FFA CEO David Gallop, Head of the Hyundai A-League Damien De Bohun and Craig Foster joined fans in Western Sydney for another fan forum.
FFA CEO David Gallop, Head of the Hyundai A-League Damien De Bohun and Craig Foster joined fans in Western Sydney for another fan forum.
This time topics up for discussion were players, national teams and the leagues. Below is an excerpt from the discussion.
From the floor: “The @FFA needs to try and co-ordinate a fan group for the @Socceroos” #FootballForums Agree? Disagree?
@Craig_Foster: “I don’t care who the @Socceroos are playing. We should all be there watching.” #FootballForums Agree? Disagree?
Q from the floor: “What is @FFA going to do to keep players like Rogic in the country.” #Footballforums
A: David Gallop: “We have to accept that young players are going to go o/seas. It’s not something we should be ashamed about.”
David Gallop: “One of things the #NPL will do is drive efficiency at that level which will flow down to grassroots level.” #FootballForums
Q from the floor: “Have the @FFA considered playing @WLeaguematches before @ALeague matches” #FootballForums
Answer .@DamienDeBohun: “We’ll start doing that more often next season.” #FootballForums
Q from the floor: “Tell us about marketing strategies that are going down to the grassroots.” #FootballForums
@Craig_Foster: “I believe that #wearefootball was the first campaign that genuinely captured imagination” #footballforums
David Gallop: “I can’t promise reductions in grassroots fees as the money goes out a lot of different ways.” #FootballForums
