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It's very interesting seeing the numbers and range of people who are supporting the Canberra
A-League bid.
Recent stalls at the Canberra Centre have shown that anyone and everyone is likely to sign-up.
My favourite?
Mrs Wensing.
When approached by a volunteer to sign up for football, she dismissed the volunteer with a brush of
the hand and some annoyance at been asked.
blockquoteBefore kicking a ball, the team (Seattle) has sold 20,000 season tickets at Qwest Field
/blockquotebr /br /Yes that's for an American "soccer" team. So why not Australia and of
course Canberra?br /br /Well I reckon we can sell 20,000 season tickets in Canberra for an A-League
side. Stop laughing I hear you already those of you who have already howled down even the idea of a
team in Canberra.
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opened their /afirst MLS season with a 3-0 win...not to mention a self-imposed season ticket cap of
22,000 sold and a sell-out crowd of 32,000. More season tickets than their baseball team
apparently.
Meanwhile, Central Coast Mariners are investigating taking two home games away from
Gosford, with Canberra Stadium likely to be one of the venues.
SMH journalist Mike Cockerill thought Wollongong were a cashed up shoe-in back in October..well now
he thinks the Mariners may play an A-League game in Canberra.
The Brumbies have always showcased our city to South Africa, the Raiders to Balmain or Cronulla
only football can take us to Asia....
And the Central Coast, the dear old Central Coast, have stolen a march on our Capital...
Powers combine to showcase the Central Coast to the world
The Central Coast Mariners' maiden AFC Champions League campaign, which kicks off at Central Coast
Stadium on Wednesday night, today received an exceptional off-field boost thanks to contributions
from the NSW State Government, Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Council.
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wait for the 13th spot?
Mike Cockerill writes today that a Coaching School is on the way in Australia..but what about a
football school, not an all-sports school, a football school for kids, boys and girls from Primary
to Year 12.
With Australia and Canberra's junior base, our football profile and Socceroos, A-League, Matildas
and W-League, it won't be long before someone provides the people what they want.
If Canberra were in the league we'd have:
Jason Culina, leading Gold Coast United to play at the Canberra Stadium. A Socceroo. Still only 29
would we ever have a fitter, younger, better credentialed Australian playing football in Canberra
at his peak?
Robbie Fowler would be in Canberra to play for Townsville.
What to do with Canberra? If Western Sydney is ahead as media reports suggest and I doubt it from
what I'm hearing, what will the FFA do with Canberra?
Canberra has more money, better community support, better football infrastructure, more padi-up
foundation members....but Western Sydney are ahead.
Is it true that only a Canberra A-League team, a financially viable one, can deliver what the
Central Coast are planning and Canberra Youth and Football community so desperately needs.
An international standard training and education centre the whole region can be proud of.
Now if the Central Coast can plan this.
Spread the word, send the link to your network and friends so they don't miss out on the offer
http://eepurl.com/cgGb
Canberra Times was full of stories about how much money we should give the AFL to come to
Canberra.
And as Don Furner the Raiders Coach said Brumbies, Raiders, maybe 6 AFL games if Western Sydney get
in and a A-League team, the city can't sustain 4 codes.
So the logical argument is AFL get stuffed!
AFL the darling of Australian sport, here for 150 years and with my beloved St Kilda leading the
way have only
ONE player, one current professional player Sydney Swans Craig Bolton drafted from Canberra in
their league.
One, according to the Canberra Times.
Can that be right?
The FFA will meet Ivan Slavich and Millissa Fischer at the end of Feb.
We need 20,000 signatures by then, we have 6,500 already. This is our HUGE chance to get an
A-League team...and before Western Sydney get their act together..we could well be in.
Can you help in Canberra or across Southern New South Wales?
Tickets for the Socceroos game are on sale at www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday for the Football Family members
Friday 9am for General Public.
Support the game, support Australia and send a message from Canberra to the rest of
Australia....for our "litmus test," from the FFA. Will be interesting to see how we go.
Get the latest from the Canberra Times on the bid.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/canberras-latest-numbers-game/1427490.aspx
Nationally we talk Socceroos Matildas and A-League and we got stung by that Viduka story as well:)
and Andrew Baresic from Gold Coast United, Katarina Vrkic and Christina Matkovic from Canberra FC
are our special guests. For our podcasts......
Download
Locally we talk to:
Download
Andrew Baresic of Gold Coast United, formerly Canberra FC and to Katarina Vrkic Canberra FC on all
the happenings at the club including the news Canberra FC are to join with Canberra Girls Grammar.
Ben Sakker-Kelly our a-league4canberra volunteers co-ordinator has been called away first to the
Queensland floods and now to the Victorian bushfires. Need less to say he's had to drop all
a-league duties. We wish him well.
We consequently have no confirmed volunteer pledge getters for O-Week at ANU.
Thanks to Michael West for the photo.
So we cracked the 20,000 mark for football in Canberra. And as many naysayers reminded me before
the game this was "only the A-League Socceroos," a reference perhaps to why they wouldn't
go or why we wouldn't get a crowd.
The FFA were delighted and surprised by the size of the crowd and indeed the passion from the
crowd.
"But if you look at the game overall, participation is still growing, hopefully we're
going to take that next step and qualify for the World Cup, so there's some real momentum
there....
"So we're not worried for the long term. We think the game generally is in good shape.
On expansion, Buckley added: "We're committed to expansion.
Imagine if you were a Company and you had this many people from one city who used your product
every week guaranteed:
30,000 people made up of:
12,000 aged 3-18 primary users
5,000 aged 19-90 primary users
13,000 18-90 secondary users..over 50% female.)
Imagine you could guarantee that these customers would stay with you for 20 years.
Did anyone turn up to greet Australian Rugby's most expensive player Wallabies and Brumbies
returning superstar Matt Giteau when he signed on for the Brumbies...well judging by his ads for
ACTTAB maybe some ACTTAB staff, but 80,000 turned up to see Ronaldo arrive at Real Madrid.
No game, just Ronnie and his shirt!
MEDIA RELEASE:
July 9th
Canberra to host Hyundai A-League games: Fans urged to buy tickets early.
The Central Coast Mariners will play two Hyundai A-League games at Canberra Stadium in coming weeks
and this is great news for the Canberra A-League bid and all sports fans in the region.
Canberra A-League bid leader Ivan Slavich is delighted, "Canberra supporters have already shown
outstanding support for football at the recent Socceroos game played at Canberra Stadium; and now
fans of football, and sport, across Canberra and the region have further reason to celebrate.
So the Canberra lad won the National TV Football Superstar Melbourne Victory contract. Nice one
Luke.
And with so many Canberra boys coming through wouldn't it be nice, nay deserved on quality alone,
to see a team in the A-League from this region.
So here goes with current transfer value in brackets.
Ben Sakker-Kelly our a-league4canberra volunteers co-ordinator has been called away first to the
Queensland floods and now to the Victorian bushfires. Need less to say he's had to drop all
a-league duties. We wish him well.
We consequently have no confirmed volunteer pledge getters for O-Week at ANU.
Ben Sakker-Kelly our a-league4canberra volunteers co-ordinator has been called away first to the
Queensland floods and now to the Victorian bushfires. Need less to say he's had to drop all
a-league duties. We wish him well.
We consequently have no confirmed volunteer pledge getters for O-Week at ANU.
Nationally we talk Socceroos Matildas and A-League and we got stung by that Viduka story as well:)
and Andrew Baresic from Gold Coast United, Katarina Vrkic and Christina Matkovic from Canberra FC
are our special guests. For our podcasts......
Download
Locally we talk to:
Download
Andrew Baresic of Gold Coast United, formerly Canberra FC and to Katarina Vrkic Canberra FC on all
the happenings at the club including the news Canberra FC are to join with Canberra Girls Grammar.
Get the latest from the Canberra Times on the bid.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/canberras-latest-numbers-game/1427490.aspx
Tickets for the Socceroos game are on sale at www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday for the Football Family members
Friday 9am for General Public.
Support the game, support Australia and send a message from Canberra to the rest of
Australia....for our "litmus test," from the FFA. Will be interesting to see how we go.
The FFA will meet Ivan Slavich and Millissa Fischer at the end of Feb.
We need 20,000 signatures by then, we have 6,500 already. This is our HUGE chance to get an
A-League team...and before Western Sydney get their act together..we could well be in.
Can you help in Canberra or across Southern New South Wales?
Nationally we talk Socceroos Matildas and A-League and we got stung by that Viduka story as well:)
and Andrew Baresic from Gold Coast United, Katarina Vrkic and Christina Matkovic from Canberra FC
are our special guests. For our podcasts......
Download
Locally we talk to:
Download
Andrew Baresic of Gold Coast United, formerly Canberra FC and to Katarina Vrkic Canberra FC on all
the happenings at the club including the news Canberra FC are to join with Canberra Girls Grammar.
Get the latest from the Canberra Times on the bid.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/sport/soccer/canberras-latest-numbers-game/1427490.aspx
Tickets for the Socceroos game are on sale at www.ticketek.com.au
Thursday for the Football Family members
Friday 9am for General Public.
Support the game, support Australia and send a message from Canberra to the rest of
Australia....for our "litmus test," from the FFA. Will be interesting to see how we go.
The FFA will meet Ivan Slavich and Millissa Fischer at the end of Feb.
We need 20,000 signatures by then, we have 6,500 already. This is our HUGE chance to get an
A-League team...and before Western Sydney get their act together..we could well be in.
Can you help in Canberra or across Southern New South Wales?
