FFA shooting itself in the foot AGAIN

[Mav]

Here’s the photo I mentioned:
https://twitter.com/MotherSoccerNL/statu...08/photo/1

[LP]

What kind of arsehole would turn his back on the ground so he could throw a dart into the crowd facing him?

Yes I was at games in the UK during the 80s and it was still a problem.

I doubt the dart came back from the front rows, it's more likely the kid turned to face the stand as a result of being distracted by something, was hit by a dart launched from further up / back. The hooligans were pretty shizen at darts as well, the most common outcome was someone forward of the thrower getting a dart in the back or on the top of the head.

From a confined space it's surprisingly hard to throw a regular dart any significant distance, much harder than throwing say a cricket ball. The flights tend to apply a lot of drag relative to the dart size and mass, I think the world record for a bullseye is only about 10m.

[DJC]

The flights tend to apply a lot of drag relative to the dart size and mass, I think the world record for a bullseye is only about 10m.

Darts were an important pastime in the mess during my time in the army.  To change things up, we’d often finish games from 10m.  One of my comrades would regularly score bulls from that range.  ?

[DJC]

Here’s the photo I mentioned:
https://twitter.com/MotherSoccerNL/statu...08/photo/1

Ouch!

[LP]

Darts were an important pastime in the mess during my time in the army.  To change things up, we’d often finish games from 10m.  One of my comrades would regularly score bulls from that range.  ?

My understanding is that if that happened in official competition it would make him the official world record holder by some margin!

[Gointocarlton]

So tell me, the life bans they've issued to a couple of the scum bags, how they gonna police that? Facial recognition on entry? I call BS.

[Thryleon]

Yes, all clubs were required to ditch their ethnic affiliations in the hope that the tensions that often arose at games would dissipate.

As I’ve mentioned before, my late brother was a police officer and, as a young constable, was often on duty at footy and soccer matches.  He loved working at the footy as there was rarely any trouble and he was virtually being paid to watch the game.  Soccer duty was different; he had to earn his money and regularly had to defend himself from “supporters”.

The other thing about South Melbourne FC is that they were in voluntary administration and didn’t apply for a spot in the new league. Perhaps that financial/administrative hiccup has affected their subsequent applications.  Despite that, there’s no doubt that they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting clubs.

I know this to be a fabrication of events for a fact.  South Melbourne did apply and were denied a license on 3 seperate occasions, including financial backing from a party I wont name.

[Thryleon]

That’s nice Thry but they didnt want thuggery, hooliganism and old ethic tensions from Europe here in Australia, but you overlook that bit.

Not really.

I don't abide violence.  None of the people I used to go to at the soccer did, and the actions of individuals should never be applied to the entire group.  A sample size isnt representative of the whole.

There is a lot of extrapolation of ideas and facts, but the reality is that the National Soccer League had its issues historically but had well and truly been gentrified about the time that Melbourne won the grand prix hosting rights. 

[DJC]

My understanding is that if that happened in official competition it would make him the official world record holder by some margin!

I'm not sure whether there's a limit on how far you can stand behind the line in official competition but we made up our own rules.  Good darts players can score bulls using 3" nails instead of darts and throwing a dart accurately from 10m or more wouldn't be much of a challenge to them.  I could hit the board without any problems but scoring a bull or triple was more luck than skill.

I had a look at a dart board in a sports shop last week and I may venture back during the sales.  I'll let you know how far I can throw a dart with reasonable accuracy 

[DJC]

I know this to be a fabrication of events for a fact.  South Melbourne did apply and were denied a license on 3 seperate occasions, including financial backing from a party I wont name.

It is a fact that South Melbourne FC was in voluntary administration at the end of the 2002-03 season and didn't apply for the sole Victorian A-League licence.

It is also a fact that South Melbourne FC:
> applied to join the A-League in 2008 (Melbourne Heart got the nod),
> attempted to take a financial stake in the Central Coast Mariners, then Melbourne Heart in 2013,
> applied to join the A-League again in 2016, and
> applied for the new A-League licence in 2018 (Western Melbourne FC got the nod).

That's three separate applications as you said Thry, as well as two attempts to buy existing A-League clubs.  However, South Melbourne FC did not apply for the original A-League licence because the club was in voluntary administration.  Whether that affected the outcome of later applications is pure speculation but I would imagine that FA would go for the most lucrative and financially compelling bids ... on paper.