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What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:56 am
by Fred
Was just checking out the crowd for GWS last night in Canberra where it snowed on the Ausstadiums site and noted the crowds for soccer. I was totally surprised. I’m talking tiny football type crowds like 1600 and 2200. Even victory get like 4000 at AAMI Park???? What happened to the hey day where victory were pulling big numbers and wanderers were selling out??? Add to this the dismal ratings and one has to ask ... what happened?

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:08 am
by leeroy*NRL*
was it actually snow or sleet ?? I did not see the vision>>

any who more to answer your question..

Soccer crowds have been tumbling over the last few years.. once the honeymoon period was over
for the Bandwagon Wanderers ...

Victory still get solid crowds upwards on most occasions around the 20k mark.
not sure of there average...
you will find there low crowds are the Asian champions league games.
mostly played mid week against sides, no one has really heard of..

regards to the Wanderers... they never really ever sold out any games ???
only games they use to sell out were the Derby Games,
but this has changed big time over the past 3 years...

Take out the Victory and this League is on the edge of dieing..

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:16 am
by leeroy*NRL*
ok (good crowd than)

I would say it was FFA or ACL >> All A league teams draw poor for these tournaments..

Victory are pretty good crowd puller overall.

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:49 am
by Fred
https://m.austadiums.com/event.php?eventid=22380

Apparently against Newcastle Jets?


Yes FFA


FFA Cup: Newcastle Jets d Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory 2
Newcastle Jets 3

CROWD 4,045 (13% of capacity*)
DATE Wed 7th August 2019
TIME 7:30 PM *venue time
VENUE AAMI Park

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:43 pm
by notaleaguefan
even the brains trust running Soccer Australia has stoped repeating the lines of the sleeping giant of Australian has awoken

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:51 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
NEW SEASON BEGUN LAST NIGHT>>> LOTS OF TALK OF CHANGE >>>

#TVratings Friday STV #ALeague #FoxSports
#ADLvSYD 52k


Lowest opening game audience in over 8 years.

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:56 pm
by AFLcrap1
Every year it's talked up
Every year it seems to go backwards a bit more

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:06 pm
by NRL&NFLweLaughATafl
Will be interesting to see how things go when the two new teams enter the comp.

The biggest thing holding the A League back is the quality of games. Being a football fan, there is a huge gap in between the A Leage and the EPL.

You watch a game between say Manchester City vs Liverpool... and the speed and accuracy of shots at goal and passing is phenominal.

This is what is holding the A League back. Things will improve when some of the popular clubs find form. Like Melbourne Victory or The Wanderers.

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:47 am
by leeroy*NRL*
FFA CUP FINAL

LIVE: FOOTBALL: FFA CUP: FINAL ADL V MCY FOX SPORTS 40,000

Is this the lowest FFA CUP final tv figure ?

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:35 am
by leeroy*NRL*
i notice there has been alot of noise about this weeks A League Game (THE DERBY)

FIgures point otherwise

WSW V SYD FC >>>> 48k FOX

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:13 pm
by AFLcrap1
Jesus that's bad

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:36 am
by Fred
Yes it is...but call me Fred.

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:00 am
by leeroy*NRL*
pretty sure that is the lowest for the derby,

seems to be the people that cared were at the game

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:58 pm
by leeroy*NRL*
Friday Night Soccer>>

Football: Fox Sports
A-League
Sydney v Newcastle 25,000

Re: What happened to soccer?

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 6:04 pm
by AFLcrap1
Domestoc Soccer is bordering on irrelevant in Aust currently .