Something else to laugh about,McArthur have been emailing people in the area and offering FREE tickets to the Jets game this weekend.
They may be top of the league but they have to give away tickets to their home games?
Thats a slap in the face to their fans(all 8) who bought a season ticket.
I know Macarthur have struggled to get a fanbase and a lot of that is their fault, but sports across the board are struggling for crowds at the moment.
Didnāt stop them charging ridiculous prices to away supporters
JAYFCās contribution to Macarthurās āName the Mascotā Twitter thread is incredible. Heās back on form!
The FFA wanted to boot the Phoenix based on failing metrics.
What do Macarthur and Western United bring to the table that Wellington donāt - and I surely donāt think theyād be meeting the metrics the FFA used to have.
I assume the APL have their own set of metrics, but I daresay both Macarthur and Western are falling well short.
Theyāre 1 & 2 on the table, thatās some good metrics.
Theyāre also probably the two clubs with the biggest potential for regional growth over the next decade.
Link?
The only metric that mattersā¦
Itās just nowhere where it needs to be, and thereās no indication of it getting any better.
While I agree the NZ rights are obscenely low, probably not even covering the costs of shuttling teams back and forth.
Itās not like if you relocate the team to Canberra or Hobart you automatically pickup extra $s from the Aus rights. Indeed the number may well be zero.
Definitely was NSFW, which is why I didnāt post the photo of it. But he offered the name āCumā and had at least a dozen likes last time I checked. Itās probably been deleted by now.
Some talk online today about Macarthur being in some financial trouble. No one saying anything concrete. All hearsay for now.
Antonis Martis is returning to fc Midtjylland
They were originally backed by the very wealthy Walker family, but then sold quite discretely to some local business people. I know they made a tonne of corporate sponsorshipās, but no idea the amount they made/make from thoseā¦
Has been a tough start, playing only in Covid ravaged seasons which have given them crappy opportunities to attract crowds and interest generally. I know stacks of people who were originally quite excited about going to games, mostly all families, who have yet to go because of Covid related thingsā¦and now general apathy towards doing anything deemed ānot essentialā.
If itās true itās not hard to believe, they were always on the back foot with Covid. As are all teams I guess
Theyāve certainly not done themselves any favours, though. That fiasco with the pitch made me wonder how serious the club actually was. Not to mention a forgettable off-season where they looked destined to be well out of finals contention.
Wouldnāt surprise me. As mentioned above, theyāve started in the worst possible situation with COVID which has affected all teams, but theyāre behind the 8 ball to begin with as theyāre trying to attract a fan base.
However, the club from Day 1 seems to have been so badly managed, Iām surprised itās not being run by the Liberal Government. Theyāre more successful on the field than North Queensland and New Zealand Knights, but as badly managed off the park as them. Hell, Iād argue that North Queensland Fury attracted a larger supporter base than Macarthur.
Wouldnāt be surprised if they fold and Canberra walks in.
Interesting wording
For all we know, it could mean enough players have been struck down with Covid that they canāt play. I find it very hard to trust Macarthurās management at the moment.
Those out because theyāre COVID +ve + those not meeting vaccination requirements?