Over 26,000 tickets have been sold for the Brisbane Roar Celtic friendly in July.
No surprise really, people just want to see quality..eh Fozzie.
(And I'm a Celtic fan of some mileage in case you are new to the blog)

We're only an hour or so away from the first match of A-League ver. 5 and already it's promising to be a cracker of a year!
Two new teams in Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury, new and "unique" kit designs, a host of new faces from local and abroad, ex-socceroos and marquee talent the likes of Robbie Fowler, Jason Culina, Mile Sterjovski, Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns etc.

One point from two home games is hardly something to be pleased about, but last night's comeback draw felt like a win. The revamped back line was quite atrocious at times in the first half, but tightened up considerably in the second period. Not coincidentally, Melbourne showed a lot more class going forward after the break.

We're only an hour or so away from the first match of A-League ver. 5 and already it's promising to be a cracker of a year!
Two new teams in Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury, new and "unique" kit designs, a host of new faces from local and abroad, ex-socceroos and marquee talent the likes of Robbie Fowler, Jason Culina, Mile Sterjovski, Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns etc.

Round 4 of the Hyundai A-League wrapped up yesterday, with the round producing some mixed and surprising results.

Adelaide United vs North Queensland Fury

Hindmarsh Stadium 10,733

3-3

10,733 people braved the rain, and the majority watched in horror as North Queensland went ahead first after Robbie Fowler timed a run perfectly to score off a James Robinson wonder-cross, to the delight of the captain.

What's there to say?
The coach is sacked, a whole lot of laundry is aired, some no doubt utter bullshit, other true. Frank is scapegoated for a long period of administrative incompetence in the Roar and the FFA.
At the same time - quick, someone mentioned a 50% hike on the already most expensive tickets in the league might have 'contributed' to the disappearing crowds - the Roar announces a 15% price cut and a special promotion letting kids in free.

The financial crisis has highlighted a dilemna in capitalist society, especially so in the United States. Simply put, some corporations and institutions have been deemed just too big to fail - the damage of letting their poor decisions break them would be so great for society that it is deemed in the public interest to bail them out.

Now after several very critical blogs about the Brisbane Roar my dear son Jacob is insisting that I write a positive one, and there was some real positives from last night so I shall concentrate on them. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), John over at A Seat At the A-league did a pretty good job of the negatives, so I get to play good cop.

A goal from Fabian Barbiero gave Adelaide a much needed win over Brisbane Roar.

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Marco Monteverde over at the Courier Mail is often worth keeping an eye on because he breaks stories. The headline of the linked article, "Roar is banking on Robbie Fowler to lift crowd numbers," hides the true importance of the story however, much of which is exclusive quotes from Roar chairman Chris Bombolas.

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