Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
WE have endured more than our share of club v country disputes. Petty squabbles we had hoped were part of Australia's footballing history.
Who would be your choice to coach the Socceroos?
Typically, they involved Leeds United suddenly discovering a small tear in Mark Viduka's hamstring that would prevent him travelling to Australia for a World Cup qualifier against the Solomon Islands - but, miraculously, not from making it to Anfield the following week.
Now, with Ange Postecoglou poised to take on the Socceroos' coaching job, comes another far more surprising version.
That Melbourne Victory would even contemplate stopping Football Federation Australia from appointing Postecoglou to Australian football's most significant role seems inconceivable.
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
In the scheme of Australian football, that gap between the Socceroos and an A-League team was once as wide as that between Manchester United and Grimsby Town. If not in their international prestige, then certainly in their contribution to the local footballing economy.
So that the FFA might have a fight on its hand to gain Postecoglou's release could be considered an encouraging sign of the A-League's growth. Assuming Postecoglou, the overwhelming favourite in the three-way fight for the Socceroos' job with Graham Arnold and Tony Popovic, remains the preferred choice.
Postecoglou does not have a get-out clause in a three year contract with Victory that still has two years to run. Having declared himself available for the Socceroos' job, the 48 year-old is relying on the good graces - and common sense - of the Victory administration.
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Much like an NRL assistant coach who is offered a senior job elsewhere, the assumption has been that Postecoglou would be released. Particularly given the compelling "national interest".
However, the FFA's initial inquiries about Postecoglou's availability have not been warmly received. Whether the Victory are playing hard ball in order to gain maximum compensation, or are sincere in their efforts to keep the coach they poached from Brisbane Roar, remains to be seen.
The Victory's new chief executive Ian Robson knows something about controversy, having left Essendon amid the supplements scandal that rocked the AFL club this year. He might win points with the Melbourne board by making a tough stand on Postecoglou, but won't win many friends with the FFA or the wider football community.
Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.
However Postecoglou's likely ascension to the national job plays out, his appointment - or that of Arnold or Popovic - will represent a subtle shift in Australian football politics.
FFA chairman Frank Lowy announced on Tuesday the likely appointment of an Australian coach, leading some to believe the powerful chairman had again acted alone, and without consultation.
Particularly given chief executive David Gallop had earlier announced a review of the coaching position.
Rightly or wrongly, in the past Lowy has been seen as an autocratic leader who used his vast network of international contacts to personally scout and anoint the Socceroos coach.
This time, however, in both the sacking of Osieck and the decision to buy local, Lowy has taken the advice of his FFA executives - and, even more significantly, acted on it.
Lowy's board will rubber stamp the final decision. But the coaching appointment is likely to be the consequence of an executive recommendation, not a presidential edict.
For those who believed Australian football needed broader administration and improved governance, that Gallop as much as Lowy will own the coaching decision is an encouraging sign.
Although, given the sometimes vicious and always unpredictable nature of football politics, only if it works.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Club v country's new power struggle
Dengan url
http://sportlivestyle.blogspot.com/2013/10/club-v-countrys-new-power-struggle.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Club v country's new power struggle
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Club v country's new power struggle
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar