On 19/02/2007, at 12:15 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: > Charlie Bell wrote: >> Melbourne Victory is an option. They won the Australian league last >> night, beating Adelaide 6-0 in the Grand Final... >> >> ;) >> >> Charlie > > Is this good, bad or merely interesting for Charlie? :)
Merely interesting. And the segue off the subject was irresistable... I've not really settled in to watching Australian "soccer" - because the league is fairly new the teams have this sort of manufactured quality, and the rubbish team names are symptomatic of that. Still, it was a sell-out 55k crowd for the final, and Melbourne have been getting 40 - 50k watching them all season, so the interest in the domestic league, combined with Australia's good run in the World Cup last year and their move to the Asian football confederation (a move likely to see the Oceania confederation disbanded or absorbed by Asia to form an Asia-Pacific confederation, in my opinion) means that the future is bright for Australian football. I may get a season ticket next season and go to some games... Charlie _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
