There is a danger in Ange's changes to Brisbane that the team ends up full of players that no one
has heard of. And therefore would have the pulling power of a park match.
While it was Frank's team, it was Craig's team. Soon his mates, neighbours and former top flight
teammates will be gone - Tiatto, Miller, Malcolm as well as Reddy.
'Your posts fill my head with random questions. What was Oudendyke like? Who are the
board members still involved? Are Queensland Lions still involved with the Roar?'
There is so much that could be said. My feelings about how poorly the club is being run
demonstrate, to me at least, that I still care.
At half time on Wednesday Craig Moore looked like he had picked up a knock. This prompted me to say
to the people in front 'this could be the last moment we see Craig.' Fortunately, he came out again
for the second half. Whether he will have ties with the club by the next home game on 16 January is
a real question.
Examples from rugby league and AFL show us that sponsors should not be owners and sponsors
should not control boards of sporting teams.
The NRL Newcastle Knights Board is currently responding to Coke withholding a new deal till it
sorts club discipline. This will require the Board to be creative and balance the needs of fans,
the financial position of the club and the needs of the sponsor.
Gold Coast vs Brisbane at Skilled Park. Well it sounded good, and I pretended it was a Christmas
present to myself, Dawn and Jacob.
How could one resist it? Boxing Day afternoon and it's the first highly accessible 'away game' for
the Brisbane Roar, hence the first away game I have attended.
