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The Joke that is Australian Football

I love football. Football. Not soccer as some still try to call it. I'm also not talking throwball for all the rugby league people out there. But this week has just shown how messed up things are at the top. Here is an interesting article.
Aussie football needs new masters. Before the whole clive palmer thing happened and you can see why Clive has made a stand- misplaced as it is. found here

11 February 2012 | 02:02 pm - Jesse Fink
You’ve got to wonder what the Asian Football Confederation makes of it.

Football Federation Australia, the host of the 2015 Asian Cup, stood to lose close to $9 million in the 2010-11 financial year but was saved by an emergency grant of $7.5 million from the federal government.

The fact was not recorded in the FFA’s annual financial report and confirms what many have known in the Australian game for some time but been afraid to say publicly: Aussie football simply can’t take care of itself without putting out the begging bowl.



The FFA has failed in its duty of care to the sport and, in my view, is being run by a pack of jokers who should be run out of town.

The farcical World Cup bid was wholly funded by taxpayers. The FFA gets more favours from Canberra than just about any other sport in the land. The A-League hasn’t fired the public’s imagination in the way its creators had hoped, the competition being fatally undermined by the FFA’s own ineptitude in the key matter of expansion. The AFC continually marks down Australia in its assessment reports, locking in its number of Asian Champions League entrants at two, while lesser football powers get four. The looming TV rights deal, with so many crucial effects flowing on from it, stands to be a disaster.

It’s not the way it’s supposed to be.

And yet the comical FFA has responded to Ray Gatt’s startling revelation in The Australian by suggesting there are elements working against it and “trying to make mischief”.

“FFA has been subjected to more scrutiny than any other sport in relation to government funding and has satisfied all [its reporting] obligations,” it said in a statement. “It’s time for those who seek to make mischief to accept that there’s nothing amiss.”

“Those” of course, refers to journalists just doing their job. Like the pair who, in the words of the Football Media Association, the peak body of journalists in Australia, were allegedly victimised because of “unfavourable comments and suggestions to news organisations and to FIFA… in light of their reporting and commentary of football matters”.

When the FMA tried to get a meeting with the FFA to voice its concerns and seek an explanation but was given the bum steer, one delegate from the aborted mission reported: “In 25 years I had not ever seen this level of disrespect for the most basic tenets of etiquette and corporate governance principles.”

Sorry, the “mischief making” response won’t wash, FFA.

There’s too much at stake and too many good people working within the Australian game for the future of the sport in the land Down Under to be at the mercy of an organisation that is not only incapable of balancing the books but doing so with complete transparency.

Having entrusted its most important competition to Australia, it’s time the AFC demanded not just improvement – but answers.

AFC, over to you.

This column was originally published by ESPN STAR Sports. Please check for new columns by me every Thursday at www.espnstar.com. Love to see you there.

Buzz Aldrin - "Rocket Experience" Prod. Snoop Dogg

Wow snoop dogg and Buzz Aldrin

Electric shocks and soccer.

Ever wanted to let the players know how you feel?

One of the funniest things I've seen in ages.

(If subtitles are off turn them on with the CC button)

Legend

I know we've all seen these but...

Hallelujah Chorus -Quinhagak, Alaska

This is pretty cool... A group of kid in Alaska did it for school. It has gone Viral

Darth Abdullah evil Sith Lord of Saudi Arabia

JJ Heller - What Love Really Means (Official Music Video)

This One time on Band camp...

Well on tuesday I'm going on a band camp... It made me think the last time I was on band camp was in 1996 which was a marching band camp... It was great fun. Nothing like these guys who just have to be seen.

These is also enjoyable.

Why can't our kids be kids?

I took this off the Collective Shout website. I've e-mailed Diva and castletown to express my distaste...Join me?

Diva selling Playboy brand to girls

Keep the global brand of the porn industry off our girls – boycott Diva

Diva, the jewellery and accessories store popular with teenage girls, is now selling Playboy branded jewellery.

Through use of cute love heart logos, invitations to‘BFF us on Facebook’ and girls magazine promos, Diva are directly marketing to young girls. So why is Diva wanting to dress them up in a Pornography brand?

‘Playboy’ is not just a ‘cute bunny’, but represents the global brand of the pornography industry. We’ve previously written about how Playboy has infiltrated the mainstream market creating brand familiarity with young people. Playboy is now branding bed sheets, make up and even energy drinks. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner has previously said “I don’t care if a baby holds up a Playboy bunny rattle.” What is then forgotten is Playboy’s core business – pornography.

Among the other Playboy items on sale at Diva is a playboy bunny ‘bowtie’ necklace. Presumably for little girls who want to look like ‘Playboy Bunnies?’ What is Diva thinking?

Diva announced their new Playboy range on Facebook and received some negative responses:

Some of the comments include:

‘Ok so I’m not being a prude (my job is in the adult industry) but playboy is PORN…. Nude magazines, porn films… Ect and i know that diva is REALLY popular amongst girls aged like what 9-16? Diva should be about encouraging girls to empower themselves and their individuality. Not letting a girl aged 14 to year a bunny necklace that shows all she wants to do in life is be a dumb blonde who wants to be in porn and get with an old guy. Seriously diva, thought SO much better than this tacky crap….’

‘Totally agree Nadine. I have two little girls and they were my thoughts also.‘

‘Very disappointed. Will look totally off sitting next to the Disney princess section.’

Take Action!

Write to Diva here: contact@diva.net.au

You can let them know what you think on their Facebook page here.

Tweet them on Twitter here.

Phone them: 02 9938 3311 or 1300 348 228

More contact details for Diva can be found here.

Tell Diva to withdraw their Playboy range or you will boycott their store.

[UPDATED] Petition Launched calling on Diva to remove all Playboy products from sale. Please sign the petition here
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Leadership From A Dancing Guy

Did I live my life for you?

Star Wars Talk to Your Kids

What is Star wars?

I am constantly amazed how many people haven't seen the brilliance that is Star Wars. Here is a 2 minute summary of all 6 movies.

John Carter Trailer 2012 -- Official Movie Trailer | HD

This could be interesting... This is based on books written by the same guy who wrote the tarzan books...

This is why I watch AFL

What a game.... To put Collingwood into the GF...

Wrong Worship

I'm fairly sure I've seen this posted around still a great reminder

You know you are from PNG when...

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A PAPUA NEW GUINEAN WHEN

* You can have cordial 4 breakfast.
* You have buai and smoke for Lunch.
* You still live with your parents even though you're 30
* U bring your boyfriend/girlfriend to the house and everyone's concluded that you are married!
* You wear board shorts to cruz in town even though u r not going 4 a swim
* You share one cigarette with five other people
* Your Mother gives your father Black eyes
* You have about 3 families living in one house
* Still keep drinking even though you can barely talk and walk
* At any major function, instead of a plate, your food comes in a plastic container
* You run into a mountain of Slippers blocking the front door.
* Your staple diet is rice and tin fish or Ox & palm.
* You have a huge gap between your first two toes, (excessive thongwear...)
* Swimming pool is filled with people wearing t-shirts, (Females)
* You can sprint barefoot on sharp stones and rocks.
* You wake up and go straight to work or classes
* At crossings, your supposed 2 wait 4 the car to stop b4 crossing, not the other way around.
* Your first and last names are the same. ( John John )
* You have a perpetually drunk Uncle who starts fights at every family gathering
* You call a friend - (squad),
* Every time you greet someone he says "YOU"?
* You have sat in a 4-seater car with up to 8 other people.
* You can speak with your face - eg. Twitch like a rabbit to ask, Where you going?"
* Your Grandmother thinks Vicks Vapour-Rub is the miracle cure for everything (including broken bones...)
* You're getting a hiding and your parents yell at you as to,"Why you are crying for?" ("you karai lo wanem ah ......")
* You've been shamed and belted up by your Mother in front of schoolmates at the Supermarket.
* You're a Tycoon on your payday by shouting everyone and scab money off people till the next fortnight.
* You invite people over for dinner and your family all of a sudden says the grace.
* You've had an afro at some stage in your life (boys AND girls) and thought you looked cool.
* You're at your Aunties and see your 6 year old cousin doing household chores.
* Your Aunty visits and she's talking to you at the same time as looking in your pots for food...
* You think PMV Bus door can hold nearly 10 people
* You go to your village rich and come back poor.
* If you cannot recall peoples names you call them ‘raitmen’ or ‘raitmeri’
* You have lap laps for curtains in your house.
* You empty your pay packet on Friday & over the weekend, by Monday you go looking for Dinau Moni

GOD BLESS PNG

PNG EM BEST YAH………….Ha ha ha ha a a a a …..

Now, stop laughing and send it over to other proud Papua New Guineans.

Couldn't help but repost this... still a classic

This version is better and probably reflects my attempts to sing it more. Kudos to Justine Beal for giving me this

BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

The more you dig into tragedy the more you will see common people stepping up. However the bravery of these guys- Remember no one knew what was happening at this time or if it was a large scale attack but they just kept sailing into the smoke