suburbs.

Personally I thought it was a gamble letting them in the league, as I can’t see them building up any reasonable following or being inundated with sponsorship requests.

When I say they are a ‘new’ team, I mean that literally.

They weren’t playing in a lower league prior to joining the A League or anything like that……in fact they didn’t exist previously.

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MacArthur are the latest team to enter the A League, this being only their second season.

A new team situated just down the road from me in Sydney’s south western suburbs.

Personally I thought it was a gamble letting them in the league, as I can’t see them building up any reasonable following or being inundated with sponsorship requests.

When I say they are a ‘new’ team, I mean that literally.

They weren’t playing in a lower league prior to joining the A League or anything like that……in fact they didn’t exist previously.

Interesting, thanks

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Cummings scored again today/this morning or whatever time the game was 🤣 1-1 draw

Jason’s goal actually made the main channel 10 news broadcast today…no mean feat……and the commentary was about him building up a cult following as he has scored 2 in three games.

I think Jason will score a few out here and probably lap up the lifestyle, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he is here for the remainder of his career at least.

[Forza Fred]

Jamie MacLaren’s Melbourne City v Adelaide United coming up.

Should be a routine win for City…only player who could stuff that up is Adelaide’s Craig Goodwin if he is on song

[Forza Fred]

City 1 v Adelaide 2

2 goalkeeper errors and 1 poor back pass.

First half good, second, not so.

Jamie MacLaren got his usual goal

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MacArthur are the latest team to enter the A League, this being only their second season.

A new team situated just down the road from me in Sydney’s south western suburbs.

Personally I thought it was a gamble letting them in the league, as I can’t see them building up any reasonable following or being inundated with sponsorship requests.

When I say they are a ‘new’ team, I mean that literally.

They weren’t playing in a lower league prior to joining the A League or anything like that……in fact they didn’t exist previously.

Cheers for that Fred, interesting stuff. Was there never any anger shown from lesser teams in lower leagues because of this or do none of them have ambition/resources to potentially play in the top league ?

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Cheers for that Fred, interesting stuff. Was there never any anger shown from lesser teams in lower leagues because of this or do none of them have ambition/resources to potentially play in the top league ?

The vast majority of ‘lower league’ teams ..and there are a few state leagues..do not have the resources to compete in the A League..or meet the entry criteria.

One of the things that is lacking..is indeed a system of promotion/relegation…which incidentally,FIFA have said must be implemented and they are working towards.

‘New’ teams are not something that is a big deal here…and when the A League kicked off in 2005, the only teams that had been in existence before were Perth Glory and Adelaide United.

Something unique to the A League is that while some leagues DO have teams from other countries..eg Wrexham Cardiff in England and Berwick Rangers in Scotland, the A League has a team not only from a foreign country, but from a different FIFA confederation!

Wellington Phoenix are from New Zealand and while NZ are in the Oceania confederation and go through World Cup qualifiers in that confederation, Australia is in the Asian Confederation and go through the Asian World Cup qualifying route.

Add in probably the longest away match in any league in the world ..Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix and it all makes for an interesting mix!

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The vast majority of ‘lower league’ teams ..and there are a few state leagues..do not have the resources to compete in the A League..or meet the entry criteria.

One of the things that is lacking..is indeed a system of promotion/relegation…which incidentally,FIFA have said must be implemented and they are working towards.

‘New’ teams are not something that is a big deal here…and when the A League kicked off in 2005, the only teams that had been in existence before were Perth Glory and Adelaide United.

Something unique to the A League is that while some leagues DO have teams from other countries..eg Wrexham Cardiff in England and Berwick Rangers in Scotland, the A League has a team not only from a foreign country, but from a different FIFA confederation!

Wellington Phoenix are from New Zealand and while NZ are in the Oceania confederation and go through World Cup qualifiers in that confederation, Australia is in the Asian Confederation and go through the Asian World Cup qualifying route.

Add in probably the longest away match in any league in the world ..Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix and it all makes for an interesting mix!

Interesting stuff and thanks for explaining, will be interesting to see the league make up if the promotion/relegation goes ahead. With regards Wellington in the A league, I take it their main leagues are inferior and the reason Wellington are playing Australian teams or is it possibly because New Zealand is more rugby orientated ? I know Australia like their rugby too as well as many other sports

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Interesting stuff and thanks for explaining, will be interesting to see the league make up if the promotion/relegation goes ahead. With regards Wellington in the A league, I take it their main leagues are inferior and the reason Wellington are playing Australian teams or is it possibly because New Zealand is more rugby orientated ? I know Australia like their rugby too as well as many other sports

NZ had a team in the Australian NSL which preceded the A League.

There local leagues are nowhere near the standard of the A League and while I personally welcome them, not everybody feels that way…believing that fitba in Oz should be for the benefit of Australian teams in regard to development etc.

When I first arrived in the mid 70’s NZ were Australia’s biggest footballling rivals, but now there is a very large gap.

I think there are limits on the number of Kiwi players Wellington can play….to prevent them fielding a quasi international team…..I know that is the case with their recently introduced female team, and think it also applies to the men………personally I don’t agree with it and think we should help them grow as a footballing nation rather than put barriers in their way….
But While I don’t agree with the opposing view, I can understand it.

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The NZ expansion also works in the NRL with the Warriors being in that competition. With both football and league being very much minority sports in NZ compared to Union, I guess it makes sense.

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The NZ expansion also works in the NRL with the Warriors being in that competition. With both football and league being very much minority sports in NZ compared to Union, I guess it makes sense.

Yep, but fitba in Oz is in a similar position with AFL and Rugby League well above it in the pecking order.