Asian Champion's League

[Dutchy]

Super game last night, amazing what a few players added to the line up does, even makes Pantelis look OK!

About time FOX actually sent a commentator or 2 to the venue and not commentate from the TV, very hard to gauge the atmosphere and no interviews after the game detracts from the coverage.

I would have thought the perfomance would be all over the back page of the Advertiser today, instead you have to did back 7 pages

[CUTTERMAN]

Great effort by United and fantastic result. I don't reckon our game is overly physical, some players in the Asian teams dive and fake alot which is pretty hard to watch. The refs we've had don't get sucked in too easily, the Iranian in the Shandong game was really good I thought. As far as the commentary goes, it's a disgrace, they don't even name the United players while in play, saying that though, I had trouble picking out some of our players with the camera angles used in the telecast, wasn't very good vision.
Also noticed only 7800 went to the last Victory game for the ACL! And they accuse us of being shit supporters!

[whufc]

Great effort by United and fantastic result. I don't reckon our game is overly physical, some players in the Asian teams dive and fake alot which is pretty hard to watch. The refs we've had don't get sucked in too easily, the Iranian in the Shandong game was really good I thought. As far as the commentary goes, it's a disgrace, they don't even name the United players while in play, saying that though, I had trouble picking out some of our players with the camera angles used in the telecast, wasn't very good vision.
Also noticed only 7800 went to the last Victory game for the ACL! And they accuse us of being **** supporters!

no offence mate but how many games have melbourne played in the last month plus they have a small matter of the A-League grand final

[CUTTERMAN]

I see your point but it doesn't come into it. When United were playing in both comps (A-League finals) we had good crowds so I don't see why under 8000 is considered a fair crowd for a team supported by 3 times the population of Adelaide. The same spin is already happening with the NAB Cup crowds and the half arsed validation of where games should be played and why, then when a shit crowd attends all the reasons are suddenly valid yet were never valid when a poor crowd attended a game in SA.
It was a crap crowd to the Victory game and pissweak, simple.

[whufc]

I see your point but it doesn't come into it. When United were playing in both comps (A-League finals) we had good crowds so I don't see why under 8000 is considered a fair crowd for a team supported by 3 times the population of Adelaide. The same spin is already happening with the NAB Cup crowds and the half arsed validation of where games should be played and why, then when a **** crowd attends all the reasons are suddenly valid yet were never valid when a poor crowd attended a game in SA.
It was a crap crowd to the Victory game and pissweak, simple.

take into account how many Victory fans have been travelling interstate throughout the last couple of rounds of the a-league season plus the finals, no sporting team in the country travels like these fans eventually the cost takes its toll, the champions league game is a small price to pay when you have an A-League GF and knowing you will be back in the ACL no matter what.

[Dogwatcher]

I thought Victorians would turn up in their thousands go to watch two flys crawling up a wall?
Supposed to be the sporting centre of the nation.
Sure they've had a busy run but when the media/Victorian population thrive on the descriptions like those above and use it as reasoning for having major events there...there are sure to be people comment when a crowd is rubbish.
Maybe those claims are just hype after all....

[whufc]

I thought Victorians would turn up in their thousands go to watch two flys crawling up a wall?
Supposed to be the sporting centre of the nation.
Sure they've had a busy run but when the media/Victorian population thrive on the descriptions like those above and use it as reasoning for having major events there...there are sure to be people comment when a crowd is rubbish.
Maybe those claims are just hype after all....

thats not their reasoning for having major events............................... it's the FACT they get around 70000 to most major sporting events something SA could only ever dream about.

[Dogwatcher]

Well they didn't for the AFC did they?

Hence the questioning from others.

[CUTTERMAN]

Well they didn't for the AFC did they?

Hence the questioning from others.

BINGO!

[whufc]

wouldn't call the acl a major sporting event in Australia just yet lads

[whufc]

another question

was there a sellout sporting event in South Australia last year?

[RoosterMarty]

I think the Twenty20 was sold out...

Funny that Melbourne fans don't acknowledge the Asian Champions League as a 'major competition'....

[Dogwatcher]

Whether or not the event is a sell out in SA is not the question.
In fact, what happens here in SA is not the point at all.
We're discussing the self promotion by Victorians in regards to their interest in any and every sporting event.

[CUTTERMAN]

Crows v bombers final

[devilsadvocate]

Whether or not the event is a sell out in SA is not the question.
In fact, what happens here in SA is not the point at all.
We're discussing the self promotion by Victorians in regards to their interest in any and every sporting event.

A good example is the Grand Prix. That's far from successful in Melbourne. Yet here in SA, we get nearly 1/3rd of our entire population through the gates of the Clipsal.

[mighty hounds]

another question

was there a sellout sporting event in South Australia last year?

crows bombers final

[whufc]

-Melbourne Cup
-Derby Day
-Formula 1 GP
-AFL grand final
-major socceroos games
-boxing day test match
-Australian Open tennis
-State of Origin Rugby

If Adelaide held all these events do you not think radelaidians would be claiming to be the sporting hub of Australia, geez Adelaide goes nuts when we get the Rugby sevens, rugby sevens for crying out loud.

[CUTTERMAN]

no one was saying that the Victory game had to be a sell out only that it was a very very very poor crowd for a city of almost 4 million and only one soccer team to support. I don't see how you can argue this.

[whufc]

no one was saying that the Victory game had to be a sell out only that it was a very very very poor crowd for a city of almost 4 million and only one soccer team to support. I don't see how you can argue this.

i agree its a small crowd as well just on this occasion i think there are a few realitic reasons why the crowd why so small.

[Deemu]

no one was saying that the Victory game had to be a sell out only that it was a very very very poor crowd for a city of almost 4 million and only one soccer team to support. I don't see how you can argue this.

i agree its a small crowd as well just on this occasion i think there are a few realitic reasons why the crowd why so small.

we're not

Yet as well as giving 'reasons' you attack our state. Nice form. We are what we are and we don't big note ourselves or claim 2 be something that we're not.. as far as i know we're not into excuses either, merely attendances at acl games. Isn't that what this thread is about??
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