A-League A-League Men Round 6 - Sydney Derby And The Original Rivalry

[Andonis1997]

Maybe, still reckon it's tinpot though and a lack of ambition from AUFC's part to want to build and move to a bigger and more modern stadium

Ambition is all well and good until you average about 6,000 in a 30,000 venue, outside of derbies, as opposed to a more comfortable 7,000 in a 16,500 venue.

Let's put things into perspective here.
Adelaide, a metropolitan population of 1.3mil, average 7,000, not including the Victory game.
Melbourne, with a population of 5mil approx average 6,000, not including the Victory game. If the city is split into "half" to account for both teams, let's use 2.5mil instead.

Adelaide get 0.53% of our population to normal games. Melbourne City get 0.24%. Ambition is filling out a 16,500 venue week-in week-out, which for years the club averaged near 10k. Ambition is not just being graced with a 30,000 person venue just because you can rent it comfortably.

I may be a Nix member, but don't talk s**t about my pissant town

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Ambition is all well and good until you average about 6,000 in a 30,000 venue, outside of derbies, as opposed to a more comfortable 7,000 in a 16,500 venue.

Let's put things into perspective here.
Adelaide, a metropolitan population of 1.3mil, average 7,000, not including the Victory game.
Melbourne, with a population of 5mil approx average 6,000, not including the Victory game. If the city is split into "half" to account for both teams, let's use 2.5mil instead.

Adelaide get 0.53% of our population to normal games. Melbourne City get 0.24%. Ambition is filling out a 16,500 venue week-in week-out, which for years the club averaged near 10k. Ambition is not just being graced with a 30,000 person venue just because you can rent it comfortably.

I may be a Nix member, but don't talk s**t about my pissant town

I think Adelaide need a 2nd A League team, it's a proud football state that could easily sustain a 2nd team and a local derby would be fantastic.

 

[giggler99]

I think Adelaide need a 2nd A League team, it's a proud football state that could easily sustain a 2nd team and a local derby would be fantastic.

I can only see Adelaide City that would work they have history and still have enough fans and will create an awesome rivalry with United. Can't see a new club attracting much.

 

[AJ_2000]

but don't talk s**t about my pissant town

Pissant Town glorious memories of that presser, what a cracking description of Adelaide

 

[AJ_2000]

Not A leagues related, but the Matilda's game at AAMI is like 80% full.

 

[AJ_2000]

And the Swedish keeper has old school motorcycle gloves on

 

[Punchy Bassett]

I think Adelaide need a 2nd A League team, it's a proud football state that could easily sustain a 2nd team and a local derby would be fantastic.

Post Covid no way we can. Hell can barely sustain two AFL teams right now.

 

[bulldog pommy]

Peak A league right there

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[gaskin]

Just saw the City goal. WTF was the keeper doing?

 

[bulldog pommy]

Jamieson

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[Greenery]

Fantastic acrobatic finish from Jamison

 

[giggler99]

Just saw the City goal. WTF was the keeper doing?

indeed!

 

[giggler99]

wow this game has the lot, Jamsion hold my beer!

 

[giggler99]

McLaren puts City back in front!

 

[Elmer_Judd]

How that drunk Graham Arnold couldn't see Tilio worthy of a World Cup call up is beyond me.

Still,good news for us at City I suppose

 

[nobbyiscool]

Oh Milos…

Had an age to shut the smurfs up and couldn’t have possibly got off a worse shot.

 

[Pacman82]

That's worse than missing a penalty kick, but makes up for it

 

[giggler99]

1-0 Goal WSW!!! awesome goal by Yengi

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Beautiful goal by the Unicorns, Ninkovic set it up beautifully, a dagger to the heart of all Smurfs fans. What a strike by Yengi, no keeper in the world could have stopped that (except Meslier of Leeds United)

 

[Greenery]

Great goal by Wanderers.
Love the way King is letting the game flow with his refereeing!!!

 

[Elmer_Judd]

1-0 Goal WSW!!! awesome goal by Yengi

As long as it's not against any of my teams, I love seeing goals blasted away like that which such OOOMPH.

Extremely satisfying

 

[Greenery]

I thought this was a Wanderers home game. RBB up and about.

 

[CakeEater]

2 very ordinary finishes there by Sydney.

Even Danny Mcbreen woulda worked the keeper there.

 

[giggler99]

fight! fight! fight!

 

[CakeEater]

Brattan, always a dirty campaigner