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Post by Jesus on Sept 21, 2007 13:00:25 GMT 10
Indeed. Great news.
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Post by Pete on Sept 22, 2007 4:36:00 GMT 10
I'd say the FFA would have to do a lot of marketing research into other sports that have both Men's and Women's comps running side by side and see what the effects are.
Tennis Tournaments (Grand Slams) have both Men's and Women's comps in the one event - do they experience a mass walkout when the men finish playing and a women's match starts up?
I know curious is saying the women's comp would be independent of the HAL, but if it could be packaged with the HAL matches, it would be unique to just about everything else we have in Australian sport barring the Australian Open (Tennis). That feature alone could be quite marketable. The Women's comp could have separate sponsorships, but put on on the same day at the same venue as the HAL matches.
By having separate sponsorships, the Women's League could be an entry point for corporations not sure about sponsoring football, or who would not normally be involved with sponsoring men's sport. Again, the FFA would have to find out if there is a demand from the corporate world and if the business sector find the concept appealing.
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Post by Bearinator on Sept 22, 2007 8:33:13 GMT 10
On a different not, how happy would Charles be if they played a youth game, a womens game, then the main game all in 1 day. Kendal bar would need to open at 9am game day  And I would be there (insert the little drunk person smiley face here) |
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Post by curious on Sept 22, 2007 9:04:51 GMT 10
I'd like to see all three played on the same day & piggy back each other. Good value for the entry dollar as well. The NRL did it for generations. The thing that would be difficult is the summer heat. A 7pm aleague kick off would mean a 3/3.30pm kick off for youth or women's.
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radinho
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Post by radinho on Sept 22, 2007 15:37:10 GMT 10
I think that there should be like a reserves or youth a-league game before a womens game coz i remember my first and last NRL game i spectated there was a reserve game before that could and would work but the thing is there probably would not be foxtel coverage for the resererve game but SBS would be pretty desperate for the coverage.
But i believe that on week days there could be the womens and womens youth games since the Olyroos verse Lebanon had attracted over 4000 people and these are basically the youth considerng under 23s and also if the mariners are playing an away game the marinettes could play on the weekend or we could even use pluim park for them. Tough issue. I think there should be a poll on this.
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Post by curious on Sept 24, 2007 8:00:21 GMT 10
After the Matildas game last night, Foster said the FFA had concrete plans for a women's a-league as early as next season. Don't you just love the way the FFA keeps the public up to date with future plans?  We haven't heard a wisper about the youth league as yet either. |
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Post by Jesus on Sept 24, 2007 14:41:21 GMT 10
There was a whisper from buckley on a youth league earlier this year.
I think there will be much more sponsors dollars in a womens league than a youth league.
Both should be on the agenda very soon though.
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Post by clarence on Sept 25, 2007 11:36:30 GMT 10
Foster ain't the FFA so what he says is usually wishful thinking or verbal masturbation.
If sponsors can be found if there's enough push for either a youth league or a womans league then either or both will happen sooner rather than later.
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Post by curious on Sept 25, 2007 13:55:26 GMT 10
Foster ain't the FFA so what he says is usually wishful thinking or verbal masturbation. If sponsors can be found if there's enough push for either a youth league or a womans league then either or both will happen sooner rather than later. You sound quite dismissive. We all know Foster "ain't" the FFA. What you think about him or what he says is your choice. There is enough push & a necessity for a women's league which likley will be amatuer as was the WNSL, so cost would be minimal. It may even be run & funded by state Feds as it was before. A youth league is an absolute necessity & WILL be implimented asap. As stated previously by the FFA. |
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Post by timmyv on Sept 25, 2007 18:39:51 GMT 10
i rather see them played on different days. It works really well in Europe and i think it can work here.
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Post by bikinigirl on Oct 2, 2007 13:19:45 GMT 10
. not sure whether there would be much sponsorship dollars in either the youth league or womens league - it will require the games to be televised to get your name up in lights
. a look at any womens sport in australia will show it is going to be tough to get the funds to ensure the whole thing doesn't collapse let alone paying the players - netball could be used as a guide as there are a number of similarities
. how about football all year round, womens & youth double header through winter and the mens a-league through summer based on a-league franchises
. alternatively the double header played on 'away weekends' at home
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Post by Jesus on Oct 2, 2007 16:15:51 GMT 10
Then youth players would be out of shape for a-league call-ups
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Post by bikinigirl on Oct 2, 2007 16:57:35 GMT 10
Then youth players would be out of shape for a-league call-ups . ahhhh ...... good point . bugger it, triple header - start at 5 end sometime after midnight, now thats good value entertainment . or what about the alternate weeks scenario - home games, every week |
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We haven't heard a wisper about the youth league as yet either.
