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by Der kaiser
Sun May 24, 2020 10:15 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Season 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 35145

Re: Season 2020

I think the proposed cup/conference system is a sensible way to play some football in a hugely disrupted year. It strikes the right balance between being practical, achievable with the constraints and engaginf for players. It also reduces risk of spreading virus if there is a second wave in mid wint...
by Der kaiser
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:20 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Season 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 35145

Re: Season 2020

Not a bad suggestion but I reckon you will be pushing it for time - you will need at least 2 weeks for some kind of preseason/conditioning putting you back at 15-16 weeks total duration for pitches and the like and I think Sept 20- 30 will be a hard deadline for pitches.
by Der kaiser
Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:28 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Season 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 35145

Re: Season 2020

I dont think its accurate to suggest people wouldn't play if there is no promotion/relegation. I think they are desperate to get out of the house and be active as well as socialise. A 9 game season that awards a title but doesn't promote/relegate probably strikes a balance between keeping players en...
by Der kaiser
Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:27 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Season 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 35145

Re: Season 2020

9 games, may as well not bother at all. Player does a hammy and misses half a season or more. Forget cricket requirements - you can use alternative pitches if and when needed. A season of flexible arrangements surely wont be scoffed at. Summer comps generally 7 games - great fun 9 games plus finals...
by Der kaiser
Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:10 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Season 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 35145

Re: Season 2020

I agree that a full 18 game league season should be the objective...but I don't think that's realistic for several reasons: - we are unlikely to be able to kick a ball in large enough groups to train (let alone play) before June 1 (at best) based on NRL plans for NSW community sport - which are the ...
by Der kaiser
Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Season 2020
Replies: 76
Views: 35145

Re: Season 2020

I like the idea of playing 9 league games and playing everyone once. However I think there should be no promotion or relegation under such a circumstance - H & A is the only fair way to determine these things. The 9 game league season would purely be for the purpose of giving players and Clubs t...
by Der kaiser
Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:23 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Results September 10th 2016
Replies: 8
Views: 3760

Re: Results September 10th 2016

Oisc def cobras 3-2 (A grade)
by Der kaiser
Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:05 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Is SAASL a shambles
Replies: 59
Views: 24118

Re: Is SAASL a shambles

Be careful what you wish for! The SAASL has plenty of problems and all fooball should be under one body, but the FFSA aren't that much better (if at all). On the issue of brawls, referee physical abuse etc the SAASL need to grow a pair and start banning players/Club officials etc for years/life and/...
by Der kaiser
Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:03 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Cup Semi Final
Replies: 78
Views: 26763

Re: Cup Semi Final

And juniors on in the morning...

Does anyone know what the current condition of the pitch is?
by Der kaiser
Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:02 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?
Replies: 31
Views: 11255

Re: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?

All valid points to an extent, but outweighed by the reality that there will be fewer clubs on Saturday (in the absence of an FFSA SAASL merger), necessitating fewer leagues with more teams per league.
by Der kaiser
Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:50 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?
Replies: 31
Views: 11255

Re: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?

People want to play. I'm personally not fussed if a few cup games are at neutral venues. Anyway like you say GIAE in regards to playing league games after the season, we are amateurs - ie what does it matter where/when we play...every team always has unavailability most weeks and coaches tinker as a...
by Der kaiser
Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:43 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?
Replies: 31
Views: 11255

Re: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?

You can still have 2 or 3 pre season friendlies before 2 or 3 cup fixtures without increasing pre season. Players tend to lose interest in my experience if there's too many pre season weeks without games. I dare say most coaches only tinker for 2 or 3 games. Thereafter you probably want a couple of ...
by Der kaiser
Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:25 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?
Replies: 31
Views: 11255

Re: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?

Play early 2 -3 rounds of the cup in pre season. Use neutral venues like Grange when others aren't available in preseason - this will actually make pre season games more meaningful too. Then play the round of 16/qtr/semi mid week at neutral venues under lights. Use the current week off and 3 cup wee...
by Der kaiser
Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:31 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?
Replies: 31
Views: 11255

Re: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?

* edit...."3 LEAGUES of 12"
by Der kaiser
Thu Aug 25, 2016 3:30 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?
Replies: 31
Views: 11255

Re: Time for 3 Divs of 12 on Saturday?

Absolutely agree - 3 teams of 12 makes perfect sense. With stretched facilities, volunteers this would also go some way to funnelling new players to existing clubs - more c grades etc and ultimately, more teams playing on the same day at same venues as C grades follow A and B grades.
by Der kaiser
Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:43 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: catch up games?
Replies: 90
Views: 22305

Re: catch up games?

Pretty poor outcome if true. Lack of leadership from the saasl on this one. All league results should be final by 5pm on the last Saturday so titles, promotion, relegation are determined at that point (barring any final match day postponements). They've had at least 5-6 weeks to get these games play...
by Der kaiser
Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:26 pm
Forum: Womens Football
Topic: Cup Round 6th July div 4/5 collegiate ?
Replies: 21
Views: 5585

Re: Cup Round 6th July div 4/5 collegiate ?

Hi All - Sorry I'm a bit late to the thread. I don't read up on this forum often. As a coach of a WCL team for the last couple of seasons, and a committee member who helped establish the team, I'm in a good position to provide some commentary around the league and a rebuttal to some of the more misg...
by Der kaiser
Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:03 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Answers please?
Replies: 377
Views: 62031

Re: Answers please?

Quick question - shouldn't giving up and conceding over 20 goals in the last 20 minutes of the game still against the spirit of the rules? Isn't that what melb were found guilty of in the afl? They didn't 'tank' or basically preareange to lose,but rather didn't try to win....ended up in heavy sancti...
by Der kaiser
Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:03 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Polonia - Blue Nile abandoned Div 4
Replies: 88
Views: 14902

Re: Polonia - Blue Nile abandoned Div 4

Nice post Dash - good to hear the FFSA are taking action against the individuals. While I agree the problems are caused by stupid individuals, it does always seem to be the same clubs. I think if you compared all the clubs that cause the problems they probably have poor management structures in plac...
by Der kaiser
Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:41 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Polonia - Blue Nile abandoned Div 4
Replies: 88
Views: 14902

Re: Polonia - Blue Nile abandoned Div 4

Was speaking to an ffsa ref who was recently physically assaulted and verbally harrassed at collegiate league.....those ffsa refs are complaining about idiots in that league too. Like he said though - it's always the same clubs...
by Der kaiser
Mon May 20, 2013 11:37 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Interchange clarification
Replies: 11
Views: 2604

Re: Interchange clarification

Ps refer page 17 LOTG, law 3 number of players - other matches. Talks about "greater number of substitutes may be used provided: 1. Teams concerned reach agreement and 2. Referee is informed before the match." I assume that given the SAASL is not an official comp organized under the auspic...
by Der kaiser
Tue May 29, 2012 4:30 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: SAASL offer to FFSA State League clubs
Replies: 141
Views: 17765

Re: SAASL offer to FFSA State League clubs

The whole corporate governance of football in this state is a joke. The email from the saasl was an embarrassing example of a poor autocratic decision and further highlight s why the saasl needs a complete management overhau l. Unfortunately the ffsa have shown they aren't much better. Carter needs ...
by Der kaiser
Tue May 29, 2012 10:15 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: SAASL offer to FFSA State League clubs
Replies: 141
Views: 17765

Re: SAASL offer to FFSA State League clubs

Wow - interesting times ahead. What happens if Nab for example get automatic entry to Div 1 say, but then all or the majority of players leave because of the move to saasl which I would think was Likely. Once these club's are gone from ffsa, there are no guarantees of their playing lists, so assumin...
by Der kaiser
Sat May 19, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Results: Saturday 19th of May
Replies: 71
Views: 17195

Re: Results: Saturday 19th of May

Iggies 4-1 up against wanderers (A grade). Go you wolves!
by Der kaiser
Sat May 19, 2012 4:35 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: Results: Saturday 19th of May
Replies: 71
Views: 17195

Re: Results: Saturday 19th of May

Iggies 4-1 up against wanderers (A grade). Go you wolves!
by Der kaiser
Fri May 18, 2012 6:49 pm
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: New Club for 2013
Replies: 122
Views: 23191

Re: New Club for 2013

Hi Jogabonito - just wishing you luck in setting everything up. Being involved in Club administration, it involves work on a daily basis just to organise the simplest of things, so all the best in your endeavours. There is a wider issue here though in the one that Nugget has raised and I tend to als...
by Der kaiser
Thu May 03, 2012 6:23 pm
Forum: Other Football Topics - Futsal + 7-a-Side + Referees + Rules of the Game
Topic: Studs up
Replies: 11
Views: 5011

Studs up

I'm wanting to clarify- double footed challenges where the studs are showing should automatically attract a red card shouldn't they? Our first team has had the same referee twice in the saasl where In both games he's acknowledged the studs were showing and the two feet, however he has only given a y...
by Der kaiser
Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:01 am
Forum: Amateur League
Topic: My Phonecall to the FFSA today
Replies: 25
Views: 5086

Re: My Phonecall to the FFSA today

Yeah carter - do something positive for football in this state and quit!