tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post2565544513179289795..comments2024-03-28T22:25:47.660+11:00Comments on Walter Pless on Association Football: Feasibility study into Tasmanian A-League team officially releasedWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11493237569003662448noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-82219435077534932152009-07-11T14:52:50.703+10:002009-07-11T14:52:50.703+10:00chuq it would be a real benefit if the aleague bid...chuq it would be a real benefit if the aleague bid took on an existing tasmanian club that still had teams playing right thru all the tassie leagues,by all means they have to spend money to buy a league standard players but at the same time they would get to see all best tassie players week in week out.that way there would be a direct benefit to tassie football,provided we have a state league.just imagine the benefit it would be to tassie football if they took on a northern club in an area that needs the growth.that way it would benefit tassie football as a whole.jerrie kruijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535567640155556556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-65003612724907697492009-07-11T14:27:31.280+10:002009-07-11T14:27:31.280+10:00I always thought the players played for the fun of...I always thought the players played for the fun of it - not for the crowds. I wouldn't have expected the people watching Premier League to stop doing so because there was an A-League team. TUFC's statement that they will take on a Youth team from the first year (it is optional for the first two years) shows that they are willing to assist in providing a link for our players from state leagues to the national league.Chuqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834036192837211809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-2121116806543735442009-07-11T10:22:43.465+10:002009-07-11T10:22:43.465+10:00all that aside chuq i love to see our best talent ...all that aside chuq i love to see our best talent get every chance to shinejerrie kruijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950674705962184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-47982091493062828392009-07-11T10:16:12.314+10:002009-07-11T10:16:12.314+10:00chuq,i simply fear that those few that pay to watc...chuq,i simply fear that those few that pay to watch premier league will save their pennies to go and watch aleague.the backbone of tassie football is not the elite but the thousand or so net very talented plodders that play their hearts out every weekend.they are the ones that keep fft and tassie football financial with their fees etc.they deserve a lot better then rhe shabby treatment they get nowjerrie kruijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950674705962184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-1320102594857230502009-07-11T09:47:19.752+10:002009-07-11T09:47:19.752+10:00Fair point Jerrie, but I don't think SPL crowd...Fair point Jerrie, but I don't think SPL crowds have much relevance. We might get 500 to SPL games but we also get 6k-8k to A-League pre-season matches. The same as we get 2k to TSL games and 15-17k to Hawthorn matches, or under 1k to state one-day cricket games but 5k to state Twenty20 games and 16k to internationals.<br /><br />The market research shows that 50% of Tasmanians have said they would attend one or more match in the first year. The exact calculations are in the PDF, but this works out to averages of 9k in Launceston and 15k in Hobart. (This assumes no-one attends more than one game, no-one attends games more than 50k away from them, and no interstate visitors.) A great result!Chuqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834036192837211809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-89595584383431494532009-07-11T08:56:27.373+10:002009-07-11T08:56:27.373+10:00chuq,if you actually read the complete comments of...chuq,if you actually read the complete comments of the socalled naysayers you would realise there no naysayers.all we did was point out the negative effects on our existing football,if i go by walters figures of attendances at premier league games we barely make 500 people that watch the whole competition.also personally i am on record in this blog of stating often we have talent galore here,as the youth games proved.again i say mike mckenna is spot on.jerrie kruijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950674705962184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-80768121718718439912009-07-10T23:47:57.395+10:002009-07-10T23:47:57.395+10:00Interestingly enough, I see the naysayers have kep...Interestingly enough, I see the naysayers have kept out of this one, perhaps now that there are 70 pages of facts and figures supporting the bid! Great work TUFC!Chuqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834036192837211809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-1864117472583283892009-07-08T17:59:34.492+10:002009-07-08T17:59:34.492+10:00Any news on when the north vs south squads will be...Any news on when the north vs south squads will be announced for pre-match to A-league.<br /><br />They are leaving it a bit late this year?Dmitri Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478627417712986660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290088887405022587.post-16063948920630380612009-07-08T17:47:21.092+10:002009-07-08T17:47:21.092+10:00Good work to everyone involved. Let's hope FFA...Good work to everyone involved. Let's hope FFA sit up and take notice of this!<br /><br />I for one will be supporting the whole bid, plus a team if we get it. We need better pathways for coaches, players and referees all the way up...and this can only help!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00768631521784024633noreply@blogger.com