{"id":18705,"date":"2015-12-02T18:46:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T08:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=18705"},"modified":"2015-12-09T19:19:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T09:19:48","slug":"a-league-201516-round-8-sloppy-gallopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/?p=18705","title":{"rendered":"A-League 2015\/16 Round 8 &#8211; Sloppy Gallopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfootball.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfootball.jpg\" alt=\"tagfootball\" width=\"600\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfootball.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tagfootball-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumpsterfire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumpsterfire.jpg\" alt=\"dumpsterfire\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumpsterfire.jpg 630w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumpsterfire-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumpsterfire-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/dumpsterfire-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SYDNEY FC 0 WELLINGTON PHOENIX 0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MELBOURNE CITY 5 PERTH GLORY 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NEWCASTLE JETS 1 BRISBANE ROAR 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MELBOURNE VICTORY 2 ADELAIDE UNITED 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 0 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A Missed Opportunity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/roarjets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/roarjets.jpg\" alt=\"roarjets\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/roarjets.jpg 620w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/roarjets-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Brisbane Roar missed an opportunity to take an outright lead at the top of the table this weekend when they drew 1-1 away to Newcastle Jets. \u00a0The result combined with Melbourne Victory&#8217;s comfortable win over Adelaide means that the side lost their grasp of the top spot in the A-League and slid back into the congested chasing pack.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Roar had their moments in the game and took the lead through Jamie Maclaren early in the second half. \u00a0However, they failed to make their dominance count and Ben Kantaraovski drew the home side level with twenty minutes to go. \u00a0Not a bad result but the unexpected early form that the Roar showed where they won the first few games of the season seems to have stymied and the free flowing rate of goals has dried up. \u00a0No need for alarm but the club will be looking to improve their fortunes quickly. \u00a0A tightly contested season means that a couple of losses on the trot and the club could find themselves mid-table very quickly.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The FFA&#8217;s relationship with the fans, clubs and players reaches breaking point<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/davidgallop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18710\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/davidgallop.jpg\" alt=\"davidgallop\" width=\"620\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/davidgallop.jpg 620w, http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/davidgallop-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On Tuesday, FFA chief executive David Gallop finally addressed the public since the publication of Rebecca Wilson&#8217;s &#8216;198 BANNED&#8217; article. \u00a0The press conference &#8211; which ran for about five minutes &#8211; did not go as well as hoped. \u00a0Gallop failed to back the fan base, address their concerns about the lack of an appeals process with stadium bans and basically failed to support the fans or the sport in any meaningful shape or form. \u00a0Instead he urged fans to do &#8216;something positive&#8217; and turn up to games so they can create a good atmosphere for tv.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This lousy response seemed to be the breaking point for a number of supporters, already disillusioned with the way they&#8217;ve been treated in the past as well as more recent decisions such as the refusal to give the Wellington Phoenix a new ten year license.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;To those fans who walked out of matches last weekend, your point has been made.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L7ixLBVRam\">https:\/\/t.co\/L7ixLBVRam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W3ajz3lMQ5\">pic.twitter.com\/W3ajz3lMQ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football Australia (@FFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FFA\/status\/671600056932302849\">December 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nIf this is how the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FFA\">@FFA<\/a> treat fans when most just want respect &amp; recognition, imagine how they treated the players during the pay dispute.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fear of a Round Ball (@fearofroundball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fearofroundball\/status\/671597256735264768\">December 1, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you do community service, the ban that you believe is wrong but have no access to any evidence for may be minimised. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GallopOut?src=hash\">#GallopOut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West Sydney Football (@WestSydney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestSydney\/status\/671595474357366785\">December 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scouse_roar\">@scouse_roar<\/a> Nail in the coffin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1kWNgAS1qH\">https:\/\/t.co\/1kWNgAS1qH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tomi Curic (@tomicuric22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomicuric22\/status\/671584597809995776\">December 1, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Embarrassing<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Jamieson (@ScottJamieson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottJamieson\/status\/671536687772659712\">December 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nThe FFA starter pack <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2rKWKIEZHB\">pic.twitter.com\/2rKWKIEZHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Simon Overall (@SimonTOverall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimonTOverall\/status\/671427114508279808\">November 30, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wswanderersfc\">@wswanderersfc<\/a> fans vow match boycott after Gallop&#8217;s &#8216;shambolic&#8217; response <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SBSALEAGUE?src=hash\">#SBSALEAGUE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ixci7xzVa9\">https:\/\/t.co\/ixci7xzVa9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5GXzzblbJr\">pic.twitter.com\/5GXzzblbJr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SBS &#8211; The World Game (@TheWorldGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWorldGame\/status\/671633617097895936\">December 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\nWe&#8217;ve been doing this show for 2 years now never had such a reaction <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldFootballAU\">@WorldFootballAU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davutovic\">@davutovic<\/a> our game is at a crucial juncture<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Zappone (@Michael_Zappone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michael_Zappone\/status\/671635395264679936\">December 1, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SydneyFC\">@SydneyFC<\/a> defender Seb Ryall tells fans via social media, he &#8220;hopes they boycott the games this weekend&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ALeague?src=hash\">#ALeague<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qMGo6mFbNp\">pic.twitter.com\/qMGo6mFbNp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX SPORTS News (@FOXSportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOXSportsNews\/status\/671996164602925059\">December 2, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Disillusionment with the FFA is\u00a0at an all time high and domestic football in Australia appears to be going backwards at an alarming rate. \u00a0Attendances are down 20% compared to last season. \u00a0The competition is seemingly on course to drop down\u00a0to nine teams at the end of the season. \u00a0Fans are being literally compared to terrorists in the Murdoch press. \u00a0The relationship between fans and the FFA is in tatters.<\/p>\n<p>The response to Gallop&#8217;s abysmal press conference has been swift and decisive. \u00a0It has united the active fan groups of each club and the course of action for next weekend appears clear &#8211; a boycott. \u00a0Empty stands to send a message that the fans cannot be taken for granted.<\/p>\n<p>The A-League is starting to fall apart.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>News and Notes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ange Postecoglou was awards the AFC Coach of the Year &#8211; a fine reward for leading the Socceroos to their first ever international trophy when they won the Asian Cup earlier this year. \u00a0A pity no one noticed because of the shit-fight with the FFA. \u00a0What a shambles. \u00a0\ud83d\ude41<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FFAs lacklustre response to the Daily Telegraph incident leads some fans to take drastic action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[218,342,1236],"class_list":["post-18705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-a-league","tag-brisbane-roar","tag-newcastle-jets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18705"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18714,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18705\/revisions\/18714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thefatwebsite.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}