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AFAIK he was CCM's NSWNPL GK (abbreviations!!).

It's also pissing me off to learn today that athletes get fast-tracked to citizenship so that they can represent Australia at sport, whereas other perfectly respectable applicants for a visa (not citizenship), such as someone who has married an Australian citizen, have to wait years. Double standards.

So we have another $50b to throw at "defence" (against a thought bubble threat) and at the same time we increase the charges for our own young people who try to better themselves through further education?

Somehow we have to sort out the conflicts between our League season and international commitments.

IMO the voting overall is a pretty accurate reflection of a disappointing season.

4,580.

That's telling data. We don't really deserve to play "finals" and IMO it would be better long-term to not qualify this season. It might, just might, send a message to the club that it did not get it right this season. A bit of a wake-up call.

I largely agree. I watch only EPL highlights, and only some, mainly because of the family connection and loyalty to Arsenal, and because I play EPL Fantasy, and occasionally highlights of matches involving clubs that I've taken an interest in as the years roll on - such as SV Hamburg. I don't watch the A-League streamed matches, and watch only the highlights of City matches. I don't know, but I suspect that quite a few of A-League regulars probably have a recent overseas heritage, and therefore have an in-built loyalty to their home-town or adopted club in another country - much as I do - and especially those who came to Australia as adults. And I think that colours our vision a bit. Also I think the A-League suffers from most, if not all, matches being played in over-sized stadiums (as do many other overseas clubs of course, particularly those that have slipped down the pyramid) and this does not make for good viewing. And I would have to say that in terms of City (and CFG) the club just does not go out of its way to embrace fans and spectators, and neither does APL or the previous administration with a seemingly never-ending succession of missteps. It seems to me that we are held at arms-length. I, for one, have repeatedly suggested to the club things they could do to spark interest, but to no avail. The FRG is the classic current example. This is not confined to football. Doesn't matter how good the product is, if the marketing is not there then the product won't sell. I think all of these things contribute to an opinion that our football is not worthy of support or interest.

Unless we appoint someone really decent then it'll just be different shit. It beggars believe that somewhere in the CFG monolith there isn't a decent coach who could come here and really make a difference and give the squad the lift that the club needs. Instead of relying on a phone call to someone you knew somewhere else....

City vs. Perth 14 Apr 2024 3: Arslan; 2: Souprayen; 1: Young

One of the weirdest matches I've ever seen. 5-0 up inside 30 minutes, and then it seemed like an eternity before we finally started to play with pace and purpose again. The ridiculous 5-minute delay for the VAR to make a decision didn't help - goodness, the A-League has to sort this shit out. Nothing is shown on the big screen and it's just guesswork for the spectators to know what is going on. Surely the League has got to introduce a cut-off time for a VAR decision? I also found it weird that the Women's team continued a lap of honour while the men's match was in progress. Not sure that that's appropriate. Jeggo, Jakolis and and Natel continue to frustrate me. Still making up my mind on voting - has to be Arslan for the hat-trick, and Young must feature because he saved us on a few occasions when our defence went into snooze mode. Can't make up my mind on who gets two votes yet.

I've raised this sort of thing many times with the club. It just doesn't know, and doesn't seem to want to know, about PR. I even sent my old hometown club's website to the club to show the lengths it goes to attract spectators, especially those who support the visitors. How to get to the stadium, what bus to to catch from the station, the latest time you need to arrive at the station to make kick-off, parking arrangements, welcome to the supporters' club bar etc. etc. All this in the National League South and crowds usually less than 1,000! We just don't seem to want to make any effort. Even worse with Casey Fields. OK, great facility - can we have a look at it maybe? How do we get there? Is there a club room for members and fans? Ho-hum.

3.00 p.m. @kingofhearts

By my reckoning with 27 matches in all the top two are decided - Central Coast and Wellington. As Wellington are not eligible for AFC competitions Central Coast will play in the Asian Champions League and the third-placed team will play in the other AFC competition. My guess is that Victory will come third. Truly a shit season for us. Nothing to be proud of whatsoever.

Vidmar is back in the dugout for City vs. Perth.

I just checked , in passing, the merchandise on sale via the club shop. God, it is truly awful.

Wonder whether there's a "club room" where Members would be welcomed, meet each other, meet players and staff, watch videos, get a coffee, even have a meal, etc.? Of course, Heart did that in the early days - the Westpac Meeting Room was it? - fans could go up there after a home match and meet the lads. It's on one of the early threads here. Very common, at least with smaller clubs, elsewhere - and of course at NPL level in Australia with the long-established clubs. My home town club still does it, even though we lost our old home ground years ago, and there's still a Supporters' Bar and welcome for visiting supporters, and the website even gives them details on local bus services to and from the ground and the latest time they should catch a train from London to make kick-off time. They really work hard to get spectators to the match. To our knowledge, does any other A-League club do this? With City, "fan engagement" just does not seem to be on the agenda.

He went with PK to Troyes and when PK was sacked he returned to City. His CV says that he is sports science and high performance professional rather than a football tactician, which is what you want (I would have thought) for your Manager/Head Coach. His actual qualifications are listed here https://au.linkedin.com/in/raffaele-napoli- just scroll down a bit to see them. I just don't understand this club sometimes. Build all these fancy facilities and then skimp on the staff inside them? Jamo might not have the qualifications, but I would have thought that for the on-field stuff he would read the play a lot better than Napoli. No-one could doubt Jamo's intensity and will-to-win. Maybe he is the lead on the actual bench itself but Napoli is listed as the Coach?

How long before we ditch AAMI Park...?

What a pity we're having such a shit season...

Pity we're having such a shit season...

Does Jamo actually have coaching qualifications?

Hope to be there. 3.00 suits me a lot better than 5.30! Repeat, repeat...just wish that we could have a regular fixture...repeat repeat...

Oh, agree entirely. But have we actually had a statement at all?

We're not suggesting that City should lie. Merely that the club is short on meaningful information to members, and has been lacking in this respect for some while now. Always asking people to buy something, or enter a competition, or register for something, but not treating us like adults capable of interest and understanding, or, let it be said, of actually contributing meaningful opinion and ideas.