Jimmy Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I find my interest in them constantly lessening. They're a bunch of 30+ year olds playing in obscure asian leagues, their attendances have plummeted and you don't really see the huge interest that was there from 2005-2010. Prehaps the novelty has worn off? They were the first football team I followed but now days Heart is so so much more important to me. I don't find my self caring that much about the result unless it's a WC game. Anyone relate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dRoy Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I couldn't care less about any of the national sports teams. Unless its in a world cup. Like baseball or soccer or basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Its well known that I really do not care about the NT - Except for a fleeting interest in the WC. TBH I care more about the Wallabies as they are the only team i support full stop in Rugby Union which is a fairy popular game in my family. I would say the same about the Aussies in Cricket - However due to the regular presence of fuckwits chosen for the side, I can often fall in out of love with the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Simple no. Only ever found myself supporting them once. Probably call me a shit Aussie, but most know I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salzy Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Agreed with the OP. As for cricket, have no Interest in the Australians at all. If the australians ever play Sri Lanka or the west indies.. I support them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Highly disagree with everyone ITT. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart_fan10 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 ill be interested for the 2018 world cup when all of the older generation move on and we may even see a team like this: -----------------Langerak-------------- Herd----Williams-----Good------Zullo ------------------Luongo---------------- -----------Amini----------Rogic--------- Vidosic-----------Babalj-------------Oar Bench: Federici, Ibini, Hamill, Tombides, Leckie, Rukyavitsa etc..... All of those players will be around 24-28 in the prime of their careers, established players, hopefully at good clubs in high quality leagues. Mind you that's not including players that will break through in the next few seasons. There's a lot of potential in the 2018 world cup squad IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Well its definitely hard to be excited about things at the moment, still enjoy the odd win every now and then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticker Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 The Socceroos are the number 1 side, all the A-League clubs are just feeder teams for it at the end of the day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthheart Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Have often wondered if our current nt squad is a result of the downturn in the nsl at the end of its tenure. There is a lack of players in their peak footballing years that would have come through around the end of the nsl and a-leagues beginnings. the lack of a stable national comp will have harmed plenty of talented players chances of making it in the game. We have plenty starting to make their way now but will be a few years before they are at international standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mus-28 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Starting to lose interest, there seems to be an old boys club firmly entrenched in the NT. Even the style of play has becore negative, too ofter relying on physical dominance rather than technical supremacy to win games. The generational change needed to start at the Asian Cup, or at least in every friendly possible. Unfortunately Holger appears to think his only job is to qualify for Brazil and not also build a sound platform for the future in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK_47 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 The first game of live soccer I ever saw was the Socceroos play Columbia at the SFG in 1995 and have followed them ever since. I have watched them serve up some absolute garbage since then but i will ALWAYS support them. I dont look at them as some kind of branch of the entertainment industry, like a film that gets boring so you turn it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toogood18 Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I care about the Socceroos when we play in qualifiers for the World Cup and the WC. Apart from that these pointless friendlies I couldn't give a stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Until I die Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I love the socceroos, but I cant like them when they dont even try when they are playing. Too many sloppy goals, not much attatcking. there must be something wrong up there, just like with the olyroos, gret team 0 goals in 6 matches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTinator Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 OK I was bored by their performance just like the rest but if it wasn't for the Socceroos there would have been no money from Foxtel to set up the HAL. And on another point I hope that JA and JD were watching that miserable performance and making sure that we don't replicate it in any fashion in HAL8!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 I do - to a point. I think anyone who is critical of the NT does actually care, they might just not be interested in the current squad. There's always a fine line between keeping te old guard and blooding new players, and I get the feeling this is why some people are turned away from having an interest in the NT, too much of the former and not enough of the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I have always felt that I feeling I get from the sporting clubs I support is greater than the feeling than I get supporting a national team. It is just a more intimate and therefore better feeling IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballism Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I will always support Australia when we are playing but it's definitely club over country for me. Don't really have much interest going to games though as they are usually against shit opponents at shitter times and the crowd is full of berks. Will usually watch on TV though, unless its a pointless friendly with a pack of shit cunts playing at 6 in the morning. As for AL clubs being feeder clubs for the NT. Fuck that. Why would have 3 foreign players and most of the Aussies over 30 if we were trying to develop future socceroos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Melbourne is so many pegs above the Roos for me, but when I think about it I think Australia winning the WC would evoke more raw emotion in me than Melbourne winning the ACL. Not to mention all the benefits for Football in the country. It's strange. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Polak Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) I care, just atm I'm frustrated seeing the older guys take the spotlight in the starting 11, it's like they lived the glory days of 2006 and still cling onto the national squad expecting the same vibe to occur at another world cup etc. It's also been debated through the newspapers I read during the 2010 wc. I'm not sure if it's their resume that persuades foreign coaches for our team that keeps them there, but I would like to see more new guys in the team that could give us an insight of our main squad in the future. Is Mark Schwarzer still good enough? Surely Federici could have taken the no.1 spot by now, I've liked his season at Reading recently and I'd hate to see him not get much time to play for Australia considering he's 27, Mark is 39. Edited August 17, 2012 by Young Polak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Agree that Federici needs to be number 1. Right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Yes, I care. But it's a bit like the A-League - not enough football so the connection with the fans is not strong enough. Most of the time it seems that the NT is playing some obscure country somewhere half-way around the world or otherwise inaccessible, or if a 'home' match somewhere other than Melbourne. And, as has been mentioned, so few home-based players in the team. Take the last game in Melbourne - we're 4-2 up. David Carney - David who, from what club and country was that again? Uz-bloody-bekistan? Whereas Osieck couldn't give our own Michael Marrone even 5 minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 FFA make it hard to follow the NT by having Foxtel showing games. It is the same thing with the A-League. Who would rather be cramming around a small computer screen watching a b grade stream rather than watching the official coverage on a large flat screen? My children know most of the Wallaby players but hardly any of the NT players or those of other A-Legue teams as the TV deals don`t encourage regular viewing of gemes. International rugby on the other hand is on free to air which makes it more accessable and so you watch it. When I was yonger I made trips to Sydney for WC qualifiers etc. and watched all NT games. Now I can`t watch the games on TV as I refuse to pay out $800 a year to Foxtel and so I am loosing interest in the NT. It is easier to follow Barca than the Aussie national team because they are on free to air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Just get Foxtel. The sport is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Sure do, always get up to watch them play live. Yeah it shits me to tears that blokes like David Carney still get selected but I'm a patriotic cunt, I love my football so the two combine beautifully. Plus it gives me more to tweet about! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 have to say... after Hiddink left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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