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  • 16-01-2009 1:20pm
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    SectionF
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    Seems Australian football gets the same treatment... http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/01/13/why-does-the-mainstream-media-ignore-football/
    Perhaps editors and journalist share this view; many grew up with soccer firmly in the background, as predominantly an ethnic game, while the likes of cricket, Aussie Rules and rugby were unchallenged.

    Do they still see football as an outsider’s game?

    Hence, when there is a dip in crowd figures or a setback (such as Adelaide United’s ACL thumping), the media reminds us all of the sports previous failings, no matter how inaccurate the comparisons are.

    Rehashing the same old stories of ’soccer in crisis’ is easier than analysing the sports’ current and future prospects.

    http://footballpress.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/down-under-an-outsider-game/


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  • #2
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    ...but soccer IS in crisis in this country.

    Both your club and mine have been smack in the middle of it in recent times.


  • #3
    SectionF
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    Des wrote: »
    ...but soccer IS in crisis in this country.
    I absolutely agree. But some sections of the media see nothing other than crisis, and give scant coverage to the actual game on the pitch, to its personalities, players and managers.
    The result is that the overall tone is negative, whereas following a LoI team is a much richer experience.
    I'm not saying the difficulties should be swept under the carpet.


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