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Guru Posts : 3145 Age : 31 Location : Adelaide

I'm sure most would have heard, but good old Andy Gray has been sacked for sexist comments.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1350427/Andy-Gray-sacked-Sky-Sports-sexist-tirades.html

Guru Posts : 6019 Age : 31 Location : Fortress Emirates

Tank wrote:: I'm sure most would have heard, but good old Andy Gray has been sacked for sexist comments.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1350427/Andy-Gray-sacked-Sky-Sports-sexist-tirades.html

The other commentator, Richard Keys, has stepped down by his own choice. Probably would of gone anyway.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8283567/Richard-Keys-quits-Sky-Sports-over-role-in-sexism-scandal.html

Guru Posts : 1520 Age : 29 Location : Australia, NSW

Kevin Muscat will retire after the Asian Champions League.

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

Victory and Heart to play in the Mirabella Cup - basically the Victoria-wide club knockout competition

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/196383,victoria-clubs-to-face-a-league.aspx

good incentive i reckon, and gives the state league clubs a great chance to showcase their talent and with a $50,000 prize, will be heavily contested

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

And today Fury show the $1.5 million to the FFA that they requested for the club to keep running

Quote :: NORTH Queensland Fury have raised the $1.5 million demanded of them by Football Federation Australia - and are now nervously waiting to hear their fate tomorrow.

The FFA had insisted the club had to raise the apparently impossible sum from the community to have any hope of surviving next season.

But after a mammoth effort, the club today confirmed they had reached the goal.

Officials at the club are staying silent ahead of tomorrow's crucial FFA meeting that will determine their fate.

Board members Rabieh Krayem, Peter Brine and Sean Knights had a teleconference with FFA CEO Ben Buckley yesterday to tell him the news.

And Brine was optimistic afterwards.

"We believe we're there and we've exceeded it," he told the Townsville Bulletin. "We've done everything we've been asked - there should be no reason [to axe the club].

"We believe the numbers we put forward stack up to what is required."

Brine said the cash had come from a combination of business, large companies and government among others, but without identifying any specific firms.

The achievement throws a curveball at the FFA who were expected to axe Fury and reduce the A-League to a ten-team competition.

The FFA are even understood to have already drawn up a draft fixtures list for next season based on just ten teams.

Clive Palmer this week also insisted he was standing by Gold Coast United, despite speculation linking him with a take-over of Brisbane Roar and/or Fury at Gold Coast's expense.

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/196457,fury-show-ffa-the-money.aspx

the FFA can't back down from their promise now...surely not

Guru Posts : 3145 Age : 31 Location : Adelaide

Article's from 10 days ago, but Newcastle Jets are changing their colours next season.

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http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/newcastle-jets-change-team-colours/2071817.aspx

Guru Posts : 6019 Age : 31 Location : Fortress Emirates

Jesus, are they trying to become Barcelona or something?

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

Langerak to most likely debut this week for Dortmund...against Bayern of all teams!!!

on Setanta on Sunday morning, can't wait Very Happy

Legend Posts : 12322 Age : 28 Location : Victoria

mozza wrote:: Langerak to most likely debut this week for Dortmund...against Bayern of all teams!!!

on Setanta on Sunday morning, can't wait

That's awesome. What happened to Dortmund's no. 1 goalie?

Anyway c'mon Mitch! Hopefully he can put in a ripper of a performance.

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

Fury cut from A-League...cheers FFA....really appreciate the expanding of the league....cheers cunts

Guru Posts : 1495 Age : 29

Well at least there will be no byes now...but feel gutted for Fury.

Guru Posts : 5931 Age : 913 Location : The Emirates

Kolo Toure suspended for a positive drug test.

Dumb C***

Guru Posts : 1520 Age : 29 Location : Australia, NSW

Rafa Benitez dreams of coming back to Anfield as manager of Liverpool

Moderator Posts : 5690 Age : 33 Location : QLD

A banana got thrown at Neymar during the Brazil v Scotland clash.. Just not on.

Administrator Posts : 10315 Location : QLD

Superb result against Germany this morning... they may have been depleted, although it was still a fairly strong German side. Holger has done such a good job thus far. Makes you wonder what could have been in the World Cup. Razz

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

Lebron James is a minor stakeholder in Liverpool now courtesy of his marketing firm.....

dunno if he knows much about football, but the publicity can't hurt

Guru Posts : 1520 Age : 29 Location : Australia, NSW

dunno if its old or new story but Louis Van Gaal has been sacked as coach immediately effectively.

Guru Posts : 3145 Age : 31 Location : Adelaide

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

Serbia vs Socceroos June 7th at Etihad Stadium!!

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/203112,serbia-confirmed-for-socceroos.aspx

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

New Corruption allegations against FIFA

interesting to read actually, dunno if they can be proven

Guru Posts : 3049 Age : 31 Location : Melbourne

Serie A now have more even TV money distributed which is nice, except that Inter have decided to be bitches and no longer aim to buy players from other Italian clubs

very professional...

Legend Posts : 10471 Age : 35

So ... are Aston Villa looking to buy a new keeper, have they already done so, or do they have a former protege ready to step into the senior role?

Guru Posts : 3145 Age : 31 Location : Adelaide

Looking to buy. They're after Rob Green or Ben Foster from what I've heard.

Guru Posts : 3805 Age : 32

aussies v the kiwis tonight, should be good

Guru Posts : 6019 Age : 31 Location : Fortress Emirates

It wasn't. Which was to be expected given the weakness of both sides.

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