The Australian Discussion Thread featuring 7 years

[capriccioso 2,545]

I like white wine. Much better than red wine.

[We Hate Scouse 10,287]

I like white wine. Much better than red wine.

I like Sangria

[Kezza 1,965]

I like white wine. Much better than red wine.

Got a wine at work that is selling (or not selling) for $680. Penfolds Grange from Adelaide.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I'll take it off your hands for 68 cents.

[termninja 5,290]

Are we English not worthy then?

Naah, it's just the thread name

[Kezza 1,965]

I'll take it off your hands for 68 cents.

Done!

[We Hate Scouse 10,287]

Naah, it's just the thread name

Makes sense I guess

[termninja 5,290]

Makes sense I guess

You don't say

[capriccioso 2,545]

It's quite annoying/sad that we don't have any proper rivalries in football here, aside from Marconi Stallions vs. Sydney Olympic and Marconi Stallions vs. APIA Leichhardt. And none of them can get into the A-League. We really need a promotion-relegation system. The bottom placed team at the end of the season should be relegated down to their relevant states' league, and they should be replaced by the winner of a playoff- contested between each of the winners of the state leagues. I can guarantee that if APIA or Marconi can get into the A-League they'd instantly be more popular than Sydney FC. It's a far better way of spreading the game than introducing expansion clubs. It'll also prevent the amount of 'Eurosnobs' (people who couldn't care less about the A-League and support some European team) - which I am unashamedly part of. If my local clubs, Moorebank or Marconi get into the A-League that would change.

[Spike 12,049]

It's quite annoying/sad that we don't have any proper rivalries in football here, aside from Marconi Stallions vs. Sydney Olympic and Marconi Stallions vs. APIA Leichhardt. And none of them can get into the A-League. We really need a promotion-relegation system. The bottom placed team at the end of the season should be relegated down to their relevant states' league, and they should be replaced by the winner of a playoff- contested between each of the winners of the state leagues. I can guarantee that if APIA or Marconi can get into the A-League they'd instantly be more popular than Sydney FC. It's a far better way of spreading the game than introducing expansion clubs. It'll also prevent the amount of 'Eurosnobs' (people who couldn't care less about the A-League and support some European team) - which I am unashamedly part of. If my local clubs, Moorebank or Marconi get into the A-League that would change.

Our supporters are too few and too fickle for such a thing. Everytime a team is relegated the support would just about die.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Our supporters are too fickle for such a thing.

Yeah but how many people under the age of 10 would follow the A-League with greater interest than they would European leagues? The NSL was better, as we didn't have one or two clubs per city. The problem with people our age and older is that we have no connection to the A-League. These clubs were founded by and large after we were old enough to pick teams to support of our own, excluding Melbourne and Perth Glory.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

For a promotion/relegation system to work well we'd have to have 2 leagues and we sure as hell don't have enough football fans in Oz yet to have another league.

[capriccioso 2,545]

For a promotion/relegation system to work well we'd have to have 2 leagues and we sure as hell don't have enough football fans in Oz yet to have another league.

Perhaps but a lot of NSWPL teams have fairly largish supports, like Sydney Olympic. The NSWPL is surely good enough to warrant its best teams joining the A-League. Perhaps the Victorian PL as well, though I doubt Queensland, Northern Territory or Western Australia have much to offer in that respect. It would be far better to bump up one of the big 3 NSW clubs than create a new western Sydney expansion club.

[Spike 12,049]

Yeah but how many people under the age of 10 would follow the A-League with greater interest than they would European leagues? The NSL was better, as we didn't have one or two clubs per city. The problem with people our age and older is that we have no connection to the A-League. These clubs were founded by and large after we were old enough to pick teams to support of our own, excluding Melbourne and Perth Glory.

Most ten year olds focus on Rugby and AFL. Most ten year olds would not even know who Real Madrid are.

The NSL was fucking awful. The worst thing about Australian sport is that clubs are founded by faceless corporations.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Most ten year olds focus on Rugby and AFL. Most ten year olds would not even know who Real Madrid are.

The NSL was fucking awful. The worst thing about Australian sport is that clubs are founded by faceless corporations.

Many clubs in Europe are owned by faceless corporations.

[Spike 12,049]

Many clubs in Europe are owned by faceless corporations.

I never said owned - I said founded. Founded. I sick of people pulling things out of their arse like that. It's been happening to me a lot lately.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I never said owned - I said founded. Founded. I sick of people pulling things out of their arse like that. It's been happening to me a lot lately.

People have been pulling 'things' out of your arse, eh? I must enquire, are they putting them in first?

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

People have been pulling 'things' out of your arse, eh? I must enquire, are they putting them in first?

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